Preview: Railway Records by Desert Wine

  Desert Wine’s Comfort Theatre Series returns this weekend with a brand new production, this time with a site-specific theatre work titled Railway Records.  Held in partnership with the Bicentennial, the free performance runs at the black truss bridge at the former Bukit Timah Railway Station on Saturday, March 30th for six 30 minute sessions, showcasing five monologues that capture the last 116 years of our passenger … Continue reading Preview: Railway Records by Desert Wine

The Studios 2019: An Interview with Natalie Hennedige, Director of Rubber Girl On The Loose

so This week, the Esplanade’s new season of The Studios returns, presenting a lineup of intimate, powerful theatre shows playing at both the Theatre Studio and Annexe Studio. Kicking off the season is Cake Theatrical Productions with their hotly anticipated new production Rubber Girl On The Loose.  Based off Sophocles’s Antigone, this new interpretation of the Greek classic carries on in Cake’s tradition of reworking Greek plays (following … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Natalie Hennedige, Director of Rubber Girl On The Loose

Review: Goddesses of Words – Sarojini Naidu by Grace Kalaiselvi

It can happen to anyone and everyone. When Grace Kalaiselvi asked her actresses to read the poems of Sarojini Naidu in preparation for her all new Goddesses of Words series (aimed at highlighting female Indian poets writing in English), each performer somehow connected almost instantly with the theme of trauma, and more specifically, sexual assault. While not all of the poems necessarily put trauma at … Continue reading Review: Goddesses of Words – Sarojini Naidu by Grace Kalaiselvi

Review: In Our Manner of Speaking – The Clara Schumann Project by The Opera People

Celebrating the women of song in a casual setting. Located just off Joo Chiat Place, the campus-like The Yards stands quiet on a Saturday evening, the weather cool in the wake of a storm as we traipse over from a nearby bus-stop. Weaving our way in amidst the buildings to arrive at the third floor of Block 406, we find ourselves in the quaint NJ … Continue reading Review: In Our Manner of Speaking – The Clara Schumann Project by The Opera People

Review: Bette Davis on the Edge presented by Wag the Dog Theatre

Unravelling the woman behind the star. Performing an icon is no easy feat, but if it’s anyone who’s done Bette Davis justice, it’s Christine St. John. Presented by Wag the Dog Theatre for its Asian premiere, St. John performed her solo show Bette Davis On The Edge in Singapore this week, where, channeling Davis into her performance, Davis, on 31st October 1962, recounts her life and times … Continue reading Review: Bette Davis on the Edge presented by Wag the Dog Theatre

Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Exhibit A Bold Performance Agains Lions with a 24-37 Finish (23/3/19)

Last evening, in the second match of their Super Rugby 2019 campaign, the the HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES returned to Singapore’s National Stadium to put up a strong fight against the Lions, but were eventually downed in the second half in spite of their efforts. In the first half of the match, the Sunwolves took an early lead with a penalty in spite of being denied a … Continue reading Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Exhibit A Bold Performance Agains Lions with a 24-37 Finish (23/3/19)

Museum Musings: Set In Stone Gallery Launches 2019 Exhibition

Tucked away in a little corner of Bukit Pasoh lies a quaint space in a boutique shophouse – a former gym, the linoleum floor is clean and the white walls pristine. Such is the setting for the latest exhibition from Asia’s premier natural history gallery and dealer – Set In Stone. Marking their fifth exhibition since their launch in 2012, this new exhibition, curated by … Continue reading Museum Musings: Set In Stone Gallery Launches 2019 Exhibition

Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Return To Face The Lion In Singapore This March

Singapore’s adopted home team HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES return to the National Stadium tomorrow to face last year’s Super Rugby finalist – the LIONS. This will be the SUNWOLVES’ second and final Super Rugby home match in Singapore for the 2019 campaign. The team will be focused on executing a well thought out game plan to rattle and beat an unwavering South African side. The SUNWOLVES arrived … Continue reading Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Return To Face The Lion In Singapore This March

The Opera People’s In Our Manner of Speaking: An Interview with Producer Shridar Mani

International Women’s Day may be over, but that doesn’t mean we stop celebrating women and their achievements throughout the rest of the year. For their first production of 2019, The Opera People are presenting In Our Manner of Speaking: The Clara Schumann Project, in which the team commemorates the eponymous composer’s 200th birthday with a recital all about female composers and female voices, ranging from classical works to jazz, … Continue reading The Opera People’s In Our Manner of Speaking: An Interview with Producer Shridar Mani

Hong Kong 2019: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season – Long Live The Classics!

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre has launched its 2019–20 season, themed “Long Live the Classics!” The season focuses on both classic works that have stood the test of time, while also producing new work in the hopes of establishing brand new modern classics of the future. Season highlights include the contemporary Chinese masterpiece A Dream Like a Dream, the renowned Cantonese musical The Good Person of … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season – Long Live The Classics!