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Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Review)

Torn down but not gone, the voices of Sungei Road live on in this piece of verbatim theatre. 10 July 2017. For most people, it was an ordinary day. But for the vendors of Sungei Road, that’s a date that marked the end of their lives as they knew it, the official day the historic Thieves’ Market was closed for good, and its inhabitants displaced … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Review)

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An Interview with Bound Theatre Members Wee Xuan Yi and Teng Zi Ying

As much as we love the well-established, big players in the local theatre scene, each time we attend a play, we’re also thinking about some issues at the back of our heads: “is there a new generation of theatremakers to eventually inherit these legacies?” Thankfully, Singapore does have a smattering of young theatre companies and collectives, each finding their own way as they produce new … Continue reading An Interview with Bound Theatre Members Wee Xuan Yi and Teng Zi Ying

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Singapore Food Festival 2018: The 50 Cents Fest Is Back!

As part of the 2018 Singapore Food Festival, the hugely popular 50 Cents Fest is coming back for the third time! Inspired by the colonial era of 1930s Singapore, watch as the 100 metre long Chinatown Food Street takes on the glory days of its past and takes visitors back in time. And what happens in the past? Cheaper food of course, with the price of … Continue reading Singapore Food Festival 2018: The 50 Cents Fest Is Back!

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Working Out Together: People’s Association’s Be the ImPAct – Project Social Wellbeing

Healthy lifestyles have never been more in vogue than today. But working out alone in a gym can be both terrifying and unmotivational. That’s why the People’s Association (PA) have launched Be the ImPAct – Project Social Wellbeing. The first event of the programme launched on Monday, 23 July 2018 with a mass workout seeing 500 participants get down and take part simultaneously in fitness activities … Continue reading Working Out Together: People’s Association’s Be the ImPAct – Project Social Wellbeing

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Paris Saint-Germain – Road To ICC 2018: Celebrating Their Arrival and Official Launch of Regional HQ

This week, Singapore will see a gathering of champions as three of the world’s best football teams descend on our island city for the International Champions Cup Singapore 2018. Get ready for an epic showdown as Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain take each other on in three exciting matches at the National Stadium on 26th, 28th and 30th July. In this article, we’re taking … Continue reading Paris Saint-Germain – Road To ICC 2018: Celebrating Their Arrival and Official Launch of Regional HQ

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Music for Everyone: Variations on a Theme to be Presented at the Singapore Pavilion at 58th Venice Biennale

To be given a chance to represent Singapore at an international level is a rare and incredibly prestigious opportunity, be it in the realm of politics, sports or the arts. So to do so at one of the oldest and most renowned Biennales in the world is certainly a golden opportunity, and at the 58th Venice Biennale held from 11th May to 24th November 2019, that position … Continue reading Music for Everyone: Variations on a Theme to be Presented at the Singapore Pavilion at 58th Venice Biennale

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Review: Tuesdays with Morrie 《最后14堂星期二的课》 by Godot Theatre Company

Simple but powerful staging of a modern classic that through death, teaches one how to live. 20 years on from when Mitch Albom’s internationally bestselling biographical novel Tuesdays with Morrie was first published, the lessons imparted by an old college professor to his former student remain fiercely relevant even today, still teaching readers everywhere how to live a good life from the wise words between its covers. Based … Continue reading Review: Tuesdays with Morrie 《最后14堂星期二的课》 by Godot Theatre Company

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Preview: Graceful by Flugelman Productions

LONDON – Written by Hayley Ricketson and directed by Mike Cottrell, Flugelman Productions will be presenting Graceful at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, after a successful, sold out run at the RADA Festival. Longlisted for Theatre 503’s Playwriting Award in 2016, Graceful follows 17-year-old Grace as her alcoholic father checks himself into rehab, and as a result, is sent to live with his distant cousin, 38-year-old Rhonda, a … Continue reading Preview: Graceful by Flugelman Productions

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Make New Orleans Your Next Trip and Discover the Delights of its Arts and Food Festivals

Singapore is always brilliant, but every once in a while we need a break. For those who enjoy the arts and fancy something a little bit different, look to the USA for inspiration. The likely choices are usually the East and West coasts, with Broadway in New York and the home of cinema in Hollywood, Los Angeles. However, for those with a bit of an … Continue reading Make New Orleans Your Next Trip and Discover the Delights of its Arts and Food Festivals

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Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Review)

The faghag is elevated to modern day superhero in Pam Oei’s hugely entertaining, big hearted origin story.  On their own, ‘fag’ and ‘hag’ are pretty derogatory words. But as Singapore’s biggest faghag puts it, two negatives make a positive, and Pam Oei celebrates the term in all its glory in her aptly titled cabaret show of the same name. Faghag opens in song as Pam confidently strides … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Review)

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