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)

Sound Engineer

Wild Rice

Not so far away, in the Eternal Kingdom, lives a Queen who wants everything and everyone to be perfect – just not as perfect as her. So, when her subjects turn 18, they are sent for “Enhancement” – a programme to correct their flaws.One day, her Magic Mirror, who cannot lie without literally cracking up, reveals to her that a new beauty has come of age – her own step-daughter, Snow White. Seething with jealousy, the Queen orders the girl to undergo a nip-tuck by the creepy Royal Surgeon.To save her own skin

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (2023)

Sound Designer

Sing'theatre

Sing’theatre is proud to present CABARET, one of the most iconic and decadent musicals of all time. Featuring unforgettable songs like “Willkommen”, “Cabaret”, “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies” this exuberantly entertaining show will transport you back in time to 1930s Berlin, where life is beautiful but dark forces are on the rise.Directed by Hossan Leong and choreographed by Lisa Keegan, CABARET stars a talented cast of 18, accompanied by an 8-piece live band playing infectious music. The show boasts out

CABARET (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)

Sing’theatre is back with the longest-running off-Broadway musical revue that tackles modern love in all its forms: from the perils and pitfalls of the first date to marriage, children, and the twilight years of life:&nbsp;I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE.Told in a series of vignettes and songs, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change traces the overall arc of relationships throughout life. This insightful and hilarious musical will have audience members shouting, “This is my life!”This witty musical h

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (2023)

The Theatre Practice

A lot can happen after Happily Ever After…One day of marriage. Ten years of separation.&nbsp;Another suitor lurks in the wings.Is true love really worth the wait?Will the soldier ever be reunited with his virtuous wife?&nbsp;The pioneers of Singapore Mandarin musicals are BACK with a highly-anticipated restaging of Lo Pei-An's The Soldier &amp; His Virtuous Wife.&nbsp;Inspired by the traditional Yuan opera Qiu Hu Flirts With His Wife, this Mandarin musical comedy combines Chinese Opera aesthetics with campy

The Soldier & His Virtuous Wife (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)

In this cheekily on-the-nose musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Wild Rice brings one of the world’s most beloved characters to the Singapore stage. Meet Pinocchio, a wooden puppet crafted with loving care by Geppetto – a kind, humble carpenter who has always dreamt of becoming a father.With a wish and a touch of fairy magic, Pinocchio springs to life… but there are some strings attached! To become a real boy, Pinocchio must first prove himself to be brave, kind and true. It’s a challenge the litt

Pinocchio (2022)

Mother-daughter relationships are always complex. Their echoes spread across generations. How does time bring a new perspective to the way we relate to our parents? A vivid, affecting portrait of the ties between mothers and daughters,&nbsp;Recalling Mother: Her Lines, My Lines&nbsp;invites you to reexamine this special connection with tenderness, compassion, and empathy.Immensely moving and funny, Checkpoint Theatre’s&nbsp;Recalling Mother: Her Lines, My Lines&nbsp;celebrates the joys, trials, and intricac

Recalling Mother (2022)

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)

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)

Armed with a tape recorder, Sarah, an ambitious young oral historian, begins the task of interviewing Mrs Siraj, who recounts her youth and romance under the Japanese Occupation. As she listens to these stories of the past, Sarah struggles with questions of her own life in modern day Singapore and what the future holds.

Twenty years after its standout premiere,&nbsp;Occupation&nbsp;continues to captivate audiences with its lyrical and moving account of tender love and bold passions. Acclaimed playwright 

Occupation (2022)

This holiday season, Wild Rice proudly presents Momotaro and the Magnificent Peach, a spectacular new musical adaptation of the beloved Japanese folktale. Taking inspiration from anime, J-pop and all things Japanese, this epic joy ride is the perfect festive treat for the entire family!

