Checkpoint Theatre

Singapore’s multi-disciplinary Checkpoint Theatre, already a repository of the territory’s best stage talent…

FINANCIAL TIMES, UK 

Established in 2002, Checkpoint Theatre is a company of multi-disciplinary storytellers. We focus on creating and presenting original Singapore content with strong writing, performance and direction, across different media, disciplines and platforms.

With honesty and humour, head and heart, we produce and develop vibrant and important contemporary Asian stories that connect with, challenge, and inspire both local and international audiences. We are the home of new Singapore playwriting and we nurture the next generation of Singapore theatre-makers and creatives.

Checkpoint Theatre Ltd is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023, and is a registered charity with Institution of a Public Character (IPC) status.

What we do

• We create and present new theatrical and inter-disciplinary work with honesty, depth, and nuance.
• We develop original Singapore stories with outstanding writing through our process of rigorous dramaturgy and incisive direction.
• We mentor emerging theatre-makers and creatives through workshops, internships and collaborations, and through providing professional resources and platforms to showcase new work.
• We publish anthologies of original works written by Singapore storytellers and books on theatre and art-making.
• We pursue collaborations with international partners to show Singapore work abroad.

[Checkpoint Theatre is] in the business of telling real stories about the people, for the people.

THE EVERYDAY PEOPLE, SG

For more than 15 years, Checkpoint Theatre has created productions of astonishing nuance and subtle power, marrying extraordinary original writing with directing of great sophistication.

CULTURELINK, SG

Board of Directors

• Paul Anthony Drayson
• Huzir Sulaiman
• Phan Ming Yen
• Teo Teck Weng
• Claire Wong
• Annabelle Yip

Financial information

Company Registration Number (Unique Entity Number – UEN): 200209251R
Charity Registration Number: 01660

(Source: Checkpoint Theatre Website)