Category: Theatre

Arts, Children's Theatre, Preview, Singapore, SRT, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Preview: Nursery Crimes by SRT’s The Little Company

Remember reciting nursery rhymes like Humpty Dumpty or Old King Cole? Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Little Company is about to let you relive all of that and put a fresh take on them with their new show – Nursery Crimes. Nursery Crimes follows a girl named Polly Piper who, bored out of her wits, laments being “anywhere but here” one rainy afternoon. Uncovering a magical doorway into the … Continue reading Preview: Nursery Crimes by SRT’s The Little Company

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Arts, Drama Centre Black Box, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: Because it’s Fun by The Fool Theatre

Founded by Xavier Kang and Tung Ka Wai, The Fool Theatre is the latest theatre company to sweep into town, set to debut with their inaugural production this October! A multilingual theatre company, The Fool Theatre believes in the construction of one’s own cultural identity beyond the languages we speak, utilising original scripts or localised adaptations of renowned scripts in their productions, leading the charge with … Continue reading Preview: Because it’s Fun by The Fool Theatre

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Preview: The Time Traveller’s Ball by Limelight Productions and ebp at The Buzz (London)

LONDON – The UK’s first ever purpose-built immersive theatre space launches this Christmas with a bang! Located at the iconic Mercato Metropolitano, one of South London’s best known market grounds, The Buzz is a fully flexible performing arts space that aims to inspired creativity and collaboration, acting not only as a performance venue but also a community hub for theatre-makers, local students, and the community alike. For … Continue reading Preview: The Time Traveller’s Ball by Limelight Productions and ebp at The Buzz (London)

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Arts, Inside London, London, musical, Theatre

Preview: Dolly Parton Presents 9 to 5 The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre

LONDON – Coming to London in 2019 is legendary Queen of Country music Dolly Parton as she presents hit musical 9 to 5!  Based off the 1980 film of the same name, 9 to 5 plays at the Savoy Theatre from 28th January to 31st August 2019 for a strictly limited season, featuring a book by the film’s original screenwriter Patricia Resnick, music and lyrics by … Continue reading Preview: Dolly Parton Presents 9 to 5 The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre

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Arts, Centre 42, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Island Song by SoDa Players

Formed seven years ago, the SoDa (Song and Dance) Players’ have grown from a motley group of students under the same music teacher performing the occasional recital to a tight knit team of musical theatre enthusiasts pursuing performance and productions, with the grand aim of raising the standard of musical theatre in Singapore. After their last production in 2015 (Alan Ayckbourn’s Awaking Beauty), they’re returning this December with … Continue reading Preview: Island Song by SoDa Players

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Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: Kinky Boots presented by Base Entertainment Asia

Full of heart and high heels, Kinky Boots delivers its message of acceptance loud and proud.  It’s been a long time coming, but there’s never been a better time for multi-award winning musical Kinky Boots to have finally found its way to Singapore. With a touring cast direct from Broadway, the Harvey Fierstein/Cyndi Lauper musical is feel good entertainment at its very best, boasting infectious numbers and … Continue reading Review: Kinky Boots presented by Base Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Interview, KC Arts Centre, Nine Years Theatre, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Nine Years Theatre’s Lear Is Dead 李尔亡: An Interview with Nelson Chia and Timothy Wan

There is more than a passing similarity to Shakespeare’s King Lear and a certain recently deceased leader from our very own country. Besides being former heads of a nation and possessing three children, Lear, when translated to Mandarin, also happens to begin with the Chinese character 李, or ‘Lee’. Appropriately enough then, for their very first Shakespeare adaptation, local Mandarin theatre company Nine Years Theatre … Continue reading Nine Years Theatre’s Lear Is Dead 李尔亡: An Interview with Nelson Chia and Timothy Wan

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Music, musical, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Toy Factory, Victoria Theatre

Review: Watching by Toy Factory

Apprehension towards NS hints at deeper family matters. Have you ever sat on the couch and gone on a TV marathon that lasts for so long that your vision gets blurry, your body goes limp, and it begins to become hard to tell reality from fiction? Toy Factory’s Watching covers precisely that feeling. Written and directed by Toy Factory associate artistic director Stanley Seah, Watching follows teenaged Tony … Continue reading Review: Watching by Toy Factory

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Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Touchdown from Broadway: An Interview with the Fabulous Angels and Female Leads of Kinky Boots

For the first time ever, multi-award winning musical Kinky Boots will be staged in Singapore! Written by theatre veteran Harvey Fierstein with music by the legendary Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots plays at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands for just two weekends. The raucous but heartwarming musical tells the story of the fictitious Price & Son shoe factory, as newly crowned owner Charlie Price attempts to save it. Little … Continue reading Touchdown from Broadway: An Interview with the Fabulous Angels and Female Leads of Kinky Boots

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Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore

Award-winning musical Kinky Boots flies in straight from Broadway this week for its Singapore debut, and before it opens, they want you to know this: “just be who you want to be”. Fronted by international superstars such as Kelly Osbourne, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, James Earl Jones and Martina Navratilova, the campaign spreads Kinky Boots’ central message of loving and accepting one’s self, as each of these representatives pose … Continue reading Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore

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