Checkpoint Theatre

Following a completely sold-out run in 2021, Checkpoint Theatre is proud to bring back Session Zero with its original cast and creative team.As an estranged couple attempts to reconnect over a game of Dungeons &amp; Dragons, the conflicts of daily life are inevitably carried onto the battlefield. Given the mess created by the years of history together, can fantasy storytelling help them rediscover the connection they need?With masterful strokes, playwright Jo Tan paints a nuanced portrait of the gulf betwee

Session Zero (2023)

Cast

Edward Choy

Lucas Lim

Brendon Fernandez

Jamil Schulze

Jo Tan

Dungeons and Dragons lets you create an epic fantasy adventure in your mind's eye...but what if you also had live actors and stuntpersons as helpful visual aids? In Dungeons and Distractions, experience a vividly visceral fantasy game where the characters you play, will in turn be played: By performers enacting your decisions and responding to your dice rolls, including executing fight moves for those pesky battles that are part of every quest. Taking the tabletop roleplaying game off the tabletop, this imp

Dungeons & Distractions (2023)

Wild Rice

In Singapore, there is only one rule: be careful who you troll.&nbsp;Frustrated by the rigid, unforgiving system in which they try to make art, a bunch of irate artists start a fake petition to cancel Ariana Grande.&nbsp;Things get wildly out of hand when some Singaporeans take the petition so seriously that Ari’s upcoming concert comes under threat.&nbsp;In a whirlwind of competing petitions, frantic Zoom calls between Los Angeles and Singapore, and whispered conversations at the golf course, the campaign 

G*d Is A Woman (2023)

A hotel in Singapore is opened at the turn of the century, when the island is still a jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Each day, new faces appear and swiftly disappear – guests and staff alike.&nbsp;Every ten years, we check in to meet the hotel’s residents: Indian mutineers, Cantonese nannies, Malay film stars, Japanese soldiers, transsexual sex workers, wedding guests, suspected terrorists, and more. They live out the pivotal moments in their personal lives, as empires die and new ones are born f

HOTEL (2023)

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay

A contemporary reimagining of the Indian epic tale&nbsp;The&nbsp;Mahabharata&nbsp;that resonates with the current day.The Pandavas and the Kauravas—two groups of cousins—struggle for political power and the claim to the dynastic succession to the throne of the Hastinapura, an Indian kingdom. The confrontation climaxes with an 18-day Kurukshetra War in which even the gods are involved. Unimaginable death and destruction ensue, and all on the battlefield are forced to face up to their&nbsp;dharma—their duty a

Kingdoms Apart (2022)

Upper-class, middle-aged libertine John Au Yong has many distractions: the erotic allure of women; neat whiskey in cut crystal; the matchless charms of a well-cut suit.

But haunted pasts and their regrets do not fade. When the opportunity to reclaim lost love surfaces, he recalls the golden memories of his youth, fraught with reckless abandonment and exhilarating passion. As the years slip beyond his grip, is there any hope in reviving the embers of his past?

Huzir Sulaiman’s compelling script takes o

The Weight of Silk on Skin (2022)

Singapore Repertory Theatre

A young woman sits alone on a park bench, lost in her own thoughts. What is she thinking?In a world where social distancing is the norm, Sarah is approached in the street by a stranger passing by, who turns out to be much more than he seems. In 50 minutes, Sarah’s life will be forever changed by this extraordinary moment of&nbsp;C-O-N-T-A-C-T.&nbsp; A beautiful story of love, loss, catharsis, and redemption.C-O-N-T-A-C-T&nbsp;finally reaches Singapore after its world-premiere in Paris in 2020 followed by a 

C-O-N-T-A-C-T (2022)

Voiceover

Checkpoint Theatre makes a triumphant return to live performance with&nbsp;Session Zero,&nbsp;running from&nbsp;02 - 19 December 2021&nbsp;at 42 Waterloo Street.

As an estranged couple makes one last attempt to save their marriage, could a game of Dungeons &amp; Dragons truly make a difference? As they embark on what could be the final journey of their life together, the couple must decide if the premise of their relationship is a game or a competition.

