Arts Down Under 2020: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap On Zoom by How Drama (Review)

Putting Singaporean sketches and humour on the (online) global stage. By now, we’re already more than familiar with How Drama’s Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap, both in real life and even on Zoom. But there’s just something about the format that keeps it exciting no matter how many times you see it, and we found ourselves watching the team once again as they performed the … Continue reading Arts Down Under 2020: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap On Zoom by How Drama (Review)

Arts of the UK 2020: Playing ON Theatre Company celebrates 10th anniversary

LONDON – Playing ON Theatre Company celebrates their 10th anniversary in a year like no other. Originally founded by Jim Pope and Philip Osment, Playing ON marks this milestone by looking to the future, providing new training and education schemes and developing their community of associates. A newly formed leadership structure will deliver the company’s vision over the coming years with Jim Pope as Artistic Director … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Playing ON Theatre Company celebrates 10th anniversary

Celebrating the film community: An interview with Boo Junfeng and Emily J. Hoe on SGIFF 2020

With the sheer amount of uncertainty and restrictions brought about by the coronavirus, the journey towards organising one of the region’s foremost film festivals hasn’t been an easy one. But as the team behind the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will tell you, it’s all been worth it, for the sake of cinema. Taking place from 26th November to 6th December, the 31st edition of … Continue reading Celebrating the film community: An interview with Boo Junfeng and Emily J. Hoe on SGIFF 2020

Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival thanks audiences for their support with 170k views of OzAsia Talks and 60k attendees at Lucky Dumpling Market

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Festival Centre is celebrating the success of OzAsia Festival 2020 and is encouraging audiences to keep engaging with the free online content available. While the COVID-19 global pandemic meant it was unable to present a full program of performances, Adelaide Festival Centre kept the spirit of OzAsia Festival alive in a number of ways. Programmed and hosted by OzAsia Festival Artistic … Continue reading Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival thanks audiences for their support with 170k views of OzAsia Talks and 60k attendees at Lucky Dumpling Market

Arts of the UK 2020: Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo to host Q&A for In Search of a White Identity

LONDON – Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo will host a Q&A on the making of In Search of a White Identity. The new digital show interrogates race, class and masculinity as part of the new season of on demand theatre from The Actors Centre. The Q&A will take a deep dive into some of the production’s most pressing themes as well as … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo to host Q&A for In Search of a White Identity

Andsoforth brings back their hit mulled wine, just in time for the holiday season

Andsoforth, Singapore’s foremost immersive theatre company, is currently enjoying a successful run of their first ever book analysis workshop, focusing on Jules Verne’s classic novel Around the World in 80 Days. And while we do recommend that you book a ticket to check out all the creativity they have to offer, they’ve also got some great news for wine lovers out there – they’ve now relaunched their … Continue reading Andsoforth brings back their hit mulled wine, just in time for the holiday season

Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa and Birmingham Repertory Theatre announce new major collaboration and producing partnership

LONDON – Talawa Theatre Company, the UK’s leading Black theatre company, and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have announced a major new collaboration which will see the two partners developing an artistically ambitious body of work which will play in Birmingham, London, and nationwide. Black Joy, a season of new work by Black creatives and artists, will take to The REP’s three stages in 2021 The ambitious co-producing … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa and Birmingham Repertory Theatre announce new major collaboration and producing partnership

Arts of the UK 2021: Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring installation Gaia returns to the Old Royal Naval College

LONDON – Following a sold-out display in summer 2020, Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring art installation Gaia is returning to the Old Royal Naval College in January. Due to overwhelming demand, Gaia is returning for a full month in pride of place in the magnificent Painted Hall, along with an exciting series of Friday late night openings. This monumental internally-lit sculpture, measuring seven metres in diameter, was … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring installation Gaia returns to the Old Royal Naval College

Art What!: Margins – drawing pictures of home at the ArtScience Museum

John Clang’s The Land of My Heart  What does home mean to us? Whatever the answer you give, it’s likely to be just a fraction of the Singaporean experience, a single drop in the ocean of countless other things that make this island home. Presented as part of the Singapore International Photography Festival, the ArtScience Museum’s new exhibition shines a spotlight on the Singaporean experience … Continue reading Art What!: Margins – drawing pictures of home at the ArtScience Museum

Film Fanatic: Golden Village brings the heat with Asian blockbusters and more this December

This December, celebrate all things Asian with a slew of blockbusters coming to Golden Village cinemas. Asian superstars Andy Lau, Sean Lau, Gong Yoo, Park Bo Gum, Li Xian and Chen Li-Nung are coming to the big screen once again, as they star in mythical adventure Soul Snatcher 《赤狐书生》, crime action-thriller Shock Wave 2 《拆弹专家 2》 and sci-fi action flick Seobok 《永生战》. From the producer of … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Golden Village brings the heat with Asian blockbusters and more this December