★★★☆☆ Review: No Regrets – A Tribute to Edith Piaf by Sing’theatre

Showing off local talents in this tribute to the French icon and celebrating Sing’theatre’s 15th anniversary. Even outside of France, Edith Piaf established herself as a cultural icon, with her soulful, emotive chansons, and powerful vocals. But her life was never easy, faced with countless challenges that attempted to thwart her at every moment. It is thus a testament to her resilience that she made it … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: No Regrets – A Tribute to Edith Piaf by Sing’theatre

Preview: RevoLOOtion by Intercultural Theatre Institute

This April, the newest graduating cohort of the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) will perform their new devised work, RevoLOOtion, at Goodman Arts Centre Black Box. Directed by veteran theatre practitioner Li Xie, RevoLOOtion is an original production that takes an unvarnished look at the internal conflict and oppression that exists beneath the veneer of a community. Uniquely designed as a performance and workshop, RevoLOOtion attempts … Continue reading Preview: RevoLOOtion by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Preview: Strike! Digital Festival 2021

After a tumultuous 2020 for the arts scene, live performances are finally coming back as social distancing measures begin to ease up. But with limited seating in venues, staging a live show is simply not as feasible for smaller arts companies, especially for those used to operating in smaller venues such as black boxes and studio spaces. A black box such as the 120-seater Drama … Continue reading Preview: Strike! Digital Festival 2021

Arts of the UK 2021: Critically acclaimed ABBA MANIA returns to the West End for the first time in 19 years

LONDON – After a year of silence on the West End, audiences are invited to dust off their flares to become a Dancing Queen and say ‘Thank You For The Music’ with ABBA MANIA. Last seen in the West End nearly two decades ago, the world’s number one touring ABBA tribute concert is back by popular demand this May. Coming to the Shaftesbury Theatre, it’s … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Critically acclaimed ABBA MANIA returns to the West End for the first time in 19 years

Arts of the UK 2021: Rebuilding Beirut’s theatre community with ‘Whispers International’

LONDON – In the devastating 2020 explosion, the largest non-nuclear blast in history, all of Beirut’s theatres were destroyed. Whispers International will unite British playwrights with acclaimed Lebanese artists; all the proceeds of this online production will go towards helping the theatres rebuild and to support emerging Lebanese artists to create art once more. Facing a pandemic, a global theatre shutdown and Lebanon’s economic crisis … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Rebuilding Beirut’s theatre community with ‘Whispers International’

No Regrets: An Interview with Nathalie Ribette, Artistic Director of Sing’theatre

Edith Piaf has been through some difficult times in her life. Abandoned by her mother at birth, Piaf was brought up by her grandmother in a brothel, suffered temporary blindness due to meningitis complications, earned little money as a street singer, and lost her first daughter just two years after she was born. But from the darkness springs hope, as she went on to become … Continue reading No Regrets: An Interview with Nathalie Ribette, Artistic Director of Sing’theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: All star cast unite as Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ leads the West End out of lockdown

LONDON – Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the longest running show in the world, which has been suspended since the pandemic resulted in the closure of UK theatres in March 2020 – is to re-open in the West End on Monday 17th May 2021. Two sets of casts – comprising Olivier Award winners and highly acclaimed stars of TV and film – will come together … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: All star cast unite as Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ leads the West End out of lockdown

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKRep announce 2021-22 season

The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (HKRep) has announced their brand new theatre season for 2021–22 theatre season. Themed “Theatre Returns to Life”, the company enters the new season with the hope of the pandemic receding and the public embracing the theatre again. Season highlights include August Strindberg classic work To Damascus, Part One, Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, new works The Finale of Mr. AD and Ambiguous, the second … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKRep announce 2021-22 season

Arts of the UK 2021: Turtle Opera announces free workshops for children on the autism spectrum

LONDON – Turtle Opera, a music and drama creative project for children on the autism spectrum, has announced its free workshop series for 2021. Allowing children to create their own group performance of music and story, the Saturday workshops will initially be held on Zoom and then at the Ogston Music School – St Edward’s School, Oxford. The workshops are vitally important as they support … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Turtle Opera announces free workshops for children on the autism spectrum

★★★★☆ Review: Model Citizens (2021) by The Necessary Stage

Women without men. Singapore is a nation that has always been proud of its pristine city, seemingly flawless to the rest of the world. But underneath its facade lies a tangled mass of quashed tensions, constantly threatening to break past the surface.  Such is the case in The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) Model Citizens, where a Member of Parliament (MP) is stabbed by an unhappy citizen, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Model Citizens (2021) by The Necessary Stage