Directed and with dramaturgy by Huzir Sulaiman, 

Session Zero (2021)

Performer

Two romeos bend the truth to spice up their love lives. Jack has invented a brother, Ernest, whom he uses to escape his dull country life and to woo the ravishing Gwendolyn. His best friend, Algernon, also decides to take the name ‘Ernest’ to cosy up to Jack’s beautiful ward, Cecily, in the country. But things spin hilariously out of control when their deceptions are discovered, threatening to spoil their romantic pursuits.

Oscar Wilde’s&nbsp;The Importance of Being Earnest&nbsp;is one of the world’s mos

The Importance of Being Earnest (2020)

As the Singapore Bicentennial is celebrated, six people form a group called Raffles Must Fall to examine our country's colonial legacy. Scenes from the past are re-enacted to better understand the nightmare of subjugation... and the dream of self determination.&nbsp;

Drawing upon a wealth of historical documentation, including speeches, newspaper articles and songs, the play confronts us with questions about how colonial structures still shape the society we live in today. Why celebrate the beginning of 

Merdeka (2019)

A crisis tests the resolve of the international staff of a refugee camp. Can they stay sane, stay alive, and stay strong when their minds, bodies, and spirits are called upon to do the impossible?

Written by Huzir Sulaiman,&nbsp;Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner&nbsp;is a&nbsp;multidisciplinary theatrical work set against the backdrop of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, investigating the realities of the aid industry. With sensitivity and nuance, Huzir delves beneath media portrayals to disco

Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner (2019)

The Necessary Stage

The Necessary Stage’s critically acclaimed play,&nbsp;Off Centre, returns 26 years after its premiere in 1993. Written by Haresh Sharma and directed by Alvin Tan,&nbsp;Off Centre&nbsp;is a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for presenting an honest and unflinching look at mental illness and the stigma surrounding it.

Off Centre&nbsp;follows the unlikely friendship between Saloma and Vinod, and traces their journeys as they deal with their personal conflicts as well as soci

Off Centre (2019)

Drama Box

In 2016, Drama Box and The Necessary Stage presented the groundbreaking sold-out production&nbsp;Manifesto, that delved into the relationship between art and politics.

This year, the two companies collaborate once again on a brand new work that explores poverty, inequality and human dignity in Singapore.

Underclass&nbsp;tells the story of Xinyi, who finds herself in a downward spiral after losing her job and her flat. When she moves into a rental unit, she meets Johari, and they strike up an unlikely 

Underclass (2018)

Spare Room Productions

A Brand New Show about Sexy! Sixties! Singapore!

The year is 1968, and a lavish Las Vegas style niteclub opens its doors for the very first time in the heart of Orchard Road.

Known for its international class topless revues, glamorous stars and lifestyle of the rich and famous of its time, Tropicana captured the imagination of the nation and brought some hard-hitting realities to light.&nbsp;Tropicana The Musical&nbsp;is a story less about tits than it is about balls. The balls of a nation of dream ma

Tropicana the Musical (2017)

A hotel in Singapore is opened at the turn of the century, when the island is still a jewel in the British Crown. It serves as an exotic pit stop for travelers who wish to explore the glittering expanse of the British Empire.&nbsp;

Each day, new faces appear and swiftly disappear – guests and staff alike. Every ten years, we check into the hotel and meet its residents. As Singapore morphs from British colony to Malaysian state to sovereign nation, its denizens experience profound and dramatic changes. We

Hotel (2016)

Father Laurence starts to recount the past week's event - a story of two "star-crossed lovers" whose deaths ended the long-running feud between their families, the Capulets and the Montagues.

Sunday

A brawl breaks out between the followers of the two families, which draws the Prince of Verona to the scene of the fight. He warns both families to keep the peace "on pain of death".

A lovesick Romeo Montagues tells his friend Benvolio that he suffers from unrequited love. Benvolio encourages him to see

Romeo & Juliet (2016)

Saga Seed Theatre

Within an isolated cell, a writer tries to retain her imagination and freedom by writing stories and letters to her daughter, even as she resists attempts by her jailor to force a written confession out of her.

Meanwhile, within the magical world that the writer creates, her young heroine, Ann, similarly defies the authorities to put her stories on the page and bring her brother back to life. However, as pressures on the writer intensify in the real world, she is forced to choose between her stories and 

The Shape of a Bird (2016)

Two dashing romeos bend the truth to spice up their lives. Jack has invented a brother, Ernest, whom he uses to escape his dull country life and to woo the ravishing Gwendolyn. His best friend Algernon also decides to take the name ‘Ernest’ to cosy up to Jack’s beautiful ward, Cecily, in the country. However, things get messy when their deceptions are discovered, threatening to spoil their romantic pursuits.

