Singapore Repertory Theatre

Embark on an electrifying journey with the story of a fierce and determined female fighter pilot.An elite fighter pilot sees her skyward career cut short by her pregnancy.Reassigned to flying military drones remotely, she is stationed in a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas by day and returns to the embrace of her family each night. Soon, the boundaries blur between the desert she calls home and the distant battleground she patrols.&nbsp;Her once boundless blue skies are now confined to a stark grey scree

Grounded (2024)

Lighting Designer

Errol loves plants so much that he has them growing out of every pot, pan and teacup he can find in his small flat, to the dismay of his family. He knows that plants need water, sunlight, and space. They need a garden. Errol and his sister Tia search through their block of flats for the perfect space and discover a neglected rooftop full of rubbish. After Errol and Tia clean up the space, they imagine building a community garden, but first, they will need to convince all their neighbours to pitch in and hel

Errol's Garden (2024)

If you could spend eternity with just one precious memory, what would it be?&nbsp;Adapted from Hirokazu Koreeda's acclaimed film,&nbsp;After&nbsp;Life&nbsp;takes us into a bureaucratic waiting room between&nbsp;life&nbsp;and death, where a diverse group of newly deceased strangers grapple with an extraordinary choice: selecting their most cherished memory to carry with them for eternity.Guided by enigmatic officials, these characters embark on a soul-searching journey through their past lives to choose thei

After Life (2023)

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay

Hijinks and humour abound in&nbsp;Mari Kita Main Wayang (Let’s Stage A Play)!

This play-within-a-play follows a group of Peranakans who come together to stage&nbsp;Empat Bini, an ambitious script that is set within the illustrious walls of a royal court. However, all is not as it seems—as the play unfolds, a gripping narrative of power gone awry among the players comes to light.

Presented in&nbsp;Baba Melayu&nbsp;and peppered with familiar expressions,&nbsp;Mari Kita Main Wayang&nbsp;is a love letter 

Mari Kita Main Wayang (2023)

Checkpoint Theatre

In the quiet of their church’s cry room, Catherine and David anxiously await the results of an important vote. As the crucial decision hangs in the balance, the life they have built together over the last 30 years comes under sharp scrutiny, and they are compelled to confront the very basis of their relationship.Tender Submission bears witness to the unspooling of a decades-long marriage. When faith and purpose diverge, what truly lies at the heart of a relationship? Can a new path be found together?Under H

Tender Submission (2023)

Set Designer

Once upon a time, not so long ago, a prince, an explorer and a girl lived on the idyllic island of Batu Bulat. Whilst each of them led their own exciting life, which at first glance seemed as different as night and day, they soon found out that they were more similar than they were different.Join our islanders as they encounter an adventure together which takes them on different paths but ultimately leads them to understanding what empathy is and that there is always more than one perspective to any story.A

A Prince, An Explorer and A Girl - The Story of Batu Bulat (2023)

Production Designer

Singapore Youth Theatre

What is it like to grow up in Singapore today? How do young people survive the overwhelming pressure to fit in at school and get good grades? And why does it feel like their thoughts and emotions are constantly at war with one another?&nbsp;Wild Rice’s Singapore Youth Theatre invites you to find out in this electrifying double bill of brand new plays written for, by and about young people.&nbsp;In Every Student Is A Good Student, we find ourselves trapped in a regimented, deeply unimaginative education syst

 Every Student Is A Good Student / In My Head (2023)

Gateway Arts

Don’t let them see who you really are.&nbsp;A funny yet moving original pop musical, The Monster in the Mirror follows the journey of Jane, an average school girl navigating the stressful world of teenage politics and social media drama. She is bullied in school, scolded at home, and tormented by the self-critical voice in her head. That is, until she receives a magic mirror from a flamboyant Fairy God Delivery Beng. She peers into this mirror and finds herself face to face with someone who has been living 

The Monster in the Mirror (2023)

