Toy Factory Productions Limited

Eight individuals from diverse walks of life, brought together by fate, board the flight – Voyage Ksitigarbha – bound for Trayastrimsa Island. Each carries personal hopes and desires. When a sudden in-flight crisis strikes, they are forced to confront their deepest fears and re-examine their pasts and choices…Presented by Di Zang Lin and produced by Toy Factory, Voyage Ksitigarbha is an original Mandarin play that weaves the wisdom of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s salvation of sentient beings into contemporary 

Voyage Ksitigarbha (2025)

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Every city has a thousand love stories – the classical city has romance myths, the young city has love poems, and the city of stars has a history of love. Singapore is an island nation that was founded only 60 years ago, but it has a rich history as a bustling city that goes beyond that. More than a century ago, the birth of two legendary Singaporeans, Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo began their lifelong romance with the ups and downs of the nation's journey.(Source: ArtsRepublic website)

Moonlit City (2025)

In the classic Hokkien Opera The White Hare, a mysterious rabbit reunites a mother and son after 16 years of separation—can this same fabled being reconnect us back to our cultural roots?Upon the completion of a major renovation at Feng Ling Community Centre, a large-scale Hokkien opera was proposed to justify its funding. The centre summoned Wu, a Singaporean theatre director to recreate The White Hare, and instructed staff member Micky Lim to coordinate this project.A member of parliament, a kindergarten 

Quest – The White Hare (2023)

All the World is One’s Stage is an Esplanade commission, produced by Toy Factory Productions, the heart of Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2021.The stage raises its curtains to the illustrious careers, life stories, and heartfelt moments of four well-known Singaporean veteran actors who effortlessly exude the values of love, respect, passion and dedication across the years.The creative vessel that sets off to explore the universe of life is helmed by director Goh Boon Teck along side with co-directors, Alv

All the World is One’s Stage (2021)

Unravel the elegant poetry depicting the peaks and valleys of disgraced naval officer, Chunyu Fen who falls into a deep slumber; drifting away on a seemingly fantastical dream in the great Sophora Ant Kingdom.The voices of the Peking opera singer and the actor flutters in perfect harmony, while a dancer bends and moves into the rhythm fervently struck by the percussionist, and a cellist longingly bows for a dream that never ends.Poetry under the Southern Bough is an odyssey of high aspirations, glorious dre

Poetry Under the Southern Bough 南柯诗旅 (2020)

Creative Director

This is a surveillance state.The Organisation reigns supreme over the governance of the known world. Led by Cao Shuang, it controls the basic free will of all men using technology as its weapon—impelling everyone to wear a specially-programmed headset that instructs, controls and eavesdrops. A new law is implemented, forbidding artistic endeavours like music, entertainment, poetry or prose. Acts of disobedience lead to immediate arrest, imprisonment without trial, or worse — execution.Everyone obeys, with t

7 Sages of the Bamboo Grove《竹林七贤》(2020)

Aman, an urban city development official, questions his work of demolishing old historical buildings to make way for new cityscape. Faced with the task of explaining the impending demolition of the city's oldest heritage 'The Surrounding City', Aman experiences the wrath of the city, despair of her dwellers and confronts his personal ambivalence about the price of material gains.


Prism (2017)

KUMARAJIVA 鸠摩罗什 (Mandarin with English surtitles) is a faithful re-telling of the journey and life of one of the most revered monks in Buddhist history; one who is widely-regarded as the one who was instrumental in the propagation of Buddhism in China through his unsurpassed concise translations of teachings from key Sanskrit scriptures to the Chinese language.

Directed by Goh Boon Teck, this moving production features Timothy Wan in the lead role, as well as Audrey Luo, Qin Zhan Bao, Sugie Phua and Jodi

Kumarajiva (2016)

White Soliloquy&nbsp;is a tribute to a theatrical icon Bai Yan that will bring audiences on a remarkable journey of Bai Yan’s career in theatre and television. This 60-minute monologue follows Bai Yan’s life from his humble roots in Jiang Su, China to his illustrious 60-year long career as an actor. The story unfolds on how Bai Yan with little education but a passion for performing, toured with the dance troupe to Hua Nan region, Thailand, Kelantan, and Penang and finally decided to settle down in Singapore

White Soliloquy (2015)

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, a Mandarin theatre company sets out to stage a classic Singapore play to mark the special occasion. There's only one problem: what play should they select?&nbsp;

