Category: Theatre

Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK: VAULT Festival postpones until 2022

LONDON – VAULT Festival have made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the next full, live version of VAULT Festival until 2022. In consideration of the significant financial and safety risks brought about by COVID-19 and that each festival takes ten months to create, the organisers believe this decision is in the best interests of its artists, staff, and collaborators. VAULT Festival is a … Continue reading Arts of the UK: VAULT Festival postpones until 2022

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Arts of the UK 2020: BP Portrait Young Artist winner, Ania Hobson, celebrates modern women in her debut London show

LONDON – Rising star of the UK art scene, Ania Hobson will showcase new work at her debut London solo exhibition. The artist will unveil an exciting collection at The Catto Gallery this September where, in her newest set of paintings, she builds on the contemporary figurative style that won her national acclaim. Two years ago, Hobson won the Young Artist Prize at the BP Portrait … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: BP Portrait Young Artist winner, Ania Hobson, celebrates modern women in her debut London show

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Arts of the UK 2020: Coronation Street’s Maureen Lipman to star in digital revival of Olivier-nominated play

LONDON – Award-winning stage and screen actress Maureen Lipman (Coronation Street, ITV; Celebrity Gogglebox, Channel 4; The Pianist) will star in an online revival of Martin Sherman’s Rose this September. The new production will be filmed and made available to download and stream online for 2 weeks, in collaboration with the Hope Mill Theatre. This sharply drawn portrait of a feisty Jewish woman blends the personal … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Coronation Street’s Maureen Lipman to star in digital revival of Olivier-nominated play

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Arts, Concert, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Who’s There? by The Transit Ensemble

Once the initial trauma of the pandemic settled in and washed over, the biggest question on people’s minds was: what’s next? Even now, months on, it seems incredibly daunting to even consider how we can boldly move into the future, with how we have no idea what lies ahead, or what exactly the ‘new normal’ will look like. For theatremakers Alvin Tan (artistic director of … Continue reading Preview: Who’s There? by The Transit Ensemble

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Arts, Concert, Interview, Preview, Theatre

Peer Pleasure 2020: An Interview with Ngiam Su-Lin, Executive Director of ArtsWok Collaborative

The M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival has been one of the most significant avenues for youths to access and perform theatres over the last few years. Now fast approaching its 2020 edition this August, the beloved festival will draw to close with a last hurrah, with a line-up of programmes shedding light on the lives of the differently-abled in Singapore. Themed around the issue … Continue reading Peer Pleasure 2020: An Interview with Ngiam Su-Lin, Executive Director of ArtsWok Collaborative

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Arts, Concert, Film, Preview, Theatre

Review: Lost Cinema 20/20 by Brian Gothong Tan (The Studios Online)

The subconscious mind collides with filmmaking in a theatrical homage to classic cinema, and a wistful reflection on loss.  If the mind is a cinema, then our dreams are the feature films it screens when we fall asleep, crafted from a combination of our subconscious thoughts and lived experiences. What would it be like then, to be able to watch and feel a dream playing … Continue reading Review: Lost Cinema 20/20 by Brian Gothong Tan (The Studios Online)

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Arts, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

7 in 10 Singaporeans engaged in physical and digital arts events in the latest Population Survey on the Arts

The key findings from the biennial Population Survey on the Arts of Singaporeans’ perception of the arts in 2019 were released today by the National Arts Council (NAC). Compared with the last survey in 2017, the 2019 results showed positive trends across all key indicators for appreciation and consumption of the arts. In 2019, 7 in 10 Singaporeans attended arts events (69%), and 3 out … Continue reading 7 in 10 Singaporeans engaged in physical and digital arts events in the latest Population Survey on the Arts

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Arts of the UK 2020: Stampin’ in the Graveyard at the Electric Dreams Festival

LONDON – “If you trace the back of your skull, you will find a door. Open it, and cross over. I will meet you there. You will see me, the lone horse stamping in the graveyard.” The world has ended, and the only thing left standing is a microphone in the last theatre on earth. The speakers are playing a requiem to the things we … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Stampin’ in the Graveyard at the Electric Dreams Festival

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Arts, Concert, Review, Theatre

M1 Patch! 2020: HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?” (Review)

Keeping the kids entertained online with stories, songs and a seemingly endless well of energy from the performers. It’s hard to keep the kids entertained these days, with few options available besides the usual slew of videos on YouTube. How then do you keep things fresh and young audiences engaged while staying safe at home? Enter HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?”, where … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?” (Review)

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Review: A Grand Design (An audio experience) by Checkpoint Theatre

A timely lesson on conservation that takes us from the dorms of NUS to the end of the world. Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips is a 27 year old part time poet, and educator in wildlife conservation. So what exactly is it that makes her worth listening to in A Grand Design, Checkpoint Theatre’s newest audio release? As it turns out, some big concerns about the very … Continue reading Review: A Grand Design (An audio experience) by Checkpoint Theatre

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