After smashing her work computer in the office pantry in an uncharacteristic fit of rage, Risa is now sat in a room with Dr Robert, her newly acquired therapist. She cannot go back to how she was living before. Risa must look back on her own life to look forward. What caused her to end up at this exact spot?Was it her Catholic ah ma whose funeral she skipped, her ex-girlfriend whom she loved deeply but broke up with, or her tendency to feel too much? Or maybe... something else entirely?This is a story about

I am trying to say something true (2023)

The eve of an election. A politician, a musician, an activist, an academic, and a therapist reunite after several years. As the five friends catch up on the different paths their lives have taken, they realise their rose-tinted memories might be the only thing holding them together. With secrets unravelling, old conflicts reawakening, and a threat looming, the five are forced to confront the boys they once were, and the men they want to become.Playwright Myle Yan Tay’s powerful and incisive play lays bare t

Brown Boys Don't Tell Jokes (2023)

The Second Breakfast Company

Three besties on the precipice of adulthood find themselves in difficult situations. Tobias, a struggling theatre actor, can't seem to catch a break. Rina dreams of a future bigger than her modest background. Meanwhile, Sara seems to have everything going for her, but is it all too good to be true? The trio navigate the pains of growing up in Singapore and along the way, find out what it takes to get their life together… or at least try to.The Second Breakfast Company, in collaboration with Wisma Geylang Se

The Paiseh Pieces (2023)

The Necessary Stage

Three queer Singaporean men cast a little gay spell, don their bridal veils, and embark on a whirlwind journey towards matrimony. They dream through the past, the present and an imagined future to discover what a big, fat, fabulously gay wedding would look like for them!In a country where the legal right to marriage is denied to the queer community, these individuals navigate the political, social, cultural, and personal reality of their lives, along with saying “yes” to whimsical wedding fantasies. “Always

Never The Bride (2023)

Scenographer

Following sold-out runs of the critically acclaimed&nbsp;Normal (2015 and 2017), playwright Faith Ng and director Claire Wong return with&nbsp;The Fourth Trimester, a compelling new play that will sweep you into the vivid, messy embrace of parenthood and family life.

The first month is always the roughest.

Exhausted from battling sleepless nights and endless diaper changes, first-time parents Samantha and Aaron find themselves overwhelmed caring for their newborn. Close friends rally around them in su

The Fourth Trimester (2022)

Costume Designer

Gretel’s life is turned upside down when her new brother Hansel arrives. He gets all the attention, the cuddles and the kisses and poor Gretel is told to ‘grow up’ and remember that she’s ‘a big girl now’! But Gretel doesn’t want to be big! And she doesn’t want the annoying little brother who’s too small to play.When Mother and Father take the children to the forest, Gretel has a chance to get rid of the little brother once and for all. But the forest is full of danger and Gretel will have to learn to get a

Gretel & Hansel (2022)

"Girls got to stick together,right?"​After a photo of Scarlett goes viral, rumours&nbsp;spread like wildfire as her “friends” retweet&nbsp;and repost, threatening her reputation and&nbsp;turning the friendship toxic.&nbsp;​They grew up together, but is one bad&nbsp;photo enough to turn them on one of their&nbsp;own?​An urgent and explosive play that explores&nbsp;the toxicity of social media,&nbsp;Girls Like That&nbsp;shines&nbsp;a spotlight on “cancel culture” and how&nbsp;young friendships can conform to&

Girls Like That (2022)

A dangerous game of ambition, power and lust.It’s Chinese New Year and celebrations are in full swing across post-war Singapore.&nbsp;Julie, daughter of a British tycoon, crashes the servants’ party downstairs. But what starts as a game descends into a fight for survival, as sex, power, money and race collide.&nbsp;&nbsp;Playwright Amy Ng’s adaptation of August Strindberg’s&nbsp;Miss Julie&nbsp;transports us into a tumultuous era, where the disintegration of the British Empire is set against the rising cons

Miss Julie (2022)

Associate Set Designer

Nine Years Theatre

In 1879, scientific genius Thomas Edison successfully created the world's first practical incandescent bulb. He was about to light up New York and the entire world, using his Direct Current electrical system. Along came another inventor Nikola Tesla who insisted that his Alternating Current electrical system was superior to Edison's. A battle ensued, as ambitions and aspirations clashed in this "War of Currents". What drove these great minds to achieve the impossible, and what must they learn to sacrifice i

Electrify My World (2021)

Meet&nbsp;Keluarga Besar En. Karim (The Karims).&nbsp;From sotong masak hitam dinners to heart-to-heart chats between sisters, they are your typical family of four. But when new son-in-law Aqil moves in, the shifting dynamics re-open old wounds and surface new tensions.

