Geoff Sobelle serves up food for thought, elevating the act and art of consumption. Geoff Sobelle is nothing short of a master of theatrical magic and clownery. And considering how skeptical today’s audiences are, and how easy it is to see through most performers’ sleight of hand, that’s high praise for an increasingly rare talent in entertainment. But more than just parlour tricks, Sobelle’s work … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: FOOD by Geoff Sobelle
Base Entertainment Asia has announced the cast for the award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as the musical prepares for its Singapore Premiere at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands with a strictly limited season from 30 October to 16 November 2025. This announcement follows the musical’s successful 32-venue tour across the United Kingdom, which played to more than a quarter of a million people. Previously, Dear Evan Hansen made … Continue reading Preview: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Cast for Singapore Season Announced
Jaha Koo delivers a whimsical, uplifting show about food and connection in a foreign land. What links a person to their culture? A common answer from many Singaporeans would undoubtedly be food, not only in the tastes, but the scents, atmospheres, and experiences inexplicably tied to them. In that same vein, with Haribo Kimchi, Korean artist Jaha Koo has also found himself turning to food … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Haribo Kimchi by Jaha Koo / CAMPO
Do we need what we eat? Do we eat what we need? What does it really cost? In FOOD, American theatremaker Geoff Sobelle returns to Singapore with an invitation to chew on the complexities of consumption, memory, and meaning. Set around an absurdly oversized banquet table, this multi-sensory theatrical experience transforms the act of eating into a ritual of inquiry. Guests are not merely observers … Continue reading The Studios 2025: An Interview with Geoff Sobelle on ‘FOOD’, art, and connection
Myriad views of the climate disaster and the desperation and depression that emerges in its rise. How does one frame a play about climate change and still add to the already burgeoning conversation? Adapted for a Singaporean production, Australian playwright David Finnigan’s Scenes From The Climate Era is keenly aware of the weighty and convoluted nature of the climate crisis, and how difficult it can … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Scenes From The Climate Era by David Finnigan and Ellison Tan
The surprising flavour of seaweed soup. The sharp sound of a knife slicing cucumber. The hiss and sizzle of mushrooms on a scorching fire. In Haribo Kimchi, South Korean theatremaker and composer Jaha Koo invites us into a pojangmacha, or a typical neon-lit street food tents from Korea. Get ready to meet a snail, a gummy bear, and an eel as they guide us through … Continue reading The Studios 2025: An Interview with Jaha Koo on ‘Haribo Kimchi’ and the process of creation
Arts lovers are in for a treat, as Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is set to present some of the most exciting, thought-provoking contemporary theatre performances in Singapore this October and November. Look out for the return of Teater Ekamatra’s Yusof: Portrait of a President, Taiwanese theatre company Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group’s Final Bow, a Korean adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The … Continue reading Four blockbuster theatre performances from Singapore and the world arrive at the Esplanade this October and November
A couple debates whether to bring a child into a world on fire. Scientists race to build a coral reef in a lab. Somewhere in Antarctica, a team attempts to hold back a melting glacier with a seawall. And in the dark, the last frog of its species calls out—hoping, futilely, for a mate. In Scenes from the Climate Era, Australian playwright David Finnigan zooms … Continue reading The Studios 2025: An Interview with playwright David Finnigan on ‘Scenes From The Climate Era’
Base Entertainment Asia, in association with Kevin Wallace Productions, GWB Entertainment, Middle-earth Enterprises, Tim McFarlane, KHAM Inc., People Entertainment Group, The Watermill Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater, are thrilled to announce the Singapore cast for The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, this stage production will make its Asia Premiere with a limited season from 12 to … Continue reading Preview: Musical theatre royalty Jemma Rix returns to Singapore with ‘The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale’
The future of Singapore is bleak, in a city that is all too willing to archive its past. While across the world, developing and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in daily life is fast becoming the norm, it’s been especially worrying that local government entities have been leaping onto the AI trend and adopted it as the next big thing. From designing posters to interactive … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: National Memory Project by Teater Ekamatra
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