Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 12:49AM Gogo Bambini is opening a branch at LeisurePark Kallang. Bambini Playclub seems to be for older unsupervised kids though, and is slightly cheaper than the Dempsey outlet.
Play Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 12:28AM For those of you who missed the grand opening, there still a children's workshop session available."Sarong Stories is a three-day workshop that explores Peranakan themes and collections in the galleries using folktales and nursery rhymes. The final day of the workshop culminates in a mini-presentation for family and friends of the participants." Is not cheap at $180 per child. Suitable for children aged 7 - 9 years. More details on the website.
Art, Exhibition, Museum Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 11:36PM We went to watch Stories to Grow at Act 3 this morning. Turned out to be everything I expected and much more - and importantly, LO enjoyed it hugely too. No wonder the theatrette was packed. Simple stories told with a lot of love in a very ingenious way using puppets made with lots of love. The lighting and music helped set the pace and mood, which is really important for a non-verbal piece, and the performers - one of whom had the same tragicomic face as Roberto Benigni of Life is Beautiful fame - were stalwarts.
I'm glad that I took LO to it even if the show said it was for over 4s. There was one story with an environmental message - about cutting a tree - which LO talked about the whole day. There are two more shows tomorrow - Sunday, May 25.
Now if they can only get those plastic child booster seats that SRT has. With the slippery foam ones at Act 3, most kids ended up on their parents' laps.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 11:25PM So the Arts Fest opens with a splash - French arts group Ilotopie has their last show tomorrow May 25 at 8pm. A reported 10,000 turned up on opening day.
If you miss this, the closing spectacular is at Bedok Reservoir 20 - 22 June at 8pm. Hydro Sapiens is an arts-fest commissioned work by theatre group The Lunatics from the Netherlands.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 10:50PM Again not strictly on topic but here's an appeal to save a tree that everyone should know about.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 10:42PM Sorry if you missed your Mamasez fix while I was away. Good news awaited on the outdoors front in the new Draft Master Plan 2008. From what I can tell there are loads of plans for new parks and park connectors, outdoor and community spaces and waterfront activities. Which can only be a good thing. Click on the link to see what is planned for your neighbourhood.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:31PM Not strictly for very young kids but notice that there's lots of classic theatre for those who are fans. Shakespeare on Love, Hamlet for a modern audience and The Hypochondriac by Moliere which is even funnier than The Miser which we did in school. The principal was a fan of Moliere and Sheridan, so lots of their plays got staged. They were the equivalent of today's sitcoms but so much more clever at farce.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 05:30PM Homegrown illusionists pastor Lawrence Khong and his daughter Priscilla are going to try and do a David Copperfield and fill a whole week in the cavernous Esplanade Theatre. Well, they've done it before in the region and overseas. Wonder if he's going to use the theatre as his pulpit.
Another magician Kiki Tay has his own show at Jubilee Hall on 29 June as well.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 04:32PM Arts Theatre of Singapore brings us children's theatre in Mandarin for over 2s.
The synopsis looks dark: Sam, lives with his famous response "I can't do it", almost every daily task is done by his mum, dad and the maid. Can Sam change? Is one children's theatre piece going to create a social revolution?
