Preview: Dim Sum Dollies – Still Steam by Dream Academy

This August, Singapore’s favourite comedy and cabaret trio are back to celebrate 20 years of Dim Sum Dollies. Comprising Selena Tan (Crazy Rich Asians, Shotgun Wedding, Chang & Eng), Pam Oei (Faghag, Tartuffe, Hotel) and Jo Tan (Tiong Bahru Social Club, King, Tartuffe), the three leading ladies will once again take to the Capitol Theatre stage, and charge full steam ahead with a brand new show, Still Steam. Slated to … Continue reading Preview: Dim Sum Dollies – Still Steam by Dream Academy

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore brings art to the void decks with The People’s Gallery

National Gallery Singapore aims to bring art closer to people’s hearts and everyday lives by turning void decks into a gateway to art. The People’s Gallery, which rolls out island-wide today, transforms more than 25 such open spaces into galleries for the public to discover 50 surprising artworks by Singapore and Southeast Asian artists, using QR codes and Augmented Reality (AR) technology. This exciting new … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore brings art to the void decks with The People’s Gallery

Pangdemonium’s The Mother: An Interview with Tracie Pang and Janice Koh

It feels like Pangdemonium’s production of The Mother has been coming for a long time now. Naturally, having previously staged The Father and The Son, it seemed only a matter of time before they would complete Florian Zeller’s ‘family trilogy’, with this final piece of the puzzle. But beyond that, the production has had a chaotic journey over the year, facing not one but two … Continue reading Pangdemonium’s The Mother: An Interview with Tracie Pang and Janice Koh

★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan

Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. In Marvel’s WandaVision, superhero Vision utters the line “What is grief, if not love enduring?” Love, it seems, is both a blessing and a curse, ensuring that even as illogical as it seems, we want to press on and hold on to our beloved, even in the face of a seemingly endless barrage of conflicts. That then, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan

★★☆☆☆ Review: Cyril & Michael by Bridging The Gap

Good chemistry can be hard to find. They say love can be hard to find in our modern times, and queer love, even harder. Heck, even just finding a good connection with someone can be nigh impossible, with the fleeting nature of dating apps and the culture of one-night stands that pervades the community. How then, do you behave when you finally get a chance … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Cyril & Michael by Bridging The Gap

Art What!: Antony Gormley at National Gallery Singapore

Visitors to National Gallery Singapore can look forward to a unique and participatory experience through the exhibition Antony Gormley. On display from 6th August 2021 to 30th October 2022, the exhibition features the new large-scale installation Horizon Field Singapore (2021) as part of the Gallery’s annual Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission Series. For the first time, this year’s commissioned work is complemented by three … Continue reading Art What!: Antony Gormley at National Gallery Singapore

Television Time: BBC Shows – September 2021

This month, BBC Earth bring audiences on an excursion into uncharted territories around the world, beginning with Eden: Untamed Planet. Narrated by the talented, award-winning actress Helena Bonham Carter, this six-part series features Earth’s last remaining lands unscathed by human interference and the resulting rare biodiversity that flourishes there – all while surviving the rapid changes in today’s environment. In Where the Wild Men Are … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – September 2021

★★★★☆Review: Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap 2021 by How Drama

Harder, better, faster, stronger. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If there’s one show in Singapore that encapsulates that saying, it has to be How Drama’s Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap. Playing since 2008, the concept behind the Fringe-ready show is simple – a group of actors perform 31 short sketches and playlets in the span of an hour. The twist? It is … Continue reading ★★★★☆Review: Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap 2021 by How Drama

Review: Playing The Hand by Darren and Jerryl

Taking control of the cards life deals you. I’ve often thought that magic is all smoke and mirrors, and the day I gained the knowledge that almost all magic can be explained logically, via misdirection and trick props, it became far too easy to be cynical, and think that magic is for kids. But that’s precisely what separates a good magic show from others, where … Continue reading Review: Playing The Hand by Darren and Jerryl

★★★★☆ Review: A Thousand Ways Part III – An Assembly by 600 Highwaymen (SIFA 2021)

Last leg of the journey. After being cancelled in the midst of the Heightened Alert phase, we were filled with disappointment that we would likely never catch the final instalment of 600 Highwaymen’s three-part show A Thousand Ways. But perhaps, rather miraculously, the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) pressed on, and somehow found a way to revive the show, allowing those who had started … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: A Thousand Ways Part III – An Assembly by 600 Highwaymen (SIFA 2021)