Category: Interview

Arts, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Necessary Stage, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Of Digital Cats and The Future of Social Media: Sanctuary by The Necessary Stage & HANCHU-YUEI (Preview)

This November, The Necessary Stage will be rounding off their 30th Anniversary with an all new-collaborative work with contemporary Japanese theatre company HANCHU-YUEI and we couldn’t be more excited. In previous collaborations, The Necessary Stage has always had a chance to push their work to new limits, exploring new aesthetics and themes most of their main season wouldn’t otherwise. Much like their earlier work Frozen Angels, which … Continue reading Of Digital Cats and The Future of Social Media: Sanctuary by The Necessary Stage & HANCHU-YUEI (Preview)

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Interview, London, Music, musical, Preview, Theatre

Preview: The Jungle Book by Jessica Swale

LONDON – An all new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved classic The Jungle Book hits theatres this November. Written by Jessica Swale and directed by Max Webster, with music by internationally renowned jazz songwriter Joe Stilgoe, the production will premiere Royal & Derngate, Northampton on 28th November and runs till 31st December before embarking on a UK national tour, starting in Chichester. Last adapted as a live action … Continue reading Preview: The Jungle Book by Jessica Swale

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Finger Players, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Victoria Theatre

The Spirits Play: An Interview with Director Oliver Chong and Actor Tay Kong Hui

The second play in their Contemporary/Classics series, the Finger Players will be restaging theatre legend Kuo Pao Kun’s The Spirits Play in the final week of October, in the week immediately following Poop! The Spirits Play is a haunting, anti-war work that follows five spirits in conversation, all killed during World War II as they discuss the enemies that led to their death, both without and within their … Continue reading The Spirits Play: An Interview with Director Oliver Chong and Actor Tay Kong Hui

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre.

Grandmother Tongue: An Interview with Playwright Thomas Lim and Actor Tan Shou Chen

The fastest selling show at W!ld Rice’s 2016 Singapore Theatre Festival was none other than Thomas Lim’s Grandmother Tongue, so it makes complete sense that they’re bringing it back this September for an extended month long run! Starring Tan Shou Chen, Jalyn Han and Rei Poh, Grandmother Tongue follows a grandson as he attempts to connect with his octogenarian grandmother, who can only speak Teochew. We follow them as they bond … Continue reading Grandmother Tongue: An Interview with Playwright Thomas Lim and Actor Tan Shou Chen

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Arts, Film, Interview, Preview, Singapore

Artist Spotlight: An Interview with 667 Producer Royston Tan

  Missed the chance to catch the newest set of short films from some of Singapore’s very best up and coming filmmakers back in May? No worries, the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) will be bringing back film anthology 667 for a special screening this weekend! 667 is Singapore’s first ever dialect film anthology and made its premiere in May as part of the inaugural Cultural Extravaganza. Commissioned … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: An Interview with 667 Producer Royston Tan

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Arts, Interview, London, Music

Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Lucy Rose

We caught up with English folk singer Lucy Rose while on her Cinema Tour in Singapore, talking about her fans, her inspiration and her life changing trip to South America.  Last seen here in 2016 performing at the Neon Lights festival in Singapore, British songstress Lucy Rose has gone through quite the experience since then. Inspired by the numerous tweets fans in South America had … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Lucy Rose

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Preview: An Interview with the Cast of The Addams Family!

If you think your family’s weird, wait till you meet the Addams Family. Mediacorp Vizpro is bringing the world’s kookiest, spookiest family back to Singapore this November and you’re invited to meet the whole clan! First conceived as a series of comics, The Addams Family steadily grew from its humble roots to being adapted to multiple animated and live action TV series, and of course, the … Continue reading Preview: An Interview with the Cast of The Addams Family!

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Arts, Dance with Me, Interview, Mastercard Theatres, Music, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Meeting the Cast of West Side Story!

West Side Story opened last night to resounding applause, and we can’t wait to catch it tonight! We’ll of course be letting you guys know what we thought of it in our review (stay tuned for that), but before the big night, we got a chance to meet the cast and catch a preview of some snippets of tonight’s gala performance at a media call … Continue reading Meeting the Cast of West Side Story!

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Arts, Experimental, Finger Players, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Victoria Theatre

Poop!: An Interview with Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Actress Janice Koh

As part of their Contemporary/Classics series for their 2017 Main Season, the Finger Players are bringing back Chong Tze Chien’s Poop! this October! Last staged in 2010, this restaging will feature all of the original cast and production team. Masters of applying puppetry in the most ingenuous and creative of ways, Poop! is a heartbreaking, dark fairytale about dealing with grief…but as seen through a child’s eyes. We managed to … Continue reading Poop!: An Interview with Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Actress Janice Koh

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72-13, Arts, Experimental, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Theatreworks

Preview: Off Kilter by Theatreworks (+Interview with Ramesh Meyyappan!)

Glasgow-based Singaporean physical theatre master Ramesh Meyyappan makes a hotly anticipated return to the local theatre scene this October with his latest work: Off Kilter. Off Kilter follows Joe Kilter, hiding away in his own happy routine and preferring anonymity over fame. But as a change knocks his routine completely off track (and his house sideways), Joe Kilter’s life becomes, quite frankly, off kilter. As he closes … Continue reading Preview: Off Kilter by Theatreworks (+Interview with Ramesh Meyyappan!)

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