For all of his young life, Momotaro&nbsp;has lived on Peach Paradise, an idyllic island so beautiful that it must have been blessed by the heavens above. But, one dreadful day, a poisonous wave of pollution engulfs Momota

Momotaro and the Magnificent Peach (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)

Pam Oei likes gay boys. Gay boys like her too. She has always felt a profound affinity with them – even as a teenager, before she knew what the term ‘gay’ meant.

Over the years, Pam’s adventures have included: coaxing gay boyfriends out of the closet, attending her first gay wedding in 2001, fighting to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code in 2007, and acting as Pink Dot’s Countdown Queen every year (though the job is less ‘queen’ and more ‘drill sergeant’!). This makes her a gold-star straight ally and

Faghag (2021)

With all the pressures of school and growing up in Singapore, Wendy and her brothers would rather be anywhere else than their stuffy bedroom in Serangoon Gardens. Enter Peter Pan, who promises to take them on an adventure of a lifetime!&nbsp;

So up, up and away they go, journeying towards Neverland — an enchanted island where they never have to grow up. Along the way, they meet Ting Tong Bell’s fairy friends, bewitching mermaids and a motley crew of Lost Boys. But they soon discover the dangers lurking i

Peter Pan in Serangoon Gardens (2019)

Musical Theatre Ltd

Dr Lim Boon Keng is a prominent Singaporean historical figure responsible for helping to shape Singapore's history whom many may know as the namesake of Boon Keng MRT Station. The first Chinese boy to receive a Queen's Scholarship, he returned to Singapore in 1892 with a first-class honour in medicine. He founded schools, championed education for girls, rallied public support on many public causes of his day. For all his good work, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire, and yet he was accused of be

Lim Boon Keng: The Musical (2019)

After Grandma’s passing, her extended family holds a seven-day wake at the void deck. Clashing siblings, long-suffering in-laws, and estranged sons come together to hurt and to heal when their world is upended. Each must learn to say goodbye while struggling to hold on to those left behind.

Playwright Zenda Tan delivers a beautiful and incisive portrayal of family dynamics fraught with grief and past grievances. As they navigate unfamiliar rites and funeral rituals, they discover that food, offerings, an

Eat Duck (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)

Music Composer

Can once-in-a-lifetime happen again?

FATE is when the scholar Sang Xiao meets the vixen fox Ying Ning.
AFFECTION is when Ying Ning hides her identity to be with a mortal.
MISHAP is when the priest Cheng Ban Xian exposes her secret.
FOLLY is when Sang Xiao is tricked by the water spirit Feng San Niang.
LOVE is when Ying Ning risks her life to enter the Underworld.
Will the bittersweet lovers escape the bane of King Yama and change their destiny?

The scholar Sang Xiao falls in love with the fox spi

Liao Zhai Rocks! (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)

This holiday season, W!LD RICE brings you its heartwarming, hilarious take on Charles Dickens' classic tale about love, compassion and the spirit of giving!

S.K. Loo's All-In-One app has made him the richest businessman in town. To him, only money matters. Kindness? Forget it. Generosity? Never heard of it? And Christmas? #BAHHUMBUG!&nbsp;

He's determined to spend Christmas as he always has - holed up in his penthouse, dreaming of hostile takeovers and retrenching staff.&nbsp;

But this Christmas is

A $ingapore Carol (2018)

Pam Oei likes gay boys. Gay boys like her too. She has always felt irresistibly drawn to them - even as a teenager, before she knew what the term 'gay' meant.&nbsp;

Over the years, Pam's adventures have included: coaxing gay boyfriends out of the closet, attending her first gay wedding in 2001, fighting to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code in 2007, and being the Countdown Queen at Pink Dot every year (though the job is less 'queen' and more 'drill sergeant'!). This make her a gold-star straight ally 

Faghag (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)

This holiday season, W!LD RICE proudly presents&nbsp;Mama White Snake, the perfect musical for the entire family! Full of heart, humour and home truths, this epic adventure puts a cheeky, charming spin on the classic Chinese folk tale,&nbsp;Madam White Snake.