With Encik Karim determined to remain the centre of his newly-expanded household, how far is each of them willing to compromise for the sake of family?

Written with wit and affection, playwright Adib Kosnan weaves an intimate and strik

Keluarga Besar En. Karim (The Karims) (2021)

They&nbsp;are an everyday couple in a fairly stable relationship. Out of the blue, he pops the question about having a baby.&nbsp;What follows is&nbsp;an emotional rollercoaster ride that is&nbsp;LUNGS, an intensely intimate, intricate and funny play about what it means to be a couple confronted by a world of uncertainty. They grapple with making responsible choices in the face of rising social inequity, environmental disaster and political unrest. Watch what happens when life takes over and their principle

LUNGS (2021)

A man stabs an MP at a Meet the People Session. But this is not their story.

It is the story of the man’s girlfriend, an Indonesian maid who wants to get married and become a Singapore citizen. It is the story of the MP’s wife, who tries to cope with her husband’s injury and the media spotlight. It is the story of the maid’s employer, who is also struggling with her own tragedy.

These three women may mean nothing to each other, but they need one another to survive.

The maid, the employer and the MP

Model Citizens (2021)

Bella Bird is an accomplished professor at an Ivy League university who prizes her solitude. But when she faces a challenge she cannot tackle alone, she allies herself with a brilliant and mysterious student. Intensely intimate and deeply moving, this haunting play probes the question of what one person can do for another.Hailed by The New York Times as “an astonishing new play”, this scintillating two-hander looks at how two brilliant social misfits connect and bond with each other. Written by award-winnin

The Sound Inside (2021)

The city of Thebes is suffering under a devastating pandemic. President Oedipus vows to put an end to the crisis and help restore the city, like he once did before. Upon consulting the Oracle, the solution is clear. Find the murderer of their previous leader, Laius. So begins a manhunt for the city’s most wanted. But as the investigation starts, secrets from the past resurface.&nbsp;

In a thrilling modern re-telling of the great Sophoclean tragedy,&nbsp;Oedipus, delves deep into how man deals with the fa

Oedipus (2021)

Wild Rice

In a Singapore where dialects have been losing relevance for generations,&nbsp;Grandmother Tongue&nbsp;traces a young man’s struggle to connect with his 84-year-old Teochew-speaking grandmother.

He teaches her to use a mobile phone. He helps her buy her favourite brand of soya sauce. He visits her in hospital after a fall. Along the way, he begins to understand just what it means to spend decades in linguistic and cultural exile.

Back by popular demand after two sell-out runs, Thomas Lim’s funny, insi

Grandmother Tongue (2021)

Based on Mitch Albom’s best-selling memoir,&nbsp;Tuesdays with Morrie&nbsp;is a play so touching, powerful and celebratory it may change your outlook on life.&nbsp;

Sixteen years after graduation, career-obsessed journalist Mitch reunites with his former college professor and mentor, Morrie,&nbsp;who is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). What starts as a simple visit turns into a life-changing weekly pilgrimage – always on Tuesdays – that enables Morrie to teach his final and most important lesson – ho

Tuesdays with Morrie (2020)

The Theatre Practice

Travel across time and space, and inhabit forgotten worlds.
The gates of Four Horse Road are open once again.

Spanning over 150 years of Singapore history,&nbsp;Four Horse Road&nbsp;is an intimate experience on an epic scale. Rediscover our present through the lens of the past and journey across three heritage buildings along Waterloo Street.

