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Review of THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE: Sisters in Science
August 25, 2024In 1911, Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, for the discovery of radium and polonium. However, she was not in the mood for any celebration. At that time, the...
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9 Works: Review of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND: Lilting Legend of Love
September 7, 2024After a terrible storm hit their island, Tonton Julian (Raul Montesa, alternate Noel Rayos) and his wife Mama Euralie (Lani Ligot) found orphaned Little Ti Moune (Reese Iso, alternate...
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TA: Review of BALETE: The Farmers' Fight
September 14, 2024In the town plaza of Rosales, Pangasinan stood one old magnificent balete tree. The biggest rice farm there was owned by a corrupt politician Don Vicente. It was run by by a stern...
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Recap of STRINGS OF GOLD: Captivating Cello Concert
September 19, 2024I first knew of Damodar das Castillas from the effusive posts of veteran writer Pablo Tariman about this cello child prodigy. As my favorite musical instrument was the cello, I had...
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Review of 3 UPUAN: Dealing with Death, Looking at Life
September 28, 2024Three siblings come together when their father passed away from esophageal cancer. Eldest son Jers (Jojit Lorenzo) was a philosophy professor who quoted Plato and Nietzche in his...
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CAST: Review of OTHELLO: Jumbling in Jealousy
October 8, 2024Venetian army ensign Iago (Reb Atadero) was furious that his Moorish superior officer Othello (Tarek El Tayech) had promoted an aristocrat Cassio (Davy Narciso) to the position he...
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Rep: Review of JEPOY AND THE MAGIC CIRCLE: Feast of Filipino Folklore
October 14, 2024Jepoy and his washer-woman mother Aling Barang may be very poor, but they managed to lived happily together with their pet dog Galis in their cottage at the edge of a big forest. One...
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Review of REQUEST SA RADYO: Introvert's Introspection
October 15, 2024When the first announcements about this play starring Lea Salonga and Dolly de Leon came out four months ago, everyone was abuzz was excitement. We would soon learn that they won't be...
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Review of SA TAHANAN NG AKING AMA: Wrecked by War
October 26, 2024On New Year's Eve of 1941, the Santamaria family was gathered together in their opulent ancestral house fronting the church in Dumaguete. The patriarch was Don Carlos Santamaria (Gie...
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TA: Review of MEDEA: Motherhood and Murder
November 11, 2024Medea (Miren Alvarez-Fabregas) was deep in despair and rage. Her ambitious husband Yason (Yan Yuzon) had left her and their two sons to get married to the princess of Corinth, daughter...
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Dulaang UP: Review of NANAY BANGIS (TDR): Motherhood and Management
November 10, 2024It was 1971, and Mindanao was being rocked by a violent conflict between the Christian military and Muslim rebels. Nanay Bangis (Geraldine Villamil) pushed a cart around the roads to...
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Sandbox: Review of TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS: Impressive Iza
November 30, 2024She was a published author who is working on her next book. One day, she received a message asking her if she would consider taking over to write the online advice column, "Dear...
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Mad Child: Review of NAGKATUWAAN SA TAHANANG ITO: Faulty Functioning Family
December 13, 2024Kendra (Thea Marabut) had a loving family around her. Her mother Alice (Peewee O'Hara) loved baking muffins, knitting scarves, and girls night outs. Her father Bob (Soliman Cruz) was...
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Rep: Review of GOING HOME TO CHRISTMAS: Anxieties at the Airport
December 12, 2024It was Christmas Eve and the passengers of Liberty Airlines flight to Cebu City were stressed out. JD (Neo Rivera) was very excited, but his father JR (Floyd Tena) was grumpy at the...
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My Yearend Roundup: THE BEST OF PHILIPPINE THEATER 2024
December 20, 2023In 2024, Philippine theater continued its upward surge after recovering from the pandemic paralysis, a process of restoration that started a couple years ago. For the year 2024, I had...
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Recap of COURAGE: Guts and Gratitude
January 26, 2025In was only 7:30 pm, seats were still filling up at the Skydome, but the concert proper began. Right off the bat, the screen showed three reasons why Gerald Santos was courageous: 1....
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Sandbox: Review of NEXT TO NORMAL: Psychoactive Prescriptions
February 2, 2025The Goodmans seem to be a normal regular family on the surface. Father Dan was an architect. Mother Diana was a doting housewife and mother. Teen children Gab and Natalie doing well in...
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Idea First: Review of ANINO SA LIKOD NG BUWAN: Sensual Strategies
February 8, 2025Nardo (Ross Pesigan) and his wife Emma (Elora Espano) were driven out of their village when it was attacked by the rebels. They became close friends with Joel (Martin del Rosario), a...
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TA: Review of SINTANG DALISAY: A Teenage Tragedy with a Twist
February 15, 2025In the Muslim community of Semporna, there was a bitter feud brewing between two rich families -- the Mustaphas and the Kalimuddins. During a masquerade dance, Rashiddin (Karl...
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TP: Review of KISAPMATA: Horrific House
March 8, 2025Ex-policeman Dadong (Jonathan Tadioan) ran his household located in Zapote Street like a tight ship. He led with an iron hand to enforce his own set of strict unconventional rules that he...
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