USS Halloween Horror Nights 7: A SINister Experience For SINgaporeans

Halloween may not be a holiday (or maybe, horror-day?) celebrated by Singaporeans in general, but if there’s one group of people who sure as hell know how to party it up in true fright night style in October, it’s Universal Studios. By now, most of you should be familiar with the ever increasing spectacle that descends upon everyone’s favourite Singapore theme park each October. Now … Continue reading USS Halloween Horror Nights 7: A SINister Experience For SINgaporeans

The Spirits Play: An Interview with Director Oliver Chong and Actor Tay Kong Hui

The second play in their Contemporary/Classics series, the Finger Players will be restaging theatre legend Kuo Pao Kun’s The Spirits Play in the final week of October, in the week immediately following Poop! The Spirits Play is a haunting, anti-war work that follows five spirits in conversation, all killed during World War II as they discuss the enemies that led to their death, both without and within their … Continue reading The Spirits Play: An Interview with Director Oliver Chong and Actor Tay Kong Hui

Grandmother Tongue: An Interview with Playwright Thomas Lim and Actor Tan Shou Chen

The fastest selling show at W!ld Rice’s 2016 Singapore Theatre Festival was none other than Thomas Lim’s Grandmother Tongue, so it makes complete sense that they’re bringing it back this September for an extended month long run! Starring Tan Shou Chen, Jalyn Han and Rei Poh, Grandmother Tongue follows a grandson as he attempts to connect with his octogenarian grandmother, who can only speak Teochew. We follow them as they bond … Continue reading Grandmother Tongue: An Interview with Playwright Thomas Lim and Actor Tan Shou Chen

Preview: Golden Village’s 9th Love and Pride Festival

Queer film aficionados listen up! The 9th edition of Golden Village’s annual Love & Pride festival is BACK this September and October! Taking on the theme of  ‘Identity’, the festival will run for 12 days from 27th September to 8th October, with most of the films getting two screenings across Golden Village Grand Great World City and Golden Village Suntec City.  Curated by the Singapore … Continue reading Preview: Golden Village’s 9th Love and Pride Festival

Preview: Got To Move 2017 by National Arts Council

Do you ever get that feeling inside your bones to just get up and move? The National Arts Council is bringing back the Got To Move nationwide dance movement for the third time this October, and whether you’re a prima ballerina or think you have two left feet, there’s more than enough activities and programmes to cater to each and every level of dancer! Got … Continue reading Preview: Got To Move 2017 by National Arts Council

Preview: Purgatory by L’arietta Productions

“Before my son I stand, holding the knife used to kill my father” Ever imagined a Yeats’ writing adapted for opera? This October, sit tight and get ready for a bone-chilling immersive operatic experience from L’arietta Productions as they bring you Purgatory, produced as an in-conjunction event with the Singapore Writers Festival as they celebrate Ireland together. Written in 1966 by British composer Gordon Crosse, the opera utilizes … Continue reading Preview: Purgatory by L’arietta Productions

Poop!: An Interview with Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Actress Janice Koh

As part of their Contemporary/Classics series for their 2017 Main Season, the Finger Players are bringing back Chong Tze Chien’s Poop! this October! Last staged in 2010, this restaging will feature all of the original cast and production team. Masters of applying puppetry in the most ingenuous and creative of ways, Poop! is a heartbreaking, dark fairytale about dealing with grief…but as seen through a child’s eyes. We managed to … Continue reading Poop!: An Interview with Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Actress Janice Koh

Preview: 慢慢走 – Walk Slowly by RAW Moves

What is our everyday? This is the overarching question posed in the second iteration of interdisciplinary collaborators Ebelle Chong, Neo Hong Chin and Pat Toh’s 慢慢走 – Walk Slowly. As part of RAW Moves’ Run Another Way programme, Walk Slowly is an experiment in movement that reflects upon the rhythms and motions of everyday life. Walk Slowly takes advantage of the accessibility of the domestic, creating whole swaths of expression by … Continue reading Preview: 慢慢走 – Walk Slowly by RAW Moves

Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival 2017

Think that there aren’t enough youth involved in the arts today? Think again, with the inaugural Asian Youth Theatre Festival this October to show you the sheer variety of cultures and people across Asia finding themselves increasingly entwined with the future of theatre. Taking place from 13th – 15th October, the inaugural festival will feature both local and regional theatre groups performing shows and conducting … Continue reading Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival 2017

Preview: Halloween Horror Nights 7 – Seven Deadlier Sins at Universal Studios Singapore

Sad that Singapore doesn’t really celebrate Halloween and you won’t be able to get your share of thrills, spills and chills this October? Never fear, Resorts World Sentosa will be bringing back everyone’s favourite haunted house to Universal Studios Singapore this year – Halloween Horror Nights. Now in its 7th year, Halloween Horror Nights has officially announced this year’s very appropriate theme – Seven Deadlier … Continue reading Preview: Halloween Horror Nights 7 – Seven Deadlier Sins at Universal Studios Singapore