As part of the 2018 Singapore Food Festival, the hugely popular 50 Cents Fest is coming back for the third time! Inspired by the colonial era of 1930s Singapore, watch as the 100 metre long Chinatown Food Street takes on the glory days of its past and takes visitors back in time. And what happens in the past? Cheaper food of course, with the price of … Continue reading Singapore Food Festival 2018: The 50 Cents Fest Is Back!
The faghag is elevated to modern day superhero in Pam Oei’s hugely entertaining, big hearted origin story. On their own, ‘fag’ and ‘hag’ are pretty derogatory words. But as Singapore’s biggest faghag puts it, two negatives make a positive, and Pam Oei celebrates the term in all its glory in her aptly titled cabaret show of the same name. Faghag opens in song as Pam confidently strides … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Review)
An Actress Prepares confirms the one thing we all already knew – Siti K is without a doubt one of the best actresses in local theatre today. Siti Khalijah Zainal is one of the most recognizable and beloved actresses working in theatre today, by virtue of her name alone able to sell out entire runs. But it wasn’t always the case for her, as she delves … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Review)
It’s always a source of pride when we see and hear about Singaporeans making it big somewhere in the world. In the case of the 2018 Taipei Arts Festival (TAF), that Singaporean happens to be TAF 2018 artistic director Tang Fu Kuen, curating the programme and theme of the year. In this year’s 20th edition, the festival takes on the theme of ‘Assembly’, and 為了～～在一起 … Continue reading Preview: Taipei Arts Festival 2018 – Assembly 為了～～在一起
Slick, skilful choreographies that explore our relationship with our space, each other and our very selves. Dance has always been seen as one of the most purest forms of art, the human expression choreographed into physical movement that requires no explanation to feel each action onstage. With M1 Open Stage + Divercity, the 2018 M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival presents a series of promising works, both … Continue reading M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2018: M1 Open Stage + DiverCity (Review)
Theatre is rife with gay men, and women who love them. And if there’s one person who’s out and proud to be a firm supporter of the rainbow cause, irresistibly drawn to gay boys (and vice versa), Pam Oei without a doubt fits the bill as a gold star faghag. But exactly when and how did this happen? In the autobiographical Faghag, Pam Oei dives deep into her … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Preview)
Siti Khalijah Zainal is one of our favourite actresses to watch onstage, and has pretty much excelled in every one of the diverse roles she’s been in, whether comedic or dramatic. And of the various types of theatre she’s been involved in, she’s always had a particularly powerful time performing monologues. An Actress Prepares then, is the perfect show for Siti to bare all in this … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Preview)
W!ld Rice is no stranger to verbatim theatre, having presented both the critically and commercially acclaimed plays Cooling Off Day and Cook A Pot of Curry. At the 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival, they’ve done their research and come up with yet another piece, this time focusing on the vendors from the recently shut down Sungei Road Market. In One Metre Square, get ready to meet a … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Preview)
What does it mean to be a man? Two surreal Mandarin plays tackle the toxic mindset of masculinity about what it means to be a man today. Are you any less of a man if you don’t shout, swear, or display an unrelenting libido?Toxic masculinity is placed in the spotlight in W!ld Rice’s double bill of new Mandarin works for this year’s Singapore Theatre Festival, … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: 招: When The Cold Wind Blows/G.F.E. (Review)
KUCHING, SARAWAK – From an outsider’s point of view, Kuching feels like a world apart from bustling Singapore. Instead of the daily grind of office workers commuting into the CBD, the roar of cars speeding along a highway, the Sarawakian capital is quiet, at peace with the world as its inhabitants go about their lives amidst the lush greenery of the rainforest. The truth is … Continue reading Rainforest Fringe Festival 2018: Festival Opening Weekend
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