Straight Acting
Lesbian couple Jaime (Eve Voigtlander) and Olivia (Deonn Yang) want to start a family, but they live in socially conservative Singapore. Their strategy is to team up with their gay best friends, Russell (Tan Shou Chen) and Jia Ming (Darren Guo), and pretend to be two happily married straight couples.
This play by home-grown playwright-director Thomas Lim was sold out when it premiered last year, and earned nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress at The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards.
Lim, one of Singapore's most exciting young playwrights, is also known for Supervision (2018) and Grandmother Tongue (2016).
Where: Wild Rice @ Funan, Level 4, 107 North Bridge Road
MRT: City Hall
When: June 16 to July 2, 7.30pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays), 2.30pm (weekends)
Admission: From $25
Info: Rated R18. Go to Wild Rice's website.
Disney In Concert: A Dream Is A Wish
Disney fans can look forward to songs from The Little Mermaid (1989), The Lion King (1994), Frozen (2013) and other animated classics.
Four vocalists from the United States will perform live, accompanied by Disney footage as well as a 45-piece orchestra.
Disney In Concert last came to Singapore in February and now features a refreshed programme. Now that Covid-19 measures have been relaxed, pre-event testing is no longer needed - although guests aged above 12 must either be fully vaccinated, have recovered from Covid-19 in the past 180 days or be medically ineligible for vaccination.
Where: Hall F, Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level B2 Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue
MRT: Bayfront
When: June 18 and 19, 3.30 and 8pm
Admission: From $78 via Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to Sistic's website). No admission to children aged one and below. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
Info: Marina Bay Sands' website
Singapore Book Fair
The annual book fair organised by SPH Media Trust's Chinese Media Group returns as a physical event at National Library Building and Bras Basah Complex with talks, workshops and other activities.
At the National Library Building, for instance, there will be a panel discussion on stroke recovery, held in conjunction with the launch of the book A Cry In The Dark: A Stroke Survivor's Story Of Hope And Recovery by Terence Ang and Radiance Leong.
Then, there is America: A Singapore Perspective, a talk based on an essay collection edited by Professor Tommy Koh, Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large, and Mr Daljit Singh, visiting senior fellow at the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute. The two men will be in conversation with The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar as moderator.
ST Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon will also speak at the launch of his book, Always Have Enough Money.
Where: National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street; Bras Basah Complex, 231 Bain Street
MRT: Bugis/Bras Basah/City Hall
When: June 4 to 12, various timings
Admission: Talks are free with registration online
Info: Singapore Book Fair's website or Facebook page
