SIFA 2017: Art Studio by Nine Years Theatre (Preview)
This year, the Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA) opens with local theatre company Nine Years Theatre’s premiere of Art Studio. Directed by Nelson Chia and adapted from Cultural Medallion Winner Yeng Pway Ngon’s 2012 Singapore Literature Prize-winning novel of the same name, Art Studio is an epic performance that spans the 60s to the new millennium. Starting with a young school dropout coerced into becoming … Continue reading SIFA 2017: Art Studio by Nine Years Theatre (Preview)
SIFA 2017: Becoming Graphic by Sonny Liew and Edith Podesta (Preview)
Nabbing the coveted Singapore Literature Prize, as well as THREE Eisner Awards for his graphic novel The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, artist Sonny Liew is set to take on a completely new medium this SIFA: the theatre. Collaborating with award winning theatremaker Edith Podesta, Liew will be presenting an all new graphic novel-meets performance piece in the form of Becoming Graphic. Springboarding off the superhero genre, Becoming Graphic will … Continue reading SIFA 2017: Becoming Graphic by Sonny Liew and Edith Podesta (Preview)
Review: Epicurean Market 2017
Epicurean Market is back this weekend, and the only rule is that there’s no limit to how much food and drink you should be consuming! Taking place at the Marina Bay Sands Expo Halls, the 5th edition of the annual food and wine fair was a spectacularly well put together affair, professionally set up and impressing from the moment we stepped into the three-hall large … Continue reading Review: Epicurean Market 2017
Universal Studios Despicable Me Breakout Party
To celebrate the release of Despicable Me 3 in cinemas, Universal Studios Singapore has invited everyone’s favourite minions to throw a party down at the theme park! In accordance with the film, the minions breakout party took on a prison theme. A completely immersive experience, you’ll already feel the party vibe the moment you step into the theme park, with all the staff dressed up as minions, … Continue reading Universal Studios Despicable Me Breakout Party
Review: The Orange Production by The Necessary Stage
Even amidst the madcap restagings and new productions as part of their 30th anniversary, The Necessary Stage has been spending the last few months nurturing and developing new scripts for the stage. This week, The Orange Production is the result of that, presenting two all new plays from writers Nabilah Said with Drip, and Faith Ng with Whale Fall. Check out our review of these new plays below! … Continue reading Review: The Orange Production by The Necessary Stage
SIFA 2017: Dragonflies by Pangdemonium (Preview)
Set in the not so distant future of 2021, where climate change is causing natural disasters all over the world and the political climate is a wreck, with the collapse of the Western world and religious extremism at its peak, the United Kingdom (and other nation), is clamping down on immigration. At the heart of the play is Leslie Chen, whose world is quite literally … Continue reading SIFA 2017: Dragonflies by Pangdemonium (Preview)
Review: Deaf by Split Productions
In moulding the future of our nation, have we forgotten that our children are only human too? Using abstract, physical theatre, Split Productions’ latest piece Deaf is a bold attempt to bring up and discuss such issues with the education system and society as a whole, taking its name from how students’ cries for help too often fall on deaf ears. Written by and directed by … Continue reading Review: Deaf by Split Productions
Artist Spotlight: LEW
First shooting to fame in 2015 as the ‘singing’ cop’ in a viral video shared by PM Lee Hsien Loong, 20-year old singer-songwriter Lewis Loh, better known by his stage name LEW, has since ORD-ed and seems to be on a real winning streak – he’s already received over a million plays on his songs on Spotify and recently launched his debut LP with a … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: LEW
Review: Army Daze 2 by Michael Chiang Playthings
Michael Chiang makes a triumphant return to the stage with a brand new script this year. Coinciding with both NS50 and the 30th anniversary of the original Army Daze, Army Daze 2 is the sequel you never knew you wanted to one of Singapore’s most iconic plays, and successfully brings across a comedic, modern take on National Service in 2017. Watching familiar characters appear onstage older but wiser … Continue reading Review: Army Daze 2 by Michael Chiang Playthings
Preview: Il Volo with Plácido Domingo: Notte Magica @ Golden Village
This Saturday, opera fans have a great event to look forward to – an exclusive one night only screening of Il Volo’s Notte Magica concert! Notte Magica is a recording of the tribute concert performed by Italian pop-opera trio Il Volo. 27 years ago, legendary opera trio The Three Tenors performed their very first concert on the eve of the Italia ’90 world cup. Now, super-successful Italian pop-opera … Continue reading Preview: Il Volo with Plácido Domingo: Notte Magica @ Golden Village
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