Although most better-known theater companies were relatively quiet in mid-October (with the exception of Tanghalang Pilipino’s outstanding “Ang Pag-uusig”), Manila theater did not lack
The play had its world premiere in 2004 in Tokyo as part of a three-year Asian theater collaboration project
These malefactors of black magic transformed with every scene into a powerful undercurrent of evil that seethed, hummed, needled and sometimes exploded into mayhem as the main characters hurtled into their narrative of tragedy.
James Chalmers’ prequel to the Shakespeare tale benefited from Artist Playground’s corps of competent young actors
Artist Playground’s World War II adaptation is taut and gripping
Rody Vera’s ‘Happiness is a Pearl’ gets a raw, compelling staging by Paul Jake Paule
The audience is set up to miss nothing in George de Jesus III’s nail-biting adaptation of Martin McDonagh’s play
After the brief festival run of its productions, “Maniacal” (Fringe Manila 2015) and “Schism” (Fringe Manila 2016), Egg Theater Company presents its first
Gantimpala Theater Foundation Inc. proudly presents its 38th season opening production, Francisco Balagtas’ “Florante at Laura”— one of the most enduring Filipino literary masterpieces described
The message was ominous, the tone ruthless, but the one speaking it left nothing ambiguous. To paraphrase in English: “Kill every last man who does not join us: Spanish, mestizo, Chinese, Filipino. Do not make any distinction. Cowardly fathers will only breed whining sons. The race must be made pure.”
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