A Critical Showcase

The Inkpot was born in 1996 and, over the years, has amassed the largest archive of theatre and dance reviews in Singapore. Our writers have been invited to write for The Straits Times, The Business Times and Today, have facilitated review-writing workshops for the National Arts Council, The Substation, LASALLE College of the Arts, etc., and have been invited to sit on various judging panels (e.g. the Life! Theatre Awards, Short+Sweet Theatre Festival).

"Critics are consumers of one art, the art of drama, and producers of another art, the
art of criticism."

Arthur Bingham Walkley

"A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned."

George Bernard Shaw

"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car."

Kenneth Tynan

Writing for The Inkpot

All writing for The Inkpot is done on a voluntary basis (no, the editors are not paid either!) but our writers receive complimentary tickets for the plays they review.

We write because we believe that art needs criticism to help it flourish, to provide feedback, to stimulate debate, and to serve as a historical record.

If you feel the same way, we would love to hear from you.

We ask our new writers to submit three trial reviews before they are eligible for complimentary press tickets. After these three reviews, the editors will decide whether the new writer will come on board as one of our regular Inkpot writers.

We ask our regular writers to submit roughly one review a month (though more are always welcome). We do not assign reviewers to productions; instead, our writers choose their own productions and receive press tickets on a first come, first served basis.

The use of an Inkpot review in any non-commercial capacity will be at the discretion of the editors, but credit for authorship will remain with the writer. Any use of the reviews in a capacity that involves payment will be at the sole discretion of the writer.

Submission Criteria

Please take into account the following when you write and submit your reviews:

Reviews should be at least 500 words long.
Include the following information with your review:

The title of the production
The name of theatre or dance company
The date of the performance you attended
The time of the performance you attended
The performance venue
A list of production credits, taken from the programme
A rating out of five

Your rating should combine two factors: first, how successful a production is in realising what you perceive to be the vision of its creators; and second, how positively you respond to the production personally.
Reviews will not be accepted from writers who are involved in the productions they are reviewing.
If you have worked with any of the people you are reviewing within the last two years, please supply details.
Please include a 100-word write-up on yourself with your first review.
Email your review to admin@inkpotreviews.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!