For all his young life, Meng has dreamt of adventures beyond the confines of Emei Mountain. But his mother and aunt have always kept him close, warning him of the dangers and strangers lurking in the outside world.

Finally, Meng decides he has ha

Mama White Snake (2017)

“In the early morning march,
With the field pack on my back,
With an aching in my heart,
And my body full of sweat.”

For their seventh year in reservist training, a group of army mates in an armoured infantry unit return for a war game exercise. In the periods of waiting, their thoughts drift to their relationships, jobs, newborn babies and aging parents as the demands of the outside world intrude in. They begin to wrestle with what it means to step up and ‘adult’.

Poignant and insightful,&nbsp;FRA

FRAGO (2017)

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)

Lao Jiu,&nbsp;a Singapore classic that has stood the test of time, will awake your aspiration to pursue your dream.

Lao Jiu, literally "the ninth child", is the only son in the family. An incredibly intelligent boy on track to win a prestigious scholarship, but he finds his true calling in the declining traditional puppetry arts. Torn between his dream and responsibilities, will Lao Jiu follow his heart; or will he cave to the needs of his family, seeking wealth and success?

Lao Jiu: The Musical&nbsp;

Lao Jiu: The Musical (2017)

Ashley and Daphne are Secondary 5 Normal Academic students struggling to cope with the pressure to perform. When idealistic teacher Sarah Hew joins the school, Ashley and Daphne find the courage to face their hidden fears, hurts and dreams. The education system tries to build people up – but what happens when it breaks people down? Sharply written and profoundly affecting,&nbsp;Normal&nbsp;explores the world of students who fail to fit the mould.

Normal&nbsp;premiered in 2015 to a sold-out run with audie

Normal (2017)

W!LD RICE brings the Year of the Monkey to a happy climax with its 13th holiday musical extravaganza for the whole family! Winner of ‘Production of the Year’ at the 2015 Straits Times Life Theatre Awards,&nbsp;Monkey Goes West&nbsp;is an affectionate and cheeky retelling of the beloved Chinese fantasy classic. Join us for this epic thrill ride that will take you from Haw Par Villa to Jurong West – by way of a colourful world filled with mythical monsters and naughty fairies!

When orphan Ah Tang runs away

Monkey Goes West (2016)

Richard Wagner Association

OperaViva Limited

The Finger Players

Wagner based the spooky plot of Der Fliegende Holländer on the legend of a Dutch sea captain who vows to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

Condemned by the devil to be endlessly at sea, he may land once every seven years and search for the faithful woman whose true love will be his only salvation.

During a furious storm, Norwegian sea captain Daland has taken shelter with his ship when the deathly masts of the Flying Dutchman’s vessel loom nearby. Daland agrees that the Dutchman will follow him home 

The Flying Dutchman (2016)

Huzir Sulaiman

Claire Wong

Spontaneous and fiery. Sad and beautiful. Seductive and&nbsp;heartbreaking. The Last Bull: A Life In Flamenco is an extraordinary&nbsp;love story between one man and the art of flamenco. Written&nbsp;by Huzir Sulaiman and directed by Claire Wong, this seductive&nbsp;play revolves around Antonio Vargas, one of the world’s leading&nbsp;flamenco dancers and choreographers.

Born in Casablanca to a family of French-speaking Spanish Jews, the 75-year&nbsp;old Vargas has lived around the world, including Morocc

The Last Bull: A Life In Flamenco (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)

Music

Dream Academy

Dream Academy presents a brand new show,&nbsp;MEENAH AND CHEENAH!&nbsp;Catch two of Singapore’s funniest ladies,&nbsp;Siti Khalijah&nbsp;(Best Of, The Noose, Model Citizens) and&nbsp;Judee Tan&nbsp;(Dr. Teo Chew Moi, The Noose), in their criss cross multicultural teh tarik bubble tea champalang nonsense! The hysterical duo will take on a slew of instantly-recognisable Singaporean characters – a pair of secondary-school delinquents, the Makcik and her Ah Soh best friend and more!&nbsp;MEENAH AND CHEENAH&nbsp

Meenah and Cheenah (2016)

FATE is when the scholar Sang Xiao meets the vixen fox Ying Ning.
AFFECTION is when Ying Ning hides her identity to be with a mortal.
MISHAP is when the priest Cheng Ban Xian exposes her secret.
FOLLY is when Sang Xiao is tricked by the water spirit Feng San Niang.
LOVE is when Ying Ning risks her life to enter the Underworld.
Will the bittersweet lovers escape the bane of King Yama and change their destiny?

