EVENTS
WH? T’S
ULTIMATE PLAY
Reckon your family has what it takes to rule the roost?
Prove it at Ultimate Play, a family challenge organised
by NTUC’s Family Development Unit! An event involving
the whole family, Ultimate Play is an obstacle course of
sorts consisting of seven ultimate family stations. The
top three families will then advance to the final level,
where they will compete for attractive prizes worth over
S$1,000!
HAPPENING
PETER PAN
Fly away to Neverland with Peter Pan this March
and discover a world filled with adventure,
danger and…flying! The eponymous character
is played by the talented Cathie Rigby, a former
Olympic gymnast and Tony Award nominee, and
her performance as the Boy Who Never Grows
Old has been lauded the world over. A critic from
the Chicago Sun Times even describes Cathie’s
performance as “sensational…, flying high in green
tights and tunic”.
Discover the magic and spectacle
of this Emmy award winning
production for the first time
in Singapore and
bring the whole
family along for a
magical journey
that we are sure
will both confound
and astound in
equal measures.
We’re sure you
and your children
will leave the
theatre with your
jaws dragging
along the floor and
your imaginations,
rekindled and
fired up!
When: From 19 March 2014
Where: MasterCard Theatre, Marina Bay Sands
Price: From S$55 excluding S$3 booking fee
per ticket. Performances times differ each day. To
purchase tickets or find out more information about the
production, head on over to www.marinabaysands.com.
So, put on your running shoes, stretch those muscles
and compete with other families to emerge as the
Ultimate Champion. If dodging obstacles and sprinting
your way to the finish line is not your thing, there are
still a host of fun activities such as challenge booths
and even a mass Zumba workout for the whole family.
When: 22 March 2014
Where: Angsana Green @ East Coast Park
Price: Team registration costs S$20 for NTUC members
and S$40 for the public. Each team must have between three and five participants.
Registration for the Ultimate Play challenge ends on 8 March 2014. Visit www.ufamily.org.sg/
ultimate for more information.
ACE! FESTIVAL 2014
Conceived in 2009 with the aim of
celebrating, promoting, inspiring
and stimulating creativity and
artistry in children, the ACE!
Festival is celebrating its fifth
anniversary this year with a
colourful collection of productions, workshops
and activities for the young and the young at heart.
This year, the theme of ACE! Festival 2014
is “Long Ago and Far Away”, and in line with
this, the folks at I Theatre have arranged
five productions – Puss in Boots, Spot the
Difference, Starbird, Under the Dragon
Moon and Dotty the Dragon – as well as a
host of workshops and fringe events. We are
personally excited about the story-telling
sessions conducted by renowned international
storyteller, Sheila Wee, in collaboration with
the National Library Board! It’s always great
to hear timeless stories come to life with the
magical voice of Sheila.
With so many plays and activities lined up,
we highly recommend that you purchase
the ACE! Magic Passport, which gives you
massive discounts if you decide to attend
more than just one production.
When: 21 May 2014 to 8 June 2014
Where: Drama Centre Theatre and Black
Box Theatre
Price: From S$27 for an early bird single
ticket to S$120 for a family package of
5. The early bird promotion is ongoing
from now until 8 April 2014. For more
information about ticket prices, schedules
and further discounts, head on over to
www.sistic.com.sg.
UNEARTH/ED
Introduce your children to a slice of nature rarely seen in the urban landscape of Singapore city
in UNEARTH/ED, a new exhibition by the Singapore Art Museum. Drawing on works from the
Museum’s permanent collection and a few private collections, the exhibition offers an insight
on how artists in Singapore view and respond to the natural world, especially seeing how
almost all of us have been brought up in such a built-up environment.
Dispense with your notions of Singapore being a carefully cultivated Garden City and be