Tanghalang Pilipino’s new musical, “Balag at Angud,” which runs until Sept. 16 at Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, covers the art-making career of Luis Yee Jr., otherwise known as Junyee. Known for his protest art and his use of found objects, the now-75-year-old installation artist saw himself moving from one place to another, encountering resistance every which way as he sought to continue satisfying his insatiable urge to create.
Ateneo Blue Repertory’s “Skin Deep,” which runs until tomorrow, Sept. 30, at the Gonzaga Fine Arts Theater, Ateneo de Manila University, follows seven individuals at a futuristic “beauty resort,” where they undergo physical makeovers that only end up exposing their insecurities, as well as the resort’s own sinister secrets.
As a vehicle for delivering a bloody spectacle, Ateneo Blue Repertory’s “Carrie” struggles to make a devastating impact.
Tanghalang Ateneo’s “Marisol” sees the title character (played by CJ Lubangco) attempting to navigate an increasingly surreal.
A boomer, a Gen X and two millennials took stock of the past 12 months in Manila theater. The result is this first collective appraisal by our Theater reviewers since Lifestyle began its Theater section six years ago, under Theater editor Gibbs Cadiz.
The tricky thing about “Charot!”—Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (Peta) 51st season ender—is that it functions more as a primer on federalism than as a proper narrative.
The Marikina community theater circuit has been alive and kicking these past weeks, with a pair of small but ambitious productions telling stories deeply rooted in history and in our collective experiences of childhood.
Tanghalang Ateneo’s “AKO: Alpha Kappa Omega” finds itself caught between past and present.
Nothing was wrong with the Eljay Castro Deldoc adaptation of August Strindberg’s “Miss Julie,” a chamber piece that’s essentially about a young, rich woman flirting with a charming servant of her household.
The 15th Virgin Labfest (VLF), which received a record 207 submissions, marks a milestone in the history of this festival of one-act plays.
