Arts of the UK 2020: Leading West End stars get green-fingered with Golden Toad Theatre
LONDON – Golden Toad Theatre have gone green in collaboration with West End stars, Courtney Stapleton (Six) and Joe Griffiths-Brown (Hamilton), encouraging children to engage in theatre through song, dance, and a little bit of gardening. With their touring musical stage adaptation of Errol’s Garden on hiatus until 2021, the company are keen to still use Gillian Hibbs’ award-winning book to help children’s creativity bloom … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Leading West End stars get green-fingered with Golden Toad Theatre
Arts of Malaysia: Sepet The Musical by Liver & Lung (Preview)
KUALA LUMPUR – After winning three BOH Cameronian Arts Awards last week, Malaysian theatre company Liver & Lung is reviving its sold-out adaptation of Yasmin Ahmad’s masterpiece film, Sepet The Musical, this August. They will also be treating audiences to a preview of their brand-new original musical, Songs Inspired by A Little Life. Marking KL’s first live-theatrical production since the Movement Control Order, the double bill … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: Sepet The Musical by Liver & Lung (Preview)
Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 3 (Review)
A meandering plot sees Villanelle and Eve going their own separate ways before setting the series up for a fourth season. When BBC’s Killing Eve arrived on television in 2018, its deliciously dark, winning combination of factors quickly made it a must-watch show that ranked among the best of 2018. With a writing team led by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the dialogue featured was sharp and witty, the … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 3 (Review)
★☆☆☆☆ Book Review: Everyday A-holes by Dean Blake
A book of crude drawings that will put readers on either end of the love-hate spectrum. Described as a ‘picture book for adults’, Australian author Dean Blake’s Everyday A-holes feels akin to an Instagram feed compiled into a single e-book. Inspired by real life encounters during the author’s travels across the globe, the portraits are (deliberately) crudely hand-drawn, each accompanied by captions describing the ‘everyday a-hole’ pictured. … Continue reading ★☆☆☆☆ Book Review: Everyday A-holes by Dean Blake
Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)
Bored in the house and I’m in the house bored! , according to Tyga and Curtis Roach. But that’s something that doesn’t quite apply to Maya Dance Theatre (MDT), who have been spending their circuit breaker working on a brand new project exploring the concept of time. Premiering on 10th August 2020, Stop & Smell the Roses will be available on MDT’s website for free. Conceived by … Continue reading Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)
Preview: M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival 2020 – Disability by ArtsWok Collaborative
Organised by ArtsWok Collaborative, in collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, the annual M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival has been a mainstay of the local youth theatre scene for the last five years, and will finally come to a close with this 2020 edition. While the year has been a struggle, with the unprecedented effects of COVID-19, the team has decided to … Continue reading Preview: M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival 2020 – Disability by ArtsWok Collaborative
Hong Kong 2020: HKIFF44 to showcase the latest of world cinema
HONG KONG – The 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF44) is proud to present a dazzling selection of new works from celebrated filmmakers around the world. Initially scheduled for March, HKIFF44 will now take place from 18th to 31st August for 14 days. Films already confirmed for this year’s Masters and Auteurs section will include some of the latest and most diversed and original … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: HKIFF44 to showcase the latest of world cinema
Food For Thought: Say hey to the HEYTEA 喜茶 Food Lab, with a selection of baked goods for teatime
Popular tea chain HEYTEA is here to make snack time that much more delectable, with the introduction of the HEYTEA Food Lab! Exclusively available at the ION Orchard and Westgate HEYTEA outlets, or via self collection when you order via their app and other delivery services, HEYTEA Food Lab introduces four delightful new baked goods that pair perfectly with a refreshing signature tea. The Golden Croissant … Continue reading Food For Thought: Say hey to the HEYTEA 喜茶 Food Lab, with a selection of baked goods for teatime
Arts of the UK 2020: Fuelling new opportunities for Black women writers through Burn Bright
LONDON – Following the success of Burn Bright’s digitally commissioned pilot, Better In Person, the empowering not-for-profit led by Tori Allen-Martin and Sarah Henley, is continuing the series with the next instalment which will amplify Black women’s voices and stories, alongside launching a new initiative, Connect. In response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement and the struggles of the Black community, the company are … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Fuelling new opportunities for Black women writers through Burn Bright
Arts of the UK 2020: Theatre Support Fund + launch face masks to continue to raise monies for Acting For Others
LONDON – After tremendous success with ‘The Show Must Go On’ t-shirt, The Theatre Support Fund + have designed a face mask of the same design which is now available to purchase from their website. The Theatre Support Fund & ‘The Show Must Go On’ t-shirt was created in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic. All profits from the project are split between Acting for Others and the Fleabag Support … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Theatre Support Fund + launch face masks to continue to raise monies for Acting For Others
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