"Maria Makiling showcased a company in transition—full of promise, striving for artistic growth, and cheered on by an audience eager to see them succeed."
"With a uniquely literary style and a cast of compellingly tortured characters, this adaptation of the 2014 Cinemalaya film has difficulty reaching emotional catharsis."
Watch Marynor Madamesila, Tanya Manalang-Atadero, Krystal Kane, Molly Langley, and Jon Santos, together with the cast of Side Show, perform excerpts from the show.
"What begins as a nostalgic look at their 1970s experiences - chasing 'kolehiyalas', attending school dances, and getting into 'rambols' - evolves into a more politically charged piece about awakening to activism during Marcos' martial law."
"Nelsito Gomez’s intense direction and a quartet of powerful lead performers bring out a complicated dignity beneath the bleakness of this brutal Shakespeare tragedy."