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Arts, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Punggol

Punggol residents, this November, it’s time to look out for an arts event near you! Organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), the 13th edition of Arts in Your Neighbourhood (AYN) returns with over 45 specially curated family-friendly programmes taking place at 13 locations around Punggol across three weekends from 7th to 24th November 2019. With this edition’s town focus as Punggol, more than 50% … Continue reading National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Punggol

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Never Rarely Sometimes Often by Tapestry Playback Theatre

Therapy via improv theatre. To the lay person, attending a theatre can often seem like a daunting prospect, requiring a certain amount of class, intelligence or knowledge to even begin appreciating. With community theatre, those are imagined boundaries that are completely tossed out the window, welcoming audiences from all walks of life, regardless of background, to attend and be a part of. With Tapestry Playback … Continue reading Review: Never Rarely Sometimes Often by Tapestry Playback Theatre

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Arts, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood 12: Tampines

The National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood programme is back, and this time, they’re taking Tampines by storm. As Singapore’s third largest new town, Tampines was once a rubber plantation at the turn of the 20th century, home to sand quarries for a long time before developing into the residential hub it is today. Over 50 arts activities will be happening across 16 locations islandwide, … Continue reading National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood 12: Tampines

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Arts, Dramabox, Review, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Both Sides, Now: Last Dance and Closer by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Following a successful participatory theatre experience back in March, Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative’s Both Sides, Now project returns this September. A community engagement project aiming to share and facilitate within communities what it means to live and leave well, this new edition of the project will be a participatory performance entitled Last Dance. Last Dance will see a departure from previous editions of Both Sides, Now, going for a … Continue reading Both Sides, Now: Last Dance and Closer by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

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Both Sides, Now: Exit by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Death is probably one of the most terrifying things a person can face, and it can be incredibly difficult to talk about due to its taboo nature. But as terrifying as it is, its inevitability cannot be ignored, and Drama Box and ArtsWork Collaborative have joined forces in an attempt to make it more accessible and open up the conversation on how to die with … Continue reading Both Sides, Now: Exit by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

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Review: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

Theatreworks’ twentieth edition of the annual 24-Hour Playwriting Competiton was held at a farm commune out in Lorong Chencharu. So it makes complete sense that one of its winners, first time competition participant Christopher Chee, would make full use of the setting for inspiration for his play The Good Farmer.  The Good Farmer’s entire plot revolves around the competition’s first prompt, where participants were tasked to open … Continue reading Review: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

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Preview: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

At Theatreworks’ 20th 24-Hour Playwriting Competition, aspiring playwrights were sent to a farm community in the middle of Lorong Chencharu last September to bang out a full script over a day. And from that competition, one winner’s play from the Open Category is about to be adapted into a full production – NUS sociology student Christopher Chee with The Good Farmer.  The Good Farmer starts off with … Continue reading Preview: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

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Arts, Finger Players, Kids, Preview, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies

Review: Homecoming《家在这里》by The Finger Players

    The Finger Players starts off their 2018 with an all new community tour, bringing their newest puppetry work Homecoming to the less privileged! From 3rd – 11th March, the group will be touring the play across various hospices, orphanages, old folks home and other similar centres, all while promoting each centre’s causes and missions to inspired more volunteers and charity to help the less privileged. In Homecoming, we’re … Continue reading Review: Homecoming《家在这里》by The Finger Players

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