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Ong Sor Fern

Arts Editor

Sor Fern started at The Straits Times writing about books and has since covered arts and culture as well as film and entertainment. She founded a short-lived tabloid-sized books supplement for the paper and helped conceptualise The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards.

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Objectifs’ 8th Documentary Award shows highlight regional photographers and communities

Indonesian photographer Husna focuses on the signature Muslim headgear in Hijab/I.
Indonesian photographer Husna focuses on the signature Muslim headgear in Hijab/I.

Goodman Arts Centre rental hikes on hold in light of economic uncertainties

ecfun - Join hands-on activities and enjoy performances by artists of Goodman Arts Centre at its open house on June 24. 

Credit: ARTS HOUSE LIMITED
ecfun - Join hands-on activities and enjoy performances by artists of Goodman Arts Centre at its open house on June 24. 

Credit: ARTS HOUSE LIMITED

Lao Jiu: The Musical’s evergreen appeal with universal story of youthful idealism and identity

sflao04 - The Theatre Practice restages its popular Lao Jiu: The Musical. CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY 
sflao04 - The Theatre Practice restages its popular Lao Jiu: The Musical. CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY 

Sight Lines’ Lord Of The Flies turns cautionary tale into two hours of shouty theatrics

Sight Lines has adapted William Golding's classic work Lord Of The Flies for the stage.
Sight Lines has adapted William Golding's classic work Lord Of The Flies for the stage.

Charmingly chaotic Tall Tales: Bananas & Ang Ku Kuehs tells weird and whimsical fables for adults

sftall08 - Bananas & Ang Ku Kueh is a collaboration between Oliver Chong of Singapore’s The Finger Players and Wang Chia-Ming of Taiwan’s Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group. 

CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: CRISPIAN CHAN
sftall08 - Bananas & Ang Ku Kueh is a collaboration between Oliver Chong of Singapore’s The Finger Players and Wang Chia-Ming of Taiwan’s Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group. 

CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: CRISPIAN CHAN

Catch dance shows by Barrowland Ballet and Akram Khan at Esplanade’s March On festival

A tiger upends a family’s dynamics in Barrowland Ballet’s Tiger Tale, for audiences aged seven and up.
A tiger upends a family’s dynamics in Barrowland Ballet’s Tiger Tale, for audiences aged seven and up.

Heartfelt and soulful LauZone explores the migrant experience through Babel’s tower of languages

Composer and singer Anna Lo with performer Rick Lau in LauZone, part of the Esplanade's Huayi festival.
Composer and singer Anna Lo with performer Rick Lau in LauZone, part of the Esplanade's Huayi festival.

Haruo Yuki’s The Ark is a pop-culture-savvy, updated take on the locked-room murder mystery

The Ark by Haruo Yuki is a murder mystery with its fair share of gruesome deaths.
The Ark by Haruo Yuki is a murder mystery with its fair share of gruesome deaths.

Meet author Perumal Murugan at Chowk’s dance theatre work inspired by One Part Woman

sfpicks12 - Dance company Chowk Productions is presenting One Part Woman, a work inspired by famed author Perumal Murugan's international Booker prize nominated Tamil novel, Madhurobaagan.
Credit and copyright: CERYS ONG
sfpicks12 - Dance company Chowk Productions is presenting One Part Woman, a work inspired by famed author Perumal Murugan's international Booker prize nominated Tamil novel, Madhurobaagan.
Credit and copyright: CERYS ONG

Bridgerton break: Discover the witty pleasures of Georgette Heyer

The Grand Sophy boasts a classic Georgette Heyer heroine modelled on Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse, while Bath Tangle is one of Heyer's Regency romances.
The Grand Sophy boasts a classic Georgette Heyer heroine modelled on Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse, while Bath Tangle is one of Heyer's Regency romances.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.