Shortlisting several possible classic plays and enlisting the help of three actors through an audition, the company's artistic director brings the group on a gruelling selection process involving numerous rehearsals, re-enactments and soliloquies. The director plays the role of an historian, hoping to discern t

Upstage (2015)

Tracing the life story of Madam Oon Ah Chiam,&nbsp;Titoudao&nbsp;portrays the struggles of this petite lady with big dreams, fighting against despairing personal states of poverty, gender inequality and shadowed marital vexations. Above all, invisible shackles from the diminishing state of her craft will confront all the strength and zeal that culminate in this inspirational tale of the person behind her most iconic character.&nbsp;

The stage shifts between Mdm Oon's painful backstory and her mesmerizing

Titoudao (2015)

Gli Innamorati were pairs of stock characters in early modern Italian comedic performances. Overtly dramatic lovers whose sole purpose were to love each other and overcome all odds to get to each other, always basking in romantic thoughts and ideals. Like being in love with the idea of Love, where does the line between ideals and reality stand?

My aspiration as a child of my own,
To this day have not been known.

My dreams, my desires, my destiny,
Will it all be forsaken by reality?

Are you still 

Innamorati (2014)

百行之首阖府感动故事

是否已记不起上一次回家是什么时候？是否事业已像蔓藤般铺盖了你所有私人空间？

哑叔，一个从小被遗弃靠捡破烂为生的哑巴，盼望幸福有一天降临。清晨陋巷的弃婴声，改变了他单调无依的日子。弃婴阿美长大成了拥有天籁般歌喉的美丽女子，与相依为命的哑叔，过着充满乐符的天伦生活。

阿美被唱片公司送上歌唱的星光道路。她与哑叔、情人、童年的玩伴、成长的小屋与简单的生活有了一片摸不着看不到的玻璃隔膜。当她在大舞台上发光发亮时，年老的父亲已在老旧的收音机旁，渐渐睡去……


Glass Anatomy: The Musical (2014)

Singapore Street Festival Limited

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Hotpants (2014)

OUR SOCIETY is created by this male organ of copulation

OUR SOCIETY is erected on this phallic symbol

OUR SOCIETY is screwed by penises, literally

Men in shirts craft huge national ambitions.
Men in suits speak of visions in assembly halls.
Men in robes fight law and justice.&nbsp;

And yet they are discontented with their one domestic wife
And yet they indulge in shameful desires in no-frills hotels
And yet they fail in righteousness between the shadow of thighs&nbsp;

Penetrate a civiliza

The Penis Society (2013)

SimplyWorks

Playwright Michael Chiang is back with an all-new original theatre production called High Class.

Inspired by the ditzy rom-coms of the ‘50s and ‘60s where aspiring young girls tried their darnedest to snare a filthy-rich husband, High Class&nbsp;is set in modern-day Singapore and revolves around five unexpected Cinderellas and the fairy godmother who hands them a ticket to tai-tai-dom.

This new production by the brains behind much-loved pieces such as Army Daze, Beauty World&nbsp;and Private Parts&nbs

High Class (2013)

Uncle Ya, a mute rag-and-bone man, is always hopeful for the day that happiness will arrive. His dull and lonely life takes a turn when he hears the cries of an abandoned baby in the alley one morning. Being showered with Uncle Ya's fatherly love, the baby blossoms into a beautiful young lady, Ah Mei. Father and daughter live a simple yet blissful life.&nbsp;

Gifted with the voice of an angel, Ah Mei is eventually discovered by a famous record company producer and shoots to stardom swiftly. While Ah Mei 

Glass Anatomy: The Musical (2013)

Adaptation

The Crucible&nbsp;is a central work in the canon of American drama. Set in a theocratic society, in which the church and the state are one. In this religiously suppressed society, the fatal concoction of faith and law is thoroughly exposed.&nbsp;

Faith is a belief with no necessary evidence; while Law only requires belief as evidence.&nbsp;

The daughter of local minister, Revered Parris, has fallen into a coma-like state. Finding little medical reasons, rumours of withcraft begin to spread. Parris's n

The Crucible (2013)

