There’s a moment in Rounds when two junior doctors sit down on a couch in front of the TV, and rather tongue-in-cheeked, watch Grey’s Anatomy while commenting on how the doctors never seem to wash their hands. A TV medical drama this is not, and inspired by real interviews conducted with junior doctors working for the NHS, Rounds was created specifically to address the many issues doctors face in … Continue reading Review: Rounds by Resuscitate Theatre
Wait a minute, a collaboration between Nine Years Theatre and Haresh Sharma? You didn’t just misread that. First presented in 2006 by The Necessary Stage in its original English language, Fundamentally Happy has since bagged Best Production and Best Original Script at the 2007 ST Life Theatre Awards and is still making its rounds on the big screen via the 2015 film adaptation by 13 … Continue reading Review: Fundamentally Happy by Nine Years Theatre [Studios 2017]
Virtual reality is one of those fascinating pieces of technology that still hasn’t quite fully found its footing yet, still feeling very much like a sci-fi fantasy. Recent shows like Black Mirror and The Nether have taken to attempting to incorporate it into a key part of their narrative, to varying degrees of success. Lindsey Ferrentino’s Ugly Lies The Bone is the latest show to do just that, and in … Continue reading Review: Ugly Lies The Bone by National Theatre
From the schoolyard to a dementia day care center- The Necessary Stage has definitely been busy! In addition to their recent production of the classic Those Who Can’t, Teach, TNS continues its 30th anniversary celebrations during that very same weekend with Family Secrets, a Theatre For Seniors double-bill centered around the elderly and their families. In this restaging, Cultural Medallion winner and playwright Haresh Sharma … Continue reading Review: Family Secrets by The Necessary Stage
Grab the opportunity to take home some art that won’t break the bank this April, as the Affordable Art Fair returns once again for its fourth edition, and marking the eight year the AAF has been around in Singapore! Being the leading showcase for affordable contemporary art, the AAF will feature both local and international galleries, all of which will be offering a diverse range of contemporary … Continue reading Preview: Affordable Art Fair – Spring Edition
Sing Jazz 2017 kicks off with a bang, with DJ acts, international jazz stars and local talent thrown into the mix. Check out the programme for the first day below: Main stage – MBS Event Plaza DJ Patrick Oliver – 430pm Locally based DJ Patrick Oliver starts off the events with an upbeat DJ setlist to get your blood pumping and excited for the rest … Continue reading Preview: Sing Jazz 2017 Day 1 (31 March)
The World Gourmet Summit (WGS) returns for its 21st edition, and this year revolves around the theme titled United Nations Gastronomic Assembly (UNGA), uniting the great chefs of the world from 16 countries over four weeks! WGS is organised by A La Carte Productions, a division of Peter Knipp Holdings, a company dedicated to becoming a one-stop solution centre for all F&B and hospitality needs, … Continue reading World Gourmet Summit 2017
The 60s were a sexy, exciting time, as evidenced by Hairspray. But have you ever wondered just how fabulous things were in Singapore? In one of the biggest local productions since W!ld Rice’s Hotel, Tropicana brings together some of Singapore’s very best talent from the arts world to create a bang up period musical that’s bound to set hearts flutter and pine with nostalgia for the swingin’ 60s. … Continue reading Part 1 – Preview: Tropicana The Musical
It seems Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel has seen a resurgence of interest in the past few years, with a film adaptation starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgard in 2015. The film’s director and writer Marielle Heller subsequently adapted the work for stage as well, and we see it presented here in Southwark Playhouse’s production. The Diary Of A Teenage Girl is a coming of … Continue reading Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl at Southwark Playhouse
Chronicling 5 years in the life of ex-New Orleans Saints football defensive back Steve Gleason after being diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Gleason is an intimate look at the declining health of a man who had it all and the immense love and support he receives and an incredible strength within he uses to carry on living. Gleason’s story is a heartbreaking one: the film … Continue reading Review: Gleason dir. Clay Tweel
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