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Artists worry as Goodman Arts Centre hikes short term rentals by 60 per cent

Artists renting project studios at Goodman Arts Centre have been informed of a rent hike from mid-2026.
Artists renting project studios at Goodman Arts Centre have been informed of a rent hike from mid-2026.

Theatre review

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.

Concert review

Singapore-born Kate Liu a pianist with range and conviction who deserves wider recognition

Kate Liu's recital featured fascinating works by South-east Asian composers alongside formidable performances of warhorses by Chopin and Franck.
Kate Liu's recital featured fascinating works by South-east Asian composers alongside formidable performances of warhorses by Chopin and Franck.

Theatre review

Force Majeure’s band of unfulfilled artist siblings aptly opens Pangdemonium’s finale season

London-based, Singapore-born playwright Stephanie Street's Force Majeure transposes Chekhov's Three Sisters (1901) into a story of privileged artist siblings withered by life in a cultural backwater amid profound global changes.
London-based, Singapore-born playwright Stephanie Street's Force Majeure transposes Chekhov's Three Sisters (1901) into a story of privileged artist siblings withered by life in a cultural backwater amid profound global changes.

Concert review

Home-grown talent blend multicultural genres at Singaporeana, part of Lion City Jazz Festival

tljazz08 - Singaporeana was part of Lion City Jazz Festival.
PHOTO: NORHENDRA RUSLAN
tljazz08 - Singaporeana was part of Lion City Jazz Festival.
PHOTO: NORHENDRA RUSLAN

Theatre review

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

Concert review

No new insights into Monkey King myth in Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s Wukong experience

The puppets are a treat in economical storytelling.
The puppets are a treat in economical storytelling.

Book Talk

A chance find at Kinokuniya led fashion model Kaci Beh to pick up reading again

Kaci Beh with Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney, a thriller she says keeps her "hooked and guessing".
Kaci Beh with Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney, a thriller she says keeps her "hooked and guessing".

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers March 7

Book review

Poetry collections by Cyril Wong and Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal examine self and identity

Poets Cyril Wong (left) and Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal.
Poets Cyril Wong (left) and Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal.

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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.