Reviews of current and coming shows and events in Penang.
Stuck (Children’s Theatre), May 10th-11th 2017
On the 10th and 11th of May STUCK will show in Komtar. Adam Bamptom-Smith of Big Wooden Horse from the UK teams up with Aaron Teoh and Safia Hanifah, two local stage performers. With Big Wooden Horse’s experience in producing theatre for children, and Teoh and...
Ballet Illuminations, May 12th-14th 2017
Singapore Dance Theatre, the country's premiere professional dance company, returns to Penang for the fourth year running with its wildly popular Ballet Illuminations. Three choreographic works will be presented, and the annual Master Class with...
Taman Rimba Nature Tour, Sunday April 30th 2017
The Last Friday, Saturday, Sunday of the Month programme brings together a number of free cultural performances, guided tours and walks, and a market during the last full weekend of every calendar month. New to this line-up of events and happenings in 2017 is the...
Opera 7.45 – The Twilight Zone, Until April 27th
Penang Photographer Albert Foo loves Chinese opera. His passion for an art form he fears is dying in Penang is gloriously obvious in this exhibition of his photographs at Keeni Kessler Gallery. The photographs were all taken against the magical light...
Penang International Food Festival, April 15th-30th 2017
Penang has a lot of festivals. Whether it is the big religious festivals of Chinese New Year, Thaipusam and Hari Raya, or the secular George Town Festival, Penang International Jazz Festival and George Town Literary Festival it sometimes feels as though one festival...
Mexican Film Festival 2017, 11th – 14th April 2017
The "Golden Age of Mexican Cinema" was back in the 1930s-1960s. At the turn of this century, Mexican films made global news again, with the brilliant Y Tu Mamá También and Amores Perros. You may not know it, but Mexican directors won the Oscar Award for...
Shakespeare Demystified: Macbeth, 27th-30th April 2017
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” Macbeth, Act I, Scene I EXPLANATION: What’s beautiful will eventually become ugly and vice versa. Things would be opposite to what they appear. This is the most important line in Macbeth as it is considered the closest description of...
Mosaic Art Project, Until April 23rd 2017
The Mosaic Art Project, currently running at China House Art Space II, is an exhibition designed to open your eyes to the diversity and proficiency of the artworks being created by young artists in Kuala Lumpur today. The thirty-five paintings, a new piece...
Penang Craft Beer Launch, 11th March 2017
In what will be the last weekend of the Penang Craft Beer launch, you can expect a decidedly local affair. The host, Gusto Cafe in Tanjung Bungah, is a staple hangout of the Hillside area frequented for over four years by friends and family alike. The Colour...