In London’s West End 2020: Pretty Woman – The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Paula Wagner, Nice Productions and LPO have announced that the smash hit  Pretty Woman: The Musical will preview from Valentine’s Day 2020 at the Piccadilly Theatre where it will play for a strictly limited engagement of 46 weeks. Based off 1990 smash hit film of the same name starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, Pretty Woman: The Musical features original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Pretty Woman – The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre (Preview)

Preview: Concerts for Children – Emily Saves the Orchestra by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

A clever 10-year-old needs the audience to help outsmart the horrible monster, Cacopholous, who is scheming to silence music forever. In this mesmerising children’s concert, drama, dance, dazzling masks and costumes are woven together with orchestral music in a story about bravery and hope. Audiences across the globe have fallen in love with this production which features excerpts from some of history’s most beloved pieces, … Continue reading Preview: Concerts for Children – Emily Saves the Orchestra by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Edinburgh 2019: Pleasance completes its autumn season with Best of Edinburgh programme

EDINBURGH – Running as part of the already announced exciting autumn season Pleasance now announces their Best of Edinburgh Season with true crime sensations, award nominated shows, original musicals for children and frenzied cabarets. Pleasance’s 2019 Edinburgh programme saw over 560,000 festival goers enjoying 5,534 performances of 277 productions and this Best of Edinburgh season offers London audiences a slice of some of the action. True … Continue reading Edinburgh 2019: Pleasance completes its autumn season with Best of Edinburgh programme

The Mad Chinaman: In Conversation with Dick Lee On His Life, His Music, and His Continued Relevance

Perhaps more than anyone else, Dick Lee is the foremost pioneer and pillar of the Singapore music scene. And of all people, he’s certainly an icon. Best known for composing everyone’s favourite National Day Parade song ‘Home’, Dick has had an illustrious career with over 20 albums to his name. Even now, in his 60s, Dick certainly isn’t resting on his laurels, and is still … Continue reading The Mad Chinaman: In Conversation with Dick Lee On His Life, His Music, and His Continued Relevance

Preview: New Works Festival 2019 by Singapore Chinese Language Theatre Alliance

In 2016, six of Singapore’s leading Chinese language theatre companies united and formed the Singapore Chinese Language Theatre Alliance. Aiming to surface and address concerns and issues pertaining to the development of Chinese language theatre scene in Singapore, the six members of the alliance are Drama Box, Nine Years Theatre, Paper Monkey Theatre, The Finger Players, The Theatre Practice and Toy Factory Productions. Three years on, they’re … Continue reading Preview: New Works Festival 2019 by Singapore Chinese Language Theatre Alliance

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: James Seabright presents An Act of God at The Vaults (Preview)

LONDON – In the almighty words of Ariana Grande, God is a woman. And in James Seabright’s brand new production of An Act of God, well, that woman has a lot to say! Directed by Benji Sperring and written by former The Daily Show with Jon Stewart writer David Javerbaum, the comedic An Act of God stars award-winning comedian Zoe Lyonsas (seen on Mock The Week and Celebrity Masterchef) as God herself, assisted by her devoted angels Gabriel (Matt Tedford, aka ‘Margaret … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: James Seabright presents An Act of God at The Vaults (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Sam Shepard’s Ages of the Moon at The Vaults (Preview)

LONDON – Sam Shepard is one of those playwrights that perfectly captures the spirit and character of America in all its facets, with classics such as True West  still performed even today. This October, get ready for yet another Sam Shepard piece, this time playing at The Vaults, as they present Ages of the Moon, in its UK premiere. Starring Christopher Fairbank (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet) and Joseph Marcell of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air fame, Ages … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Sam Shepard’s Ages of the Moon at The Vaults (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Esmond Road Productions’ The Bacchae at The Bread & Roses Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – There’s something inherently divine and frightening about the tale of Dionysus and his insane Maenads that Euripedes got right in The Bacchae, transcending language, nationality and background. This September, watch as cross-country feminist theatre ensemble Esmond Road Productons presents a new production of The Bacchae at the Bread & Roses Theatre. Translated by T.A. Buckley and adapted by Maria Makenna, The Bacchae centres on Dionysus, the God of … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Esmond Road Productions’ The Bacchae at The Bread & Roses Theatre (Preview)

Review: 1984 by The Young Company

The latest batch of Young Company graduates tackles Orwell’s magnum opus. George Orwell’s 1984 is a classic of modern literature, imagining a terrifying dystopian world of surveillance states and totalitarian governments. And come the chaotic state of the world today, more than ever, it feels as if that world is becoming a reality we cannot deny. With this new production by The Young Company’s latest graduating … Continue reading Review: 1984 by The Young Company

Arts of the UK 2019: The Thunder Girls at The Lowry, Salford (Preview)

LONDON –  Melanie Blake’s best-selling debut novel The Thunder Girls has been adapted for the stage by the author and will receive its world premiere at The Lowry this September. Having already broken the venue’s box-office records for a new play, this new ‘playsical’ features a stellar cast including Coleen Nolan, Coronation Street’s Beverley Callard, Carol Harrison and West End musical star Sandra Marvin, who quit … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2019: The Thunder Girls at The Lowry, Salford (Preview)