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Drinks, Singapore

OH! Open House’s New World’s End opens glamorous ’60s bar Exit Stage Left

Step into a captivating world where romance, history, and local spirits take centre stage. Exit Stage Left is a new immersive bar concept by OH! Stories, an experiential arts group that tells alternative stories of Singapore. Designed as the final stop in its audio-based performance tour, New World’s End, the bar will serve hyper-local tipples inspired by the grit and glamour of the 1960s. Exit … Continue reading OH! Open House’s New World’s End opens glamorous ’60s bar Exit Stage Left

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Arts, Dance with Me, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts 2023 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts is back this November to showcase and explore Indian and Singapore-Indian identity and culture through the performing arts. This year, the festival features some of India and Singapore’s best-known names in theatre, dance and music, who celebrate the power of stories and folklore, through both traditional and contemporary mediums. Leading Singapore comedian … Continue reading Preview: Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts 2023 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

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Arts, Comedy, Music, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Crazy Christmas™ Balls of the Belles by Dream Academy

It’s only October, but already we’re gearing up for the holiday season in December. And what better way to celebrate than in true Dream Academy®’s tradition, with the return of their Crazy Christmas™ comedy sketch show. Now in its 11th instalment, get ready to meet the beguiling Belles of the Christmas Ball as they meet ‘Bridget Tan’, as she gets ready for her desperate debutante … Continue reading Preview: Crazy Christmas™ Balls of the Belles by Dream Academy

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Arts, Review, Singapore, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Happy Indian Women by The Necessary Stage

An authentic, diverse exploration of what it means to be an Indian woman today. The Singaporean Indian identity is deeply multi-faceted. Within the community, there are already diverse languages, skin tones, religions, sexualities, family histories and rootedness to one’s culture, where every Indian person has a unique story to tell. As a minority race within the country, Indians have also faced and continue to face … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Happy Indian Women by The Necessary Stage

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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Into The Woods by Pangdemonium!

Local all star production of Sondheim’s classic is the must-see musical of the year. Among Stephen Sondheim’s many works, Into The Woods remains one of his best and most enduring. On the surface, the musical, with a Tony Award-winning book by James Lapine, ostensibly seems like a colourful mash-up of the most renowned fairy tales, utilising the clever conceit of the woods to bring them … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Into The Woods by Pangdemonium!

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: The Vault – Past Perfect by Centre 42

Lessons drawn from reflections on the past and those who came before in the local theatre scene. How much value is there in looking back on the past? For that matter, how many young artists and theatre practitioners today know about those that came before them and their history, when performance is such an ephemeral, fleeting art form? Answering those questions, to an extent, is … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Vault – Past Perfect by Centre 42

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Arts, Hong Kong, Preview

★★★★☆ Review: One Table Two Chairs by Zuni Icosahedron and NAFA

Experimental adventures in the future and philosophy of artmaking. Legendary experimental theatre company Zuni Icosahedron have essentially become an institution in Hong Kong and internationally-renowned, always daring to push at the boundaries of what constitutes theatre and asking difficult questions about art and artmaking. It is significant then, that the company has agreed to a three-year strategic collaboration with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts’ (NAFA) … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: One Table Two Chairs by Zuni Icosahedron and NAFA

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Arts, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: Mamma Mia! by BASE Entertainment Asia

ABBA musical guaranteed to leave you with a smile and dreams of a beach holiday. With the end of the year fast approaching, most Singaporeans can’t wait to get away for a well-deserved holiday. But for those who aren’t able to just yet, there’s always a feel good musical that’s there to tide you over till then. This season, that musical happens to be ABBA … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Mamma Mia! by BASE Entertainment Asia

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Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: The Golden Temple by Teet Kask

Obsessive desire takes centrestage for multidisciplinary adaptation of Yukio Mishima novel. Making its Asian premiere last Sunday as part of the 2023 Asia-Europe Cultural Festival, Estonian director and choreographer Teet Kask’s The Golden Temple has been nothing short of a miracle. From multiple performers pulling out days before the show, to finding replacements willing to put in the work to learn everything while hopping an … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Golden Temple by Teet Kask

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Art What!: Singapore Art Week 2024 puts local art centrestage

Singapore Art Week (SAW) returns from 19 to 28 January 2024. Art Takes Over Singapore with over 130 visual arts experiences across the island, from the heartlands to the urban core. Now in its 12th edition, SAW is the longest running art week in the region. Art enthusiasts and collectors from around the world are invited to learn about Singapore’s diverse arts scene while discovering … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Art Week 2024 puts local art centrestage

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