Oscar Wilde’s&nbsp;The Importance of Being Earnest&nbsp;is one of the world’s most enduringly pop

The Importance of Being Earnest (2015)

Hotel (2015)

In a city that’s preparing to market itself as a world-class resort spa, Dr. Thomas Chee&nbsp;discovers that the water supply is riddled with bacteria. He resolves to go public with the information. It’s a decision that pits him against his entire community. Overnight, he finds himself drowning in a storm of protests from the government, media, businesses, and even his family. Suddenly, Dr. Chee is the enemy of the people – the man who insists on telling truths that no one wants to hear.

One of the world

Public Enemy (2015)

Tan Kheng Hua

A fable is told, of two men who came in the belly of a Chinese junk to Penang in the late 1800s. These two men, who had never met before, became fast friends on the boat, and shared their spilt blood to swear blood brotherhood in their new life in the Nanyang. In time both men prospered, and eventually built 2 houses on Northam Road, near each other, as a testimony to their enduring friendship.

Our tale is one of memory, spun from the imagination of an avid listener of old Penang family fables, myths, st

2 Houses (2014)

Assistant to Photographer

Two dashing Romeos bend the truth to spice up their lives. Jack has invented a brother, Ernest, whom he uses to escape his dull country life and to woo the ravishing Gwendolyn. His best friend Algernon also decides to take the name ‘Ernest’ to cosy up to Jack’s beautiful ward, Cecily, in the country.

When the four young lovers finally come together, we have two men who claim to be Ernest but aren't, and two women who are in love with men named Ernest but aren't.

Just who is in love with whom? Will Lad

The Importance of Being Earnest (2014)

A man and a woman meet, seemingly for the first time. Can one single encounter alter the course of their lives?

The Optic Trilogy is composed of three stories, each one a duet between strangers. A tourist has a dalliance with a rent boy she has summoned from the Yellow Pages. A nervous photographer meets a beautiful blind model. A woman audaciously proposes marriage to a man she has just met on the Internet.

Possibly the playwright’s most lyrical work, The Optic Trilogy is a meditation on memory and p

The Optic Trilogy (2013)

Two dashing romeos bend the truth to spice up their lives. Jack has invented a brother, Ernest, whom he uses to escape his dull country life and to woo the ravishing Gwendolyn. His best friend Algernon also decides to take the name ‘Ernest’ to cosy up to Jack’s beautiful ward, Cecily, in the country. When the four young lovers finally come together, we have two men who claim to be Ernest but aren't, and two women who are in love with men named Ernest but aren't.

Just who is in love with whom?

Will Lad

The Importance of Being Earnest (2013)

Dream Academy

Dream World Productions presents its first production, COMPANY by Stephen Sondheim – A winner of seven TONY Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Music and Best Original Lyrics in the 1971 Original Broadway production and Best Revival of a Musical in the 2006 Broadway Revival. This super-funny musical comedy explores the pros and cons, the ups and downs as well as the ins and outs of being single. Join our talented cast as they try to persuade our hero, Robert, to do what our 

Company (2012)

Ladies and Gentlemen, OPEN YOUR EYES.

You have arrived at LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, the&nbsp;fabulous nightclub in&nbsp;&nbsp;Tanjong Pagar, where&nbsp;George plays host and&nbsp;Albin, his longtime partner, headlines its&nbsp;world-famous cabaret as glamorous diva Zaza.

Everything is beautiful, until George’s son, John, announces that he is getting married&nbsp;to the daughter of Mr. D.D. Tan, a right-wing&nbsp;politician who wants to close down the local colourful nightlife.

When John&nbsp;brings his f

La Cage aux Folles (2012)

"MY ONLY LOVE SPRUNG FROM MY ONLY HATE!" - Juliet, Act 1 Scene 5

Fall in love again with ROMEO &amp; JULIET, the world's greatest love story, as it is brought to life in a bold, exuberant and sensual production by W!LD RICE.&nbsp;

In a city ripped apart by the hatred between their feuding families, two young people fall desperately in love. Defying their parents’ wishes and throwing all caution to the wind, they marry in secret, risking everything to be together

Ivan Heng, renowned for his innovati

Romeo & Juliet (2012)

Toy Factory Productions Limited

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)

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)

spell#7

Ghostwalking&nbsp;(2010) is a series of audio-video walks.

