What are the benefits of using hotel comparison websites? Unless you have weeks or even months to devote to a 24/7 research project looking at every single hotel that exists we must rely on some other way of finding which is the best hotel to meet our individual needs. This could involve a general internet search for leads, or asking people who live in the … Continue reading Benefits Of Using Hotel Comparison Websites
Perhaps more than anyone else, Dick Lee is the foremost pioneer and pillar of the Singapore music scene. And of all people, he’s certainly an icon. Best known for composing everyone’s favourite National Day Parade song ‘Home’, Dick has had an illustrious career with over 20 albums to his name. Even now, in his 60s, Dick certainly isn’t resting on his laurels, and is still … Continue reading The Mad Chinaman: In Conversation with Dick Lee On His Life, His Music, and His Continued Relevance
In 2016, six of Singapore’s leading Chinese language theatre companies united and formed the Singapore Chinese Language Theatre Alliance. Aiming to surface and address concerns and issues pertaining to the development of Chinese language theatre scene in Singapore, the six members of the alliance are Drama Box, Nine Years Theatre, Paper Monkey Theatre, The Finger Players, The Theatre Practice and Toy Factory Productions. Three years on, they’re … Continue reading Preview: New Works Festival 2019 by Singapore Chinese Language Theatre Alliance
LONDON – In the almighty words of Ariana Grande, God is a woman. And in James Seabright’s brand new production of An Act of God, well, that woman has a lot to say! Directed by Benji Sperring and written by former The Daily Show with Jon Stewart writer David Javerbaum, the comedic An Act of God stars award-winning comedian Zoe Lyonsas (seen on Mock The Week and Celebrity Masterchef) as God herself, assisted by her devoted angels Gabriel (Matt Tedford, aka ‘Margaret … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: James Seabright presents An Act of God at The Vaults (Preview)
LONDON – Sam Shepard is one of those playwrights that perfectly captures the spirit and character of America in all its facets, with classics such as True West still performed even today. This October, get ready for yet another Sam Shepard piece, this time playing at The Vaults, as they present Ages of the Moon, in its UK premiere. Starring Christopher Fairbank (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet) and Joseph Marcell of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air fame, Ages … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Sam Shepard’s Ages of the Moon at The Vaults (Preview)
LONDON – There’s something inherently divine and frightening about the tale of Dionysus and his insane Maenads that Euripedes got right in The Bacchae, transcending language, nationality and background. This September, watch as cross-country feminist theatre ensemble Esmond Road Productons presents a new production of The Bacchae at the Bread & Roses Theatre. Translated by T.A. Buckley and adapted by Maria Makenna, The Bacchae centres on Dionysus, the God of … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Esmond Road Productions’ The Bacchae at The Bread & Roses Theatre (Preview)
The latest batch of Young Company graduates tackles Orwell’s magnum opus. George Orwell’s 1984 is a classic of modern literature, imagining a terrifying dystopian world of surveillance states and totalitarian governments. And come the chaotic state of the world today, more than ever, it feels as if that world is becoming a reality we cannot deny. With this new production by The Young Company’s latest graduating … Continue reading Review: 1984 by The Young Company
LONDON – Melanie Blake’s best-selling debut novel The Thunder Girls has been adapted for the stage by the author and will receive its world premiere at The Lowry this September. Having already broken the venue’s box-office records for a new play, this new ‘playsical’ features a stellar cast including Coleen Nolan, Coronation Street’s Beverley Callard, Carol Harrison and West End musical star Sandra Marvin, who quit … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2019: The Thunder Girls at The Lowry, Salford (Preview)
LONDON – Transferring fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, Cherie – My Struggle is an intimate, gossipy memoir recounting Cherie Blair’s amazing journey from an obscure Liverpool convent to the epicentre of power in Westminster. In this new political comedy Cherie spills the beans on the New Labour years and delivers her uncensored thoughts about Alistair Campbell, Carole Caplin, John Smith, Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott, the Queen, … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Cherie – My Struggle at the Hen & Chickens Theatre (Preview)
LONDON – Following a highly successful season at the London Coliseum, which ended its run on 31st August 2019, producers Jamie Wilson and Gavin Kalin announced plans for On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan to return to London next Summer 2020. It was also announced today that the forthcoming international tour will star current London cast members Philippa Stefani as ‘Gloria Estefan’, George Ioannides as ‘Emilio Estefan’, Madalena Alberto as ‘Gloria Fajardo’and Karen … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019/20: Following National Tour, On Your Feet! Returns to London Summer 2020
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