Edinburgh 2019: Breffni Holahan wins The Stage Edinburgh Award for Collapsible by Margaret Perry

EDINBURGH – Breffni Holahan has won The Stage Edinburgh Award for her performance in Collapsible – a piece by Margaret Perry, directed by Thomas Martin. It comes to Edinburgh as part of HighTide’s Disruption series, in partnership with Assembly Roxy. Holahan comments: “I’d like to say a massive thank you to The Stage for this enormous honour. No takesies backsies now! My eternal gratitude to Margaret, … Continue reading Edinburgh 2019: Breffni Holahan wins The Stage Edinburgh Award for Collapsible by Margaret Perry

Edinburgh 2019: Pleasance Launches 35th Season at Fringe In Grand Style

EDINBURGH – Back for their 35th season at the Fringe with over 270 shows, the Pleasance has launched this year’s massive programme in grand style. The Pleasance offers some of the biggest names in entertainment, much-loved returning acts and exciting newcomers.  This year also marks a number of big anniversaries with the dedicated children’s programme at the Kidzone celebrating its 10th anniversary and the 15th anniversary … Continue reading Edinburgh 2019: Pleasance Launches 35th Season at Fringe In Grand Style

Preview: Japanese conductor Masato Suzuki returns to Singapore to present two concerts by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Conductor. Composer. Harpsichordist. Organist. The distinguished and much-admired Japanese conductor Masato Suzuki returns to Singapore to present two programmes curated from the golden age of classical music in Europe. In Inspired by Leipzig, come discover Bach, Schumann, Chopin and Mendelssohn are all linked to this great city of western classical music. As conductor, Suzuki is joined by Singapore-based Filipino pianist Albert Tiu in two works for piano and … Continue reading Preview: Japanese conductor Masato Suzuki returns to Singapore to present two concerts by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Warner Music and Singapore Symphony Orchestra Present “Truly, SSO”

Warner Music Singapore and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra have released Truly, SSO, a 14-track digital album that reimagines all-time National Day classics with a fresh, modern spin. The release also marks the first time that the two music giants are joining forces to celebrate Singapore’s birthday. Truly, SSO draws on Cultural Medallion winner Kelly Tang’s excellent arrangements and conductors Joshua Tan and Darrell Ang’s inspiring interpretations. … Continue reading Warner Music and Singapore Symphony Orchestra Present “Truly, SSO”

Preview: Forked (2019) by The Finger Players

We first saw Jo Tan’s Forked when it premiered at the 2018 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. Now, with further developments under The Finger Players’ Watch This Space playwright incubation programme, she’s back with a brand new version of the comedy-drama this August! Directed by Chong Tze Chien, Forked is veteran actress Jo Tan’s first full length play as an emerging playwright. First written under a six-week writers programme under … Continue reading Preview: Forked (2019) by The Finger Players

Preview: The Multitudes Within Us by Wong Yun Qi and Agnes Chew

“We are both fluid and limitless. We expand and contract according to our whims, our caprices, and our desires. Let us never be limited by the fetters of definition.” – Agnes Chew, The Desire for Elsewhere It’s time to travel into a musical, lyrical wonderland as you take a deep breath and step through the looking glass with pianist Wong Yun Qi and writer Agnes Chew (author of … Continue reading Preview: The Multitudes Within Us by Wong Yun Qi and Agnes Chew

Review: We Were So Hopeful Then by The Necessary Stage

An attempt to highlight the invisible people key to a production’s success. In any theatre production, those deemed worthy of praise are often limited to cast and creatives. But even beyond them, there still exist people who are present in every production, yet never receive praise or acknowledgement they deserve. To highlight these invisible people then acts as one of the key goals of Ellison Tan’s We … Continue reading Review: We Were So Hopeful Then by The Necessary Stage

Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Gregory Hodge’s Fictions

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Fictions is an exhibition of new work by Gregory Hodge reflecting on multiple ideas that have recently informed his practice. The exhibition is a continuation of Hodge’s interest in the history of painting . He builds upon new ideas around the process of collage as a form and representation of the re-applying and re-contextualising of materials. The exhibition combines new sculptures alongside a series … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Gregory Hodge’s Fictions

Review: The Wonderland Cabaret by Andsoforth

Andsoforth’s naughty side is realised in full with this curious cabaret. When Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland in 1865, chances are he never imagined it would ever be adapted into a cheeky cabaret, complete with his characters dressed in fishnet tights, thigh-high boots and all dragged up. To be honest though, he might end up enjoying it, especially if it comes in the form of … Continue reading Review: The Wonderland Cabaret by Andsoforth

Preview: Natsu Matsuri – Japan Summer Festival at the National Stadium

Get ready for the largest Natsu Matsuri event in Singapore, as the second edition of the Japan Summer Festival arrives at the National Stadium this September! Taking place over one weekend on 7th and 8th September 2019, Visitors can expect an immersive experience in traditional and popular Japanese culture, through activities such as the Bon-Odori dance, musical stage performances, the Pokémon Carnival and Pikachu Dance Parade, … Continue reading Preview: Natsu Matsuri – Japan Summer Festival at the National Stadium