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
Preview: Intercell brings Mall Grab, Effy, Skin On Skin, Osmosis Jones and more to Singapore and Hong Kong this November
Singapore and Hong Kong’s nightlife is about to get a taste of Amsterdam’s underground. This November, acclaimed Amsterdam electronic-music collective and global platform Intercell is heading to Singapore and Hong Kong for a two-city showcase, bringing with it a heavyweight line-up spanning house, techno, UK garage, acid, breaks and bass. Presented by Collective Minds Asia in collaboration with UMAMI, the Singapore edition will take place … Continue reading Preview: Intercell brings Mall Grab, Effy, Skin On Skin, Osmosis Jones and more to Singapore and Hong Kong this November
The Singapore Chinese Orchestra at 30 focuses on ‘Looking Back, Giving Back’ for its Gala Dinner & Concert 2026
There was something fitting about the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) celebrating its 30th anniversary with an evening that felt as much like a family gathering as it did a gala. Held at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore’s Grand Ballroom on 6 September, the SCO 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Concert brought together more than 300 donors, Friends of SCO, partners and supporters, the very people whose … Continue reading The Singapore Chinese Orchestra at 30 focuses on ‘Looking Back, Giving Back’ for its Gala Dinner & Concert 2026
Interview: Tracie Pang, director Timothy Koh and the cast of ‘Come From Away’ reflect on building community and 16 years of Pangdemonium
Pangdemonium’s 2026 finale season began with Force Majeure in March, followed by A Mirror in June. The company’s founders, Tracie and Adrian Pang, had previously announced in February that they would step away from Pangdemonium at the end of 2026, describing the decision as a deeply personal one and saying they wanted to bring the company’s story to an end on their own terms, on … Continue reading Interview: Tracie Pang, director Timothy Koh and the cast of ‘Come From Away’ reflect on building community and 16 years of Pangdemonium
Interview: Nathania Ong gets HONEST about finding her voice and learning to take up space with her upcoming concert
For someone who has spent much of her career stepping into other people’s stories, Nathania Ong is about to do something rather different: telling her own. The Singaporean musical theatre performer returns this September with HONEST, her first solo concert in Singapore, promising an intimate evening of musical theatre, original music and personal storytelling that traces both the trajectory of her career, as well as … Continue reading Interview: Nathania Ong gets HONEST about finding her voice and learning to take up space with her upcoming concert
★★★★☆ Theatre Review: 3 Queens by The Necessary Stage
A wistful, deeply human portrait of female friendship that grows apart, and a strong return to form for Haresh Sharma’s writing. Duration: 90 minutes 3 Queens, The Necessary Stage’s new production, is the type of everyday tragedy that plays out across households all around the world. Written by Haresh Sharma, and co-directed by Haresh and Adib Kosnan, the play does not find its tragedy from … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: 3 Queens by The Necessary Stage
★★★★☆ Film Review: HOPE dir. Na Hong-jin
Big budget Korean sci-fi thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat with some of the best action sequences in cinema throughout its lengthy runtime and odd story. Duration: 156 minutes Does a film actually need a good storyline to succeed? HOPE certainly makes you question it. Na Hong-jin, best known for directing 2016 horror film The Wailing, returns with a nearly 3-hour Korean … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: HOPE dir. Na Hong-jin
Film: ‘The Violinist’ 沧海琴声 to be released in both English and Mandarin this September
Some films travel the world before finally coming home. For Singapore-led animated feature The Violinist (沧海琴声), that homecoming has already been a remarkable one. Following its Singapore Gala Premiere at Capitol Theatre on 3 September, the award-winning film will open in cinemas nationwide on 17 September 2026, giving audiences the choice of experiencing the story in both English and Mandarin. Supported by the Infocomm Media … Continue reading Film: ‘The Violinist’ 沧海琴声 to be released in both English and Mandarin this September
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