From the creative talents behind&nbsp;If There're Seasons...&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lao Jiu: The Musi

Liao Zhai Rocks! (2016)

Once upon a time, in a kingdom not so far away, ruled a vain and pompous Emperor who was crazy about his clothes, himself and little else. So obsessed with fashion was he that he decreed that the 50th&nbsp;anniversary of his reign be celebrated with the most extravagant National Dress Parade of all time. But, as he primped and preened, he neglected his music-loving citizens, who could only get his attention by complimenting him on his appearance.

One day, two cheeky tailors discover a dark secret in the 

The Emperor's New Clothes (2015)

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)

Sixty years ago a secret manual was hidden by a cult under the Southern Arch. Legend says that the Arch, which opens every six decades, is due to open again - and he who retrieves the secret manual shall command the&nbsp;wulin world and reign over the realm of martial arts.&nbsp;

There has been peace in the&nbsp;wulin&nbsp;world since the fall of the cult. But the obsession with invincibility continues to draw warriors into battle. The spiral of blood and death threatens to bury their secrets forever.&nb

Legends of the Southern Arch (2015)

Sound System Designer

The mischievously funny Dim Sum Dollies® are back with more delicious satire and a wickedly candid take on part 2 of The History of Singapore.

Singapore is almost 50 and it’s time to take stock: Who did what, when, how and to whom? Goodbye pre-­1965 B.C. years (‘Before Crying’)! The Dollies are doing a new song and dance about our A.D. years (‘After Drying’… the tears of separation, that is).

To keep up with the LIGHTNING quick changes on our little island, the Dollies will make lightning quick costum

Dim Sum Dollies: The History of Singapore Part 2 (2014)

W!LD RICE looks East for its 11th holiday musical extravaganza for the whole family!&nbsp;In&nbsp;an affectionate and cheeky retelling of the beloved Chinese fantasy classic,&nbsp;Monkey Goes West is an&nbsp;epic thrill ride that will take you from Haw Par Villa to Jurong West – by way of a colourful world filled with mythical monsters and naughty fairies.

When orphan Ah Tang runs away from home after quarrelling with his adoptive family, he finds himself transported to a new, strange land. There, he bef

Monkey Goes West (2014)

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)

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)

After the demise of his girlfriend Jing, A-Le packs up to pursue his musical ambitions in New York. There he meets the easy-going A-Qiang, a fellow dream hunter from Singapore, who gets him a job at a restaurant. On a particular takeout delivery, an aspiring actress named Rose enters A-Le's life. Soon a bittersweet friendship of battered dreams and bruised hearts is born amongst them. But with each passing day, Rose begins to feel a little more for A-Le. Unknown to them however, the future is about to chang

If There're Seasons... (2014)

Toy Factory Productions Limited

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)

Following the huge success of A FRENCH KISS IN SINGAPORE, Sing’theatre returns with its 2010 sold-out musical: A SINGAPOREAN IN PARIS!

Directed by Hossan Leong, this must-see show revolves around the experience of a Singaporean artist who travels to Paris to pursue his life-long dream of performing in a cabaret. He navigates his way around a new city, language and culture and finds himself in the company of other foreign talents, each pursuing their own dreams and overcoming their own hurdles in this exo

A Singaporean in Paris (2014)

Meet Jamie, a successful novelist and Cathy, a struggling actress.&nbsp;The Last Five Years&nbsp;explores the rise and fall of their five-year relationship. Cathy plays out their love story backwards in time, while Jamie's happens in chronological order. The result is a deeply intimate and touching look at the highs and lows of a marriage gone south.

