Review: Matilda the Musical by Base Entertainment Asia

A celebration of the magic of childhood in musical form.  British author Roald Dahl remains one of the world’s most beloved authors, with countless children around the world having read his novels, each one etched into their childhood. It stands to reason then that one of the most successful adaptations of one of his works concerns a little girl who loves to read, with the … Continue reading Review: Matilda the Musical by Base Entertainment Asia

Rugby Season 2019: Greater Bay Area’s first pro rugby club launched; FWD South China Tigers set to roar in Global Rapid Rugby Showcase

HONG KONG – The Greater Bay Area’s first professional rugby club made its debut today with the official team launch of the FWD South China Tigers in Hong Kong. The Tigers will take part in the inaugural Showcase Series of the new regional rugby competition focused on the Asia Pacific, Global Rapid Rugby. Says HKRU CEO Mr Robbie McRobbie: “We are hugely excited about the FWD … Continue reading Rugby Season 2019: Greater Bay Area’s first pro rugby club launched; FWD South China Tigers set to roar in Global Rapid Rugby Showcase

Review: First Storeys by Sean Cham (The Future of Our Pasts Festival)

An art installation on Singapore’s housing history with a theatrical twist. Singapore’s housing history can feel like a dry topic. But artist Sean Cham has deemed it worthy enough to unearth and utilize as the main subject of a visual art installation piece at Yale-NUS’ The Future of Our Pasts Festival. While the final year Yale-NUS student is better known as a visual artist and … Continue reading Review: First Storeys by Sean Cham (The Future of Our Pasts Festival)

Preview: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

Following the site-specific Shadows IN The Walls at the National Gallery earlier this year, Ground Z-0 springs back onstage with a double-bill of works come end March. The relatively new theatre company’s presentation, Always Every Time, brings to stage stories of parent-child relationships put to the test within 20-minute windows where life and death intersect. Faced with such a crucial moment in their life, it is now or … Continue reading Preview: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

Preview: Holier Then How by TheatreWorks (24 Hour Playwriting Competition 2018)

After a fruitful competition held at everyone’s favourite theme park from hell Haw Par Villa last year, TheatreWorks is proud to present Xavier Tay’s Holier Than How, one of the winners of the 2018 24-Hour Playwriting Competition. Directed by Jeremiah Choy, Holier Then How follows a devout woman struggling with the differences between her two sons – one faithless and one unfaithful. But a hundred days after her husband’s … Continue reading Preview: Holier Then How by TheatreWorks (24 Hour Playwriting Competition 2018)

Preview: Esplanade presents The Studios 2019 – The Weight Of A Stone In A Pocket

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay returns with another season of intimate performances with The Studios 2019. This year, the programme takes on the theme The weight of a stone in a pocket, referring to the concept of how stones in one’s pocket are often forgotten, yet the moment one reaches in to touch and feel it, one is triggered to remember the reason for its presence … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade presents The Studios 2019 – The Weight Of A Stone In A Pocket

Beat Saber Cup: Singapore’s Largest Virtual Reality Gaming Tournament Hits CapitaLand Malls This March

Got rhythm? You might just be able to use that skill and score yourself S$35,000 in STAR$® and prizes at CapitaLand’s first ever Virtual Reality Gaming Tournament! At the Beat Saber Cup, shoppers are set to slash, swipe and duck their way to victory as they channel their inner intergalactic warrior as they engage in a little Beat Saber, a brand new VR rhythm game prior … Continue reading Beat Saber Cup: Singapore’s Largest Virtual Reality Gaming Tournament Hits CapitaLand Malls This March

Review: It Takes All Kinds by Theatre for Seniors (The Necessary Stage)

Community theatre-style presentation of honest, heartfelt stories. The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) Theatre for Seniors programme turns 10 this year, and over the last decade, has slowly but surely instilled a small interest group of seniors with the power of theatre and the arts. Over the last weekend, the community theatre group presented devised work It Takes All Kinds this weekend, comprising a medley of scenes inspired by the … Continue reading Review: It Takes All Kinds by Theatre for Seniors (The Necessary Stage)

Wine and Dine Specials at Marina Bay Sands

Signature restaurants at Marina Bay Sands continue to delight with special wine dinners and menus in the month of February and March. From an indulgent Champagne X Caviar dinner at Adrift by David Myers, a Billecart-Salmon Wine Dinner at db Bistro & Oyster Bar, to a three-day crab feast at Rise and a monthly Italian Regional Series at Nostra Cucina, diners are bound to find … Continue reading Wine and Dine Specials at Marina Bay Sands

Review: Anak Melayu by Teater Kami

A bleak portrait of the problems haunting Malay youth.  The teenage years can be hard, but when you belong to a certain group or class bogged down by stereotypes, it can be even harder. For the six Malay youths in Noor Effendy Ibrahim’s Anak Melayu, teenagehood is practically a nightmare, as each one deals with a different facet of discrimination, all messed up even before … Continue reading Review: Anak Melayu by Teater Kami