It takes the form of a download, which people will listen to or watch while on the train or exploring neighbourhoods off the North East Line (NEL).

Stories and memories are played out at the different locations. At a life’s end, what does one remember? A love, a heartbreak, a loss… perhaps a moment is replayed, over and over again. The narrator, Tony is haunted, or is he haunting these places?

He tells stories, lies, attempts to make sense 

Ghostwalking (2010)

Voice

Fly Entertainment

They say lighting doesn't strike twice.

Well, we say it strikes THRICE, as the V Conference returns for a THIRD crazy and comic installment this September!


The Extraordinary V Conference (2009)

Two decades after Michael Chiang's Army Daze, it's time to go OWN TIME OWN TARGET!

Rediscover National Service in all its strangeness and familiarity with this laugh-out-loud double-bill featuring Laremy Lee's FULL TANK! and Julian Wong's musical BOTAK BOYS!

Let these two hilarious, heartfelt and cheekily satirical comedies about NS remind you why we hate it, love it, fear it and ultimately can't live without it!


Own Time Own Target (2009)

Don Pedro has just returned victorious from battle. Leonato, Governor of Messina, invites him and his sailors to his lavish home for a month of rest and relaxation. With the party come two dashing young officers, Benedick and Claudio.

Leonato's niece, Beatrice and Benedick, longtime adversaries pick up where they left off and attach each other with their vicious wits. Claudio falls instantly in love with Leonato's daughter, Hero.

Benedick, a confirmed bachelor, tries to dissuade Claudio from marriage,

Much Ado About Nothing (2009)

Oscar Wilde’s&nbsp;THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST&nbsp;is one of the world’s most enduringly popular comedies, boasting some of the funniest lines in the English language.

In WILD RICE’s exciting production, celebrated theatre and film director Glen Goei puts a provocative spin on this comic masterpiece by casting an all-male ensemble in bespoke suits – revealing new insights into Wilde’s comedy about courtship, hidden identities, and the foibles of high society.

With a sensational international cast

The Importance of Being Earnest (2009)

On this tiny red dot, where sand is as precious as gold, and both living and dead jostle for space, Boom tells the story of a stubborn old woman and her property agent son, who are struggling over the en bloc sale of their home. Their destinies become linked with that of Jeremiah, an idealistic civil servant, who is facing the greatest challenge of his career - persuading a reluctant corpse to relocate.


Boom (2008)

It is the year 2058. Singapore is reeling from an unprecedented attack: buildings have been flattened, tens of thousands of people have been killed. In fact, nearly everything in this once pristine and technologically advanced city-state has been destroyed.

A day after the disaster, Major General Abdul Aziz has taken over the reins of power in a military coup. A colony of intrepid survivors, led by activist Jessie Soon and pastor Simon Sitoh, have pooled their resources to rebuild Singapore.

Sifting t

Apocalypse: LIVE! (2008)

Ho Tzu Nyen

Not one, but three productions about Shakespeare's King Lear, questioning the production of Lear itself. Singaporean visual artist and film-maker Ho Tzu Nyen turns theatre maker in this intriguing trilogy which has as its starting point&nbsp;three well-known critical texts on&nbsp;Lear by Marvin Rosenberg, Jonathan Goldberg and Wilson Knight. Giving these&nbsp;tracts flesh and blood incarnations through&nbsp;dramatizations of would-be scenarios of an audition, a rehearsal and a&nbsp;post-show discussion, th

The King Lear Project: A Trilogy (2008)

T:>Works (TheatreWorks)

Sex. Argument. Argument. Make up. Sex. Argument. Argument. A fast paced and quirky contemporary love play about eight people who fall in and out of love, sex and relationship. So begins&nbsp;Lovepuke,&nbsp;a comedy that speaks of sex, love &amp; other bodily functions...


Lovepuke (2005)

Bernard, a swinging bachelor with an insatiable appetite for women, thinks he can easily juggle his three air stewardess girlfriends. It’s all a question of juggling their timetables and the brilliant assistance of his reliable down-to-earth maid, Minah, who never forgets to change the photographs in the bedroom.

