M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Oliver Chong (Contemplating Kopitiam and Kampong Wa’Hassan)

How closely tied is heritage to place? Local playwrights Kuo Pao Kun and Alfian Sa’at explored this concept of space and identity in their works Kopitiam and Anak Bulan di Kampong Wa’ Hassan respectively, wondering about how beyond the physical, what else would be lost in our relentless move towards national development and progress. Is it really worth it to leave everything behind as we strive to reach the future? … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Oliver Chong (Contemplating Kopitiam and Kampong Wa’Hassan)

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Secretive Thing (Secretive Thing 215)

se Secretive Thing is a collective that’s…well, secret. While they’ve done a number of productions in the past, they’ve kept their identities a tight-lipped secret, something few to no people can do in this day and age. Known only by their monikers Lemon and Koko, they’ll be presenting their new work Secretive Thing 215 at the 2020 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, inviting audience members to join … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Secretive Thing (Secretive Thing 215)

Exhibition Extravaganza: Johnny Quek’s My Brush at the Merlin Gallery

In his inaugural exhibition, gallerist, entrepreneur, art collector, and calligrapher Johnny Quek presents My Brush at the Merlin Gallery. In My Brush, the exhibition honors the private collection of calligraphy works by the 72-year old Quek, who is also a long-time director of Merlin Gallery, besides being known as a key collector and promoter for works by Singapore’s pioneering artist Dr Chen Wen Hsi. From an early … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Johnny Quek’s My Brush at the Merlin Gallery

Exhibition Extravaganza: Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection at The Private Museum

This January, The Private Museum (TPM) presents Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection, an exhibition of works by the DUO collectors, who have been semi-anonymously collecting the art of Singapore-based emerging artists over the past 5 years. Held alongside Singapore Art Week 2020, the exhibition will showcase 20 artworks from 16 emerging artists. As part of TPM’s 10th anniversary, the museum revisits its … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection at The Private Museum

Exhibition Extravaganza: Hello /enter by Divaagar (SG) x Ryosuke Tanaka (TYO) at UltraSuperNew Gallery

For their first ever inter-gallery collaborative exhibition, UltraSuperNew Gallery in Tokyo and Singapore present Hello /enter this January. In an effort to aid local artists in building networks outside of the country, UltraSuperNew Gallery has initiated the programme Hello /enter, leveraging on thee relationship between both galleries in Tokyo and Singapore. Gallery coordinators help connect local artists with each other across countries, and over an … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Hello /enter by Divaagar (SG) x Ryosuke Tanaka (TYO) at UltraSuperNew Gallery

London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Pie in the Sky by Feathers of Daedalus and Roger McGough CBE, FRSL (Preview)

LONDON –  The poetry of British poet Roger McGough will be brought to life in the exciting new production, Sky in the Pie, from Feathers of Daedalus. This fantastical circus and puppetry spectacular will also feature new poems by McGough, premiering across two London venues in 2020. Audiences will follow one child’s daydreaming as they discover the extraordinary wherever they go, from flying pigs to … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Pie in the Sky by Feathers of Daedalus and Roger McGough CBE, FRSL (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Jennifer Tang named Young Vic Genesis Fellow

LONDON – Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah has announced director Jennifer Tang as the next Genesis Fellow at the Young Vic. Jennifer is an award-winning UK and international theatre-maker and stage director, specialising in making new work across multiple disciplines. Her practice spans new writing, devised work and theatre with music, and she has extensive experience of working with communities and young people. Jennifer trained at the … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Jennifer Tang named Young Vic Genesis Fellow

Touring the UK 2020: Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense by The Theatre Chipping Norton and Barn Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Adapted from the works of the great British humourist PG Wodehouse, two of the smallest producing theatres in the UK have joined forces to tour a brand-new production of the Olivier Award-winning comedy of mishaps, misadventures and mischief. Written by the Goodale Brothers and directed by John Terry, this brand new production is to set off on a 17-week tour of the UK, playing … Continue reading Touring the UK 2020: Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense by The Theatre Chipping Norton and Barn Theatre (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: For the Sake of Argument at Bridewell Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – The cast has been announced for the hard-hitting production For the Sake of Argument, which explores the dangerous power of language after a journalist’s words inspire a young man to enlist in the army. Georgie Farmer (Ready Player One, Warner Brothers; Mowgli, Netflix; Treadstone, USA Network) joins the cast as Mark Bradley, alongside Greg Snowden (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, ITV; My Mind is Free, Rah … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: For the Sake of Argument at Bridewell Theatre (Preview)

London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Sticky Door by Kate Arnstein (Preview)

LONDON –  The multi-award-winning team behind Sexy Lamp and Bicycles and Fish are back with the third part of their It’s a Girl! trilogy. Sticky Door by Katie Arnstein is a personal, honest and funny look at sex, dating and feminism, directed by Ellen Havard (Ad Libido by Fran Bushe, Edinburgh Fringe 2018 and VAULT 2018; Sexy Lamp, Edinburgh Fringe 2019). Set two years after … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Sticky Door by Kate Arnstein (Preview)