Consultant

At Bugis Street, Singapore's cross-dress-Mecca, we enter Maggie's arena then ride her sequined heels over to Johore Road, catch her feathered ferry to Changi Village and drown in her lip-stick Martini at Desker Road. Witness the exploits of a lavatory cruise addict who transforms into a hairdresser, masseuse, transvestite, transsexual, stripper, prostitute and movie star all in the blink of an eye! And be moved by the father that learns to love her through it all.&nbsp;

This bareback Freak Show is wilder

Purple (2012)

Lawyer Hesther Saloman calls on her friend and colleague, Psychiatrist Martin Dysart. She brings him the most challenging case of his career: a seventeen year old boy named Alan Strang. Alan has a mundane job and two parents who love him. He is, by all accounts, normal. Until one night, on a date with alluring young stablehand Jill, Alan commits an act of unthinkable violence against the thing he loves most. As the community struggles to pick up the pieces, Dysart is left to answer the question:&nbsp;Why di

Equus (2011)

One person, one half. One half of passion and struggle. One half of faith and belief. One half of joy and sorrow. One half of love and sacrifice. Two halves, One sisterhood, Forever.&nbsp;

In the Chinese Seventh Lunar month, we commune with visiting ancestors in song and dance. Big Papaya and Little Papaya are dreaming to rule the Getai (Street Variety Show). As the Papaya sisters appeal to the illustrious Goddess of Getai for this elusive gift, blessings are made, sacrifices accepted, and temptations ab

881 (2011)

An original monologue based on the life of acclaimed thespian Bai Yan.

Bai Yan, born as Yan Bo Yuan in Jiang Su, China; inspired to be an entertainer since his innocent days of watching Chinese Opera. He left his beloved family to join a travelling troupe in 1930s.&nbsp;

His troupe toured from Southern China to Thailand, Malaysia and finally Singapore. Bai Yan then enjoyed a long and successful acting career in local theatre scene and with Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS). Upon his retirement

White Soliloquy (2010)

1950s Singapore: the innocent relationship of a pair of young lovers is sabotaged by strikes organized by Chinese high school students, a marriage of convenience, strong parental disapproval; and a third party waiting desperately in vain for his unrequited love.&nbsp;

1980s Singapore: past grievances and mistakes continue to haunt the younger generation. Only a personal sacrifice and the revelation of an undelivered love letters holds the promise of resolution.&nbsp;

However, no one knows when the rai

December Rains (2010)

THE STORY TELLER.&nbsp;A young a feisty tomboy.
THE PLACE.&nbsp;A sleepy and tired old town.
THE TIME.&nbsp;The created world of our tarnished conscience.
THE ISSUE.&nbsp;A black man is accused of raping a white woman.
THE PROTAGONIST.&nbsp;An idealistic lawyer defends the black man.
THE PROBLEM.&nbsp;The guiltlessness of an accused black against the sullied town.

To Kill A Mockingbird&nbsp;fearlessly illustrates the themes of racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. It also brilliantly ad

To Kill A Mockingbird (2010)

Peter Sau

An elegy of dehumanization.
A game of torment that never ends.&nbsp;

In a period of constant change, seven Singaporeans transform into strange beings with keratin kernels, abruptly altering all their relationships with kith and kin.&nbsp;

Inspired by Czech writer Franz Kafka's bizarre short stories about transformation and alienation -&nbsp;The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist&nbsp;and&nbsp;A Report to an Academy&nbsp;-&nbsp;K&nbsp;was originally written by Goh Boon Teck in 1996. This interpretation, a

K (2010)

Maha Moggallana (2010)

The story is set&nbsp;in the Qing dynasty

Five daughters came forth to celebrate their father’s 60th birthday armed with twin missions

To prepare a lavish banquet featuring the famous hairy crab delicacy and to set up an all-women poetry club

Clearly literacy inspired them to think far beyond the confines of their traditional female sphere.&nbsp;

Words are seasoned with wit and sautéed with hidden emotions as they prepare their menu of love.&nbsp;

Beautifully revealed in each dialogue are ric

The Crab Flower Club (2009)

Shanghai, 1930s: China is at war with Japan which seeks to occupy the country.&nbsp;

As bombs rain down on the city of Shanghai, a patriotic young man, Wen Chong, intent on joining the army to defend his country from the invaders, saves the life of a young woman by stowing her safely under a bridge.

