Joanna Ampil, MMFF Best Actress, on playing Candida: ‘I felt this role was beyond me’
She tried quitting ‘Ang Larawan’ twice—but decided to stay on, and triumphed
She tried quitting ‘Ang Larawan’ twice—but decided to stay on, and triumphed
It was the citadel of culture during the belle époque, the prewar years in Manila: the Manila Metropolitan Theater, designed by architect Juan Arellano (later National Artist) in the
The industry forges on through the good and bad patches, the seasons of plenty and want—the way pioneers like Rep and Peta have done so in the last 50 years
There was a recent show at Resorts World Manila, the musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” and the heroine was Yanah Laurel. We espied members of the Laurel family in
Though it has always fought to survive, Philippine theater has gone way beyond survival mode the past three decades. As it has doggedly shed light on the stark realities,
Ang Pag-uusig,” Tanghalang Pilipino’s production of a new translation (by Jerry Respeto) of “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s classic play about socio-political paranoia, grabbed 13 citations to take the lead
The Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists), with the University of the Philippines Baguio, will hold a literature teachers’ training workshop on Oct 16-17, at University of
One trend in the Metro Manila theater circuit lately is the no-intermission 60-to-90-minute plays. Red Turnip Theater’s “Constellations” and The Necessary Theatre’s recent “Blackbird” were two examples. Other productions
The brains behind Tanghalang Pilipino’s award-winning “Mabining Mandirigma” are back with a new musical, “Aurelio Sedisyoso,” a so-called “rock sarswela” dramatizing the life of playwright Aurelio Tolentino during the
No emotional relief is in sight as the play’s two characters tear at each other; neither Guingona nor Volante disappoints
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