Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 returns with a thought-provoking line-up exploring the meaning of Belonging
From intimate personal stories and bold international performances to dance, experimental theatre and conversations on activism, the 23rd edition of the Singapore Fringe Festival invites audiences to explore what it means to find a place in an increasingly divided world. What does it really mean to belong? Is it about finding acceptance within a family, feeling connected to a community, or simply having a safe … Continue reading Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 returns with a thought-provoking line-up exploring the meaning of Belonging
★★★★★ Film Review: Ah Girl 泡泡糖女孩 dir. Ang Geck Geck
An astoundingly sensitive debut feature about a broken childhood glimpsed through the eyes of a spunky millennial girl with strong performances and attention to detail. Duration: 140 minutes If you grew up in Singapore in the ’90s, then you’ll find the world of Ah Girl all too familiar, with old taxis making the rounds, payphones still a familiar sight, and school uniforms looked a little … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: Ah Girl 泡泡糖女孩 dir. Ang Geck Geck
★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts
A thoughtful exploration of grief through the eyes of a child that occasionally loses its emotional footing. Duration: 65 minutes In Gateway Arts’ latest production, How To Be A Kid asks audiences to remember what it means to be a child, and the struggles that come with it. Written by British playwright Sarah McDonald-Hughes and directed by Ian Loy, the play follows 12-year-old Molly (Genevieve … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts
A Writer’s Reimagining of Our Planetary Future: Amitav Ghosh asks us to shift our view of the apocalypse at Singapore Writers Festival 2026
At a time when the language of crisis has become almost commonplace, Amitav Ghosh offered the Singapore Writers Festival audience something more challenging than another warning about climate change. He invited us to reconsider how we imagine the future, whose fears dominate our understanding of planetary catastrophe, and what it might mean to survive in a world undergoing profound environmental and social upheaval. Ghosh’s reflections … Continue reading A Writer’s Reimagining of Our Planetary Future: Amitav Ghosh asks us to shift our view of the apocalypse at Singapore Writers Festival 2026
Visual Art: A colourful tribute to Kampung Admiralty’s seniors blooms beneath the MRT tracks
Fifteen viaduct pillars at Admiralty MRT station have been transformed into a vibrant public art installation, celebrating the cherished family recipes, traditional remedies and personal memories of 32 seniors from the Woodlands community. What do homemade liang teh, traditional rempah and treasured family recipes have in common? Beyond their familiar flavours and comforting aromas, they carry stories of family, heritage and generations of wisdom. These … Continue reading Visual Art: A colourful tribute to Kampung Admiralty’s seniors blooms beneath the MRT tracks
Take a journey through Singapore’s maritime past at Marina Bay MRT Station
A new heritage exhibition brings centuries-old shipwreck discoveries to life, offering commuters a fascinating glimpse into Singapore’s history as an international trading hub. The daily commute may not typically be associated with a journey through history, but a new exhibition at Marina Bay MRT Station is offering commuters an unexpected opportunity to travel back several centuries – and beneath the waters surrounding Singapore. Titled Re-Pieced: … Continue reading Take a journey through Singapore’s maritime past at Marina Bay MRT Station
The Thinking Behind the Machine: Jensen Huang’s Shakespearean fall, according to Stephen Witt at Singapore Writers Festival 2026
The Singapore Writers Festival 2026 opening keynote features writer Stephen Witt on Jensen Huang, human hubris, and the ‘what were you thinking’ machine When the Singapore Writers Festival booked American journalist Stephen Witt to deliver its opening keynote, the subject was the extraordinary rise of Nvidia and its co-founder Jensen Huang, whom Witt had spent years researching for his biography, The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, … Continue reading The Thinking Behind the Machine: Jensen Huang’s Shakespearean fall, according to Stephen Witt at Singapore Writers Festival 2026
Interview: Who gets the final say? In conversation with director Daniel Jenkins and cast members Julie Wee and Munah Bagharib in SRT’s ‘Eureka Day’
Jonathan Spector’s sharp comedy about a school community divided by a mumps outbreak arrives in Singapore with questions that feel particularly familiar after the pandemic. Director Daniel Jenkins and cast members Julie Wee and Munah Bagharib discuss the play’s uneasy balance of humour and heart, the people behind its competing convictions, and why finding common ground can be harder than it sounds. What happens when … Continue reading Interview: Who gets the final say? In conversation with director Daniel Jenkins and cast members Julie Wee and Munah Bagharib in SRT’s ‘Eureka Day’
Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Aakash Odedra on dance, Sufism and the search for liberation in ‘Songs of the Bulbul’
Birdsong is fleeting, its beauty existing only in the moment before disappearing into silence. Yet, in Persian and Sufi traditions, the bulbul, or nightingale, carries a deeper significance: a symbol of the soul yearning for the divine, its song an expression of longing, devotion and the pursuit of spiritual liberation. It is this ancient symbolism that lies at the heart of Songs of the Bulbul, … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Aakash Odedra on dance, Sufism and the search for liberation in ‘Songs of the Bulbul’
★★★★☆ Dance Review: Pán《盤》 by T.H.E Dance Company
By D.Y. A plate; a platform; a being – of creation. The live Singaporean premiere of T.H.E’s award-winning production examines what it means to create and collaborate in a world fraught with seemingly irreconcilable differences. Pán《盤》carries a myriad of definitions: from the dinnerware we eat out of everyday to the mythic Pan Gu 《盤古》, who supposedly created our world from his own body millennia ago. … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Dance Review: Pán《盤》 by T.H.E Dance Company
