Television Time: BBC Shows June 2019

This June, Pick up new cooking tips and tricks from celebrity chef Donal Skehan in Donal’s Meals in Minutes (Series 2), explore the amazing planets that live alongside Earth in a stunningly ambitious docudrama – The Planets, and gain a deeper understanding of America’s death penalty system in Life and Death Row (Series 2). BBC EARTH The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body? Could placebos be used to … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows June 2019

SIFA 2019: An Interview with Tan Shou Chen and Ng Tian Hui, Creators of Oreste by Ifigenia

Last weekend, local artists Tan Shou Chen and Ng Tian Hui will be presenting their brand new work, Oreste by Ifigenia, as part of the 2019 Singapore International Festival of Arts. Crafted as a response to Handel’s opera Oreste, Shou Chen and Tian Hui’s version differentiates itself by placing the enigmatic Ifigenia as the protagonist instead, the sister of Oreste and forced to choose between saving or sacrificing him. … Continue reading SIFA 2019: An Interview with Tan Shou Chen and Ng Tian Hui, Creators of Oreste by Ifigenia

SIFA 2019: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani in Conversation

Often considered one of the world’s most exciting living composers, it’s a rare treat to be able to come face to face with Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto before his performance at the Esplanade Theatre next Tuesday, which was also the first show at SIFA 2019 to completely sell out its tickets, within the first hour of ticket release in February. In both the SIFA shows Fragments and ST/LL, Sakamoto … Continue reading SIFA 2019: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani in Conversation

Review: Treasure Islands by Andsoforth

Andsoforth explores terra incognita with an ambitious new project in a brand new space. While local theatre company Andsoforth is better known for their immersive dining experiences, their recently concluded one night only event, Treasure Islands, took their art to a new level as they presented a sprawling treasure trove of colourful rooms for guests to explore. Taking place in a huge warehouse in Jurong, Treasure Islands pre-grouped audiences … Continue reading Review: Treasure Islands by Andsoforth

In London’s West End 2019: Dark Sublime at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

LONDON – Written by Michael Dennis and directed by Andrew Keats, watch as Trafalgar Studios plays host to Dark Sublime this June to August. The story follows Oli, who arrives at the door of Marianne, a fading jobbing actress. He’s impatient to make an impression, to make a friend. Marianne knows about waiting – for her turn at something more substantial than a half-remembered role on a cult … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Dark Sublime at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Incursion – A Double Bill by Sisu and The Bread and Roses Theatre

LONDON – This July, Sisu and The Bread and Roses Theatre present The Incursion, a brand new double bill of one act plays written and directed by Olivia Catchpole and Madeleine Carter, playing at The Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham, London. In Gnawings we meet a strange family sitting at the dinner table. How important are the things we do not say? What if we leave them … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Incursion – A Double Bill by Sisu and The Bread and Roses Theatre

Theatre of the United Kingdom 2019: New Summer of Circus Season Swings into Worthing

Worthing – Joy comes in a great many forms, one of which is Worthing Theatres’ annual Summer of Circus season, bringing a series of free outdoor performances by renowned circus companies, a wide range of workshops for all ages and skill levels, and a variety of gripping indoor productions to the seaside town’s Pavilion Theatre from 8th June to 26th August. The thrilling circus season will be launched … Continue reading Theatre of the United Kingdom 2019: New Summer of Circus Season Swings into Worthing

Touring the UK 2019: Boeing-Boeing 2019/20 UK Tour

LONDON – Things are about to get plane crazy in the UK as Marc Camoletti’s smash hit Broadway/West End comedy Boeing-Boeing goes on tour around the country this year! In this new production directed by Guy Unsworth and presented by Dan Looney, adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment, Tom Lister (Emmerdale) and Daniel Casey (Midsomer Murders) headline the cast as Bernard and Robert respectively, as the play … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: Boeing-Boeing 2019/20 UK Tour

In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

LONDON – This August, Announcement Productions is set to present Actually at Trafalgar Studios, the first Anna Ziegler play presented in London since the award-winning Photograph 51 in 2015. Directed by Oscar Toeman, Actually explores race, truth and sexual consent with a narrative centring on university students Amber (Yasmin Paige) and Tom (Simon Manyonda) when they hook up at a party and spend the night together. They may have agreed on the … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

Singapore International Piano Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Lim Yan

The 26th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival returns this May and brings together four of the world’s best virtuoso pianists, each performing solo at the Victoria Concert Hall over the four day festival. In the lead-up to the performances, we spoke to Singaporean pianist Lim Yan, the newly appointed Artistic Director of the festival and the first in SSO history to be an … Continue reading Singapore International Piano Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Lim Yan