Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 2 (Review)

Blurring the lines of good and evil as Killing Eve dives ever deeper into the complicated relationship between Eve and Villanelle.  In the finale of Killing Eve Season 1, viewers were left shocked as MI6 agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) delivered a near-fatal wound to beautiful assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer), in a shocker that cemented the series as one of the most exciting new shows on television. … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 2 (Review)

Preview: Stephen Hough – Egyptian Piano Concerto by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Familiar friend of the SSO, distinguished British pianist Stephen Hough, is back this September to perform Saint-Saëns’s picturesque Egyptian Piano Concerto. This all-French programme directed by SSO Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Litton also features a rare opportunity to hear one of the finest examples of symphonic tradition from the hands of the French – the shimmering majesty of César Franck’s only Symphony. One of the … Continue reading Preview: Stephen Hough – Egyptian Piano Concerto by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 2 (Preview)

After leaving Villanelle for dead with a stab wound inflicted by Eve herself, the shocking Season 1 finale of critically-acclaimed BBC America series Killing Eve left viewers stunned and wanting more. As we stated in our Season 1 review, the core relationship between Villanelle and Eve is the strongest aspect of the show, and without a doubt, that seems set to be about to be pushed even … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 2 (Preview)

Preview: Moonfest 2019 by Esplanade -Theatres on the Bay

Hotels have begun to hawk their mooncakes again, and you know what that means – the annual Mid-Autumn Celebration is back, and the Esplanade is having a bash with a weekend of family fun with the return of Moonfest! Come enjoy some of the very best traditional Chinese arts by local and international artists and companies. With the 15th edition of the festival, over 60 free … Continue reading Preview: Moonfest 2019 by Esplanade -Theatres on the Bay

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019: Bryony Kimmings wins inaugural Popcorn Group Writing Award for I’m a Phoenix, Bitch

EDINBURGH – Bryony Kimmings has been presented with the inaugural Popcorn Group Writing Award in association with the Pleasance Theatre for her show I’m a Phoenix, Bitch. Celebrating writing excellence at the Fringe, the Award platforms writers and artists that ignite and challenge the status quo with the most fearless and topical piece of new writing. For her win, Kimmings received a cash prize of £2,500 … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019: Bryony Kimmings wins inaugural Popcorn Group Writing Award for I’m a Phoenix, Bitch

Preview: 1984 by The Young Company + An Interview with Director Daniel Jenkins

Following two years of practical training in all aspects of theatre, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Young Company are set to graduate this August, with a production of 1984 as their graduation show. With a script by Michael Gene Sullivan, based on the iconic novel by George Orwell, 1984 is a tale that brings us the story of Winston Smith, a cog in the giant, dystopian machine state of … Continue reading Preview: 1984 by The Young Company + An Interview with Director Daniel Jenkins

Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 1 (Review)

Obsession is a dangerous thing. From its title alone, Killing Eve sounds like your cut and dried thriller series, with a veritable female assassin and an MI6 agent caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game attempting to outwit each other. But there’s good reason why this show has received as many awards and as much critical acclaim as it has. Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (of Fleabag fame), Killing Eve is a genre-defying … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 1 (Review)

Preview: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap X Re-Run by How Drama

They’ve been getting kidnapped for 11 years now, but that hasn’t stopped the irreverent, irresistible and insane energy and humour of How Drama as they bring back Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap X for a rerun this August, after a fantastic sold-out run last year. In the show, five cast members embark on a theatrical marathon as they attempt to perform 31 plays in an … Continue reading Preview: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap X Re-Run by How Drama

Preview: The TENG Ensemble Presents Heirlooms 《传承》 – Reimagining the Sounds of our Chinese Forefathers

If you know next to nothing about the music traditions of Chinese dialect groups, you’re not alone. But that’s precisely why local arts company TENG is here to educate you about them, with their brand new documentary-concert Heirlooms, that reimagines the sounds of Singapore’s Chinese forefathers on 11th October 2019. Playing at the Esplanade Concert Hall, in support of the Singapore Bicentennial, the one-night-only showcase will premiere … Continue reading Preview: The TENG Ensemble Presents Heirlooms 《传承》 – Reimagining the Sounds of our Chinese Forefathers

Exhibition Extravaganza: 62 Years After Hamilton at the Mizuma Gallery

This August, Mizuma Gallery is set to present 62 Years After Hamilton, a group exhibition curated by Hermanto Soerjanto, featuring four Indonesian artists Agan Harahap, Heri Dono, indieguerillas, and Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro. Having emerged in the 1950s, Pop Art challenges the traditions of fine art by incorporating mundane imageries from popular and mass culture. In 1957, British artist Richard Hamilton, one of the pioneers of Pop … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: 62 Years After Hamilton at the Mizuma Gallery