This time, it’s bigger and better. The Theatre Practice’s unforgettable promenade theatre experience returns with a mix of brand new stories and crowd favourite

Four Horse Road (2020)

Welcome to the club! Make yourself at home, but this is not your house. Don't forget to tip us! We are your&nbsp;perempuan-perempuan joget&nbsp;(dancing girls) Zubaidah and Rukiah. Do you like our kebaya? Come to our club and we will share with you our stories and songs. Our show is not like other shows. This is a time travel show. We will bring you to the past—during the heyday of the 1960s - and to the future. You want to dance? Later we can dance. First, sit down. And enjoy the ride.

Directed by Alvin

Kebaya Homies (2020)

How long can you keep up a lie?

Alice and Michael are having an affair. Michael's wife, Lauren has been asking him difficult questions. Alice's husband, Paul, is Michael's best friend. As deceits intertwine, the two couples find themselves lost in a maze of who-told-who-what, where each loving lie seems more necessary and each confession more indiscreet.

Sex, lies and best friends' wives - this witty comedy has it all!


The Truth (2019)

A journey that transforms her life from the ordinary to the extraordinary, getting everything she has ever wanted. Well, almost everything...

A brilliant but frustrated academic, Faust has achieved all that she can with her knowledge. Dissatisfied with what she has, she yearns for more in her life. One day she is visited by an unexpected visitor, Mephistopheles, who is full of surprises. Mephistopheles makes a deal with her; spend the rest of her life with him, as he shows her a lifetime of everything sh

FAUST/US (2019)

The Little Company

Gretel's life is turned upside down when her new brother Hansel arrives. He gets all the attention, the cuddles and the kisses and poor Gretel is told to 'grow up' and remember that she's 'a big girl now'! But Gretel doesn't want to be big! And she doesn't want to annoying little brother who's too small to play.

When Mother and Father take the children to the forest, Gretel has a chance to get rid of the little brother once and for all. But the forest is full of danger and Gretel will have to learn to ge

Gretel and Hansel (2019)

What happens when an artist picks up her paintbrush after a long hiatus? Does the body still remember what has been lived? Or are the senses dulled by time, the joints fused with experience?

Still Life&nbsp;is an affecting look at life and art-making. In this deeply personal performance, Dana Lam rediscovers and reclaims her journey from the 1950s to the present, through her twin first loves: writing and painting. From journalist to activist, from daughter to grandmother, she confronts the choices and te

Still Life (2019)

A wickedly dark comedy based on a myth surrounding the Taj Mahal that "nothing so beautiful shall ever be built again".

Two long-term friends, Humayun and Babur stand guard at the Taj Mahal hours before it is to be unveiled at dawn. Among the Sacred Oaths of the Mughal Imperial Guards, they are forbidden to look at the monument, speak or lower their swords.

The play reaches a turning point as the guards are ordered to do the unimaginable and their friendship is tested to its limits.


Guards at the Taj (2018)

Autopoetics

Provenance is the story of a retired surgeon, Alice; her daughter Agatha; a wealthy soon to be divorcee, Caroline; and a statue of a head. Alice and Agatha are on bad terms. Agatha has returned to London from New York, where she has been working for Christies, to attempt to sort out her mother’s mental and financial chaos. Alice is a hoarder, her grasp on reality diminishing, her house in disrepair, and her mortgage so overdue that the bank will imminently foreclose leaving her homeless unless Agatha can fi

Provenance (2018)

The Fool Theatre

Secondary school teacher, Ms Lim, finds it difficult to relate to the notorious, stereotypical troublemaker in her class. What can the frustrated her do about his crude jokes and attention-seeking behavior? Make him stand outside the class, as usual.

Weicheng seems undeterred by all forms of punishments for his misbehaviours. One evening, he follows his classmate Jasmine up to the rooftop. Mysteriously, she falls from the rooftop and lands in the hospital, in a coma. Weicheng, who is the only witness, is

Because It's Fun (2018)

Sing'theatre

Souvenir&nbsp;takes us back to 1964 where pianist Cosmé McMoon recounts the real-life musical career of one of History’s most unforgettable Opera Stars,&nbsp;Florence Foster Jenkins. She was an outlandish and wealthy socialite who believed in in the importance of sharing her “enchanting voice” with the world.