There and then, amidst the smoke and chaos of the air raid, under the dark shelter of the bridge, the two fall in love, despite not having seen each other clearly, and vow to meet under the same bridge whe

Shanghai Blues: The Musical (2008)

Big Fool Lee&nbsp;is about a legendary storyteller, Lei Dai Soh who left an impact on many generations in Singapore with his exceptional charisma. It is an enchanting journey of Lei Dai Soh, from his days of fame to the day he sadly retired from radio.

Lei Dai Soh, an icon whom many might have heard but not know of, had gone through major setbacks in life. He suffered from depression after losing his brother to World War II, but he picked himself up and continued to glow in his story-telling career. He m

Big Fool Lee (2007)

Artistic Advisor

TITOUDAO: THE STORY

Based on the real-life story Mdm Oon Ah Chiam, the play begins in the backstage area of a makeshift Chinese street opera (wayang) stage. It is an organized clutter of elaborate headgear and opera costumes, old-fashioned make-up chests, swords, props and various backdrops. On the stage,&nbsp;wayang&nbsp;performer Ah Chiam begins the story of her struggle to become a renowned street opera star.

Tracing her journey from her poor childhood days in the 1940s to the present day, the play

Titoudao (2007)

National Service is an integral part of every Singaporean male's journey towards manhood. In&nbsp;Army Daze,&nbsp;we salute Singaporean boys as they don their uniforms and begin their march to maturity. We also celebrate how these sons of diverse backgrounds and circumstances come under one camp and eventually become brothers; blurring the boundaries of race, age and social status.&nbsp;

Michael Chiang's play is about the misadventures of five young men as they go through their Basic Military Training. T

Army Daze (2006)

Long House presents a simple and familiar tale: The death of a mother brings her two daughters, son, son-in-law and daughter-in-law together in a gathering. After the cremation, they return to their old familial house to see it in a completely new light. Emptiness and nostalgia echo in the void left by their matriarchal figure's demise.&nbsp;

As reminiscences of the past and the strain of the present permeate the household, tensions start to surface. These swell into alternating episodes of conflict, com

Long House (2006)

Five of Chinese history's most infamous femme fatales,&nbsp;Bao Si, Sai Jin Hua, Lu Hou, Yu Xuan Ji&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ke Shi&nbsp;have had controversial lives of murder, betrayal and heartache.&nbsp;

They were known to be unusual women of their times, cunning, cruel and gutsy when women were expected to be the very opposite. They achieved great achievements -&nbsp;Lu Hou&nbsp;was China's first female ruler while&nbsp;Yu Xuan Ji&nbsp;was a celebrated poetess - but often at great personal loss and suffering.&n

Spirits (2005)

John Lee, a young Chinese man who frequents a public toilet in London's Bethnal Green, ignores the unwritten rule that gay men shouldn't fall in love with straight men. After a chance sexual encounter with one William Hope in the lavatory, John finds himself hopelessly smitten with Will, an anxious, white "straight" guy who insists that he isn't one of that kind. After all, he claims indignantly, "A mouth is a mouth."

It appears that the two men are no strangers to cottaging, and eventually establish a k

Porcelain (2005)

Set in 18th Century France,&nbsp;Dangerous Liaisons&nbsp;is a dangerously wicked study of sexual politics. Helmed by 2 malevolent protagonists - the ruthless and hedonistic Vicomte de Valmont who believes all virtue is fraud and delights in destroying women by making them believe so too. He has only one love, the Marquise de Merteuil, and she is less companion than rival.&nbsp;

Bored with his wealth, Valmont connives with the Marquise to destroy the innocence of Cecile de Volanges, a convent bred 15-year

Dangerous Liaisons (2005)

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Spring Singing (2005)

Set Consultant

Taking place a few years later, Wills and&nbsp;Secession follows the life of Ellen who now lives a different life in London. She returns to Singapore to deal with her mother's death and confronts the somewhat estranged family she left behind, namely her religious sister "Amazing Grace". The sisters struggle through their differences in family values, beliefs, years of bottled frustrations and ultimately, their love for one another.


Wills and Secession (2004)

Ellen Toh is the chain-smoking lesbian lawyer who marries her best friend Jon in a marriage of convenience. This arrangement presents her with a socially respectable position as well as a husband who accepts her sexual orientation. The domestic bliss is ruptured when Ellen falls in love with Lesley, the lesbian lawyer from London and Ellen is confronted with the choices that one has to make in love and life.


