5 Things to Do This Week in Singapore: 30th January to 5th February 2017

Wrapping up January 2017, this week we highlight acts by the Comedy Club, intimate poetry reading, British metal’s most important band, a pool party and a screening at Singapore’s Open Air Cinema Club.

The Comedy Club presents The Fantastic February Show

This week at the Comedy Club, we have Gina Yashere (UK), Dana Alexander (CAN/UK), and Rory Lowe (AUS) bringing their unique brands of humour to the stage. While Gina Yashere is one of the few British comedians to break into the American comedy scene, Dana Alexander talks about everything from family to sex to culture with a down-to-earth and world sensibility. For tales of desire, destruction, and debauchery, Rory Lowe does it best. A show worth catching if you’re looking to have your funny bone tickled.

The Fantastic February Show is happening on 1 – 4 February 2017, 830pm onwards at 4 locations. For more details, check out the event page here.

Poetry and Movement for Healing with Deborah Emmanuel

 Singaporean writer – When I Giggle In My Sleep (2015) and Rebel Rites (2016) -, performer, and four-time TEDx speaker, Deborah Emmanuel’s writing and dialogue has been featured at festivals like the Makassar International Writers Festival and the Queensland Poetry Festival. Cities like Melbourne, Berlin, London, Bali and Kathmandu have also seen her performance work. Movement and poetry for healing aims to provide a safe space to identify and process unresolved personal history or traumatic issues. Participants will be guided through a series of exercises to help them articulate difficult things in a truthful manner.

Poetry and Movement for Healing is happening on Thursday, 2 February 2017, 730pm at Urban Spirit. For more details, check out the event page here

Bring Me The Horizon Concert

Bring Me The Horizon has scored a Top 3 album, sold out shows around the world (including Wembley Arena), and have sold over 2 million albums worldwide to date. Not many groups have successfully transcended and translated the world of metal into music that appeals to the masses without losing credibility or compromising their sound. For one night only, the metal band is scheduled to grace our island at Downtown East with special guests While She Sleeps.

Bring Me The Horizon is happening on Thursday, 2 February 2017, 8pm at D’Marquee. For more details, check out the event page here

Singapore Open Air Cinema Club presents: Pulp Fiction

Singapore Open Air Cinema Club is dedicated to bringing you the best classic cinema experience in the open air. This is for all Tarantino fans, SOACC returns again with the cult classic, Pulp Fiction. Starring a star-studded cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Ving Rhames, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis. All these characters seemingly unrelated are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents.

The Open Air Cinema is happening on Friday, 3 February 2017, 7pm at The Hive Co-Working Space. For more details, check out the event page here.

SRYNTSRY Pool Party

The very first instalment of the SRYNTSRY pool party for the year is here to provide some musically eclectic action by the pool. Expect to hear music ranging from reggae/dancehall to a downbeat set (think Boards Of Canada, DJ Shadow) to house music to close the day out. Party the day away to the sounds of Jamie React, Fyan H x Vanan M, JNR, Tye West., Max Verrier and Oliver Osborne.

SRYNTSRY Pool Party is happening on Saturday, 4 February 2017, 2pm onwards at So Sofitel Singapore. For more details, check out the event page here.


Joanne enjoys penning down her thoughts alongside immersing herself in new experiences and with meeting new people. And if not helmed with a pen and a notebook, she advocates for animals and is overly-enthusiastic about food from all cultures. Her favourite guilty pleasures: chocolates, wine and cheese.