Korean super star So Ji Sub kicks off his Asian fan meeting tour in Singapore this April! Having last visited Singapore way back in 2014, the Korean singer/actor has been hard at work, starring in dramas such as Oh my Venus, Good day, The Warship, as well as working on his music, having released a mini album “SO GANZI”, and snagging the KBS Best Male … Continue reading Preview: So Ji Sub Fan Meeting Tour
This May, VizPro is proud to present three blockbuster shows for audiences of all kinds – from the musical theatre fanatic, the local comedy lover and even kids, just in time for the school holidays. All three shows are on at Mediacorp’s MES Theatre, check them out below: A Night at The Musical with Three Phantoms (12 & 13 May 2017) If you’re a fan … Continue reading Preview: Live Shows from VizPro in May!
W!ld Rice is starting off the year with a bang, with a restaging of Harvey Fierstein’s La Cage Aux Folles, last staged at the Esplanade by W!ld Rice in 2012. Winning the 2013 Life! Theatre Award for Production of the Year, La Cage will once again feature Ivan Heng in the lead role as Albin – a family man by day, lascivious drag extraordinaire Zaza by night, … Continue reading Preview: La Cage Aux Folles by W!ld Rice
In 1999, The Necessary Stage worked with Singapore’s first openly HIV-positive person Paddy Chew to devise a monologue titled Completely With/Out Character, depicting Paddy’s experiences. Though well received, Paddy passed on a few months after the production, and few works since have so openly dealt with the condition of living with HIV. More than a decade later, Loo Zihan revisits the work, reinterpreting Paddy’s monologue and reconceptualising the … Continue reading Preview: With/Out [The Studios 2017]
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)
