Jul 7, 2019 | Children, Community, Dance, Festivals
To address global issues of identity, belonging, trust and xenophobia to an audience of 9-14 year olds is an undeniably ambitious task. Yet this is just what The Strangers, taking place as part of the George Town Festival this month, aims to do. In a wordless...
Jul 4, 2019 | Art, Community, Dance, Festivals, Music
This month, the George Town Festival is returning for its tenth year, featuring no less than 150 exciting programmes (from theatre to workshops, from photography to music) that will take place in Penang from 13 to 28th July. It’s hard to know where to start when...
Jun 21, 2019 | Dance, Music, Theatre
What happens in the minds of a couple as they interact before they fall in love? This is the process Memes: A Love Story intends to illuminate for us. The musical drama is the latest product of the creative flourishing in Penang’s drama scene, written,...
Jun 15, 2019 | Children, Choral, Community, Dance, Festivals, Heritage Walks, Music, Workshops
July 7th 2019 marks eleven years since George Town, together with Melaka, was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, and this year the annual celebrations of the event are as elaborate as ever. The UNESCO listing encompassed the intangible heritage of the site as much...
Apr 16, 2019 | Children, Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre
Last May, the people of Penang were treated to the first ever musical to be written, directed, cast and premiered entirely in Penang. Lucky for us, the brains behind that production, which was called Abbie & the A Team, are back again this May, with another...
Mar 5, 2019 | Dance, Festivals, Music
Saint Patrick’s Day is the feast day of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and is a day of celebration for Irish people. It is celebrated every year on March 17 all over Ireland and everywhere in the world where Irish people or their descendants live....
