Esplanade

Celup and A Lesbian Love Story: The Musical – Two more acts at Singapore Fringe Festival 2026

(From left) Sofie Buligis in Celup, Coco Wang Ling, Natalie Yeap and Melissa May Garcia in A Lesbian Love Story: The Musical

Road closures, enhanced security for New Year festivities

Countdown events on Dec 31 are expected to draw very large crowds.

Broadway hit Beetlejuice The Musical cancels 2026 Singapore run, leaving fans ‘devastated’

Eight-time Tony Award-nominated Beetlejuice The Musical has been abruptly cancelled less than a month before its run was due to begin at the Esplanade Theatre in January.

Concert review

Composer Jonathan Shin’s new piano concerto is quintessentially Singaporean

Singaporean pianist Churen Li premiered a new concerto by Singapore composer Jonathan Shin under the baton of Hans Graf.

Arts Picks

Pianist Churen Li premieres Jonathan Shin’s concerto at SSO’s concert

Singaporean composer Jonathan Shin and home-grown pianist Churen Li.

Huayi 2026: Stars, drama with Jiang Shan in Deling And Cixi, King Shih-chieh in The Father

Chinese actress Jiang Shan leads the cast of palace drama Deling And Cixi.

Arts Picks

Rare Chua Ek Kay ink works from a private collection on show at Lasalle retrospective

The Clarity After at Lasalle College of the Arts

Theatre review

Agam Theatre Lab’s Mission Malligapoo is an amiably overstuffed WWII drama

Agam Theatre Lab's Mission Malligapoo is part of the Esplanade's Kalaa Utsavam - Indian Festival of Arts.

Theatre review: Nine Years Theatre’s Twelve Angry Men pleases, but misses opportunity for update

There is something old-school in director Nelson Chia’s take – not unusual – in that it is shorn largely of contemporary gimmicks.

BookTalk: Hong Kong director Tang Shu-wing says real books have real materials and so real lives

Tang Shu-wing in the Intercultural Theatre Institute library.

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