Isaac Tan was one of the Contributing Reviewer in the 2014 Pilot Cycle. He has been invited to continue on in the 2015, 2016 (as an Associate Editor), 2017, 2018, and 2019 cycles. Isaac graduated from the National University of Singapore with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, and he took Theatre Studies as a second major. He started reviewing plays for the student publication, Kent Ridge Common, and later developed a serious interest in theatre criticism after taking a module at university. He is also an aspiring poet and his poems have appeared in Symbal, Eunoia Review, Eastlit, and Malaise Journal. To top it off, he is equally passionate in acting and flamenco dancing, and hopes to pursue all his passions in equal measure. He blogs infrequently at pre-lude.blogspot.com, while his portfolio and other reviews can be found at www.isaactanbr.com “The Plight of Single Mothers“ “Holding On to a Sliver of Hope” “The Many Prongs of Forked” “Sly Fun With Fantastic Mr Fox” “Curiosity Cultivators” “Awkward Assembly” “Keeping Grimm’s Magic While Shining a New Light” “The Doctor Who Couldn’t Save Himself” “Reclaiming a Sober History” “Fool-ish Interludes” “Drab in the Hat” “Ennobled Duckling” “Well-Packaged Promenade” “Trite Julie Leaves One Pissed” “If Walls Could Speak” “The Nightmare of Changing and Conforming” “Skin Deep, But There’s Potential” “Wallowing Variation on the Stepford Wife” “Vanilla Vipers” “Geriatric Romp” “A Platter of Tamil Theatre” “A Playful Take on Uncomfortable Issues” “The Memory of Not Watching a Show” “I Theatre’s Metatheatrical Gamble Shows Promise” “Using the Sandpit as an Agora” “Mixed Feelings” “Unpolished Delivery Even for a Work-In-Progress” “More Skin In The Game, Please” “Changes and the Things We Return To” “Chinglish’s Mistranslations Test Preconceived Notions” “Lovey-Dovey Silliness” “Sepia-Soaked Banality” “What is the Point of Confrontation?” “Tribal Triumph” “Tan’s Soul-Searching Play Still Relevant Today” “Jeff Chen’s Retelling Mutes Kuo” “Tartuffe Entertains in Mandarin” “Circle Sans Transformation” “Paddy’s Struggle Lives On” “Lively Romp Through Local History” “Paradise Unfound” “Gitanjali: A Moving and Poetic Meditation” “A Faint Pulse with Red” “Dark Room Sheds Light on Prison Life” “Lukewarm Reception at Bernarda’s Abode” 
REVIEWS BY ISAAC
SINGLE MOTHERS by Dwayne Ng
Reviewed on 20 December 2019
A LINE COULD BE CROSSED AND YOU WOULD SLOWLY CEASE TO BE by Intercultural Theatre Institute
Reviewed on 5 September 2019
FORKED by The Finger Players
Reviewed on 18 August 2019
FANTASTIC MR FOX by Singapore Repertory Theatre
Reviewed on 16 August 2019
THE WEE QUESTION MARK AND THE MOUNTAIN MOVERS by The Theatre Practice
Reviewed on 4 August 2019
THREE FAT VIRGINS UNASSEMBLED by TheatreWorks
Reviewed on 14 July 2019
GRETEL AND HANSEL by The Little Company
Reviewed on 12 April 2019
A FORTUNATE MAN by New Perspectives
Reviewed on 19 January 2019
AYER HITAM: A BLACK HISTORY OF SINGAPORE by Sharon Frese, Ng Yi-Sheng, and Irfan Kasban
Reviewed on 17 January 2019
LEAR IS DEAD by Nine Years Theatre
Reviewed on 26 October 2018
THE CAT IN THE HAT by The Little Company
Reviewed on 11 August 2018
UGLY DUCKLING by Arts Theatre of Singapore
Reviewed on 5 August 2018
CHINATOWN CROSSINGS by Drama Box
Reviewed on 18 July 2018
PISSED JULIE by Nine Years Theatre
Reviewed on 18 May 2018
EXCAVATIONS by Singapore Art Museum
Reviewed on 15 April 2018
CUT KAFKA! by Nine Years Theatre & T.H.E Dance Company
Reviewed on 1 March 2018
PLATFORM SERIES: JOURNEYS, A DOUBLE BILL by GenerAsia
Reviewed on 3 February 2018
THE NEIGHBOR’S GRIEF IS GREENER by Emanuella Amichai
Reviewed on 23 January 2018
MAMA WHITE SNAKE by Wild Rice
Reviewed on 12 December 2017
FOREVER YOUNG by Sing’Theatre
Reviewed on 12 October 2017
PATHEY NIMIDAM by Ravindran Drama Group
Reviewed on 21 September 2017
MAIN2 by Teater Ekamatra
Reviewed on 23 July 2017
THE MEMORY OF WATER by Wag The Dog Theatre
Reviewed on 4 July 2017
POULTRY TALES by I Theatre
Reviewed on 5 May 2017
DEAR MISS YE by NUS Chinese Drama
Reviewed on 17 March 2017
MIXED by TheatreWorks
Reviewed on 2 March 2017
FOR THE RECORD by CharChey
Reviewed on 17 February 2017
FOREIGN BODIES by Skin in SIN
Reviewed on 6 January 2017
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE SHOLAY by Checkpoint Theatre
Reviewed on 26 November 2015
CHINGLISH by Pangdemonium! Productions
Reviewed on 15 October 2015
HELLO GOODBYE by Singapore Repertory Theatre
Reviewed on 5 September 2015
QUARTERS குவாட்ரஸ் by Avant Theatre
Reviewed on 19 June 2015
VERSUS by Cake Theatrical Productions
Reviewed on 21 August 2015
TRIBES by Pangdemonium! Productions
Reviewed on 5 June 2015
THE LADY OF SOUL AND HER ULTIMATE ‘S’ MACHINE by Esplanade’s The Studios: fifty
Reviewed on 7 May 2015
DESCENDANTS OF THE EUNUCH ADMIRAL by Esplanade’s The Studios
Reviewed on 3 May 2015
TARTUFFE by Nine Years Theatre
Reviewed on 5 February 2015
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Pangdemonium! Productions
Reviewed on 29 January 2015
WITH/OUT by Loo Zihan
Reviewed on 14 January 2015
DIM SUM DOLLIES: THE HISTORY OF SINGAPORE PART 2 by Dream Academy
Reviewed on 12 December 2014
PARADISE by Teater Ekamatra
Reviewed on 7 December 2014
GITANJALI by The Necessary Stage
Reviewed on 27 September 2014
RED by Blank Space Theatre
Reviewed on 12 July 2014
DARK ROOM x8 by Edith Podesta
Reviewed on 5 July 2014
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by W!ld Rice
Reviewed on 15 March 2014
