The Last Mughal - William Dalrymple and Vidya Shah

Early Bird (Until 10 January 2025)

Cat 1: $198

Cat 2: $135

Cat 3: $90

Standard

Cat 1: $220

Cat 2: $150

Cat 3: $100

Cat 4: $80

Cat 5: $60

Ticket Pricing excludes Booking Fee. Booking Fee is as follows:

1. Booking fee for tickets above $60 - $6.00 per ticket
2. Booking fee for tickets above $40 - $60 - $4.00 per ticket
3. Booking fee for tickets above $20 - $40 - $3.00 per ticket
4. Booking fee for tickets $20 and below - $1.00 per ticket

Step into a world of music and poetry with The Last Mughal, a performance that brings alive the rich and vibrant era of India’s final Mughal rulers. Inspired by William Dalrymple’s book and performed by William Dalrymple along with noted North Indian vocalist Vidya Shah, it tells the story of emperors, poets, courtesans, politics, and love — all through a beautiful blend of words and music.

This evocative evening features readings by award winning author from his book The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 and the vocals of Vidya Shah celebrating the poignant and robust folk poetry of the time and ghazals of the Mughal court.

Sit back and enjoy as Vidya and William take us back in time into the vivid world of the Last Mughal.

Terms of Ticket Sales

1. Once sold, tickets are strictly non-refundable or exchangeable unless the Singapore government mandates the closure of events in Singapore. All information given is correct at the time of publishing, but is subject to change without prior notice. The Promoter reserves all rights to amend any terms and conditions without prior notice, and, in the event of any dispute, the Promoter’s decision is final.

Conditions of Entry

1. Admission is subject to tickets produced at the entrance
2. No admission for infants in arms and children below 5 years old
3. Children 5 years and above must purchase a standard ticket for entry
4. Each ticket admits one person.

Admission / Re-admission

1. You are strongly advised to be seated 15 minutes before the performance start time
2. Latecomers will only be admitted at appropriate pauses during the show.

General

1. No smoking is allowed in the venue
2. Patrons are required to follow all house rules and regulations set out by the venue. The House Rules are displayed within the venue premises
3. The Promoter reserves the right not to admit patrons who do not comply with prevailing safe management measures and/or whose conduct is disorderly or unbecoming without refund.

Photography / Videography Recording Rules

1. No photography or videography in any form is allowed for this event.

Access

1. For patrons who require wheelchair-accessible seats, please contact [email protected].

_{All information is correct at time of publishing but may be subject to change without prior notice.}

_{The Promoter reserves the right to amend the above without prior notice. In the event of any dispute, the Promoter's decision is final.}

William Dalrymple

He is the author of the Wolfson Prize-winning White Mughals, Duff Cooper Prize-winning The Last Mughal, and the Hemingway and Kapuscinski Prize-winning Return of a King. His book, The Anarchy, was shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington medal, the Tata Book of the Year and the Historical Writers Association Award, and won the 2020 Arthur Ross Medal from the US Council on Foreign Relations. Dalrymple has held visiting lectureships at Princeton, Brown and Oxford, where he is currently a Visiting Fellow at All Souls. He was presented with the President’s Medal by the British Academy and was named one of the world’s top 50 thinkers for 2020 by Prospect Magazine. He is a founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Vidya Shah

She is an Indian singer, musician and writer. She has received guidance in Khayal from Shubha Mudgal and learnt thumri, dadra and ghazal gayaki from Shanti Hiranand.

Her international platforms include Humboldt Forum, the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, Kala Utsav in Singapore, ICCR, in Trinidad and Tobago. A recipient of the Pro Helvetia Residency in 2010, Shah is also a writer and lyricist, and serves as a member of cultural committee of South Asia Foundation