Preview: Armenian Street Party 2019 – Living Peranakan

This weekend, the annual Armenian Street Party returns for another round of celebrating heritage along the entire street! Happening on 15th and 16th March from 6pm to 11pm at the Peranakan Museum, admission is completely free as you come down and celebrate the beginning of the Singapore Heritage Festival. Being a Peranakan-themed event, be sure to come on down in your best kebayas and batik … Continue reading Preview: Armenian Street Party 2019 – Living Peranakan

In Kuala Lumpur 2019: Ola Bola the Musical (2019 Version) by Enfiniti Productions (Review)

The sold out Malaysian musical continues to swell with nationalistic pride as it returned for a rematch for an even stronger performance this year.  KUALA LUMPUR – After enjoying a sold out run in 2018, Ola Bola the Musical, the ‘best Malaysian musical’ (according to Malaysian PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself) returned to the Isatana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur this February to wow even more … Continue reading In Kuala Lumpur 2019: Ola Bola the Musical (2019 Version) by Enfiniti Productions (Review)

Review: LEAP 2019 by Frontier Danceland

A medley of new choreographies and dancers to be form LEAP 2019 With their annual production of graduating dancers from the M1-Frontier Danceland PULSE Programme, Frontier Danceland presented six brand new choreographies as part of the eight edition of LEAP, as choreographed by Artistic Director Low Mei Yoke, company artists Faye Tan, Keigo Nozaki and Sammantha Yue, and project choreographers Adelene Stanley and Chew Shaw En. … Continue reading Review: LEAP 2019 by Frontier Danceland

Preview: Maestro Choo Hooey presented by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

A key part of their origins and growth, the Singapore Symphony’s pioneering Maestro and Conductor Emeritus Choo Hooey returns to conduct the SSO for a special concert held as part of the orchestra’s 40th anniversary. Maestro Choo Hoey has been associated with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra since its founding in 1979. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1955 and subsequently established a … Continue reading Preview: Maestro Choo Hooey presented by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Textures 2019: A Night of Terrifying Tales by Moonshadow Stories (Review)

The Arts House plays host to Kamini Ramachandran’s troupe of storytellers in a supernatural-themed after dark special. Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? As a historic building, the Arts House naturally lends itself as a space rife with phantoms of the past roaming its walls. As the home of literary arts, one then imagines that a natural extension to this would be to tell … Continue reading Textures 2019: A Night of Terrifying Tales by Moonshadow Stories (Review)

A Creative Space To Work, Create and Collaborate: Practice Tuckshop Reopens To Go Full Time

  Nestled in the heart of Waterloo Street lies the home of The Theatre Practice (TTP), and along with it, the Practice Tuckshop. A creative space for all to work, create and collaborate, the Practice Tuckshop has flung open its doors once again to the public to act as a shared space for all to gather for a wholesome drink, chill out or even have … Continue reading A Creative Space To Work, Create and Collaborate: Practice Tuckshop Reopens To Go Full Time

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Summer Street – The Hilarious Aussie Soap Opera Musical! (Preview)

LONDON – Bringing sun, songs and ’90s nostalgia, AJN Productions is taking Summer Street – The Hilarious Aussie Soap Opera Musical! out for a spin. This new musical is heading to The Blockhouse to delight Brighton Fringe-goers before transferring to Waterloo East Theatre to bring some sun and fun to London. As four Aussie soap stars try to resurrect their careers, there are hilarious and … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Summer Street – The Hilarious Aussie Soap Opera Musical! (Preview)

Preview: NUS Arts Festival 2019 – A Game of Numbers

Far too often, the arts are seen as in direct conflict with the maths and sciences, unable to co-exist in harmony and worlds apart. Yet with the 2019 NUS Arts Festival, for its 14th edition, the team has decided to do the impossible, and show the world that arts and math do in fact, have a lot in common with each other, at “Singapore’s First … Continue reading Preview: NUS Arts Festival 2019 – A Game of Numbers

Preview: The Peculiar Tra La by Intercultural Theatre Institute

When was the last time you played? When was the last time you felt joy?  As the new year begins, so comes another batch of Intercultural Theatre Institute students into their graduating year, as they begin their final year of training with a brand new devised work. Under the guidance of beteran director Ang Gey Pin, the new graduating cohort of actor-students from ITI have … Continue reading Preview: The Peculiar Tra La by Intercultural Theatre Institute

In Kuala Lumpur 2019: An Interview with the Creative Team of Gold Rain & Hailstones (The Instant Cafe Theatre Company)

KUALA LUMPUR – Jit Murad is one of Malaysia’s most prominent playwrights, having penned some of the country’s sharpest and most scintillating plays effectively highlighting and presenting the Malaysian identity onstage. Last staged in Malaysia in 2006, it seemed only right that as part of their comeback and 30th anniversary, the Instant Cafe Theatre Company’s 30th anniversary would then stage Jit’s very first professional play: Gold Rain … Continue reading In Kuala Lumpur 2019: An Interview with the Creative Team of Gold Rain & Hailstones (The Instant Cafe Theatre Company)