Neon Lights 2018: YUNA, Mantravine, Preetipls and More Get Festival Off To Roaring Start
The 2018 edition of Neon Lights opened with a psychedelic rush of colour and plenty of powerful performances on the first day. Held at Fort Canning Park, Singapore’s premier outdoor music and arts festival is easy to find, occupying an extended plot of land at Fort Gate as the park was transformed into the festival grounds, with booths everywhere for guests to partake in alcohol, play … Continue reading Neon Lights 2018: YUNA, Mantravine, Preetipls and More Get Festival Off To Roaring Start
Preview: The Old Woman And The Ox by The Second Breakfast Company
Following their production of Goh Poh Seng’s The Moon Is Less Bright earlier this year, youth theatre company The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo) continues their mission of championing local work and will be staging 20-year old playwright Isaiah Christopher Lee’s new play this November – The Old Woman and the Ox. Selected from a pool of over 40 scripts 2BCo received through an open call in 2017, … Continue reading Preview: The Old Woman And The Ox by The Second Breakfast Company
Review: Master Race by Myle Yan Tay
A simple yet strong premise that sets the foundation for a better play in future One of the most pertinent events to have surrounded the issue of race is perhaps none other than Rachel Dolezal, the Caucasian woman who lived a life pretending to be black, drawing flak for the lie, yet was an outspoken vocalist for civil rights. It’s an issue that shows that … Continue reading Review: Master Race by Myle Yan Tay
Boutiques: The Gifting Edition 2018
Ever since its inception in 2002 (founded by Ms Charlotte Cain), the twice a year shopping pop-up event Boutiques has been growing exponentially with each edition, to the point that they made the move to the F1 Pit Building in order to accommodate the massive number of vendors setting up shop. In its latest edition, Boutiques introduces the all new ‘Edit’ segment of the fair. … Continue reading Boutiques: The Gifting Edition 2018
Review: Mamma Mia! presented by BASE Entertainment Asia
Slick production value and a pitch perfect cast makes this a holiday we want to go on again and again. Love them or hate them, ABBA is undeniably one of the most powerful cultural phenomenons to have emerged in the 20th century. With a catalogue of radio-friendly records that proved to be one catchy, karaoke-standard hit after another, it’s little wonder that their work remains … Continue reading Review: Mamma Mia! presented by BASE Entertainment Asia
Singapore Writers Festival 2018: The State of The World According To David Sedaris, Irvine Welsh, Mariko Tamaki and Margaret Stohl
With a theme like 界(Jie): The World(s) We Live In, it’s impossible for the Singapore Writers Festival not to fill itself with programmes and events that discuss the state of affairs surrounding the world today. At times horrifying with the increasingly dismal state of politics and disasters, at times completely absurd with the odd news we come across, and at times even hopeful, from finding inspiration … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2018: The State of The World According To David Sedaris, Irvine Welsh, Mariko Tamaki and Margaret Stohl
Singapore Writers Festival 2018: Opening Night + Intercultural Theatre Institute’s Between Heaven and Earth
The 2018 Singapore Writers Festival kicked off to a roaring start this week, marking the final year with Yeow Kai Chai as Festival Director. Taking on the title of 界 (‘Jie’): The World(s) We Live In, this year’s programme, as always, brings together some of the foremost international writers from all mediums and genres, ranging from graphic novels to novels, YA literature to non-fiction essays. … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2018: Opening Night + Intercultural Theatre Institute’s Between Heaven and Earth
Preview: RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Todrick Hall to Star In Chicago at Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End
LONDON – RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni, American Idol and YouTube sensation Todrick Hall is set to take over the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago from 19th November 2018 until the end of the show’s run at the Phoenix Theatre on 5th January 2019. This is a role that Hall is reprising after appearing in the same role on Broadway earlier on, and certainly, he is no … Continue reading Preview: RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Todrick Hall to Star In Chicago at Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End
Singapore Media Festival 2018: Free Screenings of Three Films at Singapore Classics Reignited
Three free screenings of local films will be presented as part of the 5th edition of the Singapore Media Festival. Under the Singapore Classics Reignited programme, settle in and catch The Teenage Textbook Movie, Forever Fever and Money No Enough on 1st, 2nd and 3rd November respectively. Topping the local box office for four weeks when it was released in 1998, The Teenage Textbook Movie is an adaptation of Adrian Tan’s bestselling … Continue reading Singapore Media Festival 2018: Free Screenings of Three Films at Singapore Classics Reignited
Preview: Singapore International Film Festival 2018 – Let The Magic In
The annual Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) makes its return this November for its 29th Edition. Taking place for 12 days from 28th November to 9th December, the festival continues to promote cinema’s latest and best new works to the screen, celebrate Asian storytellers and bring these to the attention of an international audience. 103 films spanning 44 countries will be screened as part of … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Film Festival 2018 – Let The Magic In
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