Good day art lovers! Here are some fun picks happening this week.
Being Haresh Sharma by The Necessary Stage (in collaboration with CAKE theatre), 29 June – 1 July 2017, 8pm & 1 – 2 July 2017, 3pm.
@Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Level 3
Being Haresh Sharma is a work helmed by Cake Theatrical Productions’ Natalie Hennedige that looks at Haresh’s body of writing over 30 years. It makes bold, unexpected links and associations, mapping stories and characters in ways that surface the social, political and spiritual aspects of life here; bringing it all together with unexpected and exciting performance energy; sparking new ways of looking at his words and of experiencing performance and theatre.
Directed by Natalie Hennedige
Text based on plays by Haresh Sharma
Performed by
Ghafir Akbar
Jean Ng
Julius Foo
Jo Kukathas
Karen Tan
Siti Khalijah Zainal
Tickets and more information here
HOCKNEY film screening, 1 July 3-5pm @ STPI
HOCKNEY is the definitive exploration of one of the most important artists of his generation. For the first time, David Hockney has given unprecedented access to his personal archive of photographs and films, resulting in a frank and unparalleled visual diary of his long life. Acclaimed filmmaker Randall Wright offers a unique view of this unconventional artist who is now reaching new peaks of popularity worldwide.
Admission is free
The Memory of Water by Wag The Dog @ Drama Centre Black Box, Opens 30 June
This Olivier award winning comedy is laced with a hint of melancholy along with the hauntings of nostalgia.
Their mother Vi has just died, so three sisters Teresa, Mary and Catherine along with their significant others, arrive at the family home to arrange Vi’s funeral in The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson. At family occasions like this you would expect much reminiscing and bickering … and this comedy certainly doesn’t disappoint.
Get your tickets here
Fight Club Screening, 30 June 7pm @ The Hive
Singapore Open Air Cinema Club is dedicated to bringing you the best classic cinema experience in the open air.
On 30th June, we’ll be bringing you the classic American thriller: Fight Club – based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk.
Synopsis:
A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is destroyed. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives. Their perfect partnership frays when Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), a fellow support group crasher, attracts Tyler’s attention.
Tickets and more information here
Pink Dot 2017, 1 July @ Hong Lim Park
Come down and have a look at the creative works of art and music performances!
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