Arts of the UK 2021: Nevill Holt Opera moves outdoors this August with its largest and most inclusive opera festival

LONDON – While the country remains locked down, Nevill Holt Opera (NHO) is looking ahead and has made the bold decision to move its opera festival outdoors and stage it later than usual this summer. With dates now throughout August, NHO will build an outdoor stage and seating that will enable each performance to play to a socially distanced audience of up to 650 people. At … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Nevill Holt Opera moves outdoors this August with its largest and most inclusive opera festival

Arts of the UK 2021: ‘Theatre Support Fund+ launches children’s t-shirts to raise more funds

LONDON – The creators of ‘The Show Must Go On!’ Campaign, the Theatre Support Fund+ (TSF+) are thrilled to launch products for children, the first of its kind in their range of merchandise.  The new items include Children’s T-Shirts, Draw String Sports Bags and Mobile Phone Cases. While theatres remain closed, TSF+ are continuing to come up with new initiatives to raise further monies for charities Acting … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: ‘Theatre Support Fund+ launches children’s t-shirts to raise more funds

Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa’s third and fourth Tales from the Front Line to be released online

LONDON – The third and fourth films from Tales from the Front Line, Talawa Theatre Company’s challenging and vital online series, will be released on their website from 12pm on Thursday 11th February 2021. The six-episode series uses verbatim interviews with Black key workers to explore the complex impact of the Covid-19 crisis on those on the Front Line of the pandemic. The new films raise … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa’s third and fourth Tales from the Front Line to be released online

Preview: Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play 2021 by The Theatre Practice

With its most recent edition in 2020 wrapping up just last August, The Theatre Practice’s Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play is already back to entertain you from the comfort of home this March and April. Now in its 4th edition, Patch! brings together artists and audiences who love the often messy, sometimes raw, but always powerfully resonant nature of live theatre. Reimagined as an … Continue reading Preview: Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play 2021 by The Theatre Practice

The Banter: Koh Hui Ling shares more about the Mini-ICAF and Drama Box

This weekend, local theatre company Drama Box will make history as the first arts group outside of Rotterdam to host part of the International Community Arts Festival (ICAF)‘s Mini-ICAF. Focusing on community arts and community-based arts work, this year’s edition takes place across both Rotterdam and Singapore via livestream and Zoom, through in-depth conversations, dance and film workshops, and even a community arts performance fully created … Continue reading The Banter: Koh Hui Ling shares more about the Mini-ICAF and Drama Box

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKAF opening Music about China to be available both in-venue and online

HONG KONG – Following the latest government information regarding the reopening of performance venues, the Hong Kong Arts Festival and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra have announced that the Festival Opening:Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra — Music about China will be presented in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall as scheduled on 27th February 2021 (Saturday) at 8:00pm. The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra has always been committed … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKAF opening Music about China to be available both in-venue and online

★★★★☆ Review: Offstage 3.0 by Emergency Stairs

Unpacking the absurdity of the arts scene, and the need to keep pushing at our invisible walls. Even before forming Emergency Stairs, Liu Xiaoyi has always been interested in challenging the norm, and provoking thought by asking difficult questions. With his Offstage series of work, he’s managed to put the results of those discussions into performance, reimagining how much importance we ascribe to offstage roles, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Offstage 3.0 by Emergency Stairs

Drama Box connects Asia and Rotterdam by co-hosting virtual International Community Arts Festival

On 26th and 27th February, local theatre company Drama Box will host a series of programmes such as panel discussions, talks, workshops and showcase, as part of the Mini-ICAF, presented by International Community Arts Festival (ICAF) Rotterdam. This is the first time ICAF has worked with an arts group in Asia to host a hub within their context, and Drama Box’s Co-Artistic Director Koh Hui … Continue reading Drama Box connects Asia and Rotterdam by co-hosting virtual International Community Arts Festival

Arts of the UK 2021: New cast and revised dates announced for digital concert revival of Gatsby A Musical

LONDON – Acclaimed West End talent Jodie Steele (Heathers; Six The Musical) joins the digital concert rendition of Gatsby A Musical as leading-lady Daisy Buchanan, alongside Liam Doyle (Wicked; Legally Blonde) as Tom Buchannan, and Joe Frost (Jersey Boys; An Officer and a Gentleman) as George Wilson. The captivating socially-distanced revival will be filmed in the historic Cadogan Hall and made available to stream online from … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: New cast and revised dates announced for digital concert revival of Gatsby A Musical

Arts of the UK 2021: Tudor Palace Palaver by HistoryRiot

LONDON – This half term, HistoryRiot will zoom families back in time to get a fun-filled taste of life at Greenwich Palace, as it was during the Tudor era, in their new interactive story Tudor Palace Palaver. Expert storytellers HistoryRiot bring to life the history of the Old Royal Naval College when it was a palace built for Elizabeth of York, and later home to Henry … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Tudor Palace Palaver by HistoryRiot