Reviews

Concert review

Young string talent shine in Japan-Singapore Youth Music Exchange Programme gala concert

Budding talents (from left) Takase Yusuke, Esther Lim, Zhangming Xu and Saitoh Chika charmed audiences during the concert.

Theatre review

Agam Theatre Lab’s Kai Varisai fails to make a wish on its cursed monkey paw

Karls Karthikeyan lolls his tongue and jerks his head as an eccentric senior historian.

Concert review

Home-grown talent command stage at SSO’s National Day concert and Lynnette Seah solo

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra played a National Day concert on Aug 15., with (from left to right) Linying, Jonathan Ngeow, Kevin Loh and Lien Boon Hua.

Concert review

Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra celebrates 10th anniversary with all-S’pore works

Concert review

Mamamoo reunite after solo pursuits for first concert here in three years

South Korean girl group Mamamoo performed at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on July 31.

SingLit 101

Why Mohamed Latiff Mohamed’s Confrontation should be re-read after The Albatross File

Confrontation by Mohamed Latiff Mohamed looks at the events leading up to Singapore’s independence through the eyes of its Malay characters.

Theatre review

Nathania Ong is golden in SRT’s perfectly cast bubblegum pop musical Legally Blonde

Nathania Ong supported by a sparkling ensemble allows SRT to carry the blockbuster cultural weight of Legally Blonde with top-notch flair.

Ding Yi celebrates Dick Lee’s wide-ranging musical legacy in birthday tribute

Dick Lee (centre) joins (from left) Lennerd Lim, Jessie Yeong, Skye Sirena and Wysom Wong in an encore.

Theatre review

In National Service play Charged, a shoot-out challenges Singapore’s racial harmony narrative

Actor Irsyad Dawood in rehearsal for Teater Ekamatra’s staging of Charged, written by Chong Tze Chien.

Concert review

Singapore Chinese Orchestra 30th-anniversary gala celebrates early Nanyang music

Principal conductor Quek Ling Kiong led the Singapore Chinese Orchestra in a concert kicking off its 30th anniversary celebrations on July 18.

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