Theatre/plays

Why is it so hard to spend $100 on culture?

The Culture Pass is a useful nudge for people who might not seek local shows, but one can’t expect it to transform cultural habits overnight, says the writer.

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

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.

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.

‘We’ll be crying non-stop’: Pangdemonium bids farewell with uplifting 9/11 musical Come From Away

Veteran actor Lim Yu-Beng in a rehearsal for Come From Away, which plays from Sept 11 to 27 at the Victoria Theatre.

In Getting To Know You, actors get to see the script only when the performance begins

Co-directors Tan Hui Er (left) and Edward Eng will direct two actors each show who are invited to cold-perform a script they have never read until the performance begins.

Demolition of modernist arts complex in Tbilisi sparks outcry

A drone view of the complex known as \"Rike Tubes\", designed by the Italian architectural firm Studio Fuksas and built to house the Rike Park Music Theatre and Exhibition Hall, but never put into use and now being demolished, in Tbilisi, Georgia August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

Rupert Grint will join Harry Potter again, this time on Broadway

Rupert Grint will reprise his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise.

Branded Content

A musical dining experience, conversations about poetry and city-wide gallery trails: How to break out of your usual routine

Pentagon official to brief NATO allies as review fuels questions

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Under Secretary of Defence Elbridge Colby attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/File Photo

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