★★★★★ Theatre Review: Come From Away by Pangdemonium!
Pangdemonium’s final show finds hope and grace with how Come From Away finds the extraordinary power of care, community and an open door, even in the face of loss and tragedy. Duration: 105 minutes It seems poetic that Pangdemonium should end its 16-year journey as a company with Come From Away. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the musical arrives as a story about what … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Come From Away by Pangdemonium!
Concert Review: Wagner’s Siegfried by The Orchestra of Music Makers
Orchestra of the Music Makers returns to Wagner’s Ring cycle with a six-hour Siegfried that transforms the Esplanade Concert Hall into a world of gods, dragons, forests and awakening desire. Duration: 360 minutes, including a 20 minute and 80 minute break Six hours is a long time to spend with Siegfried. It is an even longer time to spend with Wagner’s Siegfried if the world … Continue reading Concert Review: Wagner’s Siegfried by The Orchestra of Music Makers
★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Forest Heroes 《 大森林，小勇士》 by Nine Years Theatre
Timely tale about forest conservation and co-existence, brought to life with an immersive set, winsome performances and delightful puppetry. Duration: 55 min What makes someone a hero? Is it having superpowers, being fearless, or simply having the courage to stand up for someone who needs help? For Ying, the young protagonist of Nine Years Theatre’s latest children’s production, the answer is rather simpler: sometimes, being … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Forest Heroes 《 大森林，小勇士》 by Nine Years Theatre
Theatre Review: Getting To Know You by Gangguan! Theatre
An experiment in live theatrical co-creation that asks what happens when theatre lets go of rehearsal, control and certainty. Duration: 80 min There is something inherently awkward about getting to know someone for the first time. You stumble over your words, try on different versions of yourself, wonder what the other person is thinking, and slowly, if you are lucky, find a rhythm together. Gangguan! … Continue reading Theatre Review: Getting To Know You by Gangguan! Theatre
Art: The Singapore International Photography Festival Returns for Its 10th Edition this October
From a rare archive of 2,800 photographs taken by Tan Pin Pin in the early 1990s to 25 years of Singaporean photographic practice, SIPF2026 invites audiences to look at the city, and themselves, differently. What did Singapore look like before the smartphone, before social media and before almost every moment of daily life could be photographed and instantly shared? One answer can be found in … Continue reading Art: The Singapore International Photography Festival Returns for Its 10th Edition this October
★★★★★ Theatre Review: The Parting Glass by Gateway Arts
Rishi Vadrevu and Juliana Kassim Chan deliver warm, sincere performances in Gateway Arts’ tender, devastating site-specific production, drawing attention to masculinity and mental health. Duration: 75 minutes There is something fitting about setting a play called The Parting Glass in a pub. Originally written by Chris O’Connor, the play takes its title from a traditional Irish and Scottish farewell song about having one last drink … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: The Parting Glass by Gateway Arts
★★★★☆ Theatre Review: MONSTRESS by ART:DIS
A harrowing, brutally honest look at what happens when we judge what we see without looking closer, and the people who fall through the cracks as a result. For a long time now, disability in Singapore has been framed through the language of charity and celebration: to champion the differently abled, applaud their resilience, celebrate the obstacles they have overcome, and hold them up as … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: MONSTRESS by ART:DIS
Preview: One Love, A Legacy – Celebrating Joanna & Leslie Wong and Chinese Theatre Circle by Chinese Theatre Circle
For more than six decades, Joanna Wong has devoted her life to Cantonese opera. She has performed it, taught it, modernised it and taken it around the world. Alongside her late husband, Leslie Wong, she also helped build one of Singapore’s most important Chinese opera institutions from the ground up. Now, as Chinese Theatre Circle (CTC) marks its 45th anniversary, that extraordinary journey is coming … Continue reading Preview: One Love, A Legacy – Celebrating Joanna & Leslie Wong and Chinese Theatre Circle by Chinese Theatre Circle
Preview: Crack The Case – Wonderland by Sight Lines Entertainment
Something has gone terribly wrong in Wonderland. The tea is cold. The riddles have gone stale. The inhabitants aren’t quite themselves. And, most troubling of all, the Mad Hatter has lost the very thing that makes him the Mad Hatter: his Madness. Now, he needs help getting it back. This October, audiences will be invited down the rabbit hole for Crack The Case: Wonderland, the … Continue reading Preview: Crack The Case – Wonderland by Sight Lines Entertainment
Preview: MJ The Michael Jackson Musical arrives in Singapore August 2027, waitlist now open
More than three decades after Michael Jackson brought his Dangerous World Tour to Singapore, the King of Pop’s music and creative legacy are set to return to the city, this time on the stage. MJ The Michael Jackson Musical, the four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway production, will open for a limited season at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, in August 2027, giving Singapore audiences the chance … Continue reading Preview: MJ The Michael Jackson Musical arrives in Singapore August 2027, waitlist now open
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