Music Is: Engelbert Humperdinck to serenade fans with first-ever Christmas Special

LAMC Productions has announced that international superstar Engerbert Humperdinck will perform his very first Christmas Special on December 12th, 2020, Saturday / 13th December, 2020, Sunday. The Livestream broadcast of Engelbert Humperdinck’s performance will be accompanied by a series of video Meet & Greet sessions presented via Looped. In a career spanning almost 50 years, Engelbert has generated sales in excess of 140 million records, … Continue reading Music Is: Engelbert Humperdinck to serenade fans with first-ever Christmas Special

Review: The Escape Game by s**t kingz (da:ns Festival 2020)

When we last saw them at FULL OUT! for da:ns Festival 2019, Japanese street dance quartet s**t kingz charmed us with their cheeky choreography and their commitment to fun as they danced their hearts out onstage. While they can’t be physically present this time, the Esplanade has commissioned and co-produced a brand new digital show from them for this year’s da:ns Festival, one that’s sure to … Continue reading Review: The Escape Game by s**t kingz (da:ns Festival 2020)

Review: Failing the Dance – A Double Bill of Lecture-Performances (da:ns Festival 2020)

The lecture-performance form often feels loaded, if only because it sometimes seems like an excuse to showcase incomplete work that fills in the blanks with academic rhetoric. But in the case of the Esplanade’s Failing the Dance, the double-bill of lecture-performances makes a compelling case for the viability of the form, and its ability to raise awareness of issues and dialogue, and manifesting these arguments through … Continue reading Review: Failing the Dance – A Double Bill of Lecture-Performances (da:ns Festival 2020)

Arts of the UK 2020: Lorna May Wadsworth installs striking portraits of Neil Gaiman at newly opened Shapero Modern and Shapero Rare Books

LONDON – Renowned contemporary artist Lorna May Wadsworth (artist in residence for the Amazon Prime series Good Omens) will be exhibiting The Book of Neil Gaiman at Shapero Rare Books located in its new first floor space on New Bond Street and Big Neil at newly opened Shapero Modern in an exciting short-term exhibition. Wadsworth rose to prominence in the contemporary art world before she … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Lorna May Wadsworth installs striking portraits of Neil Gaiman at newly opened Shapero Modern and Shapero Rare Books

In London’s West End 2020/21: First single released from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical

LONDON – Polydor Records/UMe has announced the forthcoming release of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording). The album features cast from the highly anticipated new theatre production, which was originally meant to have opened in October 2020, along with appearances from some surprise guest vocalists. Andrew said, “50 years ago I couldn’t get Jesus Christ Superstar on stage as nobody wanted to produce … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020/21: First single released from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical

Music Is: shy-c releases single ‘Solace In My Sleep’

Singaporean based indie-electronic producer shy-c  has announced the release of his latest EP ‘Solace In My Sleep’. Due on 11 December 2020, shy-c pre-empts the EP release with a new single of the same title. Released under Springroll Records, the single marries shy-c’s love for dreamy lo-fi synth pop beats with acoustic instruments, and is slated to be released on 30th October 2020, Friday. The … Continue reading Music Is: shy-c releases single ‘Solace In My Sleep’

Arts of the UK 2020: A Family Affair and Mark Hearld’s Menagerie at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

LONDON – 2020 has given us all time and cause to look more closely at our natural surroundings. Three artists who do just that are Mark Hearld and mother and son artists, Frances Macdonald and Ross Ryan. This December, The Scottish Gallery stages their exhibitions concurrently at its Edinburgh gallery, looking at the harsh natural conditions we endure as well as the power of nature to … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: A Family Affair and Mark Hearld’s Menagerie at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

The Banter: An Interview with the cast of SRT’s Tuesdays with Morrie

With the restrictive circuit breaker measures, it’s been far too long since members of the public have been allowed to step into a theatre. But this November, Singapore Repertory Theatre is set to be among the first to begin public performances once again, with their production of Tuesdays with Morrie, their first performance in the KC Arts Centre in seven months. Based off Mitch Albom’s bestselling memoir … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with the cast of SRT’s Tuesdays with Morrie

Preview: Where Are You? by Sim Yan Ying

It’s been said that grief changes us irrevocably––that the death of a loved one shakes us up in unexpected and unimaginable ways. Some of us cling to rituals and superstitions. Others replay memories. Still others laugh in the face of its absurdity. Fresh from her successful foray into digital theatre, Sim Yan Ying “YY” is back with a brand new digital project this October, with Where … Continue reading Preview: Where Are You? by Sim Yan Ying

Arts of Malaysia: Liver & Lung Releases Mahsuri-Inspired Single ‘In My Arms’

KUALA LUMPUR – Liver & Lung Productions, the Malaysian theatre company behind Sepet The Musical, is set to release their debut short film, Mahsuri (& Other Peculiar Tales), in December 2020. The musical short film has been selected as a finalist at the prestigious Short Shorts Film Festival in Tokyo. As an early-bird surprise, they are releasing a single from the film, In My Arms, on the 6th … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: Liver & Lung Releases Mahsuri-Inspired Single ‘In My Arms’