Reviews and press of my work.
REVIEWS
Sifa 2024: Fringe programmes shine as main acts flounder, The Straits Times, 5 Jun 2024
From the fishing ground to the theatre, an immersive walk into Extinction Feast, Lianhe Zaobao, 19 Nov 2022
Theatre review: Extinction Feast an inventive, experimental eco-play on climate anxiety, The Straits Times, 22 Nov 2022
Review: Extinction Feast by The Theatre Practice, Bakchormeeboy, 28 Nov 2022
(Un)becoming: Zoom In dan Zoom Out Relasi Ibu dan Anak Perempuannya, Gelaran.id, 31 Jul 2021
(un)becoming: Bonds that can’t be broken, Bangkok Post, 29 Jul 2021
Review: ‘(un)becoming’, Sinema.sg, 16 Jul 2021
Theatre review: (un)becoming's authentic mother-daughter tales, The Straits Times, 15 Jul 2021
Havoc Girls & Kamikaze Boys, Artjam, 28 Jan 2021
Review: Ghost Call by Nabilah Said, Centre 42, 18 May 2019
Review: Ghost Call by Raw Moves, Bakchormeeboy, 18 May 2019
Inside Voices: There’s something about Malay women, ArtsEquator, 12 Feb 2019
Letters to and from yesterday it rained salt, ArtsEquator, 4 Feb 2019
Experiencing the ebb and flow of yesterday it rained salt, ArtsEquator, 4 Feb 2019
Inside Voices at VAULT Festival, theplaysthethinguk.com, 31 Jan 2019
ANGKAT: Adrift at sea, Centre 42, 31 Jan 2019
ANGKAT review: Definitive, Maybe, havesomepatty.com, 29 Jan 2019
ANGKAT: A displacement of sorts, Popspoken, 28 Jan 2019
ANGKAT redefines the Singapore story through reality, The Straits Times, 28 Jan 2019
Inside Voices: Exploring feminism, faith, and freedom, annatsp, 27 Jan 2019
Inside Voices by Nabilah Said, British Theatre Guide, 27 Jan 2019
Inside Voices, the VAULT Festival, viewfromthecheapseat, 26 Jan 2019
ANGKAT: A Definitive, Alternative, Reclaimed Narrative of a Native, Bakchormeeboy, 26 Jan 2019
Inside Voices at VAULT Festival, thespyinthestalls, 24 Jan 2019
Best of VAULT by Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor London, 23 Jan 2019
yesterday it rained salt by Bhumi Collective, Bakchormeeboy, 21 Jan 2019
yesterday it rained salt, FringeReview.co.uk, 20 Jan 2019
The Orange Production: A Double Bill by The Necessary Stage, ArtsEquator, 31 Aug 2017
Drip portrays strength of familial love, Berita Harian, 16 Aug 2017
Drip: A sensitive portrayal of the underlying struggles in an interracial marriage, ArtsRepublic, 16 Aug 2017
Comic dramas have hidden depths in The Orange Production double bill, The Straits Times, 12 Aug 2017
Review: The Orange Production by The Necessary Stage, Bakchormeeboy, 11 Aug 2017
Drip/Whale Fall, Crystalwords, 11 Aug 2017
The Orange Production, Centre 42, 11 Aug 2017
Sweet Concoction, Centre 42, 3 May 2015
PRESS
On exposure and protection: “REFUGE” by The Observatory, Jom, 20 Sep 2024
Nabilah Said: Community and Belonging, Centre 42, 24 Jul 2024
Humans of Kontinentalist: Nabilah Said, Kontinentalist Medium, 5 Oct 2022
Rethink paper and labour at new shows at SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, The Straits Times, 8 Jun 2022
Art What!: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark launches ‘Lonely Vectors’ and ‘Superfluous Things: Paper’, Bakchormeeboy, 2 Jun 2022
In Conversation With: The creators and cast of (un)becoming, The Home Ground, 5 Jul 2021
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2021: Brian Gothong Tan and Nabilah Said dish on the ‘Havoc Girls & Kamikaze Boys’ of today, Bakchormeeboy.com, 19 Jan 2021
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2021 explores idea of change from the middle ground, The Straits Times, 6 Jan 2021
Parliament receives 61 NMP proposal forms from the general public, groups, The Independent, 25 Nov 2020
Nomination deadline for committee members, 61 people seeking nominations, Lianhe Zaobao, 24 Nov 2020
Two former NMPs seek second term in Parliament, The Straits Times, 24 Nov 2020
At least 8 candidates apply to be NMPs, including 2 seeking 2nd term, The Straits Times, 23 Nov 2020
NTUC nominates veteran union leader as its choice for NMP, The Straits Times, 21 Nov 2020
NTUC and environmental groups finalise their picks for Nominated Members of Parliament, TODAY Online, 20 Nov 2020
Writer Nabilah Said among 5 candidates running to be Arts NMP, The Lit Movement, 20 Nov 2020
Arts SG NMP Secretariat: Arts NMP candidates share their vision and goals if nominated, The Online Citizen, 19 Nov 2020
Is art still relevant in the time of coronavirus pandemic? IPS forum discusses this, The Straits Times, 10 Jun 2020
The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards 2020: First-timers steal the show, The Straits Times, 25 Feb 2020
Life Theatre Awards 2020, The Straits Times, 3 Feb 2020
Twenty Minutes Sir, SingPoWriMo Issue #2, Jan 2020