After a tumultuous 2020 for the arts scene, live performances are finally coming back as social distancing measures begin to ease up. But with limited seating in venues, staging a live show is simply not as feasible for smaller arts companies, especially for those used to operating in smaller venues such as black boxes and studio spaces. A black box such as the 120-seater Drama … Continue reading Preview: Strike! Digital Festival 2021
After a heavy year that’s been full of downs, it’s time to take a walk on the lighter side of things, as Flipside returns to Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay this May. Following an abrupt cancellation last year due to the pandemic, Flipside is back as a hybrid digital and live festival, with a whole host of innovative programmes to put a smile on … Continue reading Preview: Flipside 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
LONDON – After a year of silence on the West End, audiences are invited to dust off their flares to become a Dancing Queen and say ‘Thank You For The Music’ with ABBA MANIA. Last seen in the West End nearly two decades ago, the world’s number one touring ABBA tribute concert is back by popular demand this May. Coming to the Shaftesbury Theatre, it’s … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Critically acclaimed ABBA MANIA returns to the West End for the first time in 19 years
LONDON – Addressing the ecological crisis of our time, Orleans House Gallery’s Remember the Future will see artists in residence setting up studios in this historic gallery on Richmond’s riverside. Over time our relationship with nature has become damaged; Remember the Future will explore how we can renew this relationship using the guest artists’ research to investigate the ways in which it can be fixed. … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Orleans House Gallery announces bold exhibition Remember the Future to address current environmental crisis
LONDON – In the devastating 2020 explosion, the largest non-nuclear blast in history, all of Beirut’s theatres were destroyed. Whispers International will unite British playwrights with acclaimed Lebanese artists; all the proceeds of this online production will go towards helping the theatres rebuild and to support emerging Lebanese artists to create art once more. Facing a pandemic, a global theatre shutdown and Lebanon’s economic crisis … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Rebuilding Beirut’s theatre community with ‘Whispers International’
LONDON – Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the longest running show in the world, which has been suspended since the pandemic resulted in the closure of UK theatres in March 2020 – is to re-open in the West End on Monday 17th May 2021. Two sets of casts – comprising Olivier Award winners and highly acclaimed stars of TV and film – will come together … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: All star cast unite as Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ leads the West End out of lockdown
The 27th edition of the annual Singapore International Piano Festival is back this June, with four virtuoso pianists performing a broad scope of musical works across just four days. Kseniia Vokhmianina, Churen Li, Nicholas Loh and Chang Yun-Hua will each perform solo recitals in the historic Victoria Concert Hall over the festival’s four nights. Lim Yan, Artistic Director of the Singapore International Piano Festival, said: “The 27th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival … Continue reading Preview: 27th Singapore International Piano Festival
The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (HKRep) has announced their brand new theatre season for 2021–22 theatre season. Themed “Theatre Returns to Life”, the company enters the new season with the hope of the pandemic receding and the public embracing the theatre again. Season highlights include August Strindberg classic work To Damascus, Part One, Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, new works The Finale of Mr. AD and Ambiguous, the second … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKRep announce 2021-22 season
KUALA LUMPUR – After conquering new ground last month with KLoud Fest, Malaysia’s first digital arts festival, Liver & Lung returns this April with an intimate, concert version of their award winning adaptation of Yasmin Ahmad’s iconic film: Sepet The Musical. This will be Malaysia’s first live musical since the bans on live performances have been lifted. Sepet The Musical In Concert will feature all … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: Sepet The Musical In Concert by Liver & Lung
LONDON – Turtle Opera, a music and drama creative project for children on the autism spectrum, has announced its free workshop series for 2021. Allowing children to create their own group performance of music and story, the Saturday workshops will initially be held on Zoom and then at the Ogston Music School – St Edward’s School, Oxford. The workshops are vitally important as they support … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Turtle Opera announces free workshops for children on the autism spectrum
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