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Arts, Books, Preview, Singapore

Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Language of Our Own (Preview)

The Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) is back this new November for its 22nd edition, welcoming on board poet Pooja Nansi as Festival Director, following Yeow Kai Chai’s exit. This year’s festival takes on the theme of A Language of Our Own, set to explore the role of language in the expression of identities and formation of communities in the 21st century. Some of the biggest … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Language of Our Own (Preview)

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Singapore

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Celebrates Tradition with a Feast and More at Mid-Autumn Yeah!

 Beyond the popular folklore of Chang’e and Hou Yi, Mid-Autumn Festival is a celebration of bountiful harvests.  This year, the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre invites everyone to reap their own harvest of knowledge and experiences, through its Mid-Autumn Yeah! celebrations on 13th and 14th September 2019. From performances of songs associated with the moon, tea-tasting workshops, to moon-gazing activities, visitors can learn about Mid-Autumn traditions anew through … Continue reading Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Celebrates Tradition with a Feast and More at Mid-Autumn Yeah!

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Food, Singapore

Marina Bay Sands Celebrates Formula 1 2019 with Dining Specials 2019 (September)

Flag off the annual adrenaline-packed race weekend at Marina Bay Sands, as signature restaurants Adrift by David Myers, Spago Bar & Lounge by Wolfgang Puck, and Renku Bar & Lounge present live screenings and beverage specials from 20th to 22nd September 2019. Over the weekend, party in style while tuning in to the exhilarating race at Adrift. Elevate the race experience with Adrift’s free-flow Dom … Continue reading Marina Bay Sands Celebrates Formula 1 2019 with Dining Specials 2019 (September)

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Arts, festival, Review, Singapore, The Theatre Practice, Theatre

M1 Patch! 2019: A Dog’s House《野良犬之家》by M.O.V.E. Theatre (Review)

Cycles of abuse can be a real bitch to break out of in this harrowing, pitch black play. It’s not often that you leave a play feeling utterly corrupted by how dark it is, and if any company has done it, it’s Taiwan’s M.O.V.E. Theatre. Directed by Fu Hong-Zheng and written by Lin Meng-Huan, A Dog’s House is pitch black in tone, as we enter the home of … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2019: A Dog’s House《野良犬之家》by M.O.V.E. Theatre (Review)

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Arts, Finger Players, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Forked (2019) by The Finger Players

Faking it till you make it only gets you forked. Last seen as part of the 2018 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, local actress Jo Tan’s debut play is back – now with the support of The Finger Players and re-imagined as a one woman show. Directed by Chong Tze Chien and written and performed by Jo herself, Forked is a play that’s all about identity. Based partially … Continue reading Review: Forked (2019) by The Finger Players

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Arts, Comedy, Music, Preview, Singapore

Music and Laughter: LAMC Productions and LA Comedy Live present Alaska 5000, The Try Guys, FEEDER and more this August and September

This August and Septmeber, LAMC Productions and LA Comedy Live are upping the ante with a line-up of international comedy and musical acts to keep you entertained throughout, from drag queens to comedy roadshows to internet celebrities. Check it out below: An Evening with Alaska 5000  Shooting to fame by reaching runner-up on the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, before being crowned as the winner … Continue reading Music and Laughter: LAMC Productions and LA Comedy Live present Alaska 5000, The Try Guys, FEEDER and more this August and September

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Food, Singapore

Buffet Season: A Selection of Asian Delights at Novotel’s Food Exchange For National Day 2019 + Workshops For New Planet 21 Initiative

In celebration of our nation’s 54th birthday, Food Exchange at Novotel Singapore on Stevens is introducing an Asian Buffet Dinner for the low low price of $54 nett. Beginning on 5th August 2019, from Sundays to Thursdays, the scrumptious buffet spread showcases a range of our most major cuisine, from Chinese to Indian to Malay. Highlights of the dinner include the wok-fried White Pepper Sri Lankan … Continue reading Buffet Season: A Selection of Asian Delights at Novotel’s Food Exchange For National Day 2019 + Workshops For New Planet 21 Initiative

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, The Arts House

Preview: The Adventures of Abhijeet by Patch and Punnet

This August, not one but TWO shows from the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival will be returning to the stage. Besides Jo Tan’s Forked, Patch and Punnet’s The Adventures of Abhijeet, which premiered as part of the 2019 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, will also be making a comeback, this time at an all new venue at the Play Den, alongside some new additions to the cast. When we … Continue reading Preview: The Adventures of Abhijeet by Patch and Punnet

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Arts, Centre 42, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Late-Night Texting 2019 by Centre 42

Come on down for a weekend of independent theatre as Centre 42’s annual Late-Night Texting returns this August! Held in conjunction with the Singapore Night Festival, this year’s programme features a bumper crop of work, with over 25 bite-sized theatre performances, with admission entirely FREE over two nights. Says Centre 42 Company Manager Ms. Ma Yanling: “Late-Night Texting has always showcased exciting new writing and a … Continue reading Preview: Late-Night Texting 2019 by Centre 42

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 2 (Review)

Blurring the lines of good and evil as Killing Eve dives ever deeper into the complicated relationship between Eve and Villanelle.  In the finale of Killing Eve Season 1, viewers were left shocked as MI6 agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) delivered a near-fatal wound to beautiful assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer), in a shocker that cemented the series as one of the most exciting new shows on television. … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 2 (Review)

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