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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 1 (Review)

Obsession is a dangerous thing. From its title alone, Killing Eve sounds like your cut and dried thriller series, with a veritable female assassin and an MI6 agent caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game attempting to outwit each other. But there’s good reason why this show has received as many awards and as much critical acclaim as it has. Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (of Fleabag fame), Killing Eve is a genre-defying … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 1 (Review)

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

M1 Peer Pleasure 2019: The Class Room (Review)

A lecture in theatre form on the difficulties of helping those in poverty. Created by Jean Ng, Li Xie and Kok Heng Leun, The Class Room adapts Drama Box’s similar pre-existing participatory theatre work to teach the audience members of the M1 Peer Pleasure Festival some new lessons on poverty. Taking on the roles of ‘social workers’, audience members are tasked to work on the cases … Continue reading M1 Peer Pleasure 2019: The Class Room (Review)

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

M1 Peer Pleasure 2019: The Block Party (Review)

Issues of poverty performed by those who actually suffer them. National Day is just around the corner, yet, how can we truly celebrate justice and equality when there remain countless citizens who don’t enjoy it? Directed by Rizman Putra, assistant directed by Izzaty Ishak, and performed by The Community Theatre (part of Beyond Social Services), of which multiple members hail from lower income households themselves, docu-performance The … Continue reading M1 Peer Pleasure 2019: The Block Party (Review)

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Food, Review, Singapore

From The Street to the Lobby: Table Restaurant & Bar by Rang Mahal’s India Street Food Fiesta Arrives this National Day at Naumi Hotel

In celebration of Singapore’s National Day and India’s Independence Day, Rang Mahal’s Table Restaurant & Bar presents an India Street Food Fiesta this August. Located at Naumi Hotel on Seah Street, a total of 12 vegetarian specialties priced at $12++ each are available to order a la carte from the menu, giving diners the opportunity to enjoy the best of India’s street foods from across … Continue reading From The Street to the Lobby: Table Restaurant & Bar by Rang Mahal’s India Street Food Fiesta Arrives this National Day at Naumi Hotel

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Touring the UK 2019: Crimes on the Coast by New Old Friends

BATH – On a secluded island hotel just off the English coast, the idyllic landscape becomes a crime scene after a scandal inducing femme-fatale is fatally felled. All the guests on the island are suspects, but is everything here quite what it seems? Inspired by classic detective works such as the novels of Agatha Christie, The 39 Steps, and Noel Coward, welcome to another hilarious yet … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: Crimes on the Coast by New Old Friends

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Touring the UK 2019: The Pirate Cruncher by Goat and Monkey

WORTHING – Adapted from the best-selling book by Jonny Duddle, with music and songs by multi award winning folk musician Jon Boden, get ready for a rollicking adventure, with The Pirate Cruncher, told through thrilling action, daft nonsense, stirring shanties, the weirdest of mechanical contraptions and a healthy dose of good old-fashioned audience involvement. Overlooking the harbour lies the Thirsty Parrot tavern, run single-handedly by plucky and … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: The Pirate Cruncher by Goat and Monkey

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Edinburgh 2019: Fox launches ‘Babies at the Baby Grand’ initiative for two mornings in August

They call me Mum. Everyone calls me Mum now. Or Mummy. I had a name before. Where did that go? EDINBURGH – Inspired by true events, Katie Guicciardi’s Fox comes to Edinburgh’s Pleasance Courtyard this August to present a brutally honest and amusing exploration of new motherhood in an increasingly isolating society. A sharply observed drama, Fox examines our complex relationship with ‘help’ – our desire to give it and … Continue reading Edinburgh 2019: Fox launches ‘Babies at the Baby Grand’ initiative for two mornings in August

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019: Prestigious judging committee and exciting shortlist announced for inaugural Popcorn Group Writing Award

EDINBURGH – This year will see the inaugural Popcorn Group Writing Award in association with the Pleasance Theatre celebrate writing excellence at the Fringe. Platforming writers and artists that ignite and challenge the status quo, the award will be presented on 14th August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the most fearless and topical piece of new writing. All new writing works in Pleasance’s festival programme … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019: Prestigious judging committee and exciting shortlist announced for inaugural Popcorn Group Writing Award

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72-13, Arts, Music, Review, Singapore, Theatreworks

N.O.W. 2019: Stand-up – Fresh + Raw (Review)

A 10-lesson course by one of Asia’s top 10 female comedians pays off for these new comedy hopefuls. Is it possible to even teach an art form as intuitive as stand-up comedy? Sharul Channa certainly thinks so, as she presents the graduating cohort of her very first 10-lesson course for beginners in N.O.W.’s Stand-Up: Fresh + Raw. Transforming the space at 72-13 to a cosier, more … Continue reading N.O.W. 2019: Stand-up – Fresh + Raw (Review)

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Arts, Review, Singapore, The Necessary Stage, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: We Were So Hopeful Then by The Necessary Stage

An attempt to highlight the invisible people key to a production’s success. In any theatre production, those deemed worthy of praise are often limited to cast and creatives. But even beyond them, there still exist people who are present in every production, yet never receive praise or acknowledgement they deserve. To highlight these invisible people then acts as one of the key goals of Ellison Tan’s We … Continue reading Review: We Were So Hopeful Then by The Necessary Stage

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