Eleanor Tan

What are the myths surrounding motherhood, and how do they shape the experience of being a mother? Is a woman truly free to make her own decisions, when her body has essentially been invaded and occupied? Is there really such a thing as maternal instinct? The Book of Mothers explores these questions through the eyes of Louise, whose complicated relationship with her mother leaves her ambivalent about her own pregnancy, and fearful for the loss of her life as she knows it.

The Book of Mothers (2019)

Playwright

7/8 Musical Collective

In Pieces: A New Musical is a song cycle by Joey Contreras that follows the romantic journeys of eight individuals. Set in New York City, there’s the scary excitement of being vulnerable and saying yes to whatever adventure is ahead. The magical first kiss. An unlikely friendship. Well-kept secrets. The monotony. The rebound. An awkward reunion on the 1 train. The honest conversations of deserving more. You never know how one little moment could change your day, and so we make a choice at the crossroad.

In Pieces (2022)

Director

Paper Monkey Theatre

Liu Yuyan chanced upon a scholar Bian Ji who was selling his calligraphic writing at the Flower Festival. It was love at first sight for the maiden and the scholar! Feeling excited, Yuyan rushed home to inform her parents of the wonderful news. Alas! What seemed like a simple affair became a complex love game when instead of inviting Bian Ji over to discuss the marriage, the muddle-headed housekeeper invited the tyrant, Zhou Tong!Singapore theatre, Paper Monkey Theatre, proudly presents Romance of Mistakes 

Romance of Mistakes (2021)

Puppeteer

T:>Works (TheatreWorks)

What are the myths surrounding motherhood, and how do they shape the experience of being a mother? Is a woman truly free to make her own decisions, when her body has essentially been invaded and occupied? Is there really such a thing as maternal instinct? The Book of Mothers explores these questions through the eyes of Louise, whose complicated relationship with her mother leaves her ambivalent about her own pregnancy, and fearful for the loss of her own life as it used to be.

The Book of Mothers (2020)

The Necessary Stage

This interactive theatrical experience will feature excerpts of&nbsp;Off Centre&nbsp;that traces the friendships that the protagonist, Vinod, forges—one with Charlie, his ex-classmate from Junior College, and another with Saloma, who—like Vinod—struggles with a mental health condition.

Can Vinod draw support from his friends, in the face of social prejudices against those suffering from mental illnesses? Will their friendships be able to withstand the personal conflicts that each of them experience?

O

Off Centre (2020)

Facilitator

L'arietta Productions

"All Dressed Up (No Place to Go)" by Michael Ching was conceived as a way to keep operatic performances alive while social distancing, in the comfort of our homes. The characters sing about their dreams, anxiety, and hope as they all adjust to the times. For the next eight weeks, a new character will be introduced through their brand new aria, followed by a glimpse into their day, all through social media. A first of its kind, All Dressed Up (No Place to Go) is an operatic response transmitted to the world,

All Dressed Up (No Place To Go) (2020)

Cast

Don't Know, Don't Care&nbsp;looks at a family trying to deal with terminal illness within the household. Wrapped up in their own lives, the family members 'don't want to know', and prefer to leave the caregiving to strangers. Soon, they realise they have to know, and they discover the importance of being there for each other. &nbsp;

Can a time of illness allow a family to finally share a bond and experience joy?&nbsp;


Don't Know, Don't Care (2019)

Romance of Mistakes&nbsp;is a pantomime of a series of seemingly unfortunate events that resulted from mistaken identities and misrepresented love. Liu Yu Yan chanced upon a scholar Bian Ji who was selling his calligraphic writing at the Flower Festival. It was love at first sight for the maiden and the scholar! Feeling excited, Yu Yan rushed home to inform her parents of the wonderful news. Alas! What seemed like a simple affair became a complex love game when instead of inviting Bian Ji over to discuss th

Romance of Mistakes (2019)

In Source Theatre

In&nbsp;Sleeping Naked, the protagonist Stony is a seeker of truth and spirituality. He works from home by giving advice to those who encounter problems in life. He draws from different philosophies; lives and breathes through those philosophies.&nbsp;

One day, Stony reads about the experiments of&nbsp;Mahatma&nbsp;Gandhi who slept naked with young women in order to test his ability to resist sexual temptation. He tells his wife and daughter about the discovery, and tensions and conflicts gradually arise

Sleeping Naked (2016)

Performer

Wild Rice

"I do not think Singapore is ready... There are gay groups in Singapore, there are gay people in Singapore and they have a place to stay here and we let them live their own lives. And we do not harass them or discriminate against them. But neither, I think, if you ask most Singaporeans, do we want the LGBT community to set the tone for Singapore society. The society is basically a conservative one." - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (4 June 2015)

What is it like to grow up different in a country where law

Let's Get Back Together (2016)

Singapore Repertory Theatre

The Little Company

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair."

