Arts of the UK 2021: Bring It On the Musical premieres in London December 2021

LONDON – Selladoor Worldwide has announced that Bring It On The Musical will play its long-awaited London season at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Saturday 22nd January 2022, following eight performances at the New Theatre, Peterborough from Tuesday 30 November to Saturday 4th December 2021. Further plans for the show in 2022 will be announced soon. Cheer-royalty and newly crowned … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Bring It On the Musical premieres in London December 2021

Arts of the UK 2021: West End stars, direct to your cars – acclaimed concert series West End Musical Drive In returns

LONDON – The UK’s biggest musical theatre concert series, West End Musical Drive In, will return for live performances this April – once again bringing top theatrical talent direct to people’s cars! Following an acclaimed summer and winter season, and digital restreaming, the stage is set for another fantastic celebration of musical theatre, every Saturday from 17th April to 29th May. Bringing live entertainment back … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: West End stars, direct to your cars – acclaimed concert series West End Musical Drive In returns

★★★★☆ Review: First Fleet (2021) by Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

Journey to a brave new world with the power of art.  While most often seen by the general public as a means for entertainment, we often forget about that the arts also has a therapeutic effects on both participant and audience, a theme that’s at the forefront of Nine Years Theatre’s (NYT) First Fleet, restaged at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre this week. Directed by … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: First Fleet (2021) by Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

Preview: AGATHI | Refugee by Apsaras Arts Dance Company

“He wept for living. And seeing the day they had to leave, he wept for himself. For never again would he have a family. A home. And someone to love him as much as they did. He wept because god had forsaken him. And never again would he be that same little boy.” Apsaras Arts Dance Company is set to restage their production Agathi this … Continue reading Preview: AGATHI | Refugee by Apsaras Arts Dance Company

Review: Keturunan Ruminah by Hatch Theatrics

Drawing out the dramatic potential in a family WhatsApp group. With live theatre still difficult to stage with all the restrictions COVID-19 has brought with it, experimentation in the arts remains rife, with various companies exploring new forms and means to create performances. Singapore theatre company Hatch Theatrics is the latest to try, with Keturunan Ruminah, a ‘play’ taking place entirely on WhatsApp. Keturunan Ruminah … Continue reading Review: Keturunan Ruminah by Hatch Theatrics

Music Is: Japanese Pop Outfit UQiYO Releases Collaboration with Malaysian artist Froya

Having collaborated with many outstanding creators locally and internationally in the music industry, Japanese Pop Music Project UQiYO has announced the release of a cross-border collaboration single with Malaysian singer-songwriter, Froya, titled, ‘invisible’. The single is now available on all digital streaming platforms, ahead of the band’s full album which is slated for release on 26th March 2021. Having met in Niigata, Japan for a co-writing session, the … Continue reading Music Is: Japanese Pop Outfit UQiYO Releases Collaboration with Malaysian artist Froya

Art What!: Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum launches ACMtalks webinar series

Starting from 18 March 2021, history buffs and culture enthusiasts can expect a new monthly webinar series by Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM). Supported by Kris Foundation, ACMtalks brings leading scholars to lecture and in conversation with ACM’s curators to explore core curatorial themes: Maritime Trade, Faith & Belief, Materials & Design, and Peranakan. As Asia’s newly minted Museum of Asian Antiquities and Decorative Art, … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum launches ACMtalks webinar series

Arts of the UK 2021: 2065 – The Multi-Sensory Movie by Frozen Light

LONDON –Frozen Light will premiere their first digital production 2065: The Multi-Sensory Movie, an innovative and engaging digital experience designed to bring theatre to the homes of those with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). The movie will be accompanied by a box of sensory props, allowing audiences to explore the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures of the world of 2065 while watching the … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: 2065 – The Multi-Sensory Movie by Frozen Light

Arts of the UK 2021: Polka Theatre offers free digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops to schools

LONDON –Polka may be closed but that hasn’t stopped their efforts to provide educational resources and entertainment for children during the pandemic. Addressing the impact of lockdown-living on emotional and mental health, the theatre has created a series of digital Mental Health and Wellbeing workshops to be freely accessed by schools, from Reception to Year 6. Following successful in-person workshops with primary schoolchildren last autumn, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Polka Theatre offers free digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops to schools

Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

Local theatre company The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo) ushers in their 2021 season with an exciting, ambitious project they’ve been working on for some time now: Robert Yeo’s The Singapore Trilogy. Slated to be staged in March at the Stamford Arts Centre Black Box, The Singapore Trilogy combines Robert Yeo’s Are You There, Singapore? (1974), One Year Back Home (1980) and Changi (1997) into a single production, each … Continue reading Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company