Arts of the UK 2020: The Understudy at the Palace Theatre

LONDON – A cast of 14, including Lee Mack and James Norton, will celebrate the re-opening of the West End in an exclusive semi-staged rehearsed reading of The Understudy which was presented as an animated online play in May to raise funds for the theatre industry. The play will once again be raising much needed funds for the UK’s theatre industry, and proceeds from the play will be split … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The Understudy at the Palace Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: In Search of a White Identity

LONDON – New digital show In Search of a White Identity interrogates race, class and masculinity as part of the new season of on demand theatre from The Actors Centre. Patrick and Mickey grew up together, but now find themselves on opposing sides. Detained in the same police cell having been arrested at the same protest, two men are forced to face the complexity of … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: In Search of a White Identity

Preview: FIVE by Intercultural Theatre Institute

As theatre begins to reopen, the graduating students of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) will finally get an opportunity to perform to a live audience this November. Playing at the Esplanade Theatre Studio and livestreamed on Zoom, this year’s graduating batch of students will be performing FIVE, an intimate and evocative hybrid piece about isolation that was designed to cater to both online and on-site audiences. Directed by Drama … Continue reading Preview: FIVE by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Review: Where Are You? (Digital) by Sim Yan Ying

Grief is an inevitability. But few people would ever have imagined the sheer amount of grief to have emerged in 2020, going far beyond the individual level to affect the entire world thanks to the looming sense of doom and constant loss experienced from the pandemic, and countless other disasters all over the world. How then does one position and manage personal grief in the … Continue reading Review: Where Are You? (Digital) by Sim Yan Ying

The Banter: It takes a village, as Wild Rice prepares to reopen

It’s been about seven months since performing arts came to a grinding halt, thanks to the safety restrictions implemented for the pandemic. But this November, following several rounds of live performance pilots, companies are more than ready to return to theatres, with several live shows slated in the weeks to come. And if it’s one company that anyone should be looking forward to seeing again, … Continue reading The Banter: It takes a village, as Wild Rice prepares to reopen

Arts of the UK 2020: ‘Unfamiliar at Home’ embarks on online tour

LONDON – Unfamiliar at Home embraces the new digital landscape to break down traditional performance boundaries as Victor Esses and Yorgos Petrou share their autobiographical piece from their home direct to audiences’ own. This intimate and moving production combines Victor’s theatre and performance making techniques with Yorgos’ background as a visual artist. Unfamiliar is a product of them working together, to explore how they can … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: ‘Unfamiliar at Home’ embarks on online tour

Arts of the UK 2020: Lorna May Wadsworth installs striking portraits of Neil Gaiman at newly opened Shapero Modern and Shapero Rare Books

LONDON – Renowned contemporary artist Lorna May Wadsworth (artist in residence for the Amazon Prime series Good Omens) will be exhibiting The Book of Neil Gaiman at Shapero Rare Books located in its new first floor space on New Bond Street and Big Neil at newly opened Shapero Modern in an exciting short-term exhibition. Wadsworth rose to prominence in the contemporary art world before she … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Lorna May Wadsworth installs striking portraits of Neil Gaiman at newly opened Shapero Modern and Shapero Rare Books

In London’s West End 2020/21: First single released from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical

LONDON – Polydor Records/UMe has announced the forthcoming release of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording). The album features cast from the highly anticipated new theatre production, which was originally meant to have opened in October 2020, along with appearances from some surprise guest vocalists. Andrew said, “50 years ago I couldn’t get Jesus Christ Superstar on stage as nobody wanted to produce … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020/21: First single released from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical

The Banter: An Interview with the cast of SRT’s Tuesdays with Morrie

With the restrictive circuit breaker measures, it’s been far too long since members of the public have been allowed to step into a theatre. But this November, Singapore Repertory Theatre is set to be among the first to begin public performances once again, with their production of Tuesdays with Morrie, their first performance in the KC Arts Centre in seven months. Based off Mitch Albom’s bestselling memoir … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with the cast of SRT’s Tuesdays with Morrie

Preview: Where Are You? by Sim Yan Ying

It’s been said that grief changes us irrevocably––that the death of a loved one shakes us up in unexpected and unimaginable ways. Some of us cling to rituals and superstitions. Others replay memories. Still others laugh in the face of its absurdity. Fresh from her successful foray into digital theatre, Sim Yan Ying “YY” is back with a brand new digital project this October, with Where … Continue reading Preview: Where Are You? by Sim Yan Ying