Mergers and Accusations (2004)

Checkpoint Theatre

Opiume, produced by Singapore’s critically acclaimed Checkpoint Theatre, is a chamber opera with a 21st Century twist. It features an instantly accessible score and libretto, plus digital art, videos and motion graphics that redefine theatre space.

Created by composer/librettist Mark Chan and director/digital video artist Casey Lim, the work takes the Opium War, the “first drug war” in history, as its backdrop. But this is no history lesson or morality. What really stands out here — kaleidoscopic visuals

Opiume (2004)

Production Designer

IN EAST SIDE, NOT ALL BOYS BECOME MEN. NOT ALL MEN REMAIN BROTHERS.

Loosely based on the musical&nbsp;West Side Story, EAST SIDE STORY&nbsp;unfolds two warring street gangs' struggle to define themselves against the demands of their masculinity and brotherhood. Helmed by award-winning director Beatrice Chia,&nbsp;EAST SIDE STORY&nbsp;will be dance, martial arts, drama and a touch of violence fleshed out in the taut bodies of eight male leads writing their identity in sweat and blood.&nbsp;


EAST SIDE STORY (2004)

Aman, an urban city development official, starts to question his work of demolishing old historical buildings to make way for new skyscrapers. Faced with the task of explaining the impending demolition of the city's oldest heritage "The Surrounding City", Aman has to meet the wrath of the city, despair of her dwellers and ultimately his own ambivalence about the spiritual price of material gains.

Utilizing the 8 sides of the I-Ching as a narrative structure,&nbsp;PRISM&nbsp;examines a society in disharmo

PRISM (2003)

Multimedia Designer

Props Designer

The teenaged Mingquan finds school life difficult, failing to fit in with the boys, and his continued truancy upsets his mother, Mary. Unlike Mingquan, Weibin is good at sports and proves to be popular at school. Weibin's problems, however, lie at home where he faces abuse by his drunken father and drug-dealing brother.&nbsp;

One night, after receiving a beating from his father, Weibin escapes next door to Mary's and shares a bad with Mingquan. Weibin finds tenderness denied in his own home and starts be

Beautiful Thing (2003)

Berlin 1934. Suave, debonair playboy, Max, is living the decadent and promiscuous Berlin nightclub life. Though dedicated to his lover Rudy, who performs in the cabaret, Max's one-night-stand with an attractive German soldier leaves them running for their lives as Hitler's Gestapo closes in on them. But before they can escape, they find themselves shuffled on board a train headed to Dachau.&nbsp;

In the harsh conditions of the workyard at Dachau, Horst, a&nbsp;fellow prisoner teaches Max another life-sav

Bent (2003)

The Mad Phoenix&nbsp;is the legendary account of prodigal Cantonese playwright Kong Yu-Kau [1909-1984] as narrated by a storyteller in present-day China.

The thirteenth son of a well-to-do government official in the South Sea region of China, Kong was a brilliant, playful, and defiant boy who loved traditional Cantonese opera.&nbsp;

In order to pursue his interest, Kong gave up a career as a doctor. Instead, he took up teaching and spent his free time watching and composing Cantonese operas. His talen

Mad Phoenix (2003)

A powerful drama of unparalleled passion,&nbsp;CHESSMASTER&nbsp;tells the story of a legendary chess-player, He Yun Qing (Sia Chuan). On his 60th birthday, he recounts a life that has been consumed by an obsession with chess. An obsession that had cost him the unforgettable love of Si Hui (Sharon Au), a love affair he had forsaken in his youth over the game. A loss which has haunted him ever since.&nbsp;

Facing unbearable loneliness in his old age, caused by the lack of any worthy opponent in chess, He Y

CHESSMASTER (2002)

Chay Yew's&nbsp;The Morning People&nbsp;is a bold adaptation of Anton Chekhov's finest masterpiece&nbsp;The Cherry Orchard.

The year is 1934, a time of great social, political, civil and economic change in China's history. The marching footsteps of the communist army is approaching in the distance as China moves towards a revolutionary period.&nbsp;

The cherry orchard is located this time in the mountainous province of Shaanxi, in northern China.&nbsp;

The plot hinges on the tragic loss of a family

The Morning People (2002)

Livid Room Productions

Stop Kiss&nbsp;is written by Diana Son and originally produced for the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1998. A delicate love story about two best friends,&nbsp;Stop Kiss&nbsp;is about who we think we are, and who we discover ourselves to be. It's about the friendship and love between two women, and about having the freedom to choose whom we love, and how we love.

