Tag: Theatre

Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People and Lullabies for the Lost at the Old Red Lion Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – With her two self-penned plays, Rosalind Blessed returns to the stage with a family affair as she performs alongside her mother, Hildegard Neil, with her father, Brian Blessed, as executive producer. Shedding light on what we often keep hidden from the world, The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People and Lullabies for the Lost will be performed in rep throughout January at … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People and Lullabies for the Lost at the Old Red Lion Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Operatic Identities by CulturedGen + Interview with Creator Summer Song

Summer Song has led a multicultured life. Born in China, she moved to Singapore when she was just 8, before moving to Toronto 11 years ago to work. Obtaining a Masters from Columbia in New York, she entered the financial services and did corporate jobs before it finally hit her along the way that something was missing in her life. And then she realised what … Continue reading Preview: Operatic Identities by CulturedGen + Interview with Creator Summer Song

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Hansel and Gretel at Chiswick Playhouse (Preview)

LONDON – This winter, Chiswick Playhouse brings an enchanting, reimagined take on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel to families feeling the festive spirit. With a dazzling original soundtrack, this musical extravaganza will transport audiences to a fascinating candy-filled land this Christmas. Continuing in the spirit of Chiswick Playhouse’s glittering family productions, such as The Little Match Girl and Stig of the Dump, Hansel and … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Hansel and Gretel at Chiswick Playhouse (Preview)

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Arts, Interview, musical, Sands Theatre, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore

Preview: CATS presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Following its triumphant season in London’s West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS comes to the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands for a strictly limited season this December. Coming to town just in time to coincide with Universal Pictures’ film adaptation, CATS is based off T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and takes place in a larger-than-life junkyard playground. Here, audiences are set to meet … Continue reading Preview: CATS presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Inside London, London, musical, Theatre

In London’s West End 2019/20: CURTAINS at Wyndham’s Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – The producers of the Tony award winning musical CURTAINS have announced the show will premiere in London at Wyndham’s Theatre, playing 38 performances from 13th December 2019 until 11th January 2020. CURTAINS is currently delighting audiences and critics on tour across the UK and stars comedian, actor and singer Jason Manford as Detective ‘Lt. Frank Cioffi’. He will be joined by Carley Stenson as ‘Georgia Hendricks’, Rebecca Lock as ‘Carmen Bernstein’, Samuel Holmes as ‘Christopher Belling’, Leah Barbara … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019/20: CURTAINS at Wyndham’s Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, Inside London, London, musical, Theatre

In London’s West End 2020: The Drifters Girl at the Garrick Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced The Drifters Girl, a brand new musical starring Beverley Knight, which tells the remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest vocal groups The Drifters and the woman who made them. It will make its World Premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal next year, before transferring to the Garrick Theatre in London for a strictly limited season of 20 weeks. … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: The Drifters Girl at the Garrick Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatres

Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon: An Interview with Performer Yves Jacques

If you do a cursory Google search on Yves Jacques, you’ll find that it’s surprisingly hard to find much information about the 63-year old Canadian actor’s personal life, besides a Wikipedia article or IMDB entry that glosses over a brief description of his achievements, and a long, long list of film and theatre credits over his 40-something year career. A man whose online presence is … Continue reading Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon: An Interview with Performer Yves Jacques

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Arts, Finger Players, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: A Fiend’s Diary by The Finger Players

Powerful work that highlights the meaninglessness and absurdity in everyday living.  How do we recover from a traumatic incident? For artist and theatremaker Oliver Chong, the answer was to take a break, stepping down from his position as a Resident Director at The Finger Players and plunging himself headlong into absurdism and belief in the inherent purposelessness and meaninglessness of life amidst a chaotic universe. … Continue reading Review: A Fiend’s Diary by The Finger Players

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Bunker to close in March 2020 due to proposed site redevelopment

LONDON – After an incredible tenure, The Bunker is closing its doors. Due to proposed redevelopment of the site, The Bunker will present its final show at 53a Southwark Street on Saturday 28th March 2020, three and a half years after the theatre opened in October 2016. Launched by founding directors Joshua McTaggart and Joel Fisher, The Bunker Theatre is a converted car park that has … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Bunker to close in March 2020 due to proposed site redevelopment

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Arts, Dance with Me, Music, Singapore, Theatre

Review: The Golden Record 3.0 by Edith Podesta and NUS Centre For the Arts

The arts and sciences collide in this successful lecture-performance about quantum physics.  While multiple Bicentennial plays this year have focused on questioning the past, the NUS Centre For The Arts has chosen to go in quite the opposite direction, looking into the future with The Golden Record 3.0 Marking the third and final part of a trilogy of plays inspired by the 1977 Voyager launch, which … Continue reading Review: The Golden Record 3.0 by Edith Podesta and NUS Centre For the Arts

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