Preview: A Dose of Comedy featuring Kumar and his Showgirls

After a year of the pandemic, we all could use a good prick (of laughter) to perk us all up. This March, come get your dose of humour as Singapore’s queen of comedy Kumar arrives at the Drama Centre to tickle your funny bone and help you relieve the stress of daily life. A Dose of Comedy is set to reinvigorate your soul with a … Continue reading Preview: A Dose of Comedy featuring Kumar and his Showgirls

Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – Pasir Ris

All the way in the East, Pasir Ris has long offered respite from the hustle and bustle of city life since its days as a kampung and recreational fishing town. As the focus of National Arts Council’s newest edition of Arts in Your Neighbourhood (AYN), join in the fun both in-person and online with 10 arts programmes celebrating the district. Spanning visual arts installations, music … Continue reading Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – Pasir Ris

★★★☆☆ Review: The Rat Trap by Euginia Tan

Sometimes it’s those closest to you that you can never escape from. Euginia Tan has always excelled at work dealing with the complexities of interpersonal relationships. And in her latest play, The Rat Trap, Euginia has shown how she’s continued to grow as a playwright concerned with such themes, this time exploring the toxicity that one’s own family can breed in each other. Directed by … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Rat Trap by Euginia Tan

★★★☆☆ Review: Pallavi Through Abstraction by Chowk Productions

Deconstructing classical dance to find new meaning in the contemporary. From 2016-2018, Chowk Productions embarked on the Pallavi Series, exploring what happened when odissi dance was deconstructed to its component parts. From basic stances to dancers’ physicality, the Pallavi Series was a way of developing a new language of movement to bring the classical odissi dance form into the contemporary. Now, with Pallavi through Abstraction, dance itself is brought … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Pallavi Through Abstraction by Chowk Productions

Arts of the UK 2021: Theatres Trust awards funds to improve theatre sustainability

LONDON – Through its partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, Theatres Trust is awarding c.£100,000 to five theatres to be more environmentally sustainable. These awards are made as the Wolfson Foundation announces the renewal of its funding for the Theatre Improvement Scheme, with a further £360,000 to be awarded over the next three years. Before the pandemic took hold, the biggest challenge facing the theatre sector was … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Theatres Trust awards funds to improve theatre sustainability

Arts of the UK 2021: Funny Women Around The World

LONDON – To celebrate International Women’s Day, leading female comedy community Funny Women is running the inaugural Funny Women Around The World. This exciting and hilarious virtual free event will showcase comedy and entertainment from every corner of the globe to launch the Funny Women Awards. Taking place over a continuous 12-hour stream on Twitch, this curated programme of brand new regional talent and familiar … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Funny Women Around The World

Arts of the UK 2021: The Musician – A Horror Opera for Children by The Belfast Ensemble

LONDON – Conor Mitchell’s darkly comic children’s opera retells a familiar story: ‘who was the Pied Piper? and ‘Why did the rats all dance to his tune?’ This world premiere from the award-winning Belfast Ensemble brings opera home to Northern Ireland. Musically extraordinary, this cautionary tale explores themes of nature, nurture and just desserts. The Musician is stylishly staged using the latest in technological innovation, a … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: The Musician – A Horror Opera for Children by The Belfast Ensemble

Arts of the UK 2021: Cast announced for digital festival Talking Gods

LONDON – The cast has been announced for Talking Gods, a digital season of five reimagined Greek myths by Arrows & Traps. Nicolle Smartt (Good Omens and Doctor Who, BBC; Upon the Edge, DeCantillon) will star in tale of sisterhood Persephone, the first play in the Talking Gods series. Appearing in Orpheus, the second play which delves into control and toxicity, will be Christopher Neels (They … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Cast announced for digital festival Talking Gods

Arts of the UK 2021: Shane Richie to star in digital revival of ‘Scaramouche Jones or the Seven White Masks’

LONDON – Much-loved and multi-talented stage and screen actor Shane Richie (EastEnders; The Entertainer; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here) will take on the role of the titular tragic clown in the digital revival of Justin Butcher’s absorbing solo show, Scaramouche Jones. Filmed in a London theatre, and available to stream on Stream.Theatre from Friday 26th March to … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Shane Richie to star in digital revival of ‘Scaramouche Jones or the Seven White Masks’

Preview: LEAP 2021 by Frontier Danceland

This March, Frontier Danceland is set to present LEAP 2021 – their annual graduation showcase from the scholars of the M1-Frontier Danceland PULSE Programme, a youth contemporary dance training and development initiative by Frontier Danceland. Established in 2010, the annual year-long training programme programme has since produced over 240 graduates, some of whom have continued their pursuits of a higher education in dance and subsequently … Continue reading Preview: LEAP 2021 by Frontier Danceland