The Studios 2019: Rubber Girl On The Loose by Cake Theatrical Productions (Review)

Antigone gets schooled. School is a tragedy. Specifically in Cake’s case, it’s a Greek tragedy. Opening the Esplanade’s 2019 season of The Studios, Cake presents Rubber Girl on the Loose, a brand new adaptation and reinterpretation of Sophocles’s Antigone, except this time, set within the tyranny of a formal education system. The titular ‘rubber girl’ is of course, Antigone, wearing rubber bands all over her body and refusing … Continue reading The Studios 2019: Rubber Girl On The Loose by Cake Theatrical Productions (Review)

The Studios 2019: An Interview with Natalie Hennedige, Director of Rubber Girl On The Loose

so This week, the Esplanade’s new season of The Studios returns, presenting a lineup of intimate, powerful theatre shows playing at both the Theatre Studio and Annexe Studio. Kicking off the season is Cake Theatrical Productions with their hotly anticipated new production Rubber Girl On The Loose.  Based off Sophocles’s Antigone, this new interpretation of the Greek classic carries on in Cake’s tradition of reworking Greek plays (following … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Natalie Hennedige, Director of Rubber Girl On The Loose

Preview: The Phantom of the Opera presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Winning over 70 major theatre awards, boasting the best-selling cast recording of all time and achieving the honour of being the longest running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is without one of the world’s favourite musicals. So the fact that Base Entertainment Asia will be bringing this titan of a musical back to Singapore in April 2019 is absolutely cause for celebration. … Continue reading Preview: The Phantom of the Opera presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Review: Goddesses of Words – Sarojini Naidu by Grace Kalaiselvi

It can happen to anyone and everyone. When Grace Kalaiselvi asked her actresses to read the poems of Sarojini Naidu in preparation for her all new Goddesses of Words series (aimed at highlighting female Indian poets writing in English), each performer somehow connected almost instantly with the theme of trauma, and more specifically, sexual assault. While not all of the poems necessarily put trauma at … Continue reading Review: Goddesses of Words – Sarojini Naidu by Grace Kalaiselvi

Preview: Aladdin the Musical Media Call @ The Sands Theatre

Disney fans are in for a treat this year, as Aladdin The Musical makes its Singapore premiere at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands this July! With Singapore as its one and only Asian stop, the Australian touring cast is set to breathe life into this beloved modern classic based on the 1992 animated film of the same name about a common thief whose life … Continue reading Preview: Aladdin the Musical Media Call @ The Sands Theatre

Review: FAUST/US (浮世/德) by Nine Years Theatre

Lest the demons get to me. Written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in the early 1800s, there is a timelessness to the narrative and themes discussed in Faust that have led to it becoming an inspiration for countless other works of art, and its regard as one of the greatest works of German literature. To stage it in a new capacity then, is certainly a challenging … Continue reading Review: FAUST/US (浮世/德) by Nine Years Theatre

Always Every Time: An Interview with Ground Z-0 Artistic Director Zelda Tatiana Ng

It’s a Saturday evening as we stand in the liminal space between a block of flats and the back exits of Chinatown Point. A cool breeze blows by, a welcome respite from the sweltering heat of the last few days, and we watch as Zelda Tatiana Ng draws a long breath from the cigarette perched between her left index and middle finger. Suddenly, she recalls: … Continue reading Always Every Time: An Interview with Ground Z-0 Artistic Director Zelda Tatiana Ng

Preview: Aladdin the Musical presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Disney’s Aladdin is having one heck of a revival this year – besides the Guy Ritchie-directed live action remake of the Academy Award®- winning 1992 animated film, the hit Broadway/West End adaptation will be making its way way for its Singapore premiere at Marina Bay Sands this July! Originally inspired by tales from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, the musical follows the eponymous Aladdin, a ‘street … Continue reading Preview: Aladdin the Musical presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Review: Crazy Poor Sita by Sharul Channa

Sharul Channa lets her acid humour take a backseat to this timely character drama about the underclass of Singapore. Better known for her sharp tongue and razor wit, stand up comedian Sharul Channa has lately, been delving into a somewhat different brand of performance lately, exploring her actor side with character work that’s seen her transform into women of all backgrounds. In the International Women’s … Continue reading Review: Crazy Poor Sita by Sharul Channa

Marina Bay Sands among first in Singapore to launch the Impossible 2.0, with dishes made from plant-based meat

Marina Bay Sands has unveiled the highly anticipated Impossible 2.0 across three of its celebrity chef restaurants as part of the Singapore debut of the ground-breaking plant-based meat. From 7th March 2019, Adrift by David Myers, Bread Street Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay and CUT by Wolfgang Puck will be among the first eight restaurants in Singapore to serve dishes incorporating the plant-based beef, marking a new chapter in the integrated resort’s … Continue reading Marina Bay Sands among first in Singapore to launch the Impossible 2.0, with dishes made from plant-based meat