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Theatre/plays

London-based Singapore actress Nathania Ong to play the lead in SRT’s Legally Blonde musical

Nathania Ong says co-starring alongside a mainly Asian cast is “truly the cherry on top”.
Nathania Ong says co-starring alongside a mainly Asian cast is “truly the cherry on top”.

Pangdemonium’s exit marks a new stage for Singapore’s theatre scene

Tracie Pang and Adrian Pang are co-founders of theatre company Pangdemonium.
Tracie Pang and Adrian Pang are co-founders of theatre company Pangdemonium.

Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026

‘I can’t rehabilitate her’: Deling And Cixi humanises Empress Dowager without making her the good guy

Deling and Cixi is a late-Qing court drama showing the existential clash between East and West.
Deling and Cixi is a late-Qing court drama showing the existential clash between East and West.

Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026

Absurd Taiwanese and South-east Asian folktales of metamorphosis in Tall Tales: Bananas & Ang Ku Kuehs

Taiwanese theatremaker Wang Chia-ming (left) and Singaporean theatremaker Oliver Chong's Tall Tales: Bananas & Ang Ku Kuehs premiere at the Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026.
Taiwanese theatremaker Wang Chia-ming (left) and Singaporean theatremaker Oliver Chong's Tall Tales: Bananas & Ang Ku Kuehs premiere at the Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026.

Huayi – Chinese Festival Of Arts 2026

Veteran actress Tian Shui, who co-stars with King Shih-chieh in Le Pere, teared up in rehearsals

Chinese national first-class actress Tian Shui (left) and Taiwanese actor King Shih-chieh (right) star in the Mandarin adaptation of award-winning play Le Pere (The Father) as part of Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026.
Chinese national first-class actress Tian Shui (left) and Taiwanese actor King Shih-chieh (right) star in the Mandarin adaptation of award-winning play Le Pere (The Father) as part of Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026.

S’pore theatre company Pangdemonium to close by end-2026

Adrian Pang (best actor winner) and his wife, Tracie Pang (director of Next To Normal, which won Production of the Year) at the 14th annual Life! Theatre Awards which was held at The St Regis Singapore on 10 March 2014.
Adrian Pang (best actor winner) and his wife, Tracie Pang (director of Next To Normal, which won Production of the Year) at the 14th annual Life! Theatre Awards which was held at The St Regis Singapore on 10 March 2014.

Cats musical returning to Singapore in October for its fifth run

Singapore writer-lawyer Colin Goh joins Intercultural Theatre Institute

Colin Goh will oversee recruitment, fundraising and partnership engagement as well as reporting for institutional milestones in his new role.
Colin Goh will oversee recruitment, fundraising and partnership engagement as well as reporting for institutional milestones in his new role.

Theatre review

6 Microlectures On Genocides is a daring work of hope in dark times

Actor Rizman Putra in 6 Microlectures On Genocide at the Drama Box Studio.
Actor Rizman Putra in 6 Microlectures On Genocide at the Drama Box Studio.

Fun With Kids

Free horse-themed hongbao, maths fun for lower primary kids, The Gruffalo’s Child show

Collect hongbao from 49 participating museums, heritage institutions, and galleries.
Collect hongbao from 49 participating museums, heritage institutions, and galleries.

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