In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Parabolic Theatre’s Crisis? What Crisis at The Colab Factory (Preview)

LONDON – Taking audiences back to 1979 when Britain was on the brink of political collapse for the second time in a decade, Parabolic Theatre’s thrilling live-action board game Crisis? What Crisis? comes to The Colab Factory this autumn. The innovative immersive theatre company cracks open the government machine to give participants the chance to get hands-on with the levers of power. Crisis? What Crisis? puts … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Parabolic Theatre’s Crisis? What Crisis at The Colab Factory (Preview)

Preview: Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2019

If the Singapore theatre scene is to continue to grow, then it must lay the groundwork for the next generation of theatremakers to inherit it when the time comes. For local theatre company Toy Factory, they’ve taken on that responsibility in the form of The Wright Stuff Festival, making its return this October as they mentor the playwrights of tomorrow. The Wright Festival began with … Continue reading Preview: Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2019

Voilah! 2019: SSO Gala – Vladimir Ashkenazy & Gautier Capuçon (Review)

A lavish opening for Voilah! 2019  Although never positioned as such, it feels as if the underlying theme of the individual battling insurmountable odds runs through the latest SSO Gala’s set. Opening the 2019 Voilah! France Singapore Festival, the concert invites internationally celebrated conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy along with French cellist Gautier Capuçon to perform two pieces by Schumann, and a Tchaikovsky symphony to finish. The gala … Continue reading Voilah! 2019: SSO Gala – Vladimir Ashkenazy & Gautier Capuçon (Review)

Preview: Lim Boon Keng – The Musical by Musical Theatre Limited

“In a century torn by war, one man’s integrity burns like a flame.” This year, coinciding with the Bicentennial, Musical Theatre Limited presents a brand new musical – the first-ever musical about Dr Lim Boon Keng, one of Singapore’s most prominent public figures during the Colonial period. Dr Lim Boon Keng is considered one of Singapore’s most prominent historical figures, responsible for helping shape Singapore’s … Continue reading Preview: Lim Boon Keng – The Musical by Musical Theatre Limited

Hotels & Holidays: A Feast to Die For at PARKROYAL on Pickering

For three spook-tacular days this October, Halloween thrill-seekers can delight in a spine-chilling gastronomic extravanganza at PARKROYAL on Pickering’s acclaimed Lime restaurant. From 25th to 27th October 2019, the fourth instalment of the popular Halloween Scare-Feast will again provide intrepid diners with a creative culinary take on the October fright-fest as Chef Yap Wai Lunn serves up a spine-tingling repertoire of homemade dishes created to … Continue reading Hotels & Holidays: A Feast to Die For at PARKROYAL on Pickering

Laughter Is: The Try Guys Legends of the Internet Tour 2019 (Review)

Giving the fans exactly what they want at their tour’s only Southeast Asian stop. There’s something altogether fascinating that each time entertainers who’ve made it big via a medium such as music, podcasts or video, they’re compelled to translate that to the most universal and timeless medium of all – live entertainment. For as much as one can accumulate billions of views on one’s YouTube … Continue reading Laughter Is: The Try Guys Legends of the Internet Tour 2019 (Review)

Exhibition Extravaganza: Pinaree Sanpitak’s Bodily Space – Confessed and Concealed at Yavuz Gallery

This October. Yavuz Gallery presents internationally-acclaimed Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak in her solo exhibition, Bodily Space: Confessed and Concealed. Over the period of three decades, Sanpitak’s practice has expanded from painting and collage to other media, spanning across sculpture, installation, print and participatory projects. Undergirding this diverse practice is her consistent engagement with the human body as a key thematic subject and iconography. Distilled into … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Pinaree Sanpitak’s Bodily Space – Confessed and Concealed at Yavuz Gallery

Golf: Olympic Heroes Stenson, Kuchar to Renew Rivalry at 2020 SMBC Singapore Open

Next year’s SMBC Singapore Open is set to be one of the most memorable in its history as organizers confirmed today the participation of  England’s Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson from Sweden and American Matt Kuchar –  the gold, silver and bronze medalists respectively at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Boasting an epic field, fittingly at the beginning of a year that will see the summer Olympics … Continue reading Golf: Olympic Heroes Stenson, Kuchar to Renew Rivalry at 2020 SMBC Singapore Open

Preview: SSO Subscription Concert – Chorus of the Planets

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, Andrew Litton, returns this November to conduct a concert that promises to be out of this world. On Friday 8th November, come watch as he blasts off to explore the solar system with a performance of Holst’s much-loved The Planets Suite. The concert – which is sponsored by the SSO’s Official Radio Station, Symphony 92.4 – also includes Barber’s one-movement Symphony No.1 and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy for … Continue reading Preview: SSO Subscription Concert – Chorus of the Planets

Review: Esplanade’s Octoburst! 2019 – Tailor Made, Cerita Anak and A Ladder To The Stars

Fun-filled weekend out for the whole family. Children’s theatre is often one of the most overlooked genres of performing arts by adults. Much more than just a means to keep the little ones entertained, children’s theatre often requires artists and performers to have a high calibre of imagination, as they breathe life into the non-living, transform simple spaces into entire worlds, and invoke curiosity and … Continue reading Review: Esplanade’s Octoburst! 2019 – Tailor Made, Cerita Anak and A Ladder To The Stars