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‘Works of the heart’: New plays, new voices at Virgin Labfest 14

Since its founding in 2005, the Virgin Labfest (VLF) has had a major hand in the development of Filipino playwrights and playwriting. Its aim

Darna is back in a new dance-theater production at Benilde

The original Pinay superhero marks her return to the Philippine stage with a production that combines theater and dance. “Ding, Ang Bato!,” presented by

‘Teru Teru!’ at Tokyo arts festival

It’s the latest from the tandem of playwright Layeta Bucoy and director Tuxqs Rutaquio

In ‘Koro/Nasyon,’ the ensemble as theater royalty for an evening

It was the unglamorous life told conscientiously, with each of the performers seizing that proverbial moment in the spotlight

‘An oasis of brave new works’: 12 new plays on the 12th year of the Virgin Labfest

Writing for this unique festival of one-act plays is tough, because ‘your play needs to be concise and sweet’

Musical ‘Ibalong’ goes back to its Bicol roots

Through the Bicolano epic “Ibalong,” as reinterpreted and reimagined in song-and-dance form by Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), the resident drama company of the Cultural Center of

12 new plays from 156 entries–the Virgin Labfest turns 11

‘I want the audience to ask questions when they leave the theater. For me, a play is successful if it provokes thought,’ says artistic director Tuxqs Rutaquio

A verbose but beautifully played ‘Juego de Peligro’

The production ends up staying with you, even growing on you, long after the lights have gone out

LJ Reyes, Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino and Arnold Reyes

Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino is a turn-of-the-century cougar in ‘Juego de Peligro’

Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino attempted three times to back out of her role as Señora Margarita, a scheming, conceited, aristocratic cougar. But director Tuxqs Rutaquio refused to let her go.

Tanghalang Pilipino’s ‘Sandosenang Sapatos,’ a musical on the disabled, returns to the stage

There are children who are born physically disabled but are emotionally whole. Such is the condition of a little girl named Susie, the central character in “Sandosenang Sapatos,” a musical which will be restaged at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute, Cultural Center of the Philippines, on Aug. 28-31.