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Corrie Tan


CORRIE TAN is a writer, editor and translator from Singapore. She was formerly an arts correspondent and theatre reviewer at The Straits Times, Singapore's largest English-language newspaper. She also co-organised the M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards, which honours excellence in Singapore theatre. She completed an MA in Performance & Culture at Goldsmiths, University of London, on a National Arts Council Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate). www.corrie-tan.com


Articles by Corrie Tan


Review: Night at the Bombay Roxy at Dishoom Kensington
2 December 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews

Review: Night at the Bombay Roxy at Dishoom Kensington

November 27 - December 14
By Corrie Tan

Dinner and a show: Swamp Studios’ immersive drama is as light and fluffy as Dishoom’s biryani.


Review: Bad Roads at the Royal Court
23 November 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Bad Roads at the Royal Court

By Corrie Tan

The female currency of war: Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s harrowing new play explores conflict in Ukraine


Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at Southwark Playhouse
8 November 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews

Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at Southwark Playhouse

November 2 - December 9
By Corrie Tan

Images of trauma: Corrie Tan on a didactic revival of Brecht’s classic, starring comedian Josie Lawrence.


Review: Trestle at the Southwark Playhouse 
4 November 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Trestle at the Southwark Playhouse 

1 - 25 November, 2017
By Corrie Tan

A tender chemistry: Corrie Tan reviews the premiere of Stewart Pringle’s Papatango Prize-winning play.


Review: My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Young Vic
5 October 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Young Vic

29 September to 26 October, 2017
By Corrie Tan

A stunning, heartrending performance by Erin Doherty: Corrie Tan reviews a revival of Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner’s play.


Review: The Unknown Island at the Gate Theatre
19 September 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews

Review: The Unknown Island at the Gate Theatre

September 11 - October 7
By Corrie Tan

“It’s an almost slavish adherence, but it pays off eventually”: Corrie Tan reviews Ellen McDougall’s adaptation of Jose Saramago’s 1997 short story.


Review: Road at the Royal Court
29 July 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Road at the Royal Court

21 July to 9 September, 2017
By Corrie Tan

Drink and dullness: Corrie Tan reviews John Tiffany’s revival of Jim Cartwright’s Road.


Review: Terror at the Lyric Hammersmith
23 June 2017
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Review: Terror at the Lyric Hammersmith

June 14 - July 15
By Corrie Tan

An empty philosophical exercise: Corrie Tan isn’t impressed by the “flat, dry” UK premiere of Ferdinand von Schirach’s globe-trotting interactive play.


Review: A Lie of the Mind at Southwark Playhouse
9 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: A Lie of the Mind at Southwark Playhouse

4 - 27 May, 2017
By Corrie Tan

Corrie Tan finds that “Shepard’s 1985 text still glitters with despair and devastation.”


Review: Consent at the National Theatre
5 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Consent at the National Theatre

National Theatre ⋄ 28 March - 17 May, 2017
By Corrie Tan

The yes-no of it: Corrie Tan reviews Nina Raine’s “exquisitely devastating” new play.


Review: Tamburlaine at the Arcola
21 March 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Tamburlaine at the Arcola

Arcola Theatre ⋄ 15 March - 8 April 2017
By Corrie Tan

The juvenile nature of war: Corrie Tan reviews Yellow Earth Theatre’s production of Tamburlaine.


Review: My Country; A Work in Progress at the National Theatre
11 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: My Country; A Work in Progress at the National Theatre

National Theatre ⋄ Until 22 March 2017, followed by a UK tour
By Corrie Tan

An amuse bouche of a political documentary: Corrie Tan reviews the National Theatre’s response to Brexit.


Review: Mars Actually at the Vault Festival
19 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Mars Actually at the Vault Festival

The Vaults ⋄ 15 - 19 February 2017
By Corrie Tan

A wide-eyed discovery of the world: Corrie Tan reviews Superbolt Theatre’s new play about a group of martians.


Review: Astronauts of Hartlepool at Vault festival
13 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Astronauts of Hartlepool at Vault festival

The Vaults ⋄ 8 - 12 February 2017
By Corrie Tan

We are all aliens: Corrie Tan reviews Tim Foley’s “science fiction on a shoestring” play.


Review: The Alchemical Door Presents… Night Delving at the Vault Festival
6 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: The Alchemical Door Presents… Night Delving at the Vault Festival

The Vaults ⋄ 26 January, 4 February and 9 February 2017
By Corrie Tan

‘Mouse Toilet’, ‘Blood Army’, and ‘Road Queen’: Corrie Tan reviews ImmerCity’s immersive production at the Vaults Festival 2017.


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