In a city that moves at relentless speed, there are rare moments when art asks us to pause: to stand in the in-between, to inhabit the fragile space between who we are and who we are becoming. This April, that space finds a name. Launching in 2026, liminal is a new performance platform and initiative by Singapore’s T.H.E Dance Company that shines a spotlight on … Continue reading Preview: liminal by T.H.E Dance Company
Metatheatrical interpretation of Golding’s classic is ambitiously and visually arresting, if occasionally more evocative than incisive. By now, Sight Lines Entertainment has carved out a distinct niche with its pragmatic approach to theatre, balancing original work with canny programming aimed at student audiences, a strategy that ensures both relevance and sustainability in a competitive arts landscape. Their latest offering, a new staging of Lord of … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Lord of the Flies by Sight Lines Entertainment
On 25 April 2026, the lush grounds of Woodlands Botanical Gardens Community Garden will transform into an immersive stage for Temporary Bodies, a two-hour, multi-sensory Earth Day experience that blends dance, music, poetry, and augmented reality. But this isn’t just another arts event, it’s an invitation to feel climate change, rather than just think about it. Curated by Kavitha Krishnan, the production dissolves the boundaries … Continue reading Maya Dance Theatre Champions “Arts Saving Gaia” with Immersive Earth Day Celebration at Woodlands Botanical Gardens
A masterclass in grace and storytelling—Lea Salonga returns to Singapore and reminds us exactly why she remains musical theatre royalty. After more than a decade away from the Esplanade Theatre stage, Lea Salonga’s return to Singapore feels nothing short of momentous. Bringing her Stage, Screen & Everything In Between concert to our shores, Salonga presents a sweeping, deeply personal retrospective of a career that has … Continue reading ★★★★★ Concert Review: Lea Salonga – Stage, Screen, and Everything in Between at the Esplanade Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management and Base Entertainment Asia, are delighted to announce that multi-award winning Filipino actress and singer Lea Salonga will star as Madame Thénardier in the strictly limited season of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands from 24 March 2026 until 10 May 2026, for 7 weeks only. Lea Salonga has previously played the roles of both Éponine … Continue reading Lea Salonga to Star as Madame Thénardier in Singapore Season of Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular
Polite company quickly gives way to violent, yet cathartic truth in Nine Years Theatre’s God of Carnage. It begins, as so many civilised disasters do, with good intentions. A carefully drafted statement, coffee and cake, and adults determined to behave. In Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage, politeness is not resolution but provocation, and in Nine Years Theatre’s staging in Mandarin, that provocation unfolds with a … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: God of Carnage 《杀戮之神》by Nine Years Theatre
In a world where people confess their deepest thoughts to their phones and swipe through romance like a catalogue, the idea of designing your perfect partner doesn’t feel all that far-fetched. But what happens when “perfect” starts to feel… unsettling? That’s the question governing Myles – Soulmate in a Box, a bold new musical by Singaporean musician and composer Inch Chua, now reimagined as a … Continue reading Preview: Myles – Soulmate In A Box by Singapore Repertory Theatre
Nine years after it last captivated Singapore audiences, KOOZA returns under the Big Top at Bayfront Event Space with all the spectacle, danger, and wonder that have long defined Cirque du Soleil at its very best. First seen here in 2017, the production arrives in 2026 as a reaffirmation and reminder that the simplest elements of circus, when executed at the highest level, remain the … Continue reading Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA: An interview with Artistic Director Jamieson Lindenburg and Lushington Entertainments
Amoeba’s title is one of the strangest choices in local cinema, considering an ‘amoeba’ doesn’t immediately bring to mind Singapore, teenage girls, or anything local. But perhaps that’s exactly the point. “Most of us know amoebas from biology lessons, and it’s kind of weird, kind of gross,” says filmmaker Tan Siyou. “It’s not a fluffy cloud or Hello Kitty, and I deliberately chose it as … Continue reading Film: An interview with ‘Amoeba’ director Tan Siyou about alienation, teen angst, and the shape of rebellion in Singapore
If love had infinite versions, in how many would you recognize yourself? That’s the tantalizing question at the heart of Nick Payne’s Olivier award-winning play, Constellations, coming to Singapore this April courtesy of the dynamic youth-led collective, The Winter Players (TWP). Fresh off their sold-out rendition of Much Ado About Nothing, TWP are back to open their 2026 season with a bold, contemporary exploration of … Continue reading Preview: Constellations by The Winter Players
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