How Drama’s ‘Big Brown Girl’ returns to Singapore, and creator Ross Nasir is inviting you to her room at The Standard

When Big Brown Girl was first staged, its premise was already an unusual one: a one-woman show about a Singaporean woman getting back into dating, with the audience deciding which men she meets along the way. Now, several years and iterations later, Ruby is returning to Singapore, but this time, audiences won’t simply be watching her dates from a theatre seat. The latest version of … Continue reading How Drama’s ‘Big Brown Girl’ returns to Singapore, and creator Ross Nasir is inviting you to her room at The Standard

New 1,000-seat theatre coming to Tanglin by 2030 as arts patronage hits record high at Patron of the Arts Awards 2026

A new 1,000-seat theatre is set to anchor the redevelopment of the former Tanglin Shopping Centre, while a record 585 patrons are recognised for contributing $89.5 million to Singapore’s arts scene. Singapore’s arts landscape is set for a major boost with the development of a new 1,000-seat theatre at the site of the former Tanglin Shopping Centre, slated for completion by 2030. The purpose-built venue … Continue reading New 1,000-seat theatre coming to Tanglin by 2030 as arts patronage hits record high at Patron of the Arts Awards 2026

Art: UOB launches UOB Artbeat to bring art closer to the community

Art takes centre stage at Tanjong Pagar Distripark this August and September as UOB launches UOB Artbeat, its inaugural art festival designed to make art more accessible, engaging and interactive for the wider community. Held across two weekends from 29 August to 6 September 2026 at Artspace@Helutrans, the festival will bring together emerging artists, artworks from the UOB Art Collection and hands-on experiences that invite … Continue reading Art: UOB launches UOB Artbeat to bring art closer to the community

Esplanade’s The Studios 2026: An Interview with Claire Teo and Oon Shu An on seeing, being, and performing ‘MONSTRESS’

What does it mean to truly see another person? Not simply to look at them, but to recognise their struggles, question our assumptions and notice the quiet ways people can slip through the cracks. These are the questions surrounding MONSTRESS, a new work by visually impaired theatre-maker Claire Teo and ART:DIS that examines disability, caregiving and the everyday systems that shape who is heard, believed … Continue reading Esplanade’s The Studios 2026: An Interview with Claire Teo and Oon Shu An on seeing, being, and performing ‘MONSTRESS’

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ by Base Entertainment Asia

High-concept musical strips away the myth of the last days of Jesus Christ to tell a powerful story of fame, faith, betrayal and human fallibility. Duration: 120min, including a 20min intermission Jesus Christ Superstar is the kind of musical that sounds almost impossible to pitch. Take one of the most familiar religious stories in Western culture, recast its central figures as rock stars, and tell … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ by Base Entertainment Asia

Art: Art Remembers at National Gallery Singapore

What does it mean to remember? At National Gallery Singapore’s latest exhibition, the answer begins with a collection of art that both complicates and interrogates that very question. Opening 21 August, Art Remembers brings together 20 works by artists from Singapore and Southeast Asia who approach the concept of an archive as something that can be questioned, disrupted, reassembled and even invented. Spanning photography, film, … Continue reading Art: Art Remembers at National Gallery Singapore

Interview: Luke Street, Javon King, Frances Lee and Tabitha Nauser bring new life to Singapore’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

More than five decades after Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice first brought Jesus Christ Superstar to the stage, the musical continues to ask audiences to look beyond the icons at the people behind them. For the cast of the international touring production arriving in Singapore, that human element is at the heart of the show. Luke Street, who plays Jesus, sees a man grappling … Continue reading Interview: Luke Street, Javon King, Frances Lee and Tabitha Nauser bring new life to Singapore’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

Preview: Baybeats 2026 presents four days of independent music, big sounds and new bands to discover

Singapore’s alternative music festival returns this September for its 25th edition, bringing four days of heavy riffs, dreamy soundscapes, genre-bending experiments and some of the region’s most exciting independent acts to Esplanade. From Japanese rock heavyweights and Korean indie favourites to homegrown underground stalwarts and a new generation of Baybeats Budding Bands, this year’s festival is less about sticking to one sound than following your … Continue reading Preview: Baybeats 2026 presents four days of independent music, big sounds and new bands to discover

Art: AstaGuru expands into Singapore as Indian auction house targets Southeast Asian collectors

Indian auction house AstaGuru has opened its second international office in Singapore, establishing a regional base as it looks to expand its reach among collectors across Southeast Asia. The Singapore headquarters follows the Mumbai-based auction house’s launch of its first overseas office in London in May, as AstaGuru accelerates its international expansion and seeks to connect collectors in Asia and global markets with Indian art, … Continue reading Art: AstaGuru expands into Singapore as Indian auction house targets Southeast Asian collectors

Growing Together, Growing Apart: An interview with co-directors Haresh Sharma, Adib Kosnan, and the cast of The Necessary Stage’s ‘3 Queens’

“When you start, you start with yourself,” says actress Munah Bagharib. “And sometimes there’s no way of controlling the levels and layers of the character.” It is an apt description of how 3 Queens came to life. The Necessary Stage’s newest production may centre on three women: sisters Bedah and Zeina, and their close friend Aida, but the characters audiences will meet onstage did not … Continue reading Growing Together, Growing Apart: An interview with co-directors Haresh Sharma, Adib Kosnan, and the cast of The Necessary Stage’s ‘3 Queens’