Stuck in a tower in the middle of the desert, things aren't looking good for Rapunzel - until she discovers a spell that could help her to escape!

However, will her friends Harriet the Roadrunner, Hugo the Armadillo, Montague the Prince and Chester the Camel be able to find the 3 ingredients that she needs for the spell?

What's more, under the close watch of Esme the Witch, will Rapunzel be able to stop her from finding out about the brilliant escape plan?

Rapunzel (2014)

Singapore Street Festival Limited

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Hotpants (2014)

Red Riding Hood is an uplifting story of brave Red who must journey through the forest to reunite her family and save Mother's bakery from closing down.&nbsp;

Will she reach Grandma's house in time? Or will the charming Big Bad Wolf distract her from her quest? Join Red on her adventure into the woods, where no one is what they seem!


Red Riding Hood (2013)

Toy Factory Productions Limited

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)

Teater Ekamatra

A city is never complete...
No space to run,
no place to hide.
No. No. No.
No memories to hold,
no memories to be told.
No eye to eye.
No heart to heart. No fires.
No one. Nobody. Nobody.&nbsp;
Nobody. Nobody really here.
Just songs of migrating birds passing by.
Just symphonies of metal, concrete and glass.
Just echoes of silent discontent.&nbsp;
This content, displaced.&nbsp;


This Placement (2012)

Collaborator

Girl ah... Boy ah... can you help me find my cat?

An old dialect-speaking mother has lost her only companion – a cat. She asked for help, but was snubbed by her grown-up children. One night, the old lady left her house looking for her cat in a world that has left her behind – a world obsessed with progress and prosperity, which has forgotten the traditional, the old and the frail.

Mama Looking For Her Cat is a play about the communication differences and the estranged relationship between a mother and

Mama Looking For Her Cat (2012)

The cheetah spies a cavernous place
Wounds of stilled instance leaving no trace
Cherub smiling sweet among flaming spurs
A blessing hiding in shadowed curse.
Relics dissipate with clouds at pace
As screams of mellowed kindly verse
Twist the naked will to traverse
That which cocoons a heartened face
Maternal ascension of bleeding grace.

Bleeding Grace&nbsp;is the story of two pedestrian lives. They meet, they laugh, they make a promise. She has a child, he begins to question what he wants. They ta

Bleeding Grace (2012)

Amir Mahmood had the nation at his feet. A respected community leader, charismatic and enigmatic, he was a spitfire destined for greatness.&nbsp;

Yet at the cusp of success, a lapse in judgment, unravels first his career, then his family and finally, himself.


Mata Hati (2011)

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

We present our most ambitious project yet: The Wizard of Oz — adapted direct from the Judy Garland movie, complete with all those unforgettable songs and characters! A huge hit with children, teens, adults and families alike for generations, now you have the unique chance to see it come to technicolour life on stage!

Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. Once day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come

The Wizard of Oz (2008)

Meet Argan – a wealthy and mostly healthy man who is convinced that he’s plagued by all sorts of obscure and embarrassing diseases. He plans to marry his daughter Angelique to a doctor’s son, guaranteeing himself a lifetime of free medical care!

Alas, Angelique loves the hunky Cleante, and it’s up to the feisty maid Toinette to stop the marriage and knock some sense into Argan.

young &amp; W!LD brings you, for the first time in Singapore, a witty and wacky new production of one of the world’s favourit

The Hypochondriac (2008)

MAD FOREST&nbsp;explores the blood and dreams that fed the 1989 Romanian revolution, which in turn led to the overthrow, trial and execution of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. This darkly comic play exposes the heart of a people struggling for political change; tracing a nation’s tumultuous journey from repression to liberation – and beyond.

Delving deep into the lives of two families – one rich, one poor – caught in the whirlwind of a changing Romania,&nbsp;MAD FOREST&nbsp;asks audience a daring questio

Mad Forest (2007)

Stage Manager

Ten Couples. One expressway. Ten stories of love and betrayal.

