This section covers the Singapore Arts and Theatre Scene. This very vibrant scene is amazing and we will update the latest happenings and giveaways. Stay Tuned.
I AM tackles the frenzied, anonymous modern love of Internet dating. Hong Kong, 2017. Much like every other metropolitan city out there, the yuppie citizens spend their days in offices and spend their nights at hip bars and nice restaurants. And like every young, ambitious person, one eventually stops to think: is there more to this life? Meet Jane (Heather Cooper), a typical office drone … Continue reading Review: Love Pings by I AM
You gotta have faith, but you’re also gonna have fun at BASE Entertainment’s Sister Act. In lieu of the upcoming production of hit musical Sister Act at Mastercard Theatres, we went down to get a preview of what we had in store for us! Adapted from the hit 90s film of the same name starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act is a madcap comedy adventure following the exploits of … Continue reading Preview: Sister Act Press Call!
For the first time since their inception, Pangdemonium! will be presenting an original play – TANGO by acclaimed local playwright Joel Tan! Receiving its world premiere in May, TANGO was inspired by true events from the blog “4 Relative Strangers” by James Williams, the pseudonym for the real Koh-Waites who outraged a Chinese restaurant in Singapore who couldn’t accept their presence as the adopted parents of two sons. … Continue reading Preview: TANGO by Pangdemonium!
Created by American performance artist and director Kate March, I AM is a passionate, all female creative collective based in Hong Kong that’ve won critical acclaim for their immersive and interactive theatre experiences, combining fashion, dance, live art and music that appeals to the modern, metropolitan theatre goer with their boundless imagination. In Love Pings, the ladies of I AM narrate the story of Hong Kong’s … Continue reading Preview: Love Pings by I AM
Based on the popular children’s book of the same name by theatre practitioner Zizi Azah, The Esplanade presents a glorious stage adaptation directed by Daniel Jenkins that tingles with creativity with its all star creative team. Spreading the message of acceptance with the simple story of a pair of mismatched socks, Fatimah follows our young heroine with a sunny disposition who dares to be different. When told … Continue reading Review: Fatimah and her Magic Socks by The Esplanade
For one weekend only, Base Entertainment Asia and Mastercard Theatres will play host to the most ancient opera house in the world, Naples’ Teatro Di San Carlo, as they present the classic beloved ballet piece Giselle. Starring Giuseppe Picone, Anna Chiara Amirante, Claudia D’Antonio and Alessandro Staiano, Giselle is a tale of unrequited true love where the titular Giselle dances to her death following a broken heart, after … Continue reading Preview: Giselle by Teatro Di San Carlo
First written by Chinese theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun as a play, Lao Jiu has since seen 2 more revivals in 2005 and 2012, reincarnated as a showstopping musical. This time around, The Theatre Practice returns with a new staging of the hit show, and boy were we glad we managed to catch it. Lao Jiu (Sugie Phua), literally “the ninth child”, is the first and only … Continue reading Review: Laojiu The Musical by The Theatre Practice
Esplanade’s 2017 PLAYtime! series features Fatimah and Her Magic Socks, adapted from the children’s book of the same name. Aimed at children aged 2-4 years old, Fatimah will convey the message of acceptance through a simple analogy of mismatched socks. The PLAYtime! series is an interactive experience and will appeal to kids with the 360 degree action, with actors weaving in and out of the audience, and audience members … Continue reading Preview: Fatimah and her Magic Socks by The Esplanade
W!ld Rice has always been known to be one of the glitziest theatre companies in Singapore, but with its restaging of Harvey Fierstein’s La Cage Aux Folles, it can safely walk away with the title of the brightest – what with its one THOUSAND lightbulb set, framing the stage in a cage pattern reflecting the translation of the play’s title (the “caged madwoman”). But the set wasn’t … Continue reading Review: La Cage Aux Folles by W!ld Rice
Coming hot on the heels of his Best Actor win at the recent Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards, Andrew Marko stars in yet another affecting play that not only tugs at audiences’ heartstrings, but also delivers a very powerful message about mental illness. In this solo show, Marko, brimming with boundless energy, stars as an unnamed six year old growing up with a depressed mother. … Continue reading Review: Every Brilliant Thing by Bhumi Collective
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