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The Studios 2019: Miss British by The Art of Strangers (Review)

Post-colonial blues from the personal stories of three minority actresses.  With a title like Miss British, it’s easy to assume that the second show of the Esplanade’s 2019 The Studios Season is all about British identity. It’s a misnomer, and in fact, deals primarily with the impact, trauma and legacy that British colonialism has left behind on minorities. Directed by Felipe Cervera, Miss British comes at a timely … Continue reading The Studios 2019: Miss British by The Art of Strangers (Review)

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Review: A Silent Hour – Buskers of Singapore by Toy Factory

Bridging the distance between audiences and buskers. Toy Factory is breaking new ground this year with their outreach programme for inclusive theatre sharing, presenting brand new ways and forms of experiencing the arts, not only through new technologies or ways of staging, but even the form itself. With A Silent Hour: Buskers of Singapore, creator Stanley Seah puts the spotlight on musician Yee Kien, one of … Continue reading Review: A Silent Hour – Buskers of Singapore by Toy Factory

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Don’t Look Away by NOVAE Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – The refugee crisis continues to be a hot topic and night impossible to solve issue in today’s world, and with NOVAE Theatre’s latest play, they’re set to shine a new light upon the problem, putting a human face on it and portraying a moral quandary a cleaner face. Written by Grace Chapman and directed by Nicholas Pitt, Don’t Look Away is set in 2015 Bradford, where Adnan … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Don’t Look Away by NOVAE Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: SSO Gala – Missa Solemnis · Masaaki Suzuki

In 1819, the year Raffles landed in Singapore, Beethoven wrote the first notes of Missa Solemnis. A grand setting of Mass, the work is considered one of the composer’s greatest achievements at the height of his career, a point in his life when Beethoven was practically completely deaf. The great composer never got a chance to hear his work, and on the opening page wrote “From … Continue reading Preview: SSO Gala – Missa Solemnis · Masaaki Suzuki

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The Studios 2019: An Interview with Felipe Cervera, Director of Miss British

As the Esplanade’s 2019 seasons of The Studios roars into its second week, The Art of Strangers presents a brand new show – Miss British. Based off an original idea by Sharon Frese, who stars alongside Grace Kalaiselvi, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and Riduan Zalani, Miss British is a devised, multi-disciplinary work questioning the British identity, thinking about issues of both the monarchy and slave trade. What then are the prejudices and social hierarchies left behind … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Felipe Cervera, Director of Miss British

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Arts, Interview, musical, Review, Singapore, The Theatre Practice, travel, travelXculture

Shanghai Nights: Liao Zhai Rocks! by The Theatre Practice (Review)

An overseas debut and source of Singaporean pride. SHANGHAI, CHINA – Presenting their original musical Liao Zhai Rocks! overseas for the very first time, it’s hard not to feel a sense of pride seeing The Theatre Practice’s name displayed across the massive theatre at Shanghai Culture Square. Written by Wu Xi, with soundtrack by Eric Ng and lyrics by Xiaohan, the musical feels only appropriate as debut, … Continue reading Shanghai Nights: Liao Zhai Rocks! by The Theatre Practice (Review)

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Arts House, Theatre

Review: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

Between living and dying, as presented by Ground Z-0. There are only two things that are certain in life – birth and death. With Always Every Time, Ground Z-0 presents the Singapore premiere of two new works each dealing with one of these certainties – Adib Kosnan’s Tiap Kali Aku… (Every Time I…) and Zelda Tatiana Ng’s 我在你左右 (Always On My Mind).  The double-bill began with Tiap Kali … Continue reading Review: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Ovalhouse’s Summer Season 2019

LONDON – Ovalhouse is set to move into their new home in Brixton in no time, but before they do that, they’ll be partying on with a brand new season of summer shows this May and June. For their 2019 summer season, Ovalhouse presents three new full length shows and four FiRST BiTES, making an incredible showcase of six new plays by their Young Associate Artists in … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Ovalhouse’s Summer Season 2019

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In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta at The Gate Theatre

LONDON – Edith Alibec’s multi award-winning adaptation of Aglaja Veteranyi’s autobiographical book Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta comes to the UK, bridging fiction and reality in one endlessly imaginative show. Previously performed in Bucharest (winner of the 2018 Bacău Fest Trophy, Actors for Actor Trophy and the Ştefan Iordache Onorific Prize), Zurich, New York, Stockholm and Germany, Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta follows … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta at The Gate Theatre

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In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Dot Collective presents One Hundred Trillion

LONDON – Referring to the one hundred trillion synapses forming memories within the human brain, this year, for Dementia Action Week 2019, The Dot Collective will be transforming the Old Vic Workrooms into an immersive world of memory and experience at One Hundred Trillion. Inspired by workshops with dementia groups during Dementia Action Week in 2018, One Hundred Trillion brings to life characters and stories through … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Dot Collective presents One Hundred Trillion

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