The musical has gained a devoted following world-wide since its premier in 2001. Written by Tony-award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, it has garnered

The Last Five Years (2014)

Singapore Street Festival Limited

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Hotpants (2014)

It’s that time of year when the world falls in love… Crazy in Love with Christmas! For this year’s Christmas bonus – the Dim Sum Dollies will make their comeback! Selena Tan and Pam Oei welcome their newest Dolly, Denise Tan! They will be joined by other “Ting Tong Belles” – Petrina Kow, Mina Kaye, Glory Ngim, Seong Hui Xuan and Judee Tan. All the girls are coming together to sing, dance, laugh and love their hearts out. Only girls? Ok… ok so Sebastian Tan manages to crash this party as a “Broadway Beng” an

Crazy Christmas: Ting Tong Belles (2013)

Life’s a drag for Jack and his poor mother Widow Neo – the cupboard is bare, there are bills to pay and the loan sharks are circling. With the writing literally on the void-deck walls, they finally resort to selling Ah Kow, their beloved pet cow. But when Jack only gets a handful of green beans instead of cold hard cash for their pet, disaster looms…

That is, until a gigantic bean-sprout springs up in Marina Bay! It reaches high up beyond the clouds, to a mystical land where a man-eating Giant is rumoure

Jack & the Bean-Sprout! (2013)

The year is 1998, and physicist Dr Mary Yuen has a story to tell about the building of the Malaysian atomic bomb. It's a hilarious tale that sees her being lured away from her mundane lab job to join General Zulkifli's madcap plan to construct a nuclear device "for the good of the country". Along the way, she meets a colourful array of characters - including scientists, smugglers, socialites, ministers and a particularly important canteen lady - and is obliged to come to terms with a difficult moral dilemma

Atomic Jaya (2013)

Singapore’s beloved Broadway singing, “Hokkien-Spiaking”, “Hamsum” Ah Beng – Broadway Beng a.k.a Sebastian Tan.

With his unique brand of humour, our Broadway Beng has been charming the stage since 2006 and most recently performed to almost sell-out crowd at the Drama Centre Theatre.


Broadway Beng: Benging You Back to Basics (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)

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)

For Better or for Worse&nbsp;traces the love-hate marriage of middle-aged couple Gerald and Swen.

Set against the backdrop of everyday life in modern Singapore, the play tears apart notions of romantic love while compelling you to embrace the tedium and wonder, and the joys and pains, of marriage.

What is this thing called love?

Will “I do” lead to a dead end or a glorious future?


For Better or For Worse (2013)

Crazy Christmas is an annual MUST-SEE! Catch this year’s star studded cast with a great big band and a bevy of dancing gals we like to call the Merry Miss-el’toes. Crazy Christmas gets bigger, better and brighter every year as Singapore’s finest entertainers together with the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and good ole’ Charlie Chaplin bring you song, dance, laughter and love. This year, we celebrate movie magic as the Silver Screen meets Silver Bells! Apart from our favou

Crazy Christmas (2012)

Poor Hansel and Gretel. Their new pop-star-wannabe stepmother thinks that the family budget is too tiny to support a household of four, so she’s decided to let them go. Their henpecked father doesn’t quite agree, but even he’s feeling the pinch in this new economy!

So the brother and sister pair&nbsp;are abandoned in the jungles of Mandai, to fend for themselves. There are strange cries in the dark, and eyes glowing in the bushes. Will they ever make their way back home?

To their surprise, they stumbl

Hansel & Gretel (2012)

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)

T:>Works (TheatreWorks)

It is sometime in the near future of Singapore. The National Broadway Company (NBC) has been established, and the search for the Artistic Director is on. Amongst those vying for the position is the ‘who’s who’ of Singapore’s theatre industry. From hairdresser to entertainment icon to deputy public prosecutor to politician, the story of the pioneering musical theatre in Singapore unfolds as they sing their hearts to the top.