Everything proceeds like clockwork, until the arrival of new "Super Boeing" (at double the speed!) and he is landed with a triple problem on his hands!

His old school friend Robert arrives un

Boeing Boeing (2005)

Cynthia Han is a Nominated Member of Parliament and a successful architect in her own right. She is a shining example of a Singaporean who loves her country with a deep passion. When her industrialist husband passes away, the perfect world around her begins to crumble and even her loved ones begin to transform before her very eyes.

Values are put to the test in this thought-provoking and relevant drama, written by Dick Lee. Directed by Christian Huber,&nbsp;The Good Citizen&nbsp;stars Koh Chieng Mun.


The Good Citizen (2004)

With eight stories, Landmarks maps out the universal afflictions of love, desire and longing – of gay boys and men in straight Singapore (and the women who love them).

Characterised by Alfian Sa’at’s wit and insight, LANDMARKS will take you on an entertaining and enlightening journey across the island’s pink map, from Ann Siang Hill to Fort Road, from comedy to elegy. It is one journey we promise you won’t soon forget.

1. Katong Fugue
Secrets and ties:&nbsp;a son with a hidden life, a mother desperat

Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2 (2004)

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)

A modern political fairy tale,&nbsp;Comrade Mayor&nbsp;is a humorous, tongue-in-cheek political satire. Once upon a time in an Asian city where people call each other comrades, there lives a powerful maverick Mayor who is hungry for foreign investments. To make that city comes an ambitious Singaporean ambassador, determined to make her government’s stalled industrial park a success. Then the Mayor sues the ambassador’s brother, a hapless Singaporean correspondent who writes what the whole city only says in 

Comrade Mayor (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)

ACTION Theatre

A Chinese woman. A Eurasian man. Travelling like particles. Or waves. Through a window. A camera lens. The facets of a diamond. Transparency. Brilliance. Iridescence. Complete Work.


The Optic Trilogy (2001)

Fairy Tales are not just for children…. piles of guts, heaps of breasts and the heads of young women litter the bloody chamber of Mr. Fox. Take a walk down&nbsp;The White Road&nbsp;and taste the darkness found only in nightmares. Be Bold, Be Bold, but not too Bold.

Based on Neil Gaiman’s (the brilliant mind behind The Sandman series)&nbsp;The White Road,&nbsp;the play is a surreal fairytale surfeit with beasts, vengeful fathers, comely maidens and a castle with a dark, dark secret.

Drawn from the stor

The White Road (2001)

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)

RENT follows one year in the lives of eight young Bohemians.&nbsp;

Benny is Mark and Roger's former roommate. With the help of his new wealthy father-in-law, Benny has bought the building in which Mark and Roger live, and the lot next door that is inhabited by a group of homeless people. Benny wants to build a high-tech cyber-arts studio on the property. Toward the end, he plans to clear the homeless from the lot and evict all the tenants from the building, including Mark and Roger.&nbsp;

Mark's forme

Rent (2001)

"I read that the chances of a person seeing a U.F.O is equal to the chances of a person witnessing a bank robbery...I'm thirty-nine, and I have never seen a U.F.O but I have witnessed five bank robberies...I am way overdue for a close encounter. I mean, just look at the odds."

Seven people meet their destiny during an unusual weekend on the roof of a Las Vegas wedding chapel. One particular night brings about profound changes in all their lives. In a city where UFOs and Bingo Lounges are everywhere...any

The Theory of Everything (2000)

This site-specific performances scrapes the inside out of Henry James' gothic novel&nbsp;Turn of the Screw,&nbsp;replacing it with the underbelly of local ghost lore. Join STAGES' young cast on a rediscovery of death as custom, the dead as neighbours and fear as a way of life. The work is conceptualised by Jonathan Lim with members of STAGES.&nbsp;


Return of the Screw (2000)

Based on Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy,&nbsp;Lear&nbsp;is about a young woman who plots to steal the throne and the kingdom from her father. She plans to destroy and ultimately kill him. The old man is blind to her evil plotting and instead disowns his younger daughter, who truly loves him. The passionate conflict between the father and elder daughter thereafter ends in much bloodshed and loss of innocent lives.


Lear (1999)

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