Singapore Takes Centre Stage as Global Performing Arts Leaders Gather for ISPA 2026 Congress

Singapore’s arts scene stepped into the international spotlight this week as more than 400 performing arts leaders from over 40 countries arrived for the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) 2026 Singapore Congress, the first time the global gathering has returned to Southeast Asia in more than two decades. Held from 19 to 22 May and hosted by the National Arts Council, the Congress … Continue reading Singapore Takes Centre Stage as Global Performing Arts Leaders Gather for ISPA 2026 Congress

bakchormeeboyMay 20, 2026Leave a comment

Arts, musical, Review, Sands Theatre, Theatre

Becoming Willy Wonka: An Interview with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Daniel Plimpton

Roald Dahl’s beloved tale of golden tickets and chocolate rivers is finally making its Southeast Asian debut, as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical opens at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, for a strictly limited season from 19th May 2026. Presented by Base Entertainment Asia in association with Broadway International Group and Broadway Asia, the production brings Willy Wonka’s fantastical chocolate factory to life … Continue reading Becoming Willy Wonka: An Interview with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Daniel Plimpton

bakchormeeboyMay 19, 2026Leave a comment

Arts, Chinese Theatre, festival, Review, Reviews, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Salesman之死 by Jeremy Tiang and Danny Yeo (SIFA 2026)

A love letter to theatre, translation, and humanity itself. Salesman之死 understands that sometimes the hardest thing to translate is not language; it’s culture, emotion, and perspective. Even someone like Miller, a playwright of immense stature, struggles to grasp even a fraction of the Chinese dialogue — a quiet but telling reminder of how language itself resists ownership, even by those who write it. This becomes … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Salesman之死 by Jeremy Tiang and Danny Yeo (SIFA 2026)

bakchormeeboyMay 17, 2026May 17, 20261 Comment

Arts, Review, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Wild Rice, Wild Rice @ Funan

★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: All You Can Eat by Wild Rice’s Young & Wild and The Rice Cooker

Undercooked, repetitively formulaic scripts do this promising batch of young actors a disservice. Graduation showcases are a notoriously difficult dish to plate. A director has to decide exactly what they want audiences to leave remembering: is it an ensemble spread where every graduate gets equal time to shine? A curated tasting menu built around the strongest performers? Or a riskier selection that leans classical, experimental, … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: All You Can Eat by Wild Rice’s Young & Wild and The Rice Cooker

bakchormeeboyMay 16, 2026May 23, 20261 Comment

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★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Myles – Soulmate In A Box by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Inch Chua blends immersive multimedia and song into a visually arresting experience about the dangerous allure of frictionless love. If an AI could love you perfectly, from anticipating your every need, to removing every friction, and never misunderstanding you, would you still want a real person? Presented by Singapore Repertory Theatre after its earlier work-in-progress showing at the Singapore International Festival of Arts in 2024, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Myles – Soulmate In A Box by Singapore Repertory Theatre

bakchormeeboyMay 16, 2026Leave a comment

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Art: Siew Guang Hong on biology and the politics of the unstable in his debut solo exhibition ‘the body improper’

This May, Richard Koh Fine Art (Singapore) presents the body improper, the first solo exhibition by Siew Guang Hong with the gallery. Bringing together 19 works across expanded photography, sculptural print, and performance, the exhibition unfolds as a sustained investigation into the body not as a fixed biological unit, but as something continually assembled, destabilised, and re-projected through ecological and conceptual systems. Across the exhibition, … Continue reading Art: Siew Guang Hong on biology and the politics of the unstable in his debut solo exhibition ‘the body improper’

bakchormeeboyMay 16, 2026May 16, 2026Leave a comment

Arts, Review, Theatre, Toy Factory

★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: Master White Dragon 白龙王子 by Toy Factory

A distinctly Singaporean fable about about faith and modern spirituality that buries its strongest ideas beneath flat humour and an ending that feels rushed. Few recent local productions have started with a premise as immediately striking as Toy Factory’s Master White Dragon: an ah beng mistaken for the reincarnation of a temple deity, caught between street hustling, spiritual performance and a journalist intent on exposing … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: Master White Dragon 白龙王子 by Toy Factory

bakchormeeboyMay 15, 2026Leave a comment

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Preview: 6 Microlectures on Genocides (May 2026)

Six voices. Six short, sharp shocks of theatre. One urgent question running underneath it all: what do we do when the world is on fire and language itself starts to feel inadequate? After an initial showing earlier this year, 6 Microlectures on Genocides is back for a limited return to Singapore (21–23 May), a work that refuses easy answers and instead leans into discomfort, contradiction, … Continue reading Preview: 6 Microlectures on Genocides (May 2026)

bakchormeeboyMay 15, 2026Leave a comment

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Art: UOB Painting of the Year set to elevate artistic excellence in its 45th edition with a festival and more

For decades, the UOB Painting of the Year competition has quietly shaped the careers of some of Southeast Asia’s most respected artists. Now, as it enters its 45th edition, the long-running art prize is stepping beyond the traditional competition format — and into the wider community. This year, UOB will launch its first-ever arts festival in Singapore, transforming what was once largely an industry-facing awards … Continue reading Art: UOB Painting of the Year set to elevate artistic excellence in its 45th edition with a festival and more

bakchormeeboyMay 11, 2026Leave a comment

Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Scaredy Kat Presents by Gateway Arts

There’s something quietly powerful about watching your fears play out in front of you—especially when they’re wrapped in story, light, and imagination. This May, Singapore audiences will get exactly that with Scaredy Kat Presents, a new youth theatre production by Gateway Arts. But this isn’t just another stage show, it’s an immersive, multimedia experience that transforms anxiety into something tangible, and ultimately, something hopeful. Inspired … Continue reading Preview: Scaredy Kat Presents by Gateway Arts