Based on specially conducted interviews with Dick Lee, Pamela Oei, Michael Chiang

National Broadway Company (2012)

An old woman’s recollection of romance under the Japanese occupation of Singapore causes her young interviewer to re-evaluate life, memory and history.

Written by award-winning and acclaimed playwright Huzir Sulaiman, Occupation weaves the true story of Huzir’s grandmother, Mrs Mohamed Siraj, with the experiences of the fictional character Sarah. Mrs Siraj was a young woman in her teens during the war years and spent most of the occupation sequestered in her large family home. Later in her eighties, Mrs 

Occupation (2012)

Lao Jiu&nbsp;is one of Kuo Pao Kun's most popular and accessible works. In 2005,&nbsp;Lao Jiu&nbsp;was adapted into a dazzling musical for the first time, and this year it will be restaged as an entirely new creative production to be rolled out featuring an exciting new lineup of performers and creative collaborators!&nbsp;

As the only son in the family, Lao Jiu (the ninth born) realises that he should grasp the prestigious scholarship opportunity that has opened up for him; yet, he hesitates at the crit

Lao Jiu: The Musical (2012)

Ong Keng Sen

In&nbsp;Lear,&nbsp;TheatreWorks' artistic director Ong Keng Sen had a vision, one where he imagined Shakespeare's greatest tragedy as a juxtaposition of different Asian cultures, languages and art forms, both traditional and contemporary. It was an ambitious notion but Ong accomplished it. Upon its 1997 premiere in Japan, it quickly became a groundbreaking intercultural theatre production, and subsequently performed to nine cities in the Asia-Pacific and Europe.&nbsp;

In 2012,&nbsp;LEAR DREAMING&nbsp;dis

LEAR DREAMING (2012)

Seven friends from Singapore, Bombay, Surabaya and Hong Kong weave together stories and songs to create a raw, authentic and affecting snapshot of an Asian city after dark. Drawing in part from their own lives, the ensemble searches for friendship, love and peace, crossing into the difficult territories of joy, heartbreak and acceptance, as they lay bare the secrets of the night.

Written and composed by its cast under the watchful eye of director Huzir Sulaiman,&nbsp;City Night Songs&nbsp;is a devised mu

City Night Songs (2012)

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)

Adapted from a Hokkien short story by Chien Swee Teng in his 1979 novel Bak Teng&nbsp;(Diced Meat), the&nbsp;enfant terribles&nbsp;of Singapore contemporary art, Vertical Submarine, invoke bittersweet tragedies of home and family with their theatrical debut. Fusing dioramas, dramaturgy, and installation art, the performance unfolds over decades within a flat. It begins with a bitchy couple who pester a young man to sell his apartment. We then hear the sounds of demolition and concrete debris falling, and an

Dust: A Recollection (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)

Do you understand what made me what I am?

“Before my breasts were grown, I learned that a woman is nothing in this world that men have made.”

Born in 1940s Singapore, Emily is an abadoned girl-child. But by dint of her native wit and cunning, becomes the matriarch of a distinguished household and Singapore society’s “hostess with the mostest”. But at what cost?

Her story, passionately played out against the glamorous backdrop of the decadent glory days of the Singaporean Peranakan community, celebr

Emily of Emerald Hill (2011)

Poor Cindy lives in a crowded HDB flat with her Evil Casino-Obsessed Step-Mother and two Ugly Step-Sisters, Precious and Treasure. All she dreams about is going to The Grand Fish Ball where Prince Char Mee will choose a bride. Fairy God Makcik appears, and Cindy is transformed from “no taste” to “fashion ace” and off to The Ball she goes! But will the Prince recognise her? Will the shoe fit? And will true love find a way?

With an imaginative local spin on the world’s favourite fairy-tale, CINDEREL-LAH!, 

Cinderel-LAH! (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)

Pangdemonium

In recession-hit Buffalo, New York, best friends Jerry and Dave are among hundreds of unemployed steel workers. Desperate to earn some money to pay for his child support obligations, Jerry finds unlikely inspiration in the form of a touring troupe of Chippendales, and decides to form his very own STRIP ACT.

