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Arts, Drama Centre, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Wild Rice

Preview: A $ingapore Carol by W!ld Rice

As is now Christmas tradition, after last year’s Mama White Snake, W!ld Rice returns for their 16th edition annual pantomime with perhaps the most appropriate new musical ever: A $ingapore Carol. Based off Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, perhaps the hallmark holiday story, A $ingapore Carol puts a keenly local twist and strong dose of humour on the original. Written by Jonathan Lim (Four Horse Road, Diva To The Death), A … Continue reading Preview: A $ingapore Carol by W!ld Rice

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Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2018 – 界 (jiè)

The 21st edition of the National Arts Council’s annual Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) returns for two weekends this November. After last year’s theme of Aram, this year’s festival is themed around the Mandarin theme 界 (jiè), alluding to how stories can express “the world(s) we live in” and help us better understand our individual and shared experiences as the festival comes to bring various communities together to … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2018 – 界 (jiè)

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Affordable Art Fair 2018 – Autumn Edition

Ever wanted to own a piece of art? The Affordable Art Fair returns to Singapore once again this November for its ninth Autumn Edition, painting the city with its signature pink hues. Held at its usual location of the F1 Pit Building, over 75 galleries will be represented at the fair this time around, and as its name implies, has some of the most affordable … Continue reading Preview: Affordable Art Fair 2018 – Autumn Edition

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Preview: Michael Chiang’s Private Parts

Originally staged 26 years ago during the 1992 Singapore Arts Festival under directorship of Ong Keng Sen, Michael Chiang’s groundbreaking comedy about trans-people returns for its fourth professional staging this November at the Drama Centre. In this 2018 reboot, Private Parts is being presented by playwright Michael Chiang’s very own company Michael Chiang Playthings, and will be utilising the original 1992 script. It will also be … Continue reading Preview: Michael Chiang’s Private Parts

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Arts, Singapore

Because I Love You: An Interview with Shen Tan and Tan Shou Chen of Theatreworks’ 13.13.13

Theatreworks is having a busy July, dedicating the entirety of the month to activities surrounding their Writers Lab programme, from dramatised readings of plays born out of the Lab to the annual 24-Hour Playwriting Competition to be held at Haw Par Villa. But amidst it all, they’ll also be premiering their first mainstage show of the year in the form of Shen Tan’s 13.13.13 in her professional … Continue reading Because I Love You: An Interview with Shen Tan and Tan Shou Chen of Theatreworks’ 13.13.13

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Arts, Singapore

Preview: Because I Love You – Theatreworks’ 2018 Season

Following exhibiting Zai Kuning’s epic Dapunta Hyang and touring Trojan Women internationally, Theatreworks’ 2018 theatre season begins proper again this July at their home in 72-13, Mohammed Sultan Road. This year, they’ve themed their season ‘Because I Love You’, and present two brand new plays diving in to the heart of relationships and love. Is love enough? How do you love someone who is far away, … Continue reading Preview: Because I Love You – Theatreworks’ 2018 Season

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Preview: Romeo and Juliet by Russian State Ballet of Serbia

  First premiering in 1938 in the Czech Republic, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet has remained one of the best loved ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tale of young love and the tragedy of passion throughout history. This year, BASE Entertainment Asia is proud to present the Russian State Ballet of Serbia’s version of the classic production, directed by artistic director and former Bolshoi Ballet principal Sergei Bobrov. An … Continue reading Preview: Romeo and Juliet by Russian State Ballet of Serbia

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72-13, Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre Companies, Theatreworks

Dapunta Hyang: Zai Kuning’s Magnificent Ship Sails Home at Last to Theatreworks

There’s something impossibly magnificent about the way Singaporean artist Zai Kuning’s gigantic skeleton of a ship hangs in 72-13. Entering the exhibition space, an air of the mystical and awe-inspiring emanates forth when witnessing the handwoven beast in person, as the obelisk-like structure towers over you and stretches out and across the entire room. Suspended in mid-air, the ship seems to defy gravity itself as it … Continue reading Dapunta Hyang: Zai Kuning’s Magnificent Ship Sails Home at Last to Theatreworks

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Drinks, Food, Review, Singapore

Say Yo! to YOTEL’s Grains and Hops Restaurant and Bar

Amidst the hubbub and constant construction going on at Orchard Road, you may or may not have noticed a new hotel that’s sprung up about 2 months ago. Tucked away behind the Shaw Centre away from the noise pollution of the main road, YOTEL is the newest kid on the hotel block to set up shop in Singapore.   YOTEL was started by Simon Woodroffe, … Continue reading Say Yo! to YOTEL’s Grains and Hops Restaurant and Bar

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Drinks, Food, Local Enterprise, Review, Singapore

Theatre and Food: Fabulous French Food and Mouthwatering Wine at Ginnett

Located right in the heart of town, Ginnett Wine and Bar is nestled on the first floor of the all new Hotel G at Bencoolen. Ginnett is the kind of restaurant you notice the moment you walk past it, with curious passers-by able to glimpse in at the energetic diners sipping away at tasty wine and curated cheese platters in the establishment. As you might … Continue reading Theatre and Food: Fabulous French Food and Mouthwatering Wine at Ginnett

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