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Concert review

OMM’s ambitious semi-staged Siegfried proves Singapore audience is ready for Wagner

The Orchestra of the Music Makers presented Wagner’s Siegfried with an international cast of singers and a full orchestra on stage.

Book review

Poet Theophilus Kwek mourns migrant worker friend’s death in mesmerising Odeon

Non-fiction author Theophilus Kwek (left) titled Odeon: An Ode after Odeon Towers, a building Bangladesh national Fazley Elahi Rubel helped build and in which he once surreptitiously slept after being fired.

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BookTalk

Award-winning screenwriter Michael Tay watches readings of books to decide if they are worth it

Michael Tay is staging his one-man play Mom And I Go To The Temple in New York.

Theatre review

Claire Teo’s Monstress an empathetic window into unseen struggles and horrors

shmonstress05 - Monstress, written by Claire Teo, is part of the Esplanade's 2026 Studios season.
Credit: PHOTO: POH YU KHING

How a Dostoevsky novella took TikTok by storm

The “solitary dreamer” in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights is resonating with Gen Z readers, like 27-year-old TikTok user Marcelo Nogueira.

Theatre review

Gateway Arts’ The Parting Glass aptly sets men’s mental health drama in a gastrobar

Actor Rishi Vadrevu shines in Gateway Arts’ The Parting Glass, written by Chris O’Connor and adapted by Krish Natarajan, at live music bar The Blackbird.

Don’t let China row distract from art: Artistic director of Gwangju Biennale Ho Tzu Nyen

American film-maker James T. Hong’s Apologies (2012-present) assembles 11 hours of footage of politicians apologising.

Theatre review

Munah Bagharib, Siti Khalijah Zainal and Siti Hajar Gani reign supreme in 3 Queens

(From left) Siti Hajar Gani, Munah Bagharib and Siti Khalijah Zainal star in The Necessary Stage’s 3 Queens.

National Gallery Singapore’s banner year in 2025: $8.4m in donations, 2.2m visitors

The National Gallery Singapore attracted 2.2million visitors for FY2025/26 through exhibitions and events such its Light To Night festival.

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