SINGAPORE – Planning your weekends for the rest of the year? Here are eight events, from plays to concerts to a musical about holding your pee, that you can line up for the next few months.
FROM SINGAPORE TO SINGAPOREAN: THE BICENTENNIAL EXPERIENCE
As Singapore marks the bicentennial of the British arrival on the island this year, check out this immersive showcase at Fort Canning that takes visitors as far back as 1299 to show how much Singapore has transformed since.
The Time Traveller, a 60-minute immersive multimedia show within the Fort Canning Centre, covers more than 700 years of Singapore’s history in five acts.
Outdoors is The Pathfinder, a set of pavilions with interactive elements situated within the Fort Gate area that visitors can explore at their own leisure.
Where: Fort Canning Centre, 5 Cox Terrace
When: Till Sept 15, Mondays, 8.50am to 3.50pm; Tuesdays to Sundays, 8.50am to 8.50pm
Admission: Free, book tickets for The Time Traveller
Book at: bit.ly/339hxeP
HOSSAN-AH 50! LOVE YOU LEONG TIME!
Singapore funnyman Hossan Leong celebrates his 50th birthday with this comic one-man show, which could be audiences’ last chance to catch him in a long time.
He will tell jokes, play the piano and sing about living through six tourism slogans, three recessions, two international airports and one government. He will also open up with intimate reflections about his life. Regardless of race, generation or social stratification, there will be something for everyone to laugh about.
Where: Drama Centre Theatre, 03-01 National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street
When: Aug 14 to 31, 8pm (Tuesdays to Fridays); 3 and 8pm (Saturdays and Sundays)
Admission: $40 to $75 from Sistic
Book at: bit.ly/2KoUZ1h
Info: Advisory (some mature content). Children must be six years old and above
DICK LEE’S THE MAD CHINAMAN 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
This concert marks 30 years since the release of home-grown singer-songwriter Dick Lee’s seminal album The Mad Chinaman, a musical portrait of his quest to discover his cultural identity and what it means to be Singaporean.
Lee, a Cultural Medallion recipient, will be accompanied by the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra under the baton of music director Adrian Tan. Joined by guest singers Jacintha Abisheganaden and Denise Tan, he will take audiences down memory lane with this crossover of pop and classical music.
Where: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive
When: Sept 15, 7.30pm
Admission: $58 to $138 from Sistic
Book at: bit.ly/2LTJkKU
Info: Children must be six years old and above
URINETOWN
Pangdemonium takes the plunger with this wacky musical set in the fictional “most expensive city in the world”, in which a cross-border water crisis has led to a government ban on private toilets.
Instead, people must pay to pee at public toilets operated by the monolithic Urine Good Company, owned by megalomaniac Caldwell B. Cladwell. Those who pee for free are arrested and exiled to the mysterious Urinetown, never to be seen again.
When threatened with yet another pee-fee hike, the citizens stage a revolution, led by handsome hero Bobby Strong – though he has also fallen in love with Cladwell’s beautiful daughter Hope.
Where: Drama Centre Theatre, 03-01 National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street
When: Sept 27 to Oct 13, 8pm (Tuesdays to Fridays); 3 and 8pm (Saturdays); 3pm (Sundays). There is an additional 8pm show on Oct 13
Admission: $30 to $100 from Sistic
Book at: bit.ly/2ywGxib
Info: Advisory (some mature content). Children must be six years old and above
MERDEKA
For those looking for a different spin on the Bicentennial, check out this provocative new Wild Rice play in which six young people form a group called Raffles Must Fall to examine Singapore’s colonial legacy, poring over forgotten texts and artefacts and re-enacting scenes from the past.
The play, written by Alfian Sa’at in collaboration with Neo Hai Bin, draws upon a wealth of historical documentation to ask questions about Singapore’s colonial past and how it continues to affect our present and future.
Where: The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ Wild Rice Funan Level 4, 107 North Bridge Road
When: Oct 10 to 27, Tuesdays to Fridays, 7.30pm; Saturdays, 2.30 and 7.30pm; Sundays, 2.30pm
Admission: $20 to $70 from Sistic
Book at: bit.ly/2Kj3T05
Info: For ages 12 years old and above
INFINITE ISLAND: A THEATRE IN CONCERT
PHOTOS: SINGAPORE CHINESE ORCHESTRA COMPANY LIMITED
The stories of Singapore’s transformation from fishing village to global city come to life in this theatrical production in five movements, accompanied by music from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.
The production is directed by Goh Boon Teck and will feature Mediacorp artistes Felicia Chin and Ben Yeo.
WHERE: Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall, 7 Shenton Way
WHEN: Nov 16, 8pm
ADMISSION: $20 to $78 via Sistic
Book at: bit.ly/2YG7wCu
INFO: Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles. Children must be six years old and above
IN::MUSIC – STELLAVEE: SAY WHAAAT?
Join eclectic homegrown pop duo StellaVee for an evening of catchy pop ballads and a celebration of their friendship.
The pair, singer-songwriters Stella Seah and Vee from Singapore record label Ocean Butterflies Music, will be performing songs such as Tears From The Sky from web drama Wonder Kiss, popular covers and yet-to-be-released originals at their debut ticketed showcase.
WHERE: Esplanade Annexe Studio, 1 Esplanade Drive
WHEN: Nov 29, 8pm
ADMISSION: $20 via Sistic
Book at: bit.ly/2MB4SMa
INFO: Children must be six years old and above
SSO NATIONAL DAY CONCERT
Be reminded that this is home, truly, at this National Day concert, in which the Singapore Symphony Orchestra takes the stage with the Singapore Symphony Chorus and Youth Choir under the baton of conductor Joshua Tan.
Among those performing are music talents such as Cultural Medallion recipient Jeremy Monteiro on the piano, singer Joanna Dong and tabla player Nawaz Mirajkar.
The concert will feature local favourites such as National Day song Home, as well as premiere works such as Jewel Of Srivijaya and Raffles March, which was composed by the little-known A. Dietz, former director of the orchestra at the Raffles Hotel, performed at the hotel in 1922 and revived more than a century after its composition in this concert.
Where: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive
When: Saturday, 7.30pm
Admission: $15 to $48 from Sistic
Book at: bit.ly/336xZwm
Info: Children must be six years old and above.
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