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Preview: Fight For Hope – Singapore Kickboxing Nationals

The Singapore Fighting Championship’s (SFC) first event of the year, Fight For Hope – The Singapore Kickboxing Nationals will take place on 25 February 2017, in collaboration with Trifecta Martial Arts. The event is sanctioned by the World Association of Kickboxing Organization (WAKO), and searches for Singapore’s top kickboxers to join the National Kickboxing Team. One of the highlights of the night will include bouts by WAKO’s national kickboxer, … Continue reading Preview: Fight For Hope – Singapore Kickboxing Nationals

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Preview: Constellations by SRT

Making its Singaporean debut, SRT proudly presents Nick Payne’s Constellations! Originally setting hearts aflutter with Jake Gyllenhaal in its Broadway run, this timeless tale of boy meets girl takes a twist, playing on the infinite ‘what ifs’ in other lives. The romantic course of Marianne (Singapore born and raised Stephanie Street) and Roland (UK actor Edward Harrison), a physicist and beekeeper, is charted over a series of … Continue reading Preview: Constellations by SRT

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Review: Detention Katong by Dream Academy

Detention Katong is the latest big budget production from Dream Academy. If you’ve ever been through secondary school, or know anyone currently going through it, then this is one musical you can’t miss. The concept of detention can hold different meanings for people – a dreaded label that one is a ‘bad person’ or even escape from the world. Written by Selena Tan and co-directed by … Continue reading Review: Detention Katong by Dream Academy

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Review: Crossings by young & W!LD

The young & W!LD team is back with Crossings this weekend, a double-bill production that serves up some rather bold juxtapositions. Take for instance the fact that Crossings plays at Centre 42 at Bras Basah, right across from the church volunteer-run Crossings Café. Coincidence? Perhaps not. young & W!LD’s latest batch of young theatre-makers seem keen to shake things up a little for the Singaporean … Continue reading Review: Crossings by young & W!LD

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Review: Chicago @ Mastercard Theatres

The UK touring company of Broadway and West End sensation Chicago, directed by Ian Waller, has finally made its way to our shores, coming straight in after a show in Birmingham. And while the wait was long, it was worth it. Having been adapted into an Academy Award winning film and receiving critical acclaim onstage, Chicago is one of those musicals that’s hard to go wrong with. Following the … Continue reading Review: Chicago @ Mastercard Theatres

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Preview: Pottymouth by Sharul Channa

Sharul Channa meets us at a local Starbucks. She’s a tall woman, confident when we greet each other and armed with a clear, crisp voice. All of this of course, is bundled with her bombshell of a personality with a bellyful of laughter, and has firmly established herself as a comedienne who cares, and wants the best for those around her. Married to fellow comedian … Continue reading Preview: Pottymouth by Sharul Channa

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Preview: Those Who Can’t Teach by The Necessary Stage

The Necessary Stage celebrates its 30th anniversary with a restaging of one their best-loved plays: Those Who Can’t, Teach! First staged in 1990 and later on in 2010 to full houses, Those Who Can’t, Teach is a modern Singaporean theatre classic by TNS artistic director Alvin Tan and resident playwright Haresh Sharma. TWCT touches on an issue every Singaporean is familiar with: education. Set in a … Continue reading Preview: Those Who Can’t Teach by The Necessary Stage

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Preview: The Pillowman by Pangdemonium

First staged locally in 2007, Pangdemonium starts off their 2017 season with Martin McDonagh’s critically acclaimed play The Pillowman.  A police procedural play revolving around a writer accused of murder, Tracie Pang returns once again to direct, along with three of its original cast members: Daniel Jenkins, Shane Mardjuki and Adrian Pang. This time around, The Pillowman will be staged at the glorious Victoria Theatre. Winner of two Tony Awards and … Continue reading Preview: The Pillowman by Pangdemonium

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Preview: The Roar of Singapore by Ringstar Management

Following on the success of the ONE Championship held in previous years, boxing in Singapore is about to break new waves and usher in a new height of prestige this February. Organized by the amazing ‘RingStar Management’, The Roar of Singapore is set to be the biggest Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) event in history, with a whopping four UBO titles up for grabs. Headlining the … Continue reading Preview: The Roar of Singapore by Ringstar Management

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[Review] Huayi Festival 2017: Cloud Gate 2 – Triple Bill

In their much anticipated debut performance in Singapore as part of Huayi 2017, Cloud Gate 2 presented a triple bill programme featuring two pieces by the company’s artistic director, Cheng Tsung-Lung and a shorter piece by guest choreographer and frequent collaborator, Huang Yi. Although Cloud Gate 2 is the sister company of the critically acclaimed Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, unlike other junior troupes, … Continue reading [Review] Huayi Festival 2017: Cloud Gate 2 – Triple Bill

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