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Arts, Drama Centre Black Box, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Preview: The Consultant by Wag the Dog Theatre

After their 2017 production of Shelagh Stephenson’s family drama The Memory of Water, Wag the Dog returns in 2018 with their sophomore production, this time with Heidi Schreck’s corporate drama The Consultant. Set in a cutthroat office environment, colleagues at a small New York pharmaceutical advertising agency continue to draw their paychecks as the company grows smaller and smaller, no thanks to the 2008 economic collapse. … Continue reading Preview: The Consultant by Wag the Dog Theatre

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Interview, Products, Review, Singapore

Who’s a Sexy Motherfunker? Celebrate Mother’s Day with Oo La Lab Perfumery Sessions!

EDITORS PICK: Stumped for a gift to get mum this Mother’s Day? With scent geniuses Oo La Labs, look no further as they bring some serious funk to your typical perfumes. This May, mothers and offspring have an all new way to celebrate the gift of motherhood as Oo La Lab introduces M-I-L-F – Mom, I’d like to FRAGRANCE! Best known for their signature workshop experience … Continue reading Who’s a Sexy Motherfunker? Celebrate Mother’s Day with Oo La Lab Perfumery Sessions!

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Arts, Concert, Dance with Me, Music, Preview, SIFA 2018, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre.

SIFA 2018: An Interview with Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani

As the latest person to take up the mantle of Festival Director for the Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA), Gaurav Kripalani has faced his fair share of criticisms and doubts. But if there’s anything to go by, the numbers don’t lie, and this year’s edition of the festival has seen overwhelmingly positive demand, with multiple sold out shows and all around enthusiasm for … Continue reading SIFA 2018: An Interview with Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani

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Arts, Drama Centre Black Box, Intercultural Theatre Institute, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: When We Dead Awaken by Intercultural Theatre Institute

You’ve never seen Ibsen quite like this in ITI alumnus Sankar Venkateswaran’s stripped down, physical-focused interpretation. When We Dead Awaken is often considered one of Henrik Ibsen’s most unusual plays. Set in a spa town amidst snowy mountains and mysterious women, Ibsen’s final play was also his most oneiric, along with being his darkest, in dealing with themes of unhappy marriages, artistic death and actual mortality. … Continue reading Review: When We Dead Awaken by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Arts, Comedy, Concert, Dance with Me, Hong Kong, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Hong Kong Arts Festival 2018

The Hong Kong Arts Festival has returned this year with yet another fantastic lineup of the very best arts productions from all around the world. From mindboggling theatre to soul stirring music, you’ll find an eclectic mix of events that will appeal to any and every person visiting the festival. Having started on 23rd February, the festival is already well under way and is set … Continue reading Preview: Hong Kong Arts Festival 2018

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Arts, Drama Centre Black Box, Intercultural Theatre Institute, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Preview: When We Dead Awaken by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Henrik Ibsen is perhaps one of the greatest playwrights. But amongst his many celebrated plays, there still remain a couple that are so rarely staged, dwarfed by the success of his better known works such as A Doll’s House or An Enemy of the People. In the first show of 2018 from the Intercultural Theatre Institute’s (ITI) latest graduating batch, the students will be presenting Ibsen’s final written … Continue reading Preview: When We Dead Awaken by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Food, Singapore

A Taste of France: PAUL Melds Flavours of Singapore with French Cuisine In New Menu

SINGAPORE – Just in time for Chinese New Year and its 6th anniversary in Singapore, PAUL, one of France’s best known and oldest boulangerie chains has finally decided to break away from tradition and launched an all new, locally inspired menu this February. Conceptualized by Executive Chef Benjamin Lee, the innovative new menu features dishes that will remind diners of some of our most familiar … Continue reading A Taste of France: PAUL Melds Flavours of Singapore with French Cuisine In New Menu

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Arts, Comedy, Dream Academy, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: Kumar 50 by Dream Academy

Singapore’s Queen of Comedy shows he’s still no drag at age 50 with a celebration shrouded in joy and laughter.  There is no argument that Kumar is a national icon. Dream Academy artistic director and longtime collaborator and friend Selena Tan has made an absolutely on point decision to stage Kumar 50, giving Singapore’s very own Queen of Comedy a golden jubilee to end all others. Sweeping … Continue reading Review: Kumar 50 by Dream Academy

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Arts, Mastercard Theatres, Music, musical, Review, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Review: Evita presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Lunchbox Theatrical Productions (+Ticket Giveaway!)

A moving portrait of one of Argentina’s most beloved political figures. There are always two sides to every story. And by definition, it is the winners who get to decide which one will go down in the annals of history. In Evita, it is beloved Argentinian political figure Eva Peron whose life comes under scrutiny. Known for her rise in power from a humble provincial girl to … Continue reading Review: Evita presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Lunchbox Theatrical Productions (+Ticket Giveaway!)

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Evita Media Call – An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

Considering that this is the first time Evita will ever be staged in Singapore, it’s pretty impressive that it’s the version considered the definitive one by original composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the rise to power of real life Argentinian political leader Eva Peron (the eponymous ‘Evita’), Evita is widely considered to be one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best works, alongside Cats and Phantom of the Opera. Originally opening … Continue reading Evita Media Call – An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

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