The Scent of a Memory: An Interview with Allsense/Oo La Lab Founder Terry Jacobson

In Delta House off Alexandra Road, there’s a laboratory on the second floor. But don’t expect scientists in lab coats streaming in and out working on mysterious new advances in technology, there’s innovation of a whole different sort going on at South African entrepreneur Terry Jacobson’s Oo La Lab – the science of scents. We first came across Oo La Lab when we attended Singapore … Continue reading The Scent of a Memory: An Interview with Allsense/Oo La Lab Founder Terry Jacobson

Teppan by Chef Yonemura: Franco-Japanese Cuisine With Plenty of Theatrics

Michelin-starred chef Masayasu Yonemura is well known for his innovative Franco-Japanese teppanyaki back home in Kyoto and Tokyo. Now, the celebrated chef has finally ventured beyond Japanese shores to carve a new home on our very own island resort of Resorts World Sentosa with Teppan by Chef Yonemura. With over 30 years of experience under his belt, Chef Yonemura brings visitors an experience like no … Continue reading Teppan by Chef Yonemura: Franco-Japanese Cuisine With Plenty of Theatrics

Review: Platform Series – Journeys by Generasia

Generasia gives Erwin Shah Ismail and Kimberly Chan a platform to showcase their range of talents in two solo performances.  One of the biggest gripes we’ve always had with the theatre scene is that as wonderful and skilled the current generation of actors is, there’s been a severe lack of platforms to truly let new, emerging talents have their time in the spotlight and show … Continue reading Review: Platform Series – Journeys by Generasia

Diva To The Death: An Interview with Bite Me Productions’ Co-Founders Celeste Chong and Charles Pan

Immersive dining experiences have been around for a while, having made waves in huge metropolitan countries like London and New York when it was first introduced yet. So it makes perfect sense that companies would begin trying to introduce that same concept to Singapore, quite literally bringing food to the theatre. But in the case of new company Bite Me Productions, they’re taking it one … Continue reading Diva To The Death: An Interview with Bite Me Productions’ Co-Founders Celeste Chong and Charles Pan

Preview: The Father by Pangdemonium!

Tackling the theme of Hope and Home this year, Pangdemonium’s 2018 season is starting off on an incredibly poignant note as they present the Singaporean premiere of Florian Zeller’s Moliere Award winning play The Father.  Directed by Tracie Pang, The Father follows André, a 70 year old man who’s managed to lose his beloved watch again. His daughter and son-in-law aren’t helping much, sneaking around the house and … Continue reading Preview: The Father by Pangdemonium!

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: Does This Work For You? by The Nervous System (Review)

The Nervous System gives theatrical form to the voice of the oppressed in this promising project about workplace discrimination. There’s a reason they call it ‘the daily grind’ – work can be a drag, and even more so if you’re at the bottom, pushed around by superiors and the system. It’s no wonder then that there’s plenty of room for complaints to be made, and … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: Does This Work For You? by The Nervous System (Review)

Preview: A Date With Dwayne – Let’s Go Steady! by Dwayne Lau

February is already fast upon us and everyone’s most dreaded holiday comes along with it – Valentine’s. Whether you’re singe or happily attached, god knows you’ll still be recovering from the sheer commercialism of it all even a week after the big V. And the solution? None other than the return of Dwayne Lau’s hit show A Date With Dwayne! Making a comeback after a sold … Continue reading Preview: A Date With Dwayne – Let’s Go Steady! by Dwayne Lau

Lunch With Dwayne Lau: A Prelude to A Date With Dwayne 2018

Dwayne Lau is the kind of guy who’s all smiles the moment you first meet him. “I’ve been very blessed to have been brought up in a very loving family who’ve given me so much. I never lacked anything, and I think because of that, I became a very generous person, be it with my time or my love, and I just wanted to pay … Continue reading Lunch With Dwayne Lau: A Prelude to A Date With Dwayne 2018

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: Displaced by Ground Cover Theatre (Review)

Ground Cover Theatre tackles the refugee crisis in an intimate, polished piece brimming with theatrical magic. In Displaced, Ground Cover Theatre boldly tackles the topic of the refugee crisis in a play that tells of three women from different time periods who all escape to Canada. Mary (Jacqueline Block) flees from Ireland’s Great Famine in 1847, Sofia (Anna Mazurik) leaves war-torn Germany in 1947, and Dara … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: Displaced by Ground Cover Theatre (Review)

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: One Thousand Millennials Crying by Kenneth Chia and Mitchell Fang (Review)

An absurdist storm of buzzwords and punchlines that feels birthed straight from the mouth of a millenial social media influenza.  In Kenneth Chia and Mitchell Fang’s new play One Thousand Millennials Crying, we’re given an opportunity to observe millennials in their natural habitat; too poor to go out drinking, a group of friends gather for a Halloween house party with homemade mixes and share their fears of … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: One Thousand Millennials Crying by Kenneth Chia and Mitchell Fang (Review)