A lot can happen on a long drive…

Ten different couples, driving along the same highway…

Each dealing with their marriages on the rocks in a range of stunning and utterly unexpected ways…

Like a symphony of 10 movements, the often hilarious and always heart-wrenching vignettes are woven into a gripping journey of betrayal, and the love and hate it unearths.


On North Diversion Road (2007)

Under The Dragon Moon&nbsp;is a marvellous and mischievous collection of Asian Folk Tales, carefully selected from many stories, both well known and seldom-heard. Tales from China, India, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia were researched and sorted.

Now we playfully transform a selection of these fascinating folk tales with live music, energetic physical theatre, masks and puppetry. Top musicians from gamelan asmaradana provide the live music soundtrack as our actors bring the stories

Under the Dragon Moon (2007)

Kate Carl, an American artist, is invited to paint the portrait of the Empress of China, Cixi. When she arrives in China she hears many rumours about the Empress.&nbsp;She also meets George Morrison, an English journalist. He tells her not to be intimidated. Kate begins the portrait and while she paints, the Empress tells her about her life...

The Empress, known as Yehenara as a young girl, was a concubine in the Forbidden City. She desperately wanted to be chosen by the Emperor to be his escort. And she

Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress (2006)

Ensemble

The year is 2003, at the peak of the SARS crisis.

The Koh family, scattered across the globe, is forced to reunite when the family patriarch falls ill. They have not spoken to each other for years, and are compelled to confront various unresolved issues – sibling rivalries, desertions and betrayals.&nbsp;

Suddenly, Pa is diagnosed as a suspected SARS case, and a home quarantine order is slapped on the household. For the next ten days, there is no avoiding one anther! Rooms are occupied, lines are draw

Homesick (2006)

1917 - A baby is abandoned on the steps of Singapore's famous Raffles Hotel. A childless English couple find the crying child and adopt her. They sail back to England with the child in their arms.

1937 - Twenty years have passed. The house of Lim Chin Boon is in turmoil; the Master of the house is dying and has just received a letter from a young lady who could very well be the long-lost granddaughter from his first marriage. Emma West returns to Singapore to look for her family, only to find herself thr

A Twist of Fate (2005)

Irwin Shaw

Dear audience,

In 2003, an unprecedented gathering of local theatre professionals&nbsp;came together to do staged readings of Lysistrata Lah! - a new&nbsp;adaptation of Aristophanes’ war-of-the-sexes comedy — at the&nbsp;YMS Auditorium (24 March) and the Singapore Tyler Print&nbsp;Institute (25-26 March). The readings were performed as part of an&nbsp;international theatrical response to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. It was&nbsp;also a unique opportunity for Singapore’s theatre scene to come&nbsp;together a

Bury the Dead (2005)

A group of Forest Folk have returned to their forest home from wandering through Asia, bringing with them their favourite stories and tales. Fascinating Folk Tales from all over the region are celebrated through physical theatre and storytelling, puppetry and mask magic, evocative and atmospheric live music. This is LIVE theatre, not a storytelling session, or a film.

Tales of a prawn from Myanmar, a giant from Indonesia, buns from Japan, Dragons and heroes from China, a shirt from Malaysia, a trickster 

Dancing with Dragons (2004)

A group of Forest Folk have returned to Grimm Forest from wandering through Asia, bringing with them their favourite stories and tales. Fascinating Folk Tales from Myanmar, Indonesia, Japan, China, Malaysia, India, New Zealand and Tibet are celebrated through physical theatre and storytelling, puppetry and mask magic, evocative and atmostpheric live music. Young or old, you will be drawn in to this magical world of stories.

Thrills and fun for children and their adults aged 4 and up. Especially suitable 

Dancing with Dragons (2003)

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

I Have A Date with Spring (1999)

Front of House

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The play&nbsp;Sleeping&nbsp;Naked&nbsp;is inspired by a lesser-known aspect of the spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi— his sex experiments in which he shared his bed with young girls to master his sexual drive. Gandhi explained that he was putting himself in sexually arousing situations in order to test his ability to resist sexual temptation.&nbsp;Sleeping&nbsp;Naked&nbsp;is set in a dysfunctional family, where the father Stony models himself after Gandhi in pursuit of spirituality. Stony takes a vow of celib

Eleanor Tan

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