He assembles a motley crew and declared that they are even better than the Chippendales because his gang will go “all the way”…. But when it’s showtime, will the boys overcome their inner demons and p

The Full Monty (2010)

Inspired by the colourful folk stories of Qing dynasty classic&nbsp;The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai, Liao Zhai Rocks!&nbsp;vamps up all things period and brings you into a fantastical world of captivating characters. The scholar, Sang Xiao, wins the affections of Ying Ning, a vixen spirit, only to fall for the ploy of a devious ghost. But when he is poisoned and cast into the underworld, it is the vixen spirit who, driven by true love, embarks on a perilous journey to save him...

Liao Zhai Rocks!&nbsp;bri

Liao Zhai Rocks! (2010)

In a faraway land, there lived a merchant called Big Boss Bong and his three daughters: Brandy, Desiree and his youngest, Beauty.

One day, Big Boss Bong steals a rose from a garden as a gift for Beauty. He’s caught red-handed by a fearsome creature called the Beast who agrees to spare his life in exchange for one of his daughters.

And thus Beauty begins her adventures at the Beast’s mansion, where she encounters the fussy nanny Ah Ma Chow Chow, the excitable cook Baba Pongteh, and the scarcastic maid,

Beauty & The Beast (2009)

The winter of death numbs a lover’s pain,
The autumn of dreams lies awake in vain,
The summer of life sings its passing song,
And spring comes again… with courage to hope, and go on.

"If there are seasons I would see snow, but not around here..."&nbsp;

After the demise of his girlfriend Xiao Jing, A-Le packs up to pursue his musical ambitions in New York. There he meets the easy-going A-Qiang, a fellow dream hunter from Singapore, who gets him a job at a restaurant. On a particular take-out deliver

If There're Seasons... (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)

Sleepless Town (2009)

Once upon a time in the Eternal Kingdom, there lived a Queen who wanted everything and everyone to be perfect. So, when her subjects turn 18, they are sent for 'Enhancement'&nbsp;– a programme to correct their flaws.

The Queen holds a beauty pageant every year where she crowns herself as the winner. One day, her Magic Mirror, who cannot lie without literally cracking up, reveals to her that a new beauty has come of age – her own step-daughter Snow White.

Poor Snow White is ordered to undergo a nip-tuc

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (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)

1826. Sir Stamford Raffles lies on his deathbed, delirious with dreams and hallucinations, whilst his wife Sophia frantically records his biography. A giant Rafflesia blossom invades his bedroom; he meets his deceased first wife Olivia, and encounters a talking statue who bears prophecies of greatness.

As his life flashes before him, we witness his birth at sea, his early voyages, his triumphant founding of Singapore, and his eventual tragic downfall – with his children dead of tropical diseases, his res

The Last Temptation of Stamford Raffles (2008)

Swordfish attack Singapura, terrorising its citizens. A boy saves the kingdom by lining the beach with banana stems. But the Sultan, at his ministers’ advice, has the boy executed.

A generation later, the Sultan’s successor, his son, breaks the covenant between subject and ruler when he has his concubine publicly executed on trumped-up charges, bringing untold shame to her family. Sure enough, an armada of ships from the Majapahit Empire soon appears on the horizon, and threatens Singapura’s supremacy.


The Swordfish, then The Concubine (2008)

In the Kingdom of Lu, Qiu Hu has just gotten married. Suddenly, he is drafted into the army to protect his country. He leaves behind his beautiful bride Luo Mei Ying and his aged mother, who have to endure many hardships to survive in his absence.&nbsp;

Mei Ying is virtuous and filial, her one desire being the early return of her husband. But unexpectedly, the passion of local tyrant Master&nbsp;Li Dahu are aroused. He uses corrupt means of influence and bullying to force Mei Ying's father to remarry his

The Soldier and His Virtuous Wife (2008)

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)

W!LD RICE celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Michael Chiang and Dick Lee’s Beauty World – Singapore’s all-time favourite musical – with a sparkling new production at the Esplanade Theatre.