Stop Kiss&nbsp;was named one of the best plays of 1999 by the New York Times and was Winner of the 1999 Media Award from GLAAD (Gay &amp; Lesb

Stop Kiss (2002)

Love is Beautiful!

Compassion is Beautiful!

Respect is Beautiful!

2 boys French Kissing, BEAUTIFUL!!!

Live out your fantasy in this urban fairy tale.


Beautiful Thing (2002)

The Necessary Stage

Lovewave 96.6 FM caters to every music lover's needs and their DJs are as colourful as their music. Step into the studio with DJs Frank Oehlers, a legendary 53 years old with a huge following, Justine the rookie chameleon and poor old best Tan, the lifeless newsreader who dreams of being a real DJ just like the others.

Tune into them as they cause mayhem on and off the evening airwaves. Through laughter and tears and ridiculous incidents, all three of them find their passions rekindled.


Lovewave 96.6 (2001)

It's Fanny's Grandpa's birthday, and a grand traditional feast has been laid out to commemorate the occasion.&nbsp;

But Grandpa himself has mysteriously disappeared. Fanny and the old family dog visit his closet to recall the fascinating and disturbing stories Grandpa has told her about his past. Stories of his younger days, his travels and his lovers. Personal fragments of history from a tumultuous and momentous time.&nbsp;


The Seventh Drawer (2001)

Singapore Repertory Theatre

Shakespeare's R&amp;J is Joe Calarco's fresh approach to a familiar story.&nbsp;

The free-wheeling adaptation is all about discovery.

At the plot level, the production centers around four school boys, who decide to vary their very governed lives.

They discover a copy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and mostly for laughs, they start reading the parts aloud. After a short while they become the parts of the play. Although they have been taking turns playing all the parts, two eventually emerge playi

Shakespeare's R&J (2001)

Seeking enlightenment, Anna ups and leaves for India. Amongst the backpackers, pilgrims and the more innocent Indians, she gets to know a strange but simpler and more appealing way of life. Enlightened, she goes home. However, she is soon caught in an identity quandary as her new beliefs constantly collide with her old.&nbsp;

an entrancing monologue...
an evening of enlightenment,
enchantment and entertainment.


The Eastern Line On My Palm (2001)

T:>Works (TheatreWorks)

Boy meets girl. They don't fall in love. Boy and girl get married. Then, girl meets girl.


Mergers and Accusations (2001)

Family obligations, love and religion. Who is family? What is love? The heart-wrenching and thought provoking sequel to&nbsp;Mergers and Accusations.


Wills and Secession (2001)

In short, if the title bothers you, wait till you see the world of quick, uncommitted sex, shady drug deals, designer labels, disconnection, desperation and microwaved meals the play portrays.&nbsp;

Set in contemporary London, S&amp;F swirls around the lives of three young adults living meaningless lives in a meaningless world.&nbsp;

At its centre is Mark, a young and occasionally sexually ambivalent young punk determined to kick a drug habit, even if kicking it costs him his friendship with Robbie an

Shopping and F***ing (2001)

Fiction Farm

Script adaption by Goh Boon Teck. Lonely, misunderstood and ridiculed, the mee pok man runs an all-night fish-ball noodle stall in a notorious part of Singapore. His patrons are denizens of the night, a motley assortment of characters from the seamier side of life. Among them is Bunny, a disillusioned prostitute who is controlled by a villainous pimp. Unknown to Bunny, the mee pok man is obsessed with her. He sees her as a fragile angel whom he must rescue from the muck and filth she is mired in. An acciden

Mee Pok Man (2000)

A flustered and confused Carol approaches her pedantic liberal arts professor, John, for help with hair failing mid-term grade. The professor, distracted by numerous phone calls and thoughts about a house he hopes to purchase, never really seems to hear or understand her problem. Before long, miscommunication leads to John finding himself faced with unexpected charges of sexual harassment stemming from their meeting.&nbsp;


Oleanna (2000)

A man loses his identity while trying to fulfil the role of an ideal oriental son. He is trapped in a destiny he cannot escape, sandwiched&nbsp;between a tough Cantonese mother and a devoted lady.&nbsp;Time flies. But his life has already ended years ago, by the unfolding of a fortune&nbsp;card.&nbsp;

The performance will last approximately 1 hour 50 minutes. There will be no interval.&nbsp;


A Tinted Edge (2000)

A humorous and brilliant tale about a street wayang actress.

