Legally Blonde: Breaking stereotypes with stars Vanessa Kee, Sandra Riley Tang and Siti Khalijah Zainal
For a musical that’s become synonymous with pink outfits, pop anthems and perfectly coiffed hair, Legally Blonde spends surprisingly little time asking audiences to admire appearances. Instead, it focuses on dismantling them. Nearly every major woman in the show enters the story wearing a label. Protagonist Elle Woods is the most obvious example, quickly dismissed as the ditzy blonde. But while she may be the … Continue reading Legally Blonde: Breaking stereotypes with stars Vanessa Kee, Sandra Riley Tang and Siti Khalijah Zainal
Legally Blonde: An interview with director Kate Golledge and choreographer Simon Hardwick on bringing out the best of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s all-star cast
Everybody underestimates Elle Woods. That is, after all, the entire premise of Legally Blonde. Before she even speaks, people have already decided who she is: too blonde, too fashionable, too frivolous to be taken seriously. Yet for director Kate Golledge, that’s also the biggest misconception audiences have about the musical itself. “I love Legally Blonde. I honestly think it’s one of the best-written contemporary musicals … Continue reading Legally Blonde: An interview with director Kate Golledge and choreographer Simon Hardwick on bringing out the best of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s all-star cast
Music: Meet the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s newest musicians Bryan Chong, Martin Peh and Reina Teo
In the hearts of many young Singaporean musicians, performing with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an aspiration that begins long before they step onto the concert stage. For Bryan Chong, Martin Peh and Reina Teo, that aspiration has now become reality. Horn player Bryan joined in September 2025 after years of performing alongside the SSO as a freelance musician. Violinist Martin joined full time … Continue reading Music: Meet the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s newest musicians Bryan Chong, Martin Peh and Reina Teo
An interview with artistic director Shaza Ishak and actress Serene Chen on the complexity and social fault lines laid bare in Teater Ekamatra’s revival ‘Charged’
When Charged premiered in 2010, it did something few Singapore plays had dared to do back then. Set over a single night in an army camp during Chinese New Year, Chong Tze Chien’s drama placed one of Singapore’s most enduring fault lines of race within one of its most sacred institutions. The Singapore Armed Forces has long been imagined as a crucible of nation-building, a … Continue reading An interview with artistic director Shaza Ishak and actress Serene Chen on the complexity and social fault lines laid bare in Teater Ekamatra’s revival ‘Charged’
★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Slava’s Snowshow (2026) by Base Entertainment Asia
The modern classic of clown theatre returns to give Singapore a taste of Russian winter once more, exploring solitude, despair and hope in a singular, brilliant snowstorm of an experience. Clowns are often mistaken for entertainers when, in truth, they are philosophers. Their language simply happens to be slapstick. That perhaps explains why Slava’s Snowshow has endured for over thirty years. Returning once again to … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Slava’s Snowshow (2026) by Base Entertainment Asia
★★★★★ Dance Review: Dracula – Ballet at its Darkest by BIG Live
Bram Stoker gave us Dracula. Joel Burke made him ballet. Somehow, it feels like one of the most natural reinventions of the world’s most famous vampire yet. “Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make.” Bram Stoker’s most famous line has echoed through popular culture for well over a century. Since Dracula was published in 1897, the Count has lived countless … Continue reading ★★★★★ Dance Review: Dracula – Ballet at its Darkest by BIG Live
Visual Art: Esmond Loh’s ‘Intermission’ at Haridas Contemporary
There are moments in life that don’t announce themselves. The quiet wait before the next bus arrives, a break between shifts, a brief pause between obligations. In Intermission, Singapore artist Esmond Loh turns his attention to these overlooked intervals, inviting viewers to reconsider the spaces between action. Opening at Haridas Contemporary on 18 July, the exhibition presents 17 new acrylic paintings that examine the fleeting … Continue reading Visual Art: Esmond Loh’s ‘Intermission’ at Haridas Contemporary
Preview: Singapore Night Festival 2026 returns with myths, legends and immersive night-time adventures across Bras Basah.Bugis
Singapore Night Festival 2026 returns from 21 August to 5 September with immersive projection mapping, folklore-inspired installations, performances and heritage experiences across Bras Basah.Bugis. Here’s what not to miss. The stories we grow up with rarely stay on the page. They evolve through the people who tell them, the places they inhabit and the generations that continue to find meaning in them. This August, Singapore … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Night Festival 2026 returns with myths, legends and immersive night-time adventures across Bras Basah.Bugis
Singapore Launches $20 Million Grant to Support Multicultural Arts
Singapore is investing $20 million to encourage artists and arts groups to create works that celebrate the country’s rich multicultural identity, alongside the appointment of a new panel of arts and cultural leaders to help shape the future of multicultural arts. The President’s Challenge Multiculturalism Panel (PCMP) brings together 12 respected figures from Singapore’s arts scene, including Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Award recipients, educators, … Continue reading Singapore Launches $20 Million Grant to Support Multicultural Arts
Preview: Be A Star – A Musical Fable by Musical Theatre Limited
There are countless musicals about chasing your dreams. Few stop to ask what those dreams might ultimately cost. This July, Be A Star arrives at the SOTA Drama Theatre with a story that feels especially relevant in an age of viral fame, personal branding and relentless ambition. Rather than celebrating celebrity, the new Singapore musical explores the emotional and ethical price of success and whether … Continue reading Preview: Be A Star – A Musical Fable by Musical Theatre Limited
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