Unfortunately, the ugly truth is Jenkins&nbsp;couldn’t&nbsp;sing! This did not stop her and the unlikely duo went on to hold sensational recitals even producing a sold-out performance at Carnegie Ha

Souvenir (2018)

Chong Gua Khee

Tan Liting

The Tortoise and the Hare&nbsp;is a well-known folk story with many different versions.&nbsp;

A grandmother and her grandson collide with each other over the stories that each tells, one championing the importance of stories and the other questioning the impact stories can have. Will they ever agree?

Embark on a journey to revisit familiar tales that we grew up with, question what they mean, and expect surprises as well as an alternate ending or two in this heartwarming theatre performance.


Tortoise Tales (2018)

Toy Factory Productions Limited

12 stories, banded together by its Singaporean protagonists, which are otherwise strangers to each other. Each story is a part of the montage of millions of moments that lead us to the cosmopolitan, urban powerhouse that Singapore has become. Told by an ensemble of 7 actors,&nbsp;Here &amp; Beyond&nbsp;attempts to create a theatrical world in which to house 12 startlingly honest short stories that tell of the inimitable feelings, struggle and ideals that make us who we are.


Here and Beyond (2018)

Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai is a young Indian actor with her whole career ahead of her. But the path forward is uncertain. She gets excited reading casting notices until she reaches the path that states: 'Chinese or Pan-Asian preferred'. She's been told, 'You're pretty for an Indian'. She tries on different accents and gets better service if she sounds American or British.&nbsp;

How many actors are there like her on stage? Are there industry experts who know how to light her skin or do her make-up? Is acting

Building A Character (2018)

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)

But what is a good girl anyway? Does she have to know her prayers by heart? Can she ever let go, and get her freak on?&nbsp;Thick Beats for Good Girls&nbsp;is the electrifying collaboration between performance-poet Pooja Nansi and playwright Jessica Bellamy, who have a ton of questions about the balancing act that is being a woman, an ethnic or religious minority and—God forbid—a hip-hop enthusiast.

This is the coming-of-age anthem Singapore hasn’t heard yet—mainly because it wouldn’t make it onto nation

Thick Beats for Good Girls (2018)

In a Singapore where dialects have been losing relevance for generations,&nbsp;Grandmother Tongue&nbsp;traces a young man’s struggle to connect with his 84-year-old Teochew-speaking grandmother. He teaches her to use a mobile phone. He helps her buy her favourite brand of soya sauce. He visits her in hospital after a fall. Along the way, he begins to understand just what it means to spend decades in linguistic and cultural exile.&nbsp;

Inspired by Kuo Pao Kun's Mama Looking For Her Cat, Thomas Lim’s funn

Grandmother Tongue (2017)

The friendship of three men is turned upside down when one of them buys an expensive piece of modern art – a white canvas crossed by barely visible lines. Serge buys the painting but Marc hates it, and Yvan is caught in the middle between his two friends.&nbsp;This contemporary comedy about friendship, creativity and the complexities of human relationships has become one of the most successful plays ever written. Featuring&nbsp;Gerald Chew,&nbsp;Lim Yu-Beng&nbsp;and&nbsp;Remesh Panicker.&nbsp;

Yasmina Re

ART (2016)

An adaptation of the 2015&nbsp;M1-The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards&nbsp;nominee for Best Original Script,&nbsp;#UnicornMoment&nbsp;explores the important moments that shape an individual’s life.

In&nbsp;#UnicornMoment, Shu An questions herself on the relationships she has with the people around her and the things that give meaning to her life. She delves into her past through a series of interviews, to learn from mistakes and to find flashes of clarity and insight that swiftly disappear—or, as she 

#UnicornMoment (2016)

Sex and star-crossed love are domains reserved for the young… aren’t they? That’s what Maggie, a retired school teacher, has always believed. But everything Maggie had come to assume and accept about her life changes when she agrees to teach Raju, an air-con repairman, how to read.

