Theatre

ARTS

Sifa 2026: classic theatre, radically reimagined

Hamlet, Hedda Gabler and Death of a Salesman return with bold new interpretations

The two-megapixel headlights can also beam crosswalk and navigation arrows on the ground.

China’s car headlights can project movies like drive-in theatres

The market for such advanced lighting systems is expected to roughly double over the coming decade, according to Intelmarket Research

In Makan Culture, the audience gets to eat local food and debate over what makes "high" or "low" culture.
ARTS

Singapore’s food and hawker culture take to the stage

The city’s favourite dishes are powering new plays about who we are

Dick Lee and Jacintha Abisheganaden married in 1992 and divorced in 1997 after "the music stopped".
ARTS

Jacintha, Dick Lee and the truth about their marriage

Upcoming theatre show looks at their past through layered storytelling and music

In acting, as elsewhere, the elites are accruing ever more riches, and the rest face uncertain prospects.

What nobody clutching their Oscar this weekend will tell you

AI, streaming and media fragmentation are changing the economics of acting

The immersive, multi-room show The Lighthouse is expected to draw a broad cross-section of audiences.
FEATURE

SIFA 2026: The best shows, from free outdoor spectacles to theatre classics

Singapore International Festival of Arts spills beyond stages into lawns, riverfronts and late night parties

In May, Inch Chua will unveil her one-woman musical, Myles – Soulmate In A Box, about love in the age of artificial intelligence.
ARTS

From indie music to theatre: How weish and Inch Chua reinvented themselves 

Two Singapore artists turn from experimental soundscapes to ambitious stage storytelling

Netflix has promised to keep Warner Bros films exclusively in theatres for 45 days.

Netflix co-CEO says Warner deal to put more films in cinemas

The streaming company has historically put only a limited number of pictures in select theatres for short runs

The wedding drama A Mirror is one of three plays Pangdemonium will stage before the theatre company closes at the end of the year.
ARTS

Pangdemonium’s closure raises questions about theatre’s survival in Singapore

Rising production costs, artist burnout and administrative burdens are testing practitioners’ resilience