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Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

“The course of true love never did run smooth.” This May, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s beloved Shakespeare in the Park series makes a triumphant comeback, as they return to Fort Canning Park to stage the bard’s most popular comedy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Last performed as part of Shakespeare In The Park in 2007, get ready to roll out your picnic mats, break out the … Continue reading Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic Board appoints four new Trustees

LONDON – The Young Vic has announced the appointment of four new trustees to the Board. These appointments come at a significant time for the Young Vic, as the theatre celebrates its landmark 50th birthday year and looks ahead to its recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Actor Kobna Holdbrook-Smith MBE and Facebook’s Public Policy Director for Africa, the Middle East & Turkey Ebele Okobi join this month … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic Board appoints four new Trustees

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Arts of the UK 2020: The New Tomorrow at the Young Vic (Preview)

LONDON – Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the cast of The New Tomorrow, a weekend of pop-up performances celebrating the Young Vic’s 50th birthday. The New Tomorrow – the first piece of live theatre at the Young Vic since the pandemic closed UK theatres in March – will interrogate the change that has come and is coming, and what the next 50 years might hold. Directed … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The New Tomorrow at the Young Vic (Preview)

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Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic celebrates 50th Birthday and launches 50th year programme

LONDON – Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the start of the Young Vic’s 50th birthday with a year-long programme of work entitled We are the New Tide, dedicated to the theatre’s milestone birthday. Kwame Kwei-Armah said: “We had planned to hold a giant street party celebration to mark the beginning of our 50th birthday year, we had envisioned 50 individual stages in and around … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic celebrates 50th Birthday and launches 50th year programme

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Preview: Shakespeare’s Globe 2019 – Pericles, The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night, presented by ABA Productions

This September, Shakespeare’s Globe returns to Singapore to present three of the Bard’s works, each dealing with the timely themes of refuge and displacement. Using the same company to perform multiple roles across all three plays, watch as Pericles, The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night comes to life onstage, each one a timeless tale of those who have crossed seas, lost their families, and are finding out what … Continue reading Preview: Shakespeare’s Globe 2019 – Pericles, The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night, presented by ABA Productions

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In London’s West End: Young Vic 2019 Season

LONDON – The Young Vic has always been at the forefront of London’s contemporary theatre scene, with malleable, transformable spaces and collaborations with the most exciting directors and playwrights today. Having had a spectacular 2018 season, they’ve now unveiled their 2019 season, with a return to modern classics such as Miller’s Death of a Salesman, to brand new productions such as Tree, a new music theatre production co-created by … Continue reading In London’s West End: Young Vic 2019 Season

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Review: A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers by Nyoban Kan and KL Shakespeare Players

Romeo and Juliet, meet Rama and Shinta MALAYSIA – As part of the 2018 KL Butoh Fest, Nyoban Kan and KL Shakespeare Players collaborated on a brand new production that interweaves two of literature’s most famous star-crossed lovers into a single show. The Japanese art of butoh, by definition, resists definition, and in A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers, we see this on full display, as Shakespeare’s Romeo and … Continue reading Review: A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers by Nyoban Kan and KL Shakespeare Players

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Preview: The Convert by the Young Vic

LONDON – This December, Black Panther star and Tony-nominated writer Danai Gurrira’s The Convert will premiere at the Young Vic. Directed by Ola Ince, The Convert is set in 1896 in what is modern day Zimbabwe, and explores the high cost of faith. In our story, we follow Jekesai, a young Shona woman fleeing forced marriage and finding herself working for devout Catholic priest, Chilford. Chilford relishes the opportunity to shape … Continue reading Preview: The Convert by the Young Vic

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Preview: Twelfth Night by Young Vic

LONDON – The Young Vic gets Shakespearean once more this fall, with a restaging of Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub interpretation of the Bard’s Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night was originally performed at The Public Theater in New York as part of their Public Works program in 2016, and revisited this summer as part of their free Shakespeare in the Park Delacorte season. In this version, co-directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah and … Continue reading Preview: Twelfth Night by Young Vic

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Review: Shakespeare In The Park – Julius Caesar by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park makes a triumphant return after a year’s absence. In a world filled with crazed presidents and a turbulent political climate, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s tale of brutal governors and despotic leaders, takes on more significance than ever. In SRT’s modern take on the play, the script has remained largely loyal to the Bard’s original writing, but director Guy Unsworth has dressed the play … Continue reading Review: Shakespeare In The Park – Julius Caesar by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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