Dongpo – Life in Poems: Director Shen Wei on bringing the famous Chinese poet’s works to life onstage

The acclaimed choreographer talks about the poet, artist and restless traveller who inspired Dongpo: Life in Poems, making its Singapore debut this December. There is a piece of calligraphy written by Shen Wei’s father hanging in the choreographer’s New York apartment. It features the work of Su Dongpo, the legendary Song Dynasty poet who has occupied much of Shen’s thoughts in recent years. The connection … Continue reading Dongpo – Life in Poems: Director Shen Wei on bringing the famous Chinese poet’s works to life onstage

★★★★★ Theatre Review: CATS The Musical (2026) by Base Entertainment Asia

An eccentric, otherworldly musical that embraces its own peculiarities, this latest production of CATS is a mesmerising showcase of theatrical imagination, feline physicality and musical grandeur. Duration: 150 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission There is perhaps no other musical quite like Cats. Even by the standards of Andrew Lloyd Webber, it is an unusual beast, with a premise that is difficult to explain, a … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: CATS The Musical (2026) by Base Entertainment Asia

Preview: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts

Gateway Arts’ How To Be A Kid follows a 12-year-old girl who tries to hold her grieving family together, inviting children and adults to explore loss, difficult emotions and the importance of leaning on one another. When a family experiences a loss, everyone grieves differently. Some may retreat into silence, others may try to keep life running as normally as possible, while children might struggle … Continue reading Preview: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts

Preview: CATS The Musical Returns to Singapore This October With a New Company of Jellicle Cats

The beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber musical returns to Sands Theatre from 29 October to 22 November, featuring a new cast, spectacular choreography and the timeless anthem “Memory”. The Jellicle Cats are coming back to Singapore. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS The Musical, one of the most celebrated productions in musical theatre history, will return to Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands from 29 October to 22 … Continue reading Preview: CATS The Musical Returns to Singapore This October With a New Company of Jellicle Cats

★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Crack The Case – Wonderland by Sight Lines Entertainment

Sight Lines dives into a lighter, fantastical mystery inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic in their final instalment of Crack the Case. Duration: ~105 minutes Over the years, Sight Lines Entertainment has carved out a niche for itself in its Crack The Case series of immersive mystery experiences, and it has become rather good at them. The company’s productions have often excelled in their world-building, concepts … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Crack The Case – Wonderland by Sight Lines Entertainment

Preview: ATTACK on TITAN – The Musical [進撃の巨人] brings epic world tour to Singapore in April 2027

The original Japanese production makes its first Asian stop outside Japan at Sands Theatre, blending live vocals, high-impact action and cutting-edge stage technology. The walls are about to come down in Singapore. Based on Hajime Isayama’s globally acclaimed manga, ATTACK on TITAN: The Musical will make its way to Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands from 15 April to 2 May 2027, marking the production’s … Continue reading Preview: ATTACK on TITAN – The Musical [進撃の巨人] brings epic world tour to Singapore in April 2027

★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Whale by The Actors’ Studio Seni Teater Rakyat

The Whale carries the weight of everything we cannot say in this emotional adaptation of Samuel D. Hunter’s play. Duration: 120 minutes There is a whale waiting for us when we enter the theatre. Not a living one, but its skeleton: a great, looming reminder of what once was, and of what remains after everything else has been stripped away. The cast is already onstage, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Whale by The Actors’ Studio Seni Teater Rakyat

Preview: Dongpo – Life in Poems 现代舞诗剧《诗忆东坡》by Castiglione Arts and Culture Pty Ltd

What does the soul of a poet who lived nearly a thousand years ago look like in motion? This December, the Esplanade Theatre will offer an answer with Dongpo: Life in Poems, an operatic contemporary dance drama that brings the world of Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo vividly into the present. Directed and choreographed by internationally acclaimed artist Shen Wei, the production is less a … Continue reading Preview: Dongpo – Life in Poems 现代舞诗剧《诗忆东坡》by Castiglione Arts and Culture Pty Ltd

Preview: Playwrights’ Cove 2026 – From Page To Stage by The Necessary Stage

What happens when a writer accustomed to the intimacy of the page has to make a story live, breathe and speak in front of an audience? That question is what sits in the centre of Playwrights’ Cove 2026: From Page to Stage, The Necessary Stage’s annual playwriting programme, which this year brings four literary artists into the theatre-making process. Ahmad Syarif, Daryl Qilin Yam, Noonherd … Continue reading Preview: Playwrights’ Cove 2026 – From Page To Stage by The Necessary Stage

Interview: Artistic Director Derrick Chew on the next chapter of the Crack The Case series and Sight Lines Entertainment

For Derrick Chew, the fifth edition of Crack The Case is both an ending and a beginning. The upcoming Crack The Case: Wonderland marks the final instalment of the immersive mystery series in its current form, but Chew is quick to point out that the mystery itself is not going away. After five editions, Sight Lines Entertainment is ready to take what it has learnt … Continue reading Interview: Artistic Director Derrick Chew on the next chapter of the Crack The Case series and Sight Lines Entertainment