A play in English, Mandarin &amp; Hokkien with English subtitles

Titoudao is a humorous yet touching story of a once famous street opera performer, Mdm On Ah Chiam. Her comic portrayal of a resourceful and loyal servant with integrity, endears Mdm On to her audience.&nbsp;

Titoudao&nbsp;is our way of paying tribute and due recognition to all the talented artistes of this once popular art.&nbsp;


Titoudao (2000)

Drama Box

Ah Beng, our very own Singaporean neighbourhood young man, grew up in a simple and ordinary life with his lot of carefree friends and humble family.

Peach, a sophisticated uptown girl, comes along one day with the lure of beauty, wealth and a future of glamour and success.

Beng knows the only way to make it in this world is by forsaking his free and easy lifestyle. He embarks on a hunt for dignity. He will be polished; he will be learned; he wants to be bourgeois.

As Beng embraces his new love and 

Mr Beng (2000)

Back at Rever Palace, Xiaodie was touched by the familiar sights and sounds of the place. They opened up memories locked in the depth of her heart. Or so, she thought. Today's placidness contrasted with yesteryears' racket. It was like a dream. Soon, the time had come, to say goodbye to this old friend who had seen her rise to fame.

But she knew she could not let go.

In the still of the night, the melancholic tunes of the saxophone stirred her deepest emotions, tinged with regrets. Slowly, sadly, on h

I Have A Date with Spring (1999)

The Theatre Practice

Be Intrigued by Shakespeare's&nbsp;A Midsummer Night's Dream&nbsp;with a local twist.

World of Chinese secret societies entwined with Taoism beliefs set in Singapore in the 50s.

Magical love affairs or erratic human behaviours, the line is too fine to discern.

Step into the mysterious woods at Redhill and let's merry under the same enchanting full moon.


A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

Are you ready to 'FANSHEN'?

Overturn, stand up, change, fight, throw off...

A widely acclaimed play with 'fanshened' hundreds of thousands of audience in Europe and the United States.&nbsp;

Revolution production that promises a fun, wild &amp; thought provoking night out.&nbsp;

Time to 'FANSHEN' for the next Millennium!&nbsp;

An international creative team directing a selected team of full time Singaporean cast recreating a story about villagers during the period of China's land reform in 194

fanshen (1999)

Conceptualizer

This bi-lingual musical comedy chronicles the rocky road to love between&nbsp;Mr Beng and Peach. Mr Beng, not your stereotypical Ah Beng, drives a Mercedes,&nbsp;wears Versace clothes and sings Hokkien Karaoke. Peach is a classy uptown girl,&nbsp;temperamental and stubborn.

The play attempts to examine the cultural gaps that all Singaporeans must deal&nbsp;with on a day-to-day basis, trapped between borrowed&nbsp;Eastern and Western cultures,&nbsp;alternating between our ‘mother’ tongue, Singlish and rec

Mr Beng (1999)

When&nbsp;Guys and Dolls&nbsp;opened on Broadway, Newsweek said "this is why Broadway was born."

Time hailed it "The greatest of all American Musicals."

The oldest established permanent floating crap game rolls into action with Broadway's funniest, most romantic and well-known show tunes, "Adelaide's Lament", "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" and "Luck Be A Lady".&nbsp;

Set against the colour of New York City's high lights, it's an entertaining fable of love, marriage and temperance. A consummate

Guys and Dolls (1999)

"Pleasure is a freedom-song, but it is not freedom. It is the BLOSSOMing of your desires." ~ Kahlil Gibran&nbsp;

Desire, pleasure, freedom. How would you like to witness your desires freed? Your pleasures fulfilled? Watch us revealing you.&nbsp;

After the box office blockbuster hit&nbsp;STORM &amp; PURPLE,&nbsp;Toy Factory's Artistic Director Goh Boon Teck returns in&nbsp;BLOSSOM&nbsp;season with Xu Sheng Liang's&nbsp;UNDER.&nbsp;


UNDER (1999)

