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Theatre review

Theatre review

Actress Jiang Shan shines as Empress Dowager in extravagant palace drama Deling And Cixi

Late Qing palace drama Deling And Cixi featuring actresses Lang Ling (left) and Jiang Shan (right) plays at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026 till Mar 1.
Late Qing palace drama Deling And Cixi featuring actresses Lang Ling (left) and Jiang Shan (right) plays at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026 till Mar 1.

Theatre review

Heartfelt and soulful LauZone explores the migrant experience through Babel’s tower of languages

Composer and singer Anna Lo with performer Rick Lau in LauZone, part of the Esplanade's Huayi festival.
Composer and singer Anna Lo with performer Rick Lau in LauZone, part of the Esplanade's Huayi festival.

Theatre review

Sofie Buligis addresses Malay identity in one-woman show Celup

Sofie Buligis asks what it means to be Malay.
Sofie Buligis asks what it means to be Malay.

Theatre review

Invisible is a rare work that passes the Fries test for disability

Actress Jaspreet Kaur Sekhon, who is born with Down syndrome, stars in Invisible by ART:DIS and The Necessary Stage at the Singapore Fringe Festival 2026.
Actress Jaspreet Kaur Sekhon, who is born with Down syndrome, stars in Invisible by ART:DIS and The Necessary Stage at the Singapore Fringe Festival 2026.

Theatre review

A Lesbian Love Story: The Musical is a warm-hearted, tuneful trifle that entertains

sfstory16 - A Lesbian Love Story: The Musical opens at the Esplanade Theatre Studio on Jan 15. 
Credit and copyright: CRISPIAN CHAN
sfstory16 - A Lesbian Love Story: The Musical opens at the Esplanade Theatre Studio on Jan 15. 
Credit and copyright: CRISPIAN CHAN

Life Awards 2025

The Look Back In Wonder Award goes to Singapore theatre’s history plays

Has SG60 thrown up some of the most iconic contemporary Singapore history plays? The Straits Times looks back at 2025 in theatre.
Has SG60 thrown up some of the most iconic contemporary Singapore history plays? The Straits Times looks back at 2025 in theatre.

Theatre review

Enchanting ensemble cast steals the show in Disney’s Beauty And The Beast musical

jsbeauty15 - Disney's Beauty And The Beast makes its Asia-only stop at Sands Theatre. 
Source / Copyright: DANIEL BOUD
jsbeauty15 - Disney's Beauty And The Beast makes its Asia-only stop at Sands Theatre. 
Source / Copyright: DANIEL BOUD

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

Theatre review

Checkpoint Theatre’s The Fourth Trimester tells men to step up as parents

Isabella Chiam and Joshua Lim as struggling early parents in The Fourth Trimester.
Isabella Chiam and Joshua Lim as struggling early parents in The Fourth Trimester.

Theatre review

Let loose for more fun at Dream Academy’s The Divorce Party!

Dream Academy's interactive dinner theatre show The Divorce Party! runs at the Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore till Dec 14.
Dream Academy's interactive dinner theatre show The Divorce Party! runs at the Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore till Dec 14.

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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.