Theatre

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

Stoppard developed a distinctive style combining serious ideas with comedy.

Oscar-winning UK playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88

Over a six-decade career, he wrote for the theatre, TV and radio, as well as film, earning multiple awards

Netflix decided to respond to the robust returns of the "KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along" not by taking the public temperature and extending its theatrical run to a second weekend or beyond, but by promptly announcing its arrival on the service the very next day.

Netflix missed another opportunity with ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

The company’s belief that theatres are dead led it to the nonsensical decision to pull the sing-along box office hit after just one weekend

"Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap: The Musical" pokes fun at our political and cultural quirks.
LIFE & CULTURE

Miss GE2025? Sketch show revives election’s funniest moments

Satire, song and Singapore politics collide in Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap: The Musical

Imax licenses its technology to theatres and has about 372 US locations, a fraction of the screens nationwide.

Cinemas weigh launching new large screen brand to challenge Imax

Movie theatres have invested in big-screen names of their own that do not use the company technology

"BYM" is Gateway Entertainment's first feature-film project, and tells the story of a senior with dementia and her caregiver.
TAKING HEART

Gateway Entertainment launches initiatives to spotlight seniors

The two projects aim to bridge generation gaps and build empathy for the elderly