M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Square One Collective (No Place)
In the not so distant future of 2075, the world is at its end. Three people – a political exile, a former radical and a climate refugee go in search of a virtual utopia, in the hopes that they find some form of shelter away from everything else. But what results is an absurd game, as Square One Collective’s No Place emerges as a social experiment that … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Square One Collective (No Place)
Review: Valhalla and the Chambers of Asgard by Andsoforth
★★★★☆ (Performance attended 28/12/19) The gods of Norse mythology come to life in Andsoforth’s fantastic new multi-room immersive dining experience. Thanks to the film adaptations of Marvel’s Thor and Netflix’s Vikings, Norse mythology is no longer as foreign to Singaporeans as it once was, and gods from the one-eyed Odin to the trickster Loki can be recognised once introduced. But local immersive theatre company Andsoforth … Continue reading Review: Valhalla and the Chambers of Asgard by Andsoforth
Museum Musings: Sailing the South Seas in National Gallery Singapore’s Roof Garden with Cao Fei’s 浮槎 Fú Chá
National Gallery Singapore presents its fourth commission in the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission series, 浮槎 Fú Chá, by one of China’s foremost contemporary artists, Cao Fei. On display from 17th January to 25th October 2020, this work marks the first kinetic sculpture to be installed at the Roof Garden, comprising a spectacular five-metre tall structure of a swinging wooden ship (that spits water), accompanied … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sailing the South Seas in National Gallery Singapore’s Roof Garden with Cao Fei’s 浮槎 Fú Chá
In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Tryst at Chiswick Playhouse (Preview)
LONDON – Following a sell-out run in 2017, the gripping revival of Karoline Leach’s passion-fuelled thriller, Tryst, returns to the reinvented Chiswick Playhouse under the direction of Phoebe Barran. Actor Fred Perry will reprise his acclaimed role alongside Scarlett Brookes in this stylish adaptation. Based on a true story, this tense thriller focuses on the serial fraudster, George Love, who encounters a naïve and vulnerable … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Tryst at Chiswick Playhouse (Preview)
Singapore Biennale 2019 Artist Amanda Heng Wins 12th Benesse Prize
Last Saturday, at the 12th Benesse Prize Award Ceremony held at the National Gallery Singapore, local artist Amanda Heng was announced as the winner, making her the first Singaporean artist to have been conferred the award. Chosen from among fellow nominees and Singapore Biennale 2019 participants Dusadee Huntrakul (Thailand), Haifa Subay (Yemen), Hera Büyüktaşçıyan (Turkey) and Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore), as the winner of the … Continue reading Singapore Biennale 2019 Artist Amanda Heng Wins 12th Benesse Prize
Touring The UK 2020: Harpy by Something for the Weekend and Kings Theatre Portsmouth (Preview)
LONDON – Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, personality and national treasure Su Pollard returns to reprise her role in Harpy by award-winning playwright Philip Meeks, as part of an extensive UK tour this Spring. Best known for her star-turn as Peggy in the BAFTA award-winning sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, the muchloved Su Pollard has had a career in showbusiness spanning four … Continue reading Touring The UK 2020: Harpy by Something for the Weekend and Kings Theatre Portsmouth (Preview)
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Reut Shemesh (ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one)
Female, Jewish and an Israeli living in Germany, Reut Shemesh’s background is certainly one that offers up a myriad of perspectives by which to see the world. At the 2020 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, Reut will be bringing in her work ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one, investigating femininity, religion and personhood with a mixed cast of Orthodox and secular dancers. … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Reut Shemesh (ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one)
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Spacebar Theatre (The Utama Spaceship)
If there’s one thing Singapore theatre seems to lack, it’s more companies willing to go down the irreverent route, having fun with their craft and taking theatre to its extremes. For Spacebar Theatre, comprising Eugene Koh and Lee Shu Yu, the NUS Theatre Studies graduates are about to do just that with The Utama Spaceship, playing this January as part of the 2020 M1 Singapore Fringe … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Spacebar Theatre (The Utama Spaceship)
Review: The Shadow Curriculum by Jelaine Ng (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)
★☆☆☆☆ (Performance attended 11/1/20, 2pm) Attempt to satirise motivational speakers unclear in its motives and falls flat. In Singapore’s results-oriented society, success is everything. So it comes as no surprise that parents will try any ways and means necessary to give their children a leg up in the place that will most likely make or break their future: school. From countless tuition lessons to enrichment … Continue reading Review: The Shadow Curriculum by Jelaine Ng (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)
foodXculture: Grand Shanghai Rings In The Year of the Rat with Chinese New Year Menu of Shanghainese Specialties and Elevated Reunion Classics
For any Chinese restaurant, the lead-up to Chinese New Year is always a busy one, with each establishment attempting to outdo the other with uniquely attractive menus the whole family can enjoy. Be it doing a classic well or reinventing them for the modern diner, it truly is the season of eating. In the case of the recently refurbished Grand Shanghai restaurant, they’ll be applying … Continue reading foodXculture: Grand Shanghai Rings In The Year of the Rat with Chinese New Year Menu of Shanghainese Specialties and Elevated Reunion Classics
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