In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Christopher Reid’s Love, Loss & Chianti (Preview)

LONDON – Robert Bathurst returns to the stage with Love, Loss & Chianti, an exciting double-bill from award-winning British poet Christopher Reid. This is part of the highly anticipated relaunch of Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. A staged adaptation of two books by Reid, Love, Loss & Chianti sees Bathurst star alongside Rebecca Johnson, reprising their roles in the critically acclaimed verse comedy The Song of Lunch, … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Christopher Reid’s Love, Loss & Chianti (Preview)

Laughter Is: Kunal Kamra – Fresher Thoughts (Preview)

Bombay-based stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra arrives at the Nexus Auditorium this February to deliver his signature brand of comic punches, insights, and truth bombs, with a re-run of his previous show Fresher Thoughts!  Known for being the host of the popular political-comedy podcast ‘Shut Up Ya Kunal’, after 8 years in advertising, Kamra started doing stand-up in 2013. He rose through the ranks at blistering pace and is … Continue reading Laughter Is: Kunal Kamra – Fresher Thoughts (Preview)

SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Anthony Chen, Director of Opening Film Wet Season

Anthony Chen is arguably Singapore’s most prolific filmmaker. The 35-year old rose to international acclaim with his debut feature film Ilo Ilo in 2013, receiving a fifteen-minute long standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and winning the prestigious Camera d’Or. Ilo Ilo later went on to sweep the 50th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Film, Best New Director and Best Supporting Actress (Yeo Yann Yann). So it should come as … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Anthony Chen, Director of Opening Film Wet Season

Laughter Is: An Interview with Kenny Sebastian – The Most Interesting Person In The Room

Kenny Sebastian has had one heck of a fascinating childhood. Born to a father in the Navy, Kenny grew up travelling across various cities in India, never staying in one place for too long. Some might see that as a problem, not being able to put down roots in any particular place, but for the Indian comedian, it’s an experience that’s only led to his … Continue reading Laughter Is: An Interview with Kenny Sebastian – The Most Interesting Person In The Room

Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks (S.P.O.T.S.) by Sing Lit Station (Preview)

Wrapping up the Punggol edition of the National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood programme is a final weekend of free for all art activities around the neighbourhood. Of note would be Sing Lit Station’s Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks (S.P.O.T.S.), a public art project hoping to bring Singapore literature straight to the heartlands. Excerpts of Sing Lit poetry are inscribed along the pavilions of Waterway Point … Continue reading Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks (S.P.O.T.S.) by Sing Lit Station (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds – The Immersive Experience by dotdotdot (Review)

Blockbuster multi-room experience uniting live theatre with immersive technology. LONDON – It’s hard to deny that immersive experience fever has taken over London. Each year, more and more new companies have emerged in an attempt to break into that market, each trying to differentiate themselves from the last with better ideas, and a longer lasting impression that stays with audience members long after leaving the space. … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds – The Immersive Experience by dotdotdot (Review)

Arts of the UK 2019/20: ABBA – Super Troupers The Exhibition at the O2 (Preview)

LONDON – ABBA fans in London have a lot to go Mamma Mia! about – a brand new immersive and interactive exhibition arrives at the O2 this December and explores each of the band’s eight albums and the wider socio-political backdrop against which they were released. Occupying a 14,000 square foot space within London’s home of music, ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition brings to life the world of chart-topping … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2019/20: ABBA – Super Troupers The Exhibition at the O2 (Preview)

Arts of the UK 2020: Joe Sellman-Leava brings Monster and Labels to Bristol’s Wardrobe Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Winner of more than five international awards, including a Fringe First, Joe Sellman-Leava comes to Bristol in early 2020 with two one-man productions putting the theatremaker’s skills on full display. Directed by Yaz Al-Shaater (Dead Reckoning, Young Vic; Boris World King, Trafalgar Studios), Monster explores ideas of aggression within relationships, while scrutinising the place of the male role model in society. Experimenting with form, it … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Joe Sellman-Leava brings Monster and Labels to Bristol’s Wardrobe Theatre (Preview)

London’s VAULT Festival 2020: VOiD by TUTTI TUTTI Productions (Preview)

LONDON –  TUTTI TUTTI Productions presents the world premiere of Sophia Capasso’s VOiD at the VAULT Festival 2020. Written and performed by Capasso and directed by Bruce Webb, VOiD follows Ali, a girl who has always felt there was a darkness within her, but one moment may just have sent her over the edge. Exhausted and unable to detach reality from her own imagination, she spins a tale that … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: VOiD by TUTTI TUTTI Productions (Preview)

Frieze Brings Its Flagship Summit Outside of the UK For The First Time with Frieze Academy Art and Architecture Summit Singapore

  Frieze will present the fifth edition of the Art and Architecture Summit at the National Gallery Singapore on Friday 22nd November 2019, in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board. A Collateral Event of the Singapore Biennale 2019, the first international edition of Frieze’s flagship summit brings together leading artists, architects, thinkers and museum professionals to explore the connection between the fields of art and … Continue reading Frieze Brings Its Flagship Summit Outside of the UK For The First Time with Frieze Academy Art and Architecture Summit Singapore