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Performing artists

Against odds, Agam Theatre Lab organises first Singapore international Tamil theatre festival

Horror play Kaivarisai (The Monkey Paw) replaces Obsession’s one wish willow with the cursed monkey paw for a tense drama of human desire in 1935 Malaya.
Horror play Kaivarisai (The Monkey Paw) replaces Obsession’s one wish willow with the cursed monkey paw for a tense drama of human desire in 1935 Malaya.

Theatre review

Pangdemonium’s Tracie Pang signs off with grippingly subversive censorship play A Mirror

Coco Wang Ling (left) and Ghafir Akbar as an assistant and her boss in A Mirror.
Coco Wang Ling (left) and Ghafir Akbar as an assistant and her boss in A Mirror.

The Nether is a whodunnit play for the AI age

HuM Theatre's The Nether tackles internet fetishes and how they translate to real world actions.
HuM Theatre's The Nether tackles internet fetishes and how they translate to real world actions.

Spice Girls’ debut Wannabe turns 30, amid reunion talk

British pop group Spice Girls performing during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in August 2012.
British pop group Spice Girls performing during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in August 2012.

BTS’ RM is now the face of South Korea’s national museum

The National Museum of Korea announced the appointment of BTS leader RM (right) as its global ambassador on June 20.
The National Museum of Korea announced the appointment of BTS leader RM (right) as its global ambassador on June 20.

New Grammy category could boost BTS’ chances of first win

V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin and J-Hope of BTS arrive for the 64th annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 3, 2022.
V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin and J-Hope of BTS arrive for the 64th annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 3, 2022.

Sightings of HK star Aaron Kwok in Singapore spark speculation over filming, concert appearance

Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok was spotted at a hotel in Sentosa among other places in Singapore.
Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok was spotted at a hotel in Sentosa among other places in Singapore.

Ants Chua’s Common Room explores the intimacy of platonic roommates

Ants Chua, playwright-director for Common Room, a play with Checkpoint Theatre.
Ants Chua, playwright-director for Common Room, a play with Checkpoint Theatre.

Bad Bunny meets Pope Leo in Madrid, but should have taken more photos

Pope Leo had a brief private meeting with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny on June 8, the Vatican said on June 9.
Pope Leo had a brief private meeting with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny on June 8, the Vatican said on June 9.

Wild Rice play Girls Girls Girls is a docudrama inspired by the lives of 20 queer women

(Back row, from left) Cast members Eve Voigtlander, Tan Rui Shan, Mehr Dudeja, Yap Yi Kai and (front row, from left) Farah Ong with director Deonn Yang.
(Back row, from left) Cast members Eve Voigtlander, Tan Rui Shan, Mehr Dudeja, Yap Yi Kai and (front row, from left) Farah Ong with director Deonn Yang.

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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.