A mysterious jade pendant brings an innocent small town girl to Beauty World, a fabulous if somewhat seamy 1960s Singapore nightclub, where she hopes to find her long-lost father.

In her adventures, she meets up with her dotty pen-pal, gets a extreme make-over for her stage debut, crosses the path of the cabaret’s v

Beauty World (2008)

In a museum, time is confused. What looks old may be a reproduction, what looks new is actually a stained glass window from 1887.&nbsp;120&nbsp;attempts to recast the National Museum of Singapore as a host of luminescent voices.

The performance ushers the audience through the galleries, halls and exhibits playfully: inviting the audience to see this space in a different light, through alternate frames, against a wallpaper of people. The performance may take the shape of pockets of ‘happenings’, walks and

120 (2007)

The winter of death numbs a lover’s pain,
The autumn of dreams lies awake in vain,
The summer of life sings its passing song,
And spring comes again… with courage to hope, and go on.

"If there are seasons I would see snow, but not around here..."&nbsp;

After the painful demise of his girlfriend Jing, Ah Le flies to New York to breathe life into his fading dream of writing music. There he meets and befriends Ah Qiang, a fellow dream hunter from Singapore, who helps him settle right in. It is a diffi

If There're Seasons... (2007)

Life’s a drag for Jack and his poor mother Widow Neo – the cupboard is bare, there are bills to pay and the loan sharks are circling. With the writing literally on the void-deck walls, they finally resort to selling Ah Kow, their beloved pet cow. But when Jack exchanges their pet for a mere handful of green beans instead of cold hard cash, disaster looms…

W!LD RICE proudly presents JACK &amp; THE BEAN-SPROUT!, a brand new musical-comedy-pantomime about dreams, a mother’s love, “taugeh” and the perils of 

Jack & the Bean-Sprout! (2006)

A Kungfu parody in English, Mandarin and Cantonese with surtitles.

First there was the Yang Generals.&nbsp;

Now there is the First Family!

7 maidens try to protect the emperor from his assassins. But they soon find themselves in peril when the tables are turned on them.&nbsp;

First Family parodies the patriotic tale of the female generals and campy 70s' Hong Kong kungfu cinema.

Expect irreverntly funny kungfu sequences and an amazing use of shadow puppetry incorporated into the action. Funny 

First Family (2006)

If Sleeping Beauty were to wake up in today’s Singapore, would she end up in Woodbridge? What would she find? What do a slimming centre, three Fairy God Aunties, and the Merlion have to do with the twists and turns of her new story?

W!LD RICE’s deliciously wicked holiday pantomime re-imagines the favourite fairy tale&nbsp;with such pizzazz, you will never see Sleeping Beauty the same way again.


Oi! Sleeping Beauty!! (2005)

After eight daughters, a son is finally here - and no ordinary son is he.

Shifu, a master of traditional puppetry, makes a prediction before his birth that the boy will be endowed with exceptional intelligence, and will grow up to be a man of great accomplishment. He is therefore named You Wei (meaning "achievement"), and nicknamed Lao Jiu (the ninth-born).

Lao Jiu's parents and his many sisters devote themselves to the care of the gifted child, harbouring ambitions for him to do well in his studies, 

Lao Jiu (2005)

Are 3 wishes enough to make all 5 C’s come true? Find out in Aladdin, as this much-loved fairy tale is given a hilarious and spirited W!LD RICE Singapura-Pantomime Remix!

Following the runaway success of last Christmas’s Cinderel-LAH!, Aladdin is set to be the “die-die-must-see” family blockbuster of the holiday season! Selena Tan, Elaine Chan, Glen Goei (The Revenge of the Dim Sum Dollies team!), and an all-singing-and-dancing cast have come together to create a magic carpet ride of surprising visual tr

Shah Tahir

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