As their relationship blossoms into an unconventional romance, those close to Maggie begin to question her behaviour, morals and choices. Nora, her best friend, claims that she no longer recognises her. Wilfred, her son, is ou

My Mother Buys Condoms (2016)

In a Singapore where dialects have been losing relevance for generations,&nbsp;Grandmother Tongue&nbsp;traces a young man’s struggle to connect with his 84-year-old Teochew-speaking grandmother. He teaches her to use a mobile phone. He helps her buy her favourite brand of soya sauce. He visits her in hospital after a fall. Along the way, he begins to understand just what it means to spend decades in linguistic and cultural exile.

Inspired by Kuo Pao Kun’s seminal&nbsp;Mama Looking For Her Cat, Thomas Lim

Grandmother Tongue (2016)

Joel Tan

Five people in a café. Something terrible is happening in Singapore. A play about the way we live and the things we hope for.


Cafe (2016)

A traditional&nbsp;kopi tiam, rich in memories and heritage, is at risk of becoming irrelevant when faced with rapid changes in our society. How should the elderly owner of the&nbsp;kopi tiam&nbsp;and his grandson deal with these external changes and pressures, and negotiate their differing views?

Adapted from Cultural Medallion recipient Kuo Pao Kun's 1986 play,&nbsp;Kopitiam, this experiential and interactive theatre performance will take the audience to the world of traditional coffee shops, allowing 

Kopitiam (2016)

As long-time friends and fellow theatre artists, Claire Wong and Noorlinah Mohamed would often meet and talk about their mothers and the complexities of living and not living with them. One mother is Cantonese-speaking and impetuous; the other speaks Malay and is quietly stubborn. Both are smart, sharp and strong. Both are wonderful cooks.

The&nbsp;Recalling Mother&nbsp;project began in 2006 with Claire and Noorlinah examining and charting how their relationships with their respective mothers have evolve

Recalling Mother (2016)

1963. A young painter is forced to abandon his family and his art when he is embroiled in the tumultuous politics of the era.

1987. Three writers are detained by the Internal Security Bureau, each making different choices that will leave indelible marks on their lives.

2016. Artists occupy a derelict building in a bid to present their works free from state intervention, but find themselves entangled in market and personal politics instead.

2024. Successors of a theatre company discover that it has 

Manifesto (2016)

Creator

故事中的三只出羊一一羊老大、半小二和小咩咩一一感情要好、关系亲密，经常和照顾它们的牧羊人在草原上玩耍，大伙儿快乐地生活在一起。可是，干旱以后，大地变得一片枯黄，快没有食物可以吃了。

不巧的是，当它们正要过桥到山谷的另一端寻找食物时，却遇见爱吃羊肉的怪兽。而这只可怕的怪兽最喜欢吃的，就是肥嫩嫩的羊肉！

The Three Billy Goats Gruff (affectionately known as "Baby", "Middle", and "Big") are a close-knit bunch who graze happily together with their caretaker, Little Bo-Frilly. But one day, it dawns on them that they are in the middle of a horrible drought. As the grounds turn a dreadful shade of brown, they're slowly but surely running out food.

Unfortun

三只山羊 (2016)

Associate Lighting Designer

spell#7

National Language Class&nbsp;is inspired by Chua Mia Tee’s iconic 1959 painting of a group of Chinese students learning Malay.&nbsp;Interactive and inventive, the performance begins by recreating the scene shown in the painting. Gradually, it turns its focus to the bigger political picture the painting was a part of, and to the gap between the future it envisaged, and the one that took its place. In Malay, Mandarin and English, the audience participates in an event that shifts from the humorous to the menac

National Language Class (2016)

In directing this reading, it has been a pleasure and a privilege for me to revisit the works of Kuo Pao Kun. I began by asking myself what these plays mean today, and whether they still ring true to Singapore.&nbsp;In rehearsals I very quickly established that they still resonated with my cast and crew, who range in age from their early twenties to their forties. These plays speak to the Singapore of today as loudly and incisively as they did to the nation at the time they were written.There are generation

