Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2023 – Plot Twist

Plot twists, unexpected combinations and unlikely connections are ahead as the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) returns for its 26th edition from 17 to 26 November 2023. Organised by Arts House Limited (AHL) and commissioned by the National Arts Council (NAC), SWF 2023 embraces the unpredictable in a series of mould-breaking and genre-bending programmes for all audiences, familiar and new, and asks, what happens when you … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2023 – Plot Twist

★★★☆☆ Review: Offending The Audience by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Flawed revival of Handke’s classic fails to find a place in the contemporary world. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Ang Gey Pin) 6 Script (Peter Handke and devised parts by cast) 6 Performance 7 Lighting Design (David Li) 7 Total 26/40 (65%) Final Score: ★★★☆☆ Since premiering in Germany in 1966, Peter Handke’s Offending The Audience has gained a reputation for being a quintessential … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Offending The Audience by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

★★★☆☆ Review: Dream School by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Oversimplification of problems in arts education makes this less of a forum than it is another angry shout into the void against the system. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Li Xie) 5 Script (Devised by Li Xie and Cast) 5 Performance 7 Lighting Design (David Li) 7 Total 24/40 (60%) Final Score: ★★★☆☆ Presented as part of Emergency Stairs and NAFA’s Industry Project 2022, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Dream School by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Review: Playwrights’ Cove 2022 by The Necessary Stage

From featuring promising young theatremakers at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, to the creative jamming of The Orange Playground, in recent years, The Necessary Stage (TNS) has been increasingly moving towards the developing of new works and setting the foundations for a new generation of theatremakers. This year, TNS has also brought back Playwrights’ Cove, a playwriting training and mentorship programme led by Resident Playwright … Continue reading Review: Playwrights’ Cove 2022 by The Necessary Stage

Review: Mina Kaye – Live In Concert 2022 by Sight Lines Entertainment

If there was ever any doubt of local actress Mina Kaye’s capabilities, then attending her live concert would have dispelled them all; even three months pregnant, Mina puts on a showstopper of a performance in Mina Kaye – Live In Concert that marks her as a true professional. Directed by Sight Lines Entertainment artistic director Derrick Chew, as part of the company’s 10th anniversary, the … Continue reading Review: Mina Kaye – Live In Concert 2022 by Sight Lines Entertainment

Setting Their Sights: An Interview with star Mina Kaye, producer Derrick Chew, and musical director Joanne Ho on ‘Mina Kaye – Live In Concert’

Mina Kaye is without a doubt, one of the most talented local performers around. Blessed with a voice that matches the quality of some of the most renowned songstresses in history, the actress has just come off a successful run of End of The Rainbow as Judy Garland, but her star power just keeps rising. Next week, she’ll be headlining her very own one-night only … Continue reading Setting Their Sights: An Interview with star Mina Kaye, producer Derrick Chew, and musical director Joanne Ho on ‘Mina Kaye – Live In Concert’

Preview: Mina Kaye – Live In Concert 2022

Hot off her critically-acclaimed role as Judy Garland in Pangdemonium’s End of the Rainbow, Mina Kaye is back at the Drama Centre Theatre for a one-night only concert, with Mina Kaye: Live In Concert this November. As one of Singapore’s most celebrated musical voices, Mina Kaye has made a name for herself, starring in over 20 musicals, including RENT, Into the Woods and Company. In … Continue reading Preview: Mina Kaye – Live In Concert 2022

Food For Now: Japanese Supermarket Seijo Ishii opens pop up at Isetan Scotts Supermarket, with plans to expand to Singapore

Seijo Ishii, a Japanese supermarket chain that offers supremely high-quality items from Japan has set its eyes on Singapore as part of their overseas expansion plans. The supermarket operator, which was founded in 1927, Tokyo recently celebrated their 95th anniversary this year. The company currently operates about 200 stores in Japan selling high-quality items, and will be opening their inaugural overseas pop-up store here at … Continue reading Food For Now: Japanese Supermarket Seijo Ishii opens pop up at Isetan Scotts Supermarket, with plans to expand to Singapore

Food For Now: Shake Shack Singapore Collaborates with Michelin-Starred Candlenut for 1-day only menu

Shake Shack is partnering with Malcolm Lee’s Michelin-starred Candlenut to serve the Buah Keluak Burger and Curry Fries this Saturday 5 November from 11am until sold out, available in-store only at Shake Shack 89 Neil Road. Shake Shack’s culinary director Mark Rosati worked with Chef Malcolm Lee, who runs the only Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant in the world, for Singapore’s first chef collaboration. The Buah Keluak … Continue reading Food For Now: Shake Shack Singapore Collaborates with Michelin-Starred Candlenut for 1-day only menu

Preview: Offending The Audience and Dream School by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Curated and produced by Emergency Stairs Artistic Director Liu Xiaoyi, in association with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, this November, watch as two productions question the very nature of the various artistic disciplines we practise, learn, and teach, as Singapore prepares itself to welcome the newly founded University of the Arts in 2024. Directed by Ang Gey Pin, with performers from NAFA Diploma in Theatre … Continue reading Preview: Offending The Audience and Dream School by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts