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Arts, London, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Necessary Stage, Theatre

Preview: Family Secrets by TNS’ Theatre For Seniors

The Necessary Stage’s Theatre For Seniors troupe returns to the stage once again, and they’re in on TNS’ 30th Anniversary too! This March, the team will be directed by Peter Sau to restage two of Haresh Sharma’s works: Don’t Forget to Remember Me and Don’t Know, Don’t Care in this thrilling double bill. Both plays deal with families coming to terms with sudden illness that strikes … Continue reading Preview: Family Secrets by TNS’ Theatre For Seniors

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Nine Years Theatre, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Teater Ekamatra, The Necessary Stage, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios: Margins

The Esplanade’s 2017 Season of the Studios is titled Margins, and will feature four plays by The Necessary Stage’s Haresh Sharma, as various other artists tackle his long and illustrious history of works. Check it out this March and April, and here’s a glimpse of what’s in store: Fundamentally Happy Nelson Chia takes on this award-winning script by giving it the Nine Years Theatre treatment and … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios: Margins

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Alice’s Adventures Underground by Les Enfants Terribles

Olivier nominated production and smash hit Alice’s Adventures Underground returns to The Vaults for a whopping five month run this April! Produced by Les Enfants Terribles an ebp in association with Creature of London, Alice’s Adventures Underground was originally conceived to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel of the same name. With over 100,000 audience members in 2015 and a 2016 Olivier Award nomination for Best … Continue reading Preview: Alice’s Adventures Underground by Les Enfants Terribles

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Arts, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Oyster Boy by Haste Theatre

All female theatre company Haste Theatre presents Oyster Boy, an adaptation of Tim Burton’s short story of the same name. Expanding on the original story with additional characters and a lighter plot, the show takes place in an anchronistic Coney Island, where bathing suits are aplenty and Italian gelato salesmen roam the beaches. Oyster Boy follows the tale of one such salesman, Jim Gelati (Valeria Compagnoni) … Continue reading Review: Oyster Boy by Haste Theatre

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Arts, Comedy, London, Review, Theatre, VAULT Festival 2017

[Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Eyeballs, Stardoors and Dragons [2/3/17]

In our final set of reviews for the 2017 VAULT Festival, we meet some seriously quirky characters with Stephanie Morin-Robert’s cycloptic yet emotional comedy Blindside, celebrate the joy of scifi with Project2’s Improvised Science Fiction, and a how to guide on combating the satanic panic with Carrie Marx in B.A.D.D. (Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons): Blindside by Stephanie Morin-Robert Stephanie Morin-Robert seems like a pretty … Continue reading [Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Eyeballs, Stardoors and Dragons [2/3/17]

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Food, Local Enterprise, Review, Singapore

Cafe: The Bravery’s All New Dinner Menu!

Opposite Jalan Besar stadium, countless cafes line Horne Road, a reputed ‘hipster’ area where new eateries and coffee places just seem to keep popping up! Among these, The Bravery is one of the older kids on the block, and has always been one of our favourite places to go ever since discovering it a few years ago, useful as a meet-up place or for a … Continue reading Cafe: The Bravery’s All New Dinner Menu!

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Arts, Mastercard Theatres, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Preview: Sister Act @ Marina Bay Sands

Raise your hands in the air and praise the lord! Five-time Tony-nominated musical Sister Act finally makes its way to our shores and is here to feed your soul with the power of faith and sass. Adapted from Whoopi Goldberg’s 1992 comedy film, Sister Act the musical comes to Singapore to bring some serious soul to our small island. Sister Act follows the tale of wannabe disco diva Deloris Van … Continue reading Preview: Sister Act @ Marina Bay Sands

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Arts, London, Review

Review: The Art of The Brick – DC Superheroes

Love Lego? Love DC comics? Then you’ll absolutely love The Art of The Brick: DC Super Heroes. Famous brick-artist Nathan Sawaya returns to his craft with an all new show that makes its way to London’s South Bank, following a hugely successful run in Madrid and nicely coincides with the release of the recent Lego Batman Movie. In DC Super Heroes, Sawaya takes inspiration from DC Comics’ … Continue reading Review: The Art of The Brick – DC Superheroes

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Arts, London, Review, Theatre, VAULT Festival 2017

[Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Men With Issues (1/3/17)

In the FINAL week of the 2017 VAULT Festival, we caught three one man shows, all of which coincidentally revolved around men with, well, issues (but then again who doesn’t?) – a gambling addict who loses his job in All of Me, a man who struggles to form a human relationship in Maisie Says She Loves Me, and a man who grew up with racism … Continue reading [Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Men With Issues (1/3/17)

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Arts, Finger Players, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Victoria Theatre

Preview: The Finger Players 2017 Season

Bilingual theatre company The Finger Players make a smashing return to their roots this season with not one but three plays that highlight their history in puppetry, with an all new musical by Chong Tze Chien and restagings of both a classic piece from Kuo Pao Kun and a modern, heartbreaking classic often considered the Finger Players’ best. Itsy The Musical Itsy takes on the world … Continue reading Preview: The Finger Players 2017 Season

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