Centre 42 » Critical Writing https://centre42.sg Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:08:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.30 Reviewing theatre with Clarissa Oon https://centre42.sg/reviewing-theatre-and-the-performing-arts-scene-in-singapore/ https://centre42.sg/reviewing-theatre-and-the-performing-arts-scene-in-singapore/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2014 09:00:01 +0000 http://centre42.sg/?p=940 In this series of audio interviews, Clarissa Oon speaks about the ins and outs of reviewing theatre in relation to the performing arts scene in Singapore. Hear about the challenges of being a critical observer and pick up quick tips on writing reviews for an audience.

How do I become a critical observor? How do I write for my audience? How do I assert my opinion in a review? How do I create a title for my review? How do I review surtitled performances? How do I review musicals? How do I review cross-genre performances? What is the role of the reviewer in the theatre industry? What are the challenges facing theatre reviewers?

Clarissa Oon is a Straits Times journalist with extensive experience covering the arts in Singapore. She also wrote a book tracing the history of Singapore’s English Language Theatre. This series of interviews were conducted by Dr Robin Loon on 11 February 2014.

]]> https://centre42.sg/reviewing-theatre-and-the-performing-arts-scene-in-singapore/feed/ 0 Critical writing for theatre with Matthew Lyon https://centre42.sg/critical-writing-for-theatre/ https://centre42.sg/critical-writing-for-theatre/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2014 08:48:14 +0000 http://centre42.sg/?p=943 In this series of audio interviews, Matthew Lyon discusses writing critically for theatre and his experience as a reviewer and editor of The Flying Inkpot, an online theatre review journal.

Introducing Matthew Lyon - what he does in a theatre for a review. How do I structure my written review? Should I be reviewing harshly? How much theatre knowledge do I need to be a reviewer? What if I know the people in a theatre production I'm reviewing? If I'm a theatre reviewer, am I able to review other genres of performing arts? Should I be using theatre terminology in my review? Can I be an artist and a critic at the same time? What is the difference between a reviewer and a critic?

Matthew Lyon also teaches Theatre at the School of the Arts. This series of interviews was conducted by Dr Robin Loon on 4 March 2014.

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