Temple of Heaven Park & Dongcheng South
The daily show is The Legend of Kung Fu, which follows one boy’s journey to become a warrior monk. Slick, high-energy fight scenes are interspersed with…
Must-see entertainment in Asia
Kathmandu
Pull your tuxedo out of your backpack, polish up your best Sean Connery impersonation (‘Aaah, Mish Moneypenny…’) and make a beeline for this former Rana…
Beijing
Conveniently situated in the basement of the Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping mall, this swish multiplex usually shows at least one or two English-language…
Southern Higashiyama
This is a new spot hosting maiko shows for small groups in a modern building. It includes a bit of tea ceremony, two short dances, conversation time and…
Shenzhen
The long-established Brown Sugar Jar has several locations in Shenzhen, but this is its main live house, a cavernous, warehouse-style space buried deep in…
Jaipur
Maharaja Man Singh II indulged his passion for polo by building an enormous polo ground next to Rambagh Palace, which is still a polo-match hub today. A…
Taipei
The creepy night-time walk from Bade Rd through the old brewery to get to Super 346 Livehouse is what makes this place worth a trip. Built in 1919 as…
Taipei
Above Yongle Market, this theatre regularly holds performances of Taiwanese opera. In May and June it hosts free shows in the outside square. On the 8th…
New Delhi
Glossy chain cinema, screening the latest Bollywood releases as well as high-profile Hollywood imports. There are PVR branches on Baba Kharak Singh Marg…
Bukhara
The Nadir Divanbegi Medressa is host most evenings to an hour-long fashion show of Uzbek designs, accompanied by live traditional music. It's not the most…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Anywhere that bills itself as 'crazy' should set the alarm bells ringing, but you won't hear them once you're inside. This touristy, graffiti-pimped rock…
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Next to a cemetery off Roppongi’s main drag, cheeky Kingyo puts on a glitzy, colourful and sexually tame cabaret of pretty boys, glammed-up nyū hāfu …
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
This little club – which gives away a quarter of its floor space to a grand piano – is a gathering spot for local musicians who come for the nearly…
Beijing
Cheap shooters, ear-splitting rock bands, and a young, up-for-it crowd make this smoky dive a fun place to visit on weekends. It's on the floor above…
Hiroshima
Performers in Mōri-clan samurai costumes give small shows of song and swordplay inside the south entrance of Hiroshima-jo every Sunday at 1.30pm and 3pm…
Melaka City
This 70-minute performance is given in a theatre inconveniently located approximately 7km from the city centre and has clearly been designed with a…
Seoul
Marked by a huge brick chimney, this still-operating steel product factory has a large space on its 2nd floor devoted to a wide range of arts. Expect…
Hanoi
This intimate cafe and bar shows off its style with vintage-music paraphernalia. It's best with a cocktail in hand in the evening, when vocalists croon in…
Taipei
One of Taipei's liveliest spots for drinking and catching live music (usually indie or rock). Very popular with expats, foreign students and backpackers,…
Orchha
More sound than light, this tall tale is most likely to enthuse those particularly interested in Orchha's history. The story has it all – galloping horses…
Beijing
Students from Nanluogu Xiang's Central Academy of Drama (China's most prestigious) sometimes perform at this informal, non-profit theatre on an unnamed…
George Town
This performing-arts space occupies what, when it opened in 1926, was the first 'talkies' picture palace in northern Malaya. The space has been…
Kochi (Cochin)
Primarily aimed at tourists, this 'cultural village' seeks to put the full gamut of Keralan music and arts under one roof, with a small cultural museum …
Myeong-dong & Jung-gu
Occupying a corridor of rooms on the upper level of Chugmuro station, this facility run by the Seoul Film Corporation includes a free library of books and…
Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre
Thimphu
This Indian cultural centre in front of the Taj Tashi hotel hosts performances, documentary screenings and lectures on south Asian, particularly Indian,…
Ko Samui
One of Chaweng's most popular and visible ladyboy cabaret shows, right in the pulsating heart of the district, with singers going through big hits. There…
Ooty (Udhagamandalam)
Ooty’s racecourse dominates the valley between Charring Cross and the lake. Racing season runs from mid-April to mid-June, and on the two or three race…
Shanghai
This state-of-the-art 1100-seat theatre in the impressive Himalayas Center, attached to the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel, stages Chinese opera, other…
Tokyo
Meiji-za got its start as an open-air kabuki theatre in the late 19th century. Today it's a modern theatre hosting comedic performances, old-school…
Panaji
These two casino boats are loosely modelled on Mississippi-style paddle boats. Pride I has 40 gaming tables, kids’ play room and an outdoor party deck…
Manila
In the heart of the Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP), the Manila Film Center building stages performances of the Amazing Show. The one-hour revue…
Hanoi
Hanoi Rock City is tucked away down a residential lane about 7km north of the city near Tay Ho, but it’s a journey well worth taking for reggae, Hanoi…
Khajuraho
Technicolour floodlights sweep across the temples of the Western Group as Indian classical music soundtracks a potted history of Khajuraho narrated by the…
Fashion & Traditional Dance Show
Khiva
This rather touristy music and dance show takes place in the Allakuli Khan Medressa nightly in the high season, normally around 6pm. Book tickets through…
Beijing
From international rock bands to EDM DJs, there's usually something going on at Tango, a medium-sized venue that comfortably holds a thousand revellers.
Taipei
Taipei Eye showcases Chinese opera together with other rotating performances, including puppet theatre and indigenous dance. This is a tourist show, but…
Phuket Town
This intimate Old Town bar is rammed with biker paraphernalia and framed LPs, and gets loud when Patrick, the Singaporean-born owner, jams with his house…
Ginza & Tsukiji
As well as operating Tokyo's premier kabuki theatre Kabukiza, Shōchiku stages traditional theatre here. This venue dates from 1982 and is also used for…
Luang Prabang
The latest films are shown at the Ock Pop Tok centre on selected Fridays at 7pm, screened after a 6.30pm dinner. Tuk-tuk transport is included; pickup is…
Udaipur
Fifteen centuries of intriguing Mewar history are squeezed into one atmospheric hour of commentary and light switching – in English from September to…
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