Schoolteacher Lu Shiping (Lu Ma) arrives in Singapore in 1954 to meet up with her family, not knowing her past would also meet up with her. Thirty years ago, she had a scandalous affair as a servant girl with Zhou family's young master, Zhou Puyuan, in Penang. The affair resulted in heartbreak, hatred as well as two sons. The first, Zhou Ping, grows up in the wealthy Zhou household but is living in remorse because of his incestuous relationship with his stepmother Zhou Fanyi. The second, Lu Dahai, grows up 

Storm (1998)

An exploration of the diverse themes of roles, relationships and understandings amidst changes and estrangements in GENERATIONAL perceptions, aspirations and beliefs.&nbsp;


Mama Looking For Her Cat (1998)

As Caterpillars

we grow in different atmospheres
digest different leaves
breathe different air

Inevitably
we'll all weave ourselves a cocoon
awaiting in the empty darkness

Ultimately
we'll all degenerate
into what
we do not and will not know

(written by Goh Boon Teck, translated by Mak Mun Heng)&nbsp;


K (1996)

Transsexuals are marginalised in our society. But think again, who are we to judge them and decide what is right or wrong? Maggie was following what her biological system say or was she just trying to be different? Does her sex really matter? After all, the soul beneath the skin will always remain as Maggie, what do you think?


Purple (1995)

Time : 1967 - 1995
Place : Rever Palace Night Club

Yao Xiaodie,&nbsp;a once famous singer, is invited by her bosom pal&nbsp;Jin Lulu&nbsp;to make a comeback at the Rever Palace Night Club. This is where they first performed when they started out as aspiring singers many years ago. Unfortunately, Rever Palace now faces the fate of being condemned.&nbsp;

Xiaodie&nbsp;therefore decides to present a historic concert to commemorate Rever Palace's glorious past. Its present decrepit state only serves to br

I Have A Date with Spring (1995)

A touching and humorous biographical account of street opera performers. Revolves around the experiences of Madam OON AN CHIAM, who is one of the last surviving street wayang artistes in Singapore. Her childhood, set against the social and economic background of old Singapore, is brought back to life in vivid and intimate detail.

In the 60's, her performance as "Titoudao": a comic servant known for his great loyalty, resourcefulness and wit, gained her critical acclaim and popularity both in Singapore an

Titoudao (1994)

Fragments of Perception lie in the air, thoughts are quivering without control, the story goes on, like life...

... surrounds ...&nbsp;

digging the long forgotten feeling within the frame of a body, to see, to listen and to stay alive.&nbsp;


Surrounds (1992)

Graphic Designer

Image Designer

Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble (TFTE) will now welcome all to participate in the refreshing and exciting Mandarin drama&nbsp;Posteterne.&nbsp;(With English subtitles)&nbsp;

Inspired by the beautiful legend, the Butterfly Lovers,&nbsp;Posteterne&nbsp;is a brilliantly blended drama of avant-garde and traditional opera which promises an evening of stunning visual and surprises.&nbsp;

Unveiling the horrifying secrets of our soul... shinning forth in the eternity of love, compliciting in the complexity of hu

Posteterne (1992)

8 7 年做《戏不演了》时，有人半开玩笑说我糟蹋了福建戏《三家福》。如果他今天来看的话，可能会杀死我。可是，我真的没有亵渎之意，只想让观众笑一笑，我希望剧场里多一点欢乐。

福建戏《三家福》的风趣幽默，和里面的小人物、人情世故柴米油盐和那可爱的“十二两银”，深深地吸引了我。我最早的构想是：如果我们来演这个戏，我们真的了解戏中人的处境吗？我们朋友里好象没有“家无隔日”，的人，那么，我们演出来的《三家福》和剧中穷人的《三家福》一样吗？

去年底回来后，老朋友们大力推荐电台的“心情列车”和电视的“搞笑行动”，我立刻成为忠实听／观众，听别人诉说心事，看演员表演市井小事，又感动又开心。有时候被震动了，为什么剧场里不常听到看到这些人这些事？是不是不幸应验了剧评家Eric Bently 所说的：“没有一个创作的剧本，比实际生活的剧本还要感人，只是生活中有许多剧本我们不知道而已。”

那么，到底我们的剧场和周围的人有什么关系吗？换另一个说法，我们的剧场是他们的剧场吗？在这个搞戏困难的时刻，我不禁想………再换一个说法，如果由一群和剧场没关系的人来演，《三家福》会是什么样？

所以《三家福》里面的《三家福》已经不

Happy Families (1991)

Poster Designer

Programme Illustrator

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