SGIFF 2025: An Interview with ‘Silent Friend’ director ldikó Enyedi and star Tony Leung

For Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi, her new work Silent Friend began as an instinct, an idea circling her for decades about how humans seek connection with the natural world. “I wrote this script very instinctively,” she says. “These topics were interesting to me for decades.” The film moves across three vastly different eras—1908, 1972, and 2020—each anchored by a centuries-old ginkgo tree and characters whose … Continue reading SGIFF 2025: An Interview with ‘Silent Friend’ director ldikó Enyedi and star Tony Leung

Arts of the UK: Cynthia Erivo stars as Dracula on the West End in 2026

LONDON – After conquering Hollywood, the powerhouse performer returns to her first love, the stage, in a radical reimagining of a gothic legend. Producers Michael Cassel and Adam Kenwright have announced that Sydney Theatre Company’s internationally acclaimed production of Dracula, adapted and directed by visionary theatre-maker Kip Williams, will make its London premiere at the Noël Coward Theatre in February 2026. But this isn’t your … Continue reading Arts of the UK: Cynthia Erivo stars as Dracula on the West End in 2026

★★★★★ Review: Supervision (2025) by Wild Rice

2025 restaging of Thomas Lim’s play on surveillance, power and agency stands the test of time and proves itself a modern classic of Singapore theatre. When Thomas Lim’s Supervision premiered in 2018 as part of Wild Rice’s Singapore Theatre Festival, it established the then emerging writer as a promising new figure in the playwright’s circle, with the characters authentically Singaporean, unabashedly showcasing the ugly side … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Supervision (2025) by Wild Rice

Cinematic Spins: Online Slots Inspired by Cult Films

Movies and slot machines share a lot more than flashing lights and big finales. At their core, both are experiences built on anticipation, storytelling, and spectacle. That’s why themed slot games inspired by cult films have found a comfortable home in the online gambling world. They blur the line between entertainment and chance, tapping into the deep emotional connection fans have with their favorite films. … Continue reading Cinematic Spins: Online Slots Inspired by Cult Films

★★★★★ Review: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Haunted by the prospect of death and the pain of grief. Art and entertainment that market themselves under the horror genre have an uphill task. By knowing that horror is involved, audience members naturally come in expecting there will be scares at some point, and beyond having to deliver on that, contemporary horror often also has to go a step further, by wrapping it all … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and the cast of ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’ by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Fear often gets the better of us, and our imaginations begin to run wild. But what if there’s more evidence than just your thoughts that seems to point to something supernatural happening? In 2:22 – A Ghost Story, that is precisely the conundrum at hand, as a young couple who have just moved into their dream home begin to experience strange occurrences at precisely 2:22am … Continue reading An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and the cast of ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’ by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Preview: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Still in the midst of the 30th anniversary celebrations and coming off a stellar return of Shakespeare in the Park, Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) has announced their next production for 2023 – Danny Robbins’ 2:22 – A Ghost Story. Seeing resounding success on London’s West End and Los Angeles, this award-winning play tells the story of Jenny and Sam, a young couple who have just … Continue reading Preview: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Review: Agnes of God by Desert Wine Productions

A likeable enough religious mystery/thriller on a budget. Agnes of God is a production whose script pulls out all the stops for shock – an amnesiac novice nun found with her baby strangled by its own umbilical cord and absentmindedly tossed into a wastepaper basket, a cagey Mother Superior who becomes increasingly suspicious as secrets from the convent keep slipping out, and an atheist psychiatrist tasked … Continue reading Review: Agnes of God by Desert Wine Productions

Preview: Agnes of God by Desert Wine Productions

Following productions of Stella Kon’s Emily of Emerald Hill in 2016 and Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends in 2017 in ‘off central’ locations such as Goodman Arts Centre and The Grassroots’ Club. Now, they’re bringing theatre back to the hub of Singapore, with Agnes of God playing at the KC Arts Centre this week. Punning on the Latin phrase Agnus Dei (Lamb of God), Agnes of God was first written by American playwright John … Continue reading Preview: Agnes of God by Desert Wine Productions

SGIFF 2017: Spooks and Thrills at Midnight Mayhem

Now in its 28th edition, the Singapore International Film Festival returns to bring the best international and regional cinema to our shores for 11 days. Today, we’re highlighting an all new section introduced this year specially for the night owls – Midnight Mayhem, a selection of four thrilling horror films to be played at – you guessed it – midnight on each Friday and Saturday of the … Continue reading SGIFF 2017: Spooks and Thrills at Midnight Mayhem