Category: Singapore

Singapore

GameZone Platform Highlights Pacquiao’s Legacy in Casino Play

The GameZone platform enters a new phase of locally inspired content through its collaboration with Manny Pacquiao, bringing the story of one of the Philippines’ most recognized athletes into a structured digital gaming environment. The partnership is designed to create themed releases that reflect Pacquiao’s career milestones and public image while remaining aligned with the platform’s regulated systems and technical safeguards. Rather than standing apart … Continue reading GameZone Platform Highlights Pacquiao’s Legacy in Casino Play

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Nine Years Theatre, Singapore

Preview: Electrify My World by Nine Years Theatre

Marking the end of Nine Years Theatre’s (NYT) 9th anniversary, the local theatre company will be presenting a brand new play this October. Written and directed by NYT’s Artistic Director Nelson Chia, Electrify My World takes inspiration from the controversial feud between two scientists, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Set in a period where scientists were rapidly developing new inventions constantly, what does it take … Continue reading Preview: Electrify My World by Nine Years Theatre

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Singapore

Preview: Forever Young (2021) by Sing’theatre

The last 2 years of the pandemic can make you feel as if you’ve aged 100 years, but Sing’theatre is here to remind you that you can always find a smidgen of youth, no matter how old you are, as their hit musical Forever Young returns this September at the Drama Centre theatre. Last staged in 2017, Forever Young celebrates Sing’theatre’s 15th anniversary, and is … Continue reading Preview: Forever Young (2021) by Sing’theatre

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Arts, Singapore

Gimme Ten! Radio playwriting competition ends on a high note

After close to five months, the results of the Gimme Ten! Radio playwriting competition was announced through an online prize-giving ceremony held at 3pm today, which also marks the end of the competition. The eight scripts that qualified for the finals were turned into radio plays and aired on official radio partner 96.3 HAO FM for two weeks. The radio plays were well-received and attracted … Continue reading Gimme Ten! Radio playwriting competition ends on a high note

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Preview: The Staff Room by Impromptu Meetings

After their last online outing with The Late Night Show with Xiao Ming, Impromptu Meetings are back again to disrupt your routines, with a brand new show this September. Titled The Staff Room, the show, aptly enough, takes place on the week of Teachers’ Day, and celebrates the ups and downs of teaching life. Starring Impromptu Meetings members Miriam Cheong, Adeeb Fazah and Cheryl Tan … Continue reading Preview: The Staff Room by Impromptu Meetings

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Wild Rice announces new play ‘Straight Acting’ by Thomas Lim

Leading theatre company Wild Rice has announced a brand new play by Thomas Lim premiering this October. Best known for writing the critically-acclaimed Grandmother Tongue and Supervision, get ready as Thomas tackles the topic of LGBTQ+ people and housing with Straight Acting. Straight Acting introduces us to two LGBTQ+ couples who pretend to be straight in order to start a family and make a life … Continue reading Wild Rice announces new play ‘Straight Acting’ by Thomas Lim

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan

Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. In Marvel’s WandaVision, superhero Vision utters the line “What is grief, if not love enduring?” Love, it seems, is both a blessing and a curse, ensuring that even as illogical as it seems, we want to press on and hold on to our beloved, even in the face of a seemingly endless barrage of conflicts. That then, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Film: ‘The Medium’ Soars At The Weekend Box Office

The second weekend box office for The Medium was up by $25,000, or 29%, compared to its first weekend – a rare feat for an independent Asian horror! The Medium took in SGD $111,100 from 19th to 22nd August and collected a total of SGD $300,000 to date. Despite an ordinary weekend with no public holidays, performance spiked and the film ranked third over the 4-day weekend, suggesting that Singaporeans are … Continue reading Film: ‘The Medium’ Soars At The Weekend Box Office

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Fashion, Fashion Forward, Singapore

Fashion Forward: Temasek Shophouse and Post-Museum collaborates fashion ‘repair’ in the second edition of Renew Earth Sweat Shop

Temasek Shophouse and Post-Museum have partnered up to bring awareness to the growing issue of fashion waste with the second edition of the Renew Earth Sweat Shop. In this second edition, the organisers want to tackle Singapore’s enormous problem of fashion waste, with over 131,000 tonnes of waste produced in 2020, through upcycling. Their hope is to galvanise a community to confront the issue of … Continue reading Fashion Forward: Temasek Shophouse and Post-Museum collaborates fashion ‘repair’ in the second edition of Renew Earth Sweat Shop

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Singaporean chillwave artist Houg releases single ‘Metro (4:35)’

Following the superlatively excellent debut EP, ‘The Oscillation Scene’ release, the year 2020 saw Singaporean Chillwave artist-producer, Houg, pushing his pop sensibilities and creative process through luscious grooves, collaborations, and an ever-growing canvas of visuals and vibrant textures that top each other with every single song release. This time, Houg has announced the release, ‘Metro (4:35)’. Out on 27 August 2021, Friday on all major digital … Continue reading Music Is: Singaporean chillwave artist Houg releases single ‘Metro (4:35)’

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