Selected works of Kuo Pao Kun (2015)

Invitation To Treat speaks for itself. “It’s written SO well...” were the words muttered at almost every rehearsal.&nbsp;Thank you Eleanor, for your elegantly crafted words that flow off the page with such ease. A story that lives on today, remains&nbsp;relevant today and tugs at our heart strings...today.Thank you to my talented, hardworking and committed cast, who see the relevance in putting up such an important piece of&nbsp;work and have invested their time willingly, because the theatre is home and ou

Selected works of Eleanor Wong (2015)

Buds Theatre

Pigeons is about betrayal.
Pigeons is about fear.
Pigeons is about inclusion.
Pigeons is about exclusion.
Pigeons is a reminder of our ignorance.

This production has been rated Advisory 16.


Pigeons (2015)

Take Off Productions

A group of 20-somethings turns up at an 80s mosaic playground the evening before it is due for demolition. Over the span for the night, what starts out as an earnest protest event turns into an unravelling of relationships and betrayals, enacting on a quieter level questions of the respective costs of progress and nostalgia. By turns funny, poignant and melancholy,&nbsp;Mosaic&nbsp;is a love-song to generation Y's hang-ups and dramas, exploring the struggles people go through to hold on to things that have 

Mosaic (2015)

The Way We Go&nbsp;follows Agatha Mao, former principal of the Convent of Our Lady of Lourdes, as she experiences the greatest loves of her life: Edmund, her intellectual partner, and Violet, her best friend.

Sprawling over 12 years, this tender story of love and friendship between outsiders also brings into relief the fraught relationship of former students Lee and Gillian, who come to ask the same questions as their elders: What are the costs of love? Why do people need each other? What’s at stake when

The Way We Go (2014)

“ 夜莺是什么？我怎么完全不知道？而她竟然就住在我的王国里！"

新加坡专业剧场旗下的小剧团带给你第二部华语制作，重新演绎广受欢迎的安徒生童话故事《夜莺》。这部音乐剧透过欢快歌曲，提酲我仍要懂得欣赏和珍惜周围环境。

年少的中国皇帝为一只全身褐羽毛、外貌平凡却拥有美妙歌声的夜而着迷，于是捋她活捉，饲养在镀金笼子里，作为每日的娱乐消遣。可是不久后，莺因为失去自由而不再拥有曼妙声音，她们地位也被一只会唱歌的机械乌取代。

夜莺能否在囚笼里活下来？能否重获自由展翅高飞？当机械鸟不再歌唱，故事捋会如何发展？且看夜莺与朋友们如何为她努门争取自由。

"What is it? The Nightingale? I do not know it at all, and it lives in my empire!"

Enchanted by the lilting birdsong of the plain-looking, brown Nightingale, the little Emperor of China captures and keeps her in a gilded cage fo

夜莺 (2014)

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)

She appears confident and bubbly, yet Shu An is uncertain of who she really is. All she knows is that she experiences flashes of clarity and insight that swiftly disappear — or, as she terms them, “unicorn moments”. As she delves into her past through interviews with people who have shaped her, Shu An hopes to translate her experiences from these pivotal milestones into a collection of life lessons. #UnicornMoment is a courageous and honest exploration of what it means to find happiness, meaning and your ow

#UnicornMoment (2014)

Stage Manager

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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)

Incurring the wrath of a wicked witch who cast a spell on him, Prince Phillip was turned into a frog. Ashamed of his outward appearance, the frog prince hid in a swamp, until one day, he was found by the young Prince Rosalie, The frog prince tells her the spell can only be broken by one whose love for him is true. But who wants to kiss a frog?

The Tale of the Frog Prince teaches children not to judge a book by its cover, treasure their friends and also serves as a light-hearted reminder that we should tr

The Tale of the Frog Prince (2013)

Lighting Supervisor

“Regardless of race, language, religion or… place of birth?”

