Review: The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake (co-presented by Sliding Doors Entertainment and Theatre Tours International)

The Russians know best how to present a timeless classic. There are few ballets that have as much staying power, infinite mystery and enchantment as Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, and it stands to reason that there must have been something magical in its original staging that’s captured the hearts of so many fans ever since it first opened in Russia in 1877. So it is that the St Petersburg … Continue reading Review: The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake (co-presented by Sliding Doors Entertainment and Theatre Tours International)

bakchormeeboyMay 11, 2018October 30, 2020Leave a comment

Arts, Mastercard Theatres, Music, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Legally Blonde The Musical: “Being True To Yourself Never Goes Out of Style” (presented by BASE Entertainment Asia)

Scroll to the bottom for an exclusive 50% discount to the show! It’s time to think pink, as everyone’s favourite blonde lawyer finally takes to the stage and for the first time ever, comes to Singaporean shores with the musical adaptation of Legally Blonde! Based off the 2001 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer smash hit film of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde follows the tale of sorority girl, fashionista … Continue reading Legally Blonde The Musical: “Being True To Yourself Never Goes Out of Style” (presented by BASE Entertainment Asia)

bakchormeeboyMay 10, 2018June 11, 2018Leave a comment

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SIFA 2018: An Enemy of the People by Schaubühne Berlin (Preview)

An Enemy of the People is perhaps one of Henrik Ibsen’s most recognizable plays, following the tale of Dr Stockmann, a man who discovers that the drinking water in his spa town has been contaminated by industrial waste. A classic story of one against the mob, Stockmann finds himself under fire for attempting to reveal the inconvenient truth, and put the town’s and the persecution he faces … Continue reading SIFA 2018: An Enemy of the People by Schaubühne Berlin (Preview)

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Wag the Dog Theatre: An Interview with the Cast of The Consultant

In a little over a week, co-op theatre group Wag The Dog returns to the scene with their second production. Following last year’s The Memory of Water, they’ll once again be heading back to the Drama Centre Black Box to present a rather different play – Heidi Schreck’s corporate comedy-drama The Consultant. First staged in 2014 in America, The Consultant is set during 2008, as colleagues attempt to survive … Continue reading Wag the Dog Theatre: An Interview with the Cast of The Consultant

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Preview: And Suddenly I Disappear – The Singapore ‘d’ Monologues

The word ‘disabled’ has never meant anything more than ‘differently abled’ and this May, a number of award-winning artists from Singapore and the UK will prove just that as they present the world premiere of a brand new, unique theatrical performance: And Suddenly I Disappear. Described as ‘an international theatrical dialogue of difference, disability, and what it is to be human’, And Suddenly I Disappear is inspired by … Continue reading Preview: And Suddenly I Disappear – The Singapore ‘d’ Monologues

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SIFA 2018: The Blues Project by Dorrance Dance (Review)

Tap meets blues in an unlikely but effective collaboration. Is tap dance merely all show and no soul? Or is it possible that given the right music, tap can be a genre catapulted far beyond its stereotypical impression, into a form that seethes with expression and aches with emotion? Furious, rhythmic tap and slowed down, soulful blues might appear to be strange bedfellows at first, … Continue reading SIFA 2018: The Blues Project by Dorrance Dance (Review)

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Singapore

Esplanade’s Flipside 2018: Play, Imagine, Innovate

Throw everything you ever thought you know about the arts and flip it on its head with the Esplanade’s 2018 Flipside season. This year, themed Play Imagine Innovate, watch as the most unexpected spaces in the Esplanade come to life with unconventional art over the 10 day festival. Over 200 performances and activities will be made available for the general public to partake in, with genres ranging from … Continue reading Esplanade’s Flipside 2018: Play, Imagine, Innovate

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Kids, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre.

100 and 100 More Festival: An Interview with Jeffrey Tan (Into The Blue Forest)

For the opening show of the Artground’s inaugural 100 and 100 More Festival, local theatre practitioner Jeffrey Tan has been commissioned to produce an all new work. Based off illustrated children’s book The Blue Forest, which Jeffrey wrote around 6 years ago with illustrations by Italian theatre director illustrator Dario Moretti, Into The Blue Forest promises an immersive experience for audiences aged 4 – 8 as they explore the … Continue reading 100 and 100 More Festival: An Interview with Jeffrey Tan (Into The Blue Forest)

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SIFA 2018: Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (Review)

Afro-futurism is given a musical touch in a stirring work of speculative fiction. Toshi and Bernice Johnson Reagon’s Parable of the Sower is a genre defying work that, if it were to be summed up, would simply be a powerful musical adaptation of one of the most seminal works of Afro-futurism. Parable of the Sower was originally written as a novel by award-winning author Octavia E. Butler, and is … Continue reading SIFA 2018: Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (Review)

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SIFA 2018: OCD Love by L-E-V Dance Company (Review)

Mesmerising, muscular bodies tangle with the simultaneous pain and allure of the mental condition. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD for short, is characterised as a state by which a person’s mind is constantly occupied by cycles of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. It’s an invisible condition that only really becomes evident when you know someone, and is often a lifelong state an afflicted person finds … Continue reading SIFA 2018: OCD Love by L-E-V Dance Company (Review)