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Hong Kong 2019: White Truffles at Cucina, Marco Polo Hongkong

HONG KONG – It’s the perfect season to experience white truffles, and Cucina celebrates the arrival of highly coveted white truffles from Piedmont, Italy. Together with Chef Andrea Delzanno, Cucina will showcase six exquisite white truffle dishes from 22nd October to 10th January 2020. The unique aroma and taste of white truffles – dubbed the ‘White Diamond of the Dining Table’ – are cherished by gastronomes … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: White Truffles at Cucina, Marco Polo Hongkong

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Singapore, travel, travelXculture

Hotels & Holidays: Club Med Bali’s Eat, Play, Renew Returns For Second Year

Club Med, the leading pioneer of premium all-inclusive holidays is back with the second edition of their successful ‘Eat, Play, Renew’ programme, which features unique traditions and cultures of the beautiful island of Bali that will put families at ease and at peace through Club Med Bali’s specially curated activities. The programme will run from 8th to 29th October 2019. “Nestled within all the beauty … Continue reading Hotels & Holidays: Club Med Bali’s Eat, Play, Renew Returns For Second Year

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Food, Interview, London, Singapore, travel, travelXculture

Familiar Faces In A Foreign Land: An Interview with Sandra Leong, Director of Old Chang Kee UK

LONDON – It’s not easy uprooting from one’s home and moving to a foreign country alone. If anything, it’s often the lack of familiarity and family that gets to you first, and even knowing full well the number of fellow Singaporeans in London, it’s hard not to miss home from time to time. That’s a feeling Ms Sandra Leong has encountered more than a couple of … Continue reading Familiar Faces In A Foreign Land: An Interview with Sandra Leong, Director of Old Chang Kee UK

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Tabard Theatre relaunches as Chiswick Playhouse with exciting first season

LONDON – In honour of the area’s illustrious theatrical heritage, the Tabard Theatre is reopening as Chiswick Playhouse. The Tabard brought important and innovative theatre back to Chiswick after a gap of over twenty years following the 1959 closure of the much-loved Chiswick Empire. A popular local venue, Chiswick Playhouse may be a small space but it has big ambitions and promises a fantastic opening season … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Tabard Theatre relaunches as Chiswick Playhouse with exciting first season

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Arts in the UK: Nevill Holt Opera wins Stirling Prize People’s Vote

LEICESTERSHIRE – The 400-seat theatre at Nevill Holt, home of Nevill Holt Opera, by Witherford Watson Mann Architects, has won the Stirling Prize People’s Vote with an incredible 28.8%. This online poll has been open to the public since July when the Stirling Prize nominations were first announced. The huge achievement of winning the People’s Vote shows how receptive the general public have been to this … Continue reading Arts in the UK: Nevill Holt Opera wins Stirling Prize People’s Vote

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In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Before I Was A Bear at The Bunker (Preview)

LONDON – A satirical and contemporary take on Greek mythology and the social media slut-shaming generation, Before I Was A Bear is a one-woman/one-bear ménage à deux about friendship, fluid sexuality and irresistibly hot TV detectives, starring award-winning Jacoba Williams Before I Was A Bear presents a darkly comic tale from a female perspective, exploring the shame and treatment that comes with stepping outside of the … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Before I Was A Bear at The Bunker (Preview)

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In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Parabolic Theatre’s Crisis? What Crisis at The Colab Factory (Preview)

LONDON – Taking audiences back to 1979 when Britain was on the brink of political collapse for the second time in a decade, Parabolic Theatre’s thrilling live-action board game Crisis? What Crisis? comes to The Colab Factory this autumn. The innovative immersive theatre company cracks open the government machine to give participants the chance to get hands-on with the levers of power. Crisis? What Crisis? puts … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Parabolic Theatre’s Crisis? What Crisis at The Colab Factory (Preview)

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Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival will once again make its mark on Australia when the second annual JLF Adelaide hosts three days of transnational celebration and cultural exchange from 1st to 3rd November. Described as “the greatest literary show on earth”, Jaipur Literature Festival is an annual literary extravaganza produced by Teamwork Arts and held in Rajasthan, India. Over the past decade the Festival has … Continue reading Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide

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Arts of the UK 2019: New Old Friends’ Swiss Family Robinson at The Core at Corby Cube (Preview)

LONDON –  Award-winning comedy theatre company New Old Friends brings a brand new adaptation of the classic children’s story, Swiss Family Robinson, to the stage for Christmas 2019. Directed by James Farrell, this high-octane production transports audiences to a remote desert island, where the shipwrecked family, dog included, must use ingenuity, inventiveness and intrigue to survive in their new environment and make friends with the creatures great … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2019: New Old Friends’ Swiss Family Robinson at The Core at Corby Cube (Preview)

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Touring the UK 2019: European Arts Company’s A Christmas Carol (Preview)

LONDON – This festive season, European Arts Company returns following a highly successful 2018 run of A Christmas Carol. Inspired by Dickens’s own charitable work, the 2019 tour is in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, reflecting the heart-warming message of Scrooge’s philanthropic transformation in this perfect Christmas story. Audiences will be thrilled to experience A Christmas Carol as Dickens himself performed it over 150 … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: European Arts Company’s A Christmas Carol (Preview)

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