Is the Singapore identity under threat? Currently, one out of every four Singapore residents was born outside of the country. According to the controversial Population White Paper, by 2030 the number of residents on the island is projected to hit 6.9 million, with 55% born in Singapore. The influx of immigrants and foreign workers has resulted in a rising tide of anti-foreigner sentiments. They have been blamed for overcrowding on public transp

Cook a Pot of Curry (2013)

Assistant Lighting Designer

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)

An intense midnight quarrel leads to the murder of a man. Witnesses take the stand as his 16-year-old son is tried for homicide. With all testimonies against the boy, his fate now hangs by a thread as twelve jurors find themselves thick in the throes of rendering the final verdict.

In the stifling heat of the jury room, twelve personalities will clash in a bout of logic and intuition, reason and conscience. Caught between conflicting personal obsessions and prejudices, will the jurors emerge as defenders

Twelve Angry Men (2013)

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)

Sight Lines Productions

After sweeping the Life! Theatre Awards 2006 with her hit play,&nbsp;Everything but the Brain,&nbsp;award-winning playwright Jean Tay takes on a subject close to every true-blue Singaporean's heart – land.

On this tiny red dot, where sand is as precious as gold, homes exchange hands like commodities. Historical icons are constantly being bulldozed in the name of progress. Week after week, we see our forgotten icons of yesteryear –&nbsp;Rochor Centre,&nbsp;Bukit Brown Cemetery&nbsp;and the&nbsp;KTM Railwa

Boom (2012)

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Trainstopping (2012)

Production Manager

Everybody wants to rule the world…

And so does Wizard ABBA-k’adab-rah! All he needs is 3 wishes from the Genie in the Magic Lamp. But only Aladdin, a boy who is pure of heart, can help him get the Lamp. Together with Jasmine, the not-so-little Nyonya from the Blue Mansion, they head to the fabled Batu Caves.&nbsp;

But what treachery lies in store for poor Aladdin? When the Wizard traps Aladdin in the cave and kidnaps Jasmine away to his harem of Single Ladies in the exotic land of Ukenastan, will it b

Aladdin (2011)

Production Coordinator

The Choos aren’t used to being sad, even with a death in the household. A year after their son Joseph dies, the family – HDB auntie Doris, civil servant Amos and their neurotic youngest son, Brandon – pops a bottle of bubbly in good Christian cheer to celebrate his life and times. But a knock at the door promises to change things forever. A young man called Daniel arrives to announce the truth of a Joseph the family had never known.

What follows is intense family drama as the Choos and Daniel struggle to

Family Outing (2011)

While history often celebrates men, HERstory&nbsp;is&nbsp;a tribute to&nbsp;Singapore’s forgotten women in the 50s and 60s. Inspired by&nbsp;the women of that generation, Otto Fong tells the story of a&nbsp;tenacious woman with an unfulfilled dream.

She was a young girl with a beautiful voice and a love for&nbsp;singing. Embroiled in the politics of that era, this young&nbsp;woman was forced to give up the chance to pursue her love&nbsp;in choral singing, while struggling to keep her family together&nbsp

HERstory (2011)

Assistant Stage Manager

Pangdemonium

Anyone who has loved with an obsession, anyone who has experienced jealousy and betrayal, and anyone who understands that passion can manifest itself in pure ecstasy or the deepest despair, will relish this play's deliciously dark humour, and be moved by its uncompromising honesty, Closer&nbsp;is a bold and unflinching examination of everything that makes us all so fragile, so flawed, and so human.


Closer (2011)

Crew

ACTION Theatre

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Ma Goes Home (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)

I Theatre

Shiro is a little white dog. A dog who is very fond of his owner. 

One day he sees Miss Sakura, his owner, again struggling to make ends meet, Shiro decides to repay her kindness to him — and presents her with a wonderful gift.

However the noisy, nosy, nasty next door sour plum of a neighbour, Umeko, finds out and decides she must have the same, and more. So she persuades Sakura to loan her the dog and tries to force little Shiro to give her a reward too.

Will the neighbour’s greed and cruelty be r

Shiro and the Cherry Blossom (2010)

Maha Moggallana (2010)

Dresser

Designer

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