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Preview: Pangdemonium!’s Ass-Kicking 2020 Season – The Son, The Glass Menagerie and The Full Monty

10 years ago, a humble theatre company was founded by actor Adrian Pang and his wife, director Tracie Pang, ditching their day jobs to follow their dreams. 10 years on, through perils, pitfalls and potholes, and plenty more successes, and Pangdemonium! has emerged as one of Singapore’s top and most popular theatre companies today, reliably delivering one quality production after another to sold-out audiences, and … Continue reading Preview: Pangdemonium!’s Ass-Kicking 2020 Season – The Son, The Glass Menagerie and The Full Monty

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: You Game by Murphy Ra (Preview)

LONDON –  Coming to London this November, an immensely successful screenwriter lures his wife’s lover to the house and convinces her to stage a robbery of her jewellery; setting off a chain of events that leaves the audience trying to decipher what is true, and what is fiction for the sake of the game. That’s the plot of You Game, a brand new adaptation of Anthony Shaffer’s … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: You Game by Murphy Ra (Preview)

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In London’s West End 2019: Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and Tom Allen to Host West End Bares 2019

LONDON – The Make A Difference Trust is thrilled to announce that a trio of stars are returning to WEST END BARES to co-host the 10th Anniversary performance, West End Bares: Stripped. Graham Norton, Tom Allen and Michelle Visage will together host one spectacular celebratory show at Troxy on Sunday, 13th October at 8.30pm. Says Graham Norton: “I’m thrilled to be back co-hosting West End Bares with Tom and Michelle and I can’t … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and Tom Allen to Host West End Bares 2019

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Malay Theatre, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Tanah•Air 水•土 – A Play In Two Parts by Drama Box

As Singapore’s Bicentennial celebrations carry on throughout the year, local theatre company Drama Box has taken the opportunity to raise questions about our own history and the way it is recorded, wondering what stories and narratives have been left out in the writing of the history of our land, and its surrounding waters. Helmed by Drama Box artistic director Kok Heng Leun, in collaboration with … Continue reading Preview: Tanah•Air 水•土 – A Play In Two Parts by Drama Box

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Pangdemonium’s Urinetown: An Interview with the Cast and their Pee-rs

Urinetown may be a work of fiction, but with issues such as a “cross-border water crisis” and being set in “the most expensive city in the world”, it bears more than a pissing passing resemblance to a certain place far closer to home. As Pangdemonium gets ready to present this raucous, campy musical satire (which won Best Book and Best Original Score at the 2002 Tony … Continue reading Pangdemonium’s Urinetown: An Interview with the Cast and their Pee-rs

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Review: The Jugular Vein by The Haque Collective

All choked up over The Haque Collective’s debut production. 2019 has very much been a year of theatre that’s been about highlighting women and women’s issues, from the #MeToo movement and showcasing more female voices on stage. With The Haque Collective’s debut production, the new theatre group heralds yet another facet of the female psyche: the irredeemable mean girl. Directed by Kamil Haque and written by … Continue reading Review: The Jugular Vein by The Haque Collective

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In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Winners of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2018/2019 Announced

LONDON – The Bread & Roses Theatre has announced the three winners of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2018/2019, namely: Hungerland by Rachel O’Regan, I and the Village by D Donohue, and Who You Are and What You Do by Hugh Dichmont. All three plays will receive a professional production and publication throughout 2019/2020. Grown out of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Competition, the biennial award was launched in … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Winners of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2018/2019 Announced

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Voilah! France Singapore Festival 2019

  Francophiles rejoice – the 2019 edition of the Voilah! France Singapore Festival is here this October and November with an unprecedented number of programme presenters (over 100) as they pay tribute to the long-lasting partnership between France and Singapore. France and Singapore have maintained strong inter-country relations for a long time, with several new milestones hit this year, including the 20th anniversary of the French Double … Continue reading Preview: Voilah! France Singapore Festival 2019

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Teater Ekamatra’s A Clockwork Orange: An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

British author Anthony Burgess’ seminal novel A Clockwork Orange has seen countless adaptations over the years, from stage plays to its best known iteration – a 1971 film version directed by Stanley Kubrick. But of all these adaptations, one we’ve yet to see is a version created in a Singaporean context. Enter Teater Ekamatra’s newest production – a Malay language adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, set to premiere this September, … Continue reading Teater Ekamatra’s A Clockwork Orange: An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

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Arts of the UK 2019: Theatre Centre Artistic Director Natalie Wilson Steps Down To Pursue New Creative Goals

LONDON –  Natalie Wilson, Artistic Director and Joint-CEO of Theatre Centre, the UK’s foremost producer and champion of theatre for young audiences, is to step down at the end of the year following 12 years with the company. Theatre Centre has thrived under Natalie’s leadership through a time of seismic change in the education landscape. Recruitment is underway for an interim Artistic Director. Theatre Centre’s latest … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2019: Theatre Centre Artistic Director Natalie Wilson Steps Down To Pursue New Creative Goals

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