Category: Singapore Arts, Theatre.

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.

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Review: Family Secrets by The Necessary Stage

From the schoolyard to a dementia day care center- The Necessary Stage has definitely been busy! In addition to their recent production of the classic Those Who Can’t, Teach, TNS continues its 30th anniversary celebrations during that very same weekend with Family Secrets, a Theatre For Seniors double-bill centered around the elderly and their families. In this restaging, Cultural Medallion winner and playwright Haresh Sharma … Continue reading Review: Family Secrets by The Necessary Stage

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Part 1 – Preview: Tropicana The Musical

The 60s were a sexy, exciting time, as evidenced by Hairspray. But have you ever wondered just how fabulous things were in Singapore? In one of the biggest local productions since W!ld Rice’s Hotel, Tropicana brings together some of Singapore’s very best talent from the arts world to create a bang up period musical that’s bound to set hearts flutter and pine with nostalgia for the swingin’ 60s. … Continue reading Part 1 – Preview: Tropicana The Musical

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Review: Constellations by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Having received critical acclaim when it played on Broadway, we were very excited about the premiere of Constellations in Singapore. Written by Nick Payne in 2012, Constellations is a love story set across parallel worlds in a multiverse, where protagonists Roland and Marianne engage with a series of possibilities and alternate realities. Roland (Edward Harrison) is an inhibited and introverted beekeeper, surrounded by creatures with a singular purposes in … Continue reading Review: Constellations by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Review: Those Who Can’t, Teach by The Necessary Stage

Over the last 30 years, The Necessary Stage has established itself as one of the foremost Singaporean theatre companies, producing seminal works that send across a strong social message, thanks to the work of Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma. Of their productions, Those Who Can’t, Teach stands out as one of their classics. Originally staged in 1990 before receiving a restaging in 2010, Those Who Can’t, Teach celebrates … Continue reading Review: Those Who Can’t, Teach by The Necessary Stage

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Preview: ITSY by The Finger Players

The Finger Players opens their 2017 season with one of the biggest productions to date, held at the historic and gorgeous Victoria Theatre in an epic musical about the powerful bond between family members and filled with the nostalgia of nursery rhymes. Itsy takes place in a world of nursery rhymes gone dark where Little Miss Muffet’s Itsy Bitsy spider (the ever charming Broadway Beng Sebastian Tan) … Continue reading Preview: ITSY by The Finger Players

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Preview: Family Secrets by TNS’ Theatre For Seniors

The Necessary Stage’s Theatre For Seniors troupe returns to the stage once again, and they’re in on TNS’ 30th Anniversary too! This March, the team will be directed by Peter Sau to restage two of Haresh Sharma’s works: Don’t Forget to Remember Me and Don’t Know, Don’t Care in this thrilling double bill. Both plays deal with families coming to terms with sudden illness that strikes … Continue reading Preview: Family Secrets by TNS’ Theatre For Seniors

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Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios: Margins

The Esplanade’s 2017 Season of the Studios is titled Margins, and will feature four plays by The Necessary Stage’s Haresh Sharma, as various other artists tackle his long and illustrious history of works. Check it out this March and April, and here’s a glimpse of what’s in store: Fundamentally Happy Nelson Chia takes on this award-winning script by giving it the Nine Years Theatre treatment and … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios: Margins

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Preview: Sister Act @ Marina Bay Sands

Raise your hands in the air and praise the lord! Five-time Tony-nominated musical Sister Act finally makes its way to our shores and is here to feed your soul with the power of faith and sass. Adapted from Whoopi Goldberg’s 1992 comedy film, Sister Act the musical comes to Singapore to bring some serious soul to our small island. Sister Act follows the tale of wannabe disco diva Deloris Van … Continue reading Preview: Sister Act @ Marina Bay Sands

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Preview: The Finger Players 2017 Season

Bilingual theatre company The Finger Players make a smashing return to their roots this season with not one but three plays that highlight their history in puppetry, with an all new musical by Chong Tze Chien and restagings of both a classic piece from Kuo Pao Kun and a modern, heartbreaking classic often considered the Finger Players’ best. Itsy The Musical Itsy takes on the world … Continue reading Preview: The Finger Players 2017 Season

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Preview: Normal by Checkpoint Theatre

Checkpoint Theatre enters their 2017 season with a throwback with their previously sold out show – Normal by Faith Ng. Directed by Claire Wong, their 2015 smash hit returns to the Drama Centre Black Box, and its themes of education and expectations remain as pertinent as ever. Secondary 5 Normal Academic students Ashley and Daphne struggle in school, juggling a potent cocktail of demands from their … Continue reading Preview: Normal by Checkpoint Theatre

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