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Arts, Children's Theatre, KC Arts Centre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: The Gingerbread Man by SRT’s The Little Company

★★☆☆☆ (Performance attended 26/10/19) A children’s show that needed more time to rise in the oven. “Run run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man.” The iconic lines of everyone’s favourite anthropomorphic baked good has been taken quite literally in SRT’s The Little Company’s latest musical for kids, with the titular Gingerbread Man using his need for speed to … Continue reading Review: The Gingerbread Man by SRT’s The Little Company

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel

Touring the UK 2020: The Political History of Smack and Crack (Preview)

LONDON –  The Political History of Smack and Crack is an urgent, angry, funny love-song to a lost generation crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism. Following sold-out runs at Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this acclaimed production begins its UK tour this January. Inspired by the writer’s own experience in jail and rehab, Ed Edwards’ shattering portrait lays bare the passage … Continue reading Touring the UK 2020: The Political History of Smack and Crack (Preview)

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Review: Lie With Me by Intercultural Theatre Institute

★★☆☆☆ (Attended 7/11/19) Graduating show from latest batch of ITI students a modern exploration of human relationships, but is marred by actors getting lost in iffy chemistry and a dragged out pace. Taking inspiration from Arthur Schnitzler’s 1897 play Reigen (La Ronde), Kaite O’Reilly’s Lie With Me was originally written for a group of graduating theatre students from London’s LAMDA in 2017, and has now been adapted for the … Continue reading Review: Lie With Me by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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In London’s (Off) West End 2020: VAULT Festival 2020 Reveals First Round of Shows; Committed To Going Green With 8th Edition (Preview)

LONDON –  VAULT Festival, one of the largest curated arts festivals in the world, is back for its eighth edition next January! From new theatre and comedy, immersive experiences, cabaret, live performance and late-night parties, this is practically London’s biggest, boldest and wildest arts festival not to be missed. Come 2020, performances will take place across a whopping 18 spaces around Waterloo and the South Bank with the, with … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: VAULT Festival 2020 Reveals First Round of Shows; Committed To Going Green With 8th Edition (Preview)

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Museum Musings: National Gallery Singapore presents Suddenly Turning Visible – Art & Architecture In Southeast Asia (1969 – 1989)

Following Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia 1960s–1990s held earlier this year, National Gallery Singapore’s dives even deeper into the period as it presents its latest exhibition – Suddenly Turning Visible – Art & Architecture In Southeast Asia (1969 – 1989), which explores the experimental art forms that emerged during the late 1960s to the late 1980s in response to rapid urban development. Curated by Cheng Jia … Continue reading Museum Musings: National Gallery Singapore presents Suddenly Turning Visible – Art & Architecture In Southeast Asia (1969 – 1989)

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Sing’theatre’s A Spoonful of Sherman: An Interview with Sing’theatre Artistic Director Nathalie Ribette

Sing’theatre has been around for a long time – since 2007 in fact, and each year, they’ve only been upping their game with bigger production value, better performances and always with heart. “Sing’theatre usually produces musical theatre, or performances with music, such as Souvenir last year,” says Sing’theatre Artistic Director Nathalie Ribette. “It’s always been a part of our ethos since our very beginning, and … Continue reading Sing’theatre’s A Spoonful of Sherman: An Interview with Sing’theatre Artistic Director Nathalie Ribette

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Preview: Puffing Bodies by Maya Dance Theatre and Iptanz

  Following their series PANCHA last year about domestic violence and abuse, Maya Dance Theatre returns this December with a brand new collaboration with German company Iptanz. Centering around the idea of body shaming, Puffing Bodies is a dance-theatre production conceptualised by Ilona Pászthy (Artistic Director of Iptanz) and Kavitha Krishnan (Artistic Director of Maya Dance Theatre). When the two met at Tanzmesse, an international network for contemporary artists in Dusseldorf, … Continue reading Preview: Puffing Bodies by Maya Dance Theatre and Iptanz

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Voilah! 2019: An Interview with Arnaud de Fontgalland, Founder & Artistic Director of Sing’Baroque

Sing’Baroque was just founded in November 2018, but in the year since its inception, has already made waves in the local music scene with their presentation of oft forgotten baroque pieces and reintroducing them to the public. This November, as part of Voilah! 2019, they’ll be presenting a new version of opera Les Éléments, originally ordered by King of France Louis XV and first performed at the Tuileries … Continue reading Voilah! 2019: An Interview with Arnaud de Fontgalland, Founder & Artistic Director of Sing’Baroque

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In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Silently Hoping at Applecart Arts (Preview)

LONDON – Written by award-winning playwright Iskandar R. Sharazuddin, Silently Hoping looks at what it means to come from a mixed cultural heritage. A piece exploring identity, class and faith through interpersonal dynamics and character-led writing, it follows a young woman trying to find her place in the world as she delves into Islam’s relationship with queerness and modernity. Directed by Mingyu Lin, Silently Hoping is … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Silently Hoping at Applecart Arts (Preview)

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In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Importance of Being Earnest (played by immigrants) at Tower Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Pan Productions will welcome in the new year with Oscar Wilde’s English masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest at the Tower Theatre. Their first play in English, it is created with a team of immigrant actors and creatives, who, like the characters in the play, are constantly asked where they are from, when all they want to explain is who they are. Directed by … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Importance of Being Earnest (played by immigrants) at Tower Theatre (Preview)

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