In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

LONDON – This August, Announcement Productions is set to present Actually at Trafalgar Studios, the first Anna Ziegler play presented in London since the award-winning Photograph 51 in 2015. Directed by Oscar Toeman, Actually explores race, truth and sexual consent with a narrative centring on university students Amber (Yasmin Paige) and Tom (Simon Manyonda) when they hook up at a party and spend the night together. They may have agreed on the … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

Preview: How I Learned To Drive by Wag the Dog Theatre

Wag the Dog Theatre is back this June for their annual mainstage production. Once again playing at the Drama Centre Black Box, this year, they’re presenting Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive. Having premiered in March 1997, How I Learned to Drive is set in rural America in the 1960s, and exploring the life of L’il Bit, a teenage girl as she comes … Continue reading Preview: How I Learned To Drive by Wag the Dog Theatre

Singapore International Piano Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Lim Yan

The 26th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival returns this May and brings together four of the world’s best virtuoso pianists, each performing solo at the Victoria Concert Hall over the four day festival. In the lead-up to the performances, we spoke to Singaporean pianist Lim Yan, the newly appointed Artistic Director of the festival and the first in SSO history to be an … Continue reading Singapore International Piano Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Lim Yan

Preview: TheatreWorks Writers’ Lab – N.O.W. 2019

Theatreworks’ Writers’ Lab programme has been in place since the 1990s, continually encouraging and developing Singapore playwriting with its varied programmes. But this year, they’re changing up the formula a little, and integrating the brand new Not Ordinary Work (N.O.W.) into the programme, dedicating a three week programme to celebrating, as its title suggests, work that goes beyond the ordinary. Helmed by theatre practitioner Noorlinah Mohamed, N.O.W. is an interdiciplinary … Continue reading Preview: TheatreWorks Writers’ Lab – N.O.W. 2019

Preview: Esplanade Presents – The Far Side of the Moon by Ex Machina/Robert Lepage

The Esplanade is set for one of their biggest productions of the year, as they present visionary Canadian theatre director Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon this November. Touching on a narrative set against the backdrop of the race to the moon between the Americans and the Russians, our story instead centres on Philippe, a struggling introverted philosopher, and his younger brother Andre, a successful … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade Presents – The Far Side of the Moon by Ex Machina/Robert Lepage

Preview: Papa directed by Sharul Channa

If you grew up with an Asian father, you might remember him as someone gruff, cold, and not at all that good at communicating his feelings. And therein lies the complicated relationship between Asian fathers and their kids, something stand-up comedian Sharul Channa has taken inspiration from in her brand new work Papa as it premieres this Father’s Day. On the inspiration behind the work, Sharul … Continue reading Preview: Papa directed by Sharul Channa

Preview: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s Cultural Extravaganza 2019

  The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s annual Cultural Extravaganza is back for its 3rd edition this May! Celebrating all facets of Chinese culture over 3 weeks, come witness the centre come alive with an immersive line-up of programmes, inviting all to rediscover cultural influences intertwined in our everyday life. This year’s programme is set to be a treat for all the senses, with heart-stopping action to insightful exhibitions, … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s Cultural Extravaganza 2019

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: salt. at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – This May, the Royal Court presents Selina Thompson’s award-winning, internationally renowned play, salt. Charting her real journey across the Atlantic as she retraces one of the Transatlantic Slave routes, the one woman show stars Rochelle Rose, and is part of the writer’s wider body of work looking at Black British identity. In February 2016, two artists got on a cargo ship, and retraced one of the routes … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: salt. at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: White Pearl at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Making her international playwriting debut this May, the Royal Court Theatre presents New York-based writer Anchuli Felicia King’s White Pearl. Directed byNana Dakin, White Pearl is set in Singapore, where Clearday™ has developed from a small start-up company to a leading international cosmetic brand in less than a year. But when a draft of the company’s latest skin cream advert is leaked, the video goes viral globally for … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: White Pearl at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

SIFA 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani

We’re less than a week away from the launch of the 2019 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), marking the second year of Gaurav Kripalani’s stint as Festival Director, and if anything, we’re incredibly excited about the lineup for this year, with even more programmes, internationally renowned artists and premieres happening across Singapore for almost three whole weeks. Sitting down with Gaurav himself, we catch … Continue reading SIFA 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani