Preview: M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival 2020 – Disability by ArtsWok Collaborative

Organised by ArtsWok Collaborative, in collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, the annual M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival has been a mainstay of the local youth theatre scene for the last five years, and will finally come to a close with this 2020 edition. While the year has been a struggle, with the unprecedented effects of COVID-19, the team has decided to … Continue reading Preview: M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival 2020 – Disability by ArtsWok Collaborative

Shopping Time: eCapitaMall celebrates its first ‘monthsary’ with STAR Surprises, Triple Bonuses and more

Since its launch on 1st June, eCapitaMall, Singapore’s first curated digital mall, has quickly expanded its repertoire to more than 160 brands with over 25,000 SKUs. In celebration of its first ‘monthsary’, eCapitaMall is launching a limited-time-only STAR surprise box and rewarding customers with a Triple Bonus cashback. The limited-time-only surprise box aptly dubbed the STAR Surprise will be available for purchase for five days only, between … Continue reading Shopping Time: eCapitaMall celebrates its first ‘monthsary’ with STAR Surprises, Triple Bonuses and more

The Esplanade’s Jazz In July Goes Online With Month-long Series of Jazz Duets

With the restrictions on live performances still ongoing, the Esplanade is still powering through with more online performances and digital versions of their regularly scheduled programmes. The latest of these that has been announced is a new, online version of Jazz in July, celebrating jazz and its diverse subgenres and outfits. A staple of the Esplanade’s programme for the last 12 years, Jazz in July is … Continue reading The Esplanade’s Jazz In July Goes Online With Month-long Series of Jazz Duets

Review: Coming Home – Theatre Triple Bill by The Substation

Original theatrical works adapted into short films to kickstart the Substation’s new programme. As far as art forms go, it’s not often that one medium gets a smooth adaptation into another. But with The Substation’s Coming Home: Theatre Triple Bill, three theatrical works originally slated to be performed live earlier this year have managed to find a new home in the form of short films, as produced … Continue reading Review: Coming Home – Theatre Triple Bill by The Substation

6th National Youth Film Awards Announces 53 Nominees

*SCAPE’s annual National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) has announced its 53 nominees, and the young filmmakers are not afraid to address some seriously thought-provoking topics. Across the nominees, themes such as mental health, societal pressures, and national identity are addressed. Take for example “Unite in laughter”, one of the nominated films from the Media Student Category. Based on Singapore Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew’s words … Continue reading 6th National Youth Film Awards Announces 53 Nominees

Music Is: Best Collections of Ding Yi Encore – Masterpieces by Gu Guanren

Even with the arrival of Phase 2 of Singapore’s reopening, performing arts still can’t perform live. With local Chinese chamber music ensemble Ding Yi Music Company, they’ll be sticking to the safe side of things, and presenting their first ever ticketed digital concert on SISTIC Live. Selecting the very best from their archives, Ding Yi will present Masterpieces by Gu Guanren, which was performed at … Continue reading Music Is: Best Collections of Ding Yi Encore – Masterpieces by Gu Guanren

The Coronalogues: Stand to Win $500 When You Submit Your Monologue To SRT

When Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) presented The Coronalogues – Silver linings back in May, it marked one of the first original local works to have emerged during the circuit breaker period. With moderate success, SRT is now inviting YOU to be a part of the next phase of the project! In the original production, 9 writers and actors got together to perform monologues inspired by … Continue reading The Coronalogues: Stand to Win $500 When You Submit Your Monologue To SRT

Television Time: BBC Shows – July 2020

Have your heart strings tugged next month as the BBC brings you a heart-warming dramas and animal programmes. Catch BAFTA award winning actors Lennie James (Tony Gates – The Walking Dead) and Suranne Jones (Gemma Foster – Doctor Foster) in Save Me Too as they continue their painstaking search for their missing daughter. Follow internationally renowned chef Gordon Ramsay as he travels across the United … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – July 2020

Review: Murder at Mandai Camp by Sight Lines Entertainment

Valiant attempt at online murder mystery requires stronger interactivity to engage. If it’s one thing we remember from our days of National Service, it’s the seemingly endless accounts and rumours of vengeful ghosts haunting every camp we went to. At times easily laughed off, and at others keeping us wide awake at night, there was always something inexplicably irresistible about these stories that kept us … Continue reading Review: Murder at Mandai Camp by Sight Lines Entertainment

The Arts House Returns With Even More Write From Home Workshops

Back in May, the Arts House stayed true to its title as Singapore’s literary arts centre by conducting the Write From Home Workshops to keep the writing community connected in spite of being physically apart. After seeing success with its first round, they’re back with even more workshops this July to keep the momentum going. A total of six workshops will be presented this July. … Continue reading The Arts House Returns With Even More Write From Home Workshops