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Filipino families should make time to watch Tanghalang Pilipino’s latest production of Sandosenang Sapatos. Sandosenang Sapatos is a musical adapted from the short story by Dr. Luis Gatmaitan and follows the journey of Susie, a young …

The Philippines is a treasure trove of literary masterpieces. We have 18 National Artists for Literature and a rich collection of awardees for the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. In addition to these …

Kisapmata is set to become a stage play. Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) will bring Mike de Leon’s classic film to the stage with an adaptation and direction by Guelan Luarca, featuring the TP Actors Company. It will …

We knew Pingkian: Isang Musikal would be different when Andres Bonifacio started rapping. In Tanghalang Pilipino’s interpretation of our country’s history, the father of the Philippine Revolution drops truth bombs and bars, and everyone in the …

Content about Philippine history is always welcomed and appreciated, as it helps us learn more about the past and how it brought us here. We recently had the Metro Manila Film Festival entry GomBurZa, which …

At its core, Tanghalang Pilipino’s Anak Datu is a story about the Imaos, a real-life Tausug family whose patriarch is Abdulmari, who would become a National Artist for Visual Arts in 2006. His wife is …

Tanghalang Pilipino is going to stage a new musical based on a local epic hero, and actor JC Santos is going to star in it! The musical will be a retelling of the Ilokano Filk …

Words by Kathlene Masilongan Photos by Kaye Bernal When we think about Shakespeare, our minds usually go to Romeo and Juliet or even Hamlet and Macbeth. But ask who Coriolanus is and you’d probably get confused …

Both performers and audience alike were fortunate to experience the brilliance of highly-acclaimed playwright and director Oriza Hirata here in Manila. He is best known for Tokyo Notes, which received prestigious recognitions such as the …

Words by Hannah Angelique Bacani Photos by Danielle Castillo and provided by Tanghalang Pilipino After the success of its first run and bagging six awards from the recent Gawad Buhay Awards, Tanghalang Pilipino’s Ang Pag-uusig, …