Sharul Channa fully embraces her title in this no holds barred, completely unfiltered performance. Sharul Channa occasionally receives a request from her father for jokes he can share at the temple. We can only hope that he’s never tried, because just about all of them would be far too inappropriate to tell there. From making light of mourners at a funeral to unflinchingly talking about … Continue reading Review: Sharul Channa Is A Pottymouth
Think you know Singapore? Think again, as this May, international immersive theatre phenomenon Secret Theatre finally makes its way down to the country to bring an all new project to new audiences! Taking place in a secret club right in the heart of Singapore, audience members will even require instructions and a password just for entry when they enter the venue and dive straight into … Continue reading Preview: Secret Theatre Project Singapore
The inaugural Theatreworks Curators Academy comes to a close for now, with plenty of food for thought. SINGAPORE – Even as new SIFA Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani steps up to the plate for a new era of the festival, his immediate predecessor still certainly has plenty on his plate, as Ong Keng Sen heralds an all new programme of his own: the inaugural … Continue reading The Art Scene’s Movers and Shakers: Theatreworks Curators Academy
The power of friendship is told through song and puppetry in this fun restaging of a Hands Christian Andersen classic. How do we encourage a community that knows how to appreciate the arts? By starting them young of course. And SRT’s The Little Company knows how best to contribute to that, with a restaging of The Nightingale this March holiday. Playing to a theatre full of pre-schoolers … Continue reading Review: The Nightingale by SRT’s The Little Company
There’s magic in words as Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and Jun Vinh Teoh bring to life classic characters from beloved stories from the 90s. There are some books you read as you’re growing up that you never forget. For producer Tan Kheng Hua, they include works from 90s writers Gopal Baratham, Colin Cheong, Philip Jeyaretnam and Simon Tay, all of whom are proudly showcased in The Page … Continue reading Review: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay
Theatreworks’ twentieth edition of the annual 24-Hour Playwriting Competiton was held at a farm commune out in Lorong Chencharu. So it makes complete sense that one of its winners, first time competition participant Christopher Chee, would make full use of the setting for inspiration for his play The Good Farmer. The Good Farmer’s entire plot revolves around the competition’s first prompt, where participants were tasked to open … Continue reading Review: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks
Tan Kheng Hua is a busy woman – she’s performing in Pangdemonium’s The Father , while still hard at work on producing a new show at The Arts House’s inaugural Textures literary festival. Directed by Brendon Fernandez, The Page On Stage features actors Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and Jun Vinh Teoh performing stories from some of Singapore’s best known writers from the 90s. Watch the words of Gopal Baratham, Colin Cheong, Philip Jeyaretnam … Continue reading Preview: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay
If you’ve ever taken a walk behind the hustle and bustle of Orchard Road, just a little beyond the refurbished bars, you’ll find a wonderland of colonial houses arranged across Emerald Hill. Take a moment and imagine how years ago, this place used to be a nutmeg plantation, encompassing the dreams and lives of colonials and the colonised as the boom thrived and died. With OH! … Continue reading Revisiting Colonialism Through Art: OH! Emerald Hill
Singapore Design Week is upon us again, and creative placemaking studio Shophouse & Co. are back with the fifth edition of The City Ramble Design Trails! One of their most popular programmes, each trail is a chance for participants to discover a side of the city they’ve never known, ripe with inspiration and the most creative of designs. At the media preview held on 8th … Continue reading Unexpected Innovation and Fresh Perspectives: The City Ramble Design Trails by Shophouse & Co.
Ever had difficulty picking out the perfect underwear? Worry no more with the launch of Bundies, Asia’s very first subscription based men’s underwear brand. At the launch party, we got a chance to get a look at these pants up close and personal, laid on on a table and of course, modelled by some comfortable looking hunks walking about. And by god, these are comfy. … Continue reading Feel Free With Bundies: Asia’s First and Most Comfortable Subscription-Based Underwear For Men
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