Pangdemonium

Once upon a time, in a marvellous multiverse of musical fairy-tale heroes and villains…The Witch, the Wolf, the Giant and the Stepmother have unleashed pandemonium on the kingdom. Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack (of Beanstalk fame) and the Baker assemble to avenge the evils dealt to the people. On their mission to save their world, they venture into the woods.But their path is booby-trapped with blips, as they get entrapped by Daydreams, ensnared by Desires, and enslaved by Wishes. And then things 

Into the Woods (2023)

Cast

The Theatre Practice

Jeff wants to do the right thing. So does his brother. And his mother. And his sister-in-law. So an important discussion over family dinner should go smoothly... right?Inspired by Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene, Extinction Feast is a playful black comedy about Asian culture, fish consumption and our pesky conscience.Director Ang Xiao Ting assembles an international team of collaborators to create a multidisciplinary theatrical feast combining performance, multimedia and live foley. Blending storytel

Extinction Feast (2022)

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)

Michael Chiang Playthings

Lauded as "a special production that should not close until every person in the country has seen it", the Singapore classic, Private Parts is coming back and ticketing opens today! Expect signature laugh-out-loud situations and snappy punchlines from this 'serious comedy' that explores gender complications, with a dizzy dose of TV histrionics tossed in for good measure.


Private Parts (2018)

It is tough to be a teenager
Especially when you are different from everyone else.
And having lived amongst humans for centuries,
These young deities begin to wonder:
In a world where men appear almighty,
Who needs gods anyway?

Directed by The Theatre Practice’s Artistic Director Kuo Jian Hong,&nbsp;Immortalx&nbsp;puts a modern twist on traditional Chinese mythology. A winning combination of action and comedy, this modern coming-of-age story follows the adventures of three teenage deities as they se

Immortalx (2018)

Bizarre encounters on the night of The Theatre Practice's moving day

The Theatre Practice (TTP) is moving, and volunteers have arrived just in time to help move all the old costumes, props, furniture and equipment from Stamford Arts Centre to the new premises. In the midst of the chaos, several TTP staff and volunteers accidentally bump into the old wall, causing a section of it to collapse. The gaping hole reveals what seems to be a narrow storeroom that had been hidden behind a false wall. The room is 

Four Horse Road (2018)

The year is 2021. Climate change is wreaking havoc across the globe. Donald Trump has been re-elected US President for a second term. Brexit is in full effect and causing chaos all over Europe. In the wake of escalating wars in the Middle East, famine in West Africa, and relentless terrorist attacks by radical extremists, the UK – and many nations around the world – has enforced a ban on all immigration.

With the coastline around him and life as he knows it crumbling to dust, Leslie Chen is forced to aba

Dragonflies (2018)

André has lost his beloved watch again. His daughter and her husband are behaving very oddly. There is an unseen presence in his home playing cruel tricks on him. And as he fights his demons and drowns in his murky memories, he is beginning to question his own sanity and identity…

The Father&nbsp;is a poignant and devastating exploration of a 70-year-old man’s deteriorating mind as he sinks under the frightening weight of dementia, and loses his grip on the sanctuary of his home and security of his loved

The Father (2018)

Tracie Pang

Adrian Pang

Stephanie Street

The year is 2021. Climate change is wreaking havoc across the&nbsp;globe, “Brexit” is causing chaos all over Europe and Donald&nbsp;Trump has been re-elected United States president for a second&nbsp;term. In the wake of escalating wars in the Middle East, famine in&nbsp;West Africa and relentless terrorist attacks by radical extremists,&nbsp;the United Kingdom - and many nations around the world - has&nbsp;enforced a ban on all&nbsp;immigration.

With the coastline around him and life as he knows it crum

Dragonflies (2017)

Wild Rice

Ladies and Gentlemen, OPEN YOUR EYES!

You have arrived at LA CAGE, a fabulous nightclub in the heart of Tanjong Pagar. Here, George is your charming host and Albin, his long-time partner, headlines the world-famous cabaret as glamorous diva Zaza.

Life is beautiful, until George’s son, Jonathan, announces his plan to marry the daughter of Mr. C.K. Tan, an ultra-conservative politician hell-bent on shutting down the colourful local nightlife.

When Jonathan brings his future in-laws home to ‘meet the 

La Cage aux Folles (2017)

The Finger Players

Itsy Bitsy Spider has galvanised his eight-legged army to terrorise the characters in the nursery rhyme world. In comes an unlikely hero, a grandfather who’s looking for his grandson. In his search, Grandpa is reacquainted with familiar and colourful friends from the nursery rhymes that he used to sing to his grandson. Unwittingly, he ends up being their hero, the chosen one against the spiders. To save his newfound friends from the eight-legged terror, an epic war ensues between the spiders, and his assemb

ITSY - The Musical (2017)

Performer

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)

A group of 20-somethings face a future filled with fear and uncertainty, amidst social and political unrest, poverty, drug abuse and HIV/AIDS: Mark, an aspiring film-maker; Roger, a doomed musician; Collins, a “vagabond anarchist”; Angel, a transvestite street busker; Mimi, a troubled dancer; Maureen, a wild-child performance artist; hot-shot law student Joanne; and Benny, the one who “sold his soul” and became a “yuppie”. As they face their many challenges, friendships become fractured, hearts and bodies g

RENT (2016)

Sing'theatre

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well &amp; Living in Paris&nbsp;is a musical revue, or juke-box musical, and each of the 23 songs is treated like a mini play. It is a powerful and bold theatrical experience that was an overwhelming success in its original off-Broadway production in 1968 and again in the 2006 revival. It opened in 1968 in New York and played for four years with nearly 2000 performances! The 2006 revival Off-Broadway received several award nominations. Since its inception, the show has been staged 

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (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)

Billy has always felt like an outsider within his own family. Billy, you see, is deaf. He is also the only one who actually listens in his hopelessly dysfunctional, hilariously eccentric, fiercely argumentative tribe of bohemian weirdos.

Dad is an intellectual who behaves like a first-class idiot;

Mum is a mystery novelist who can’t solve the mystery of her own family;

Sis is a world-class opera singer in a downtown pub;

Big Brother is writing a thesis on speech while hearing voices inside his h

Tribes (2015)

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay

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)

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)

Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love?

Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for ‘Outstanding Off-Broadway Play’, and nominated for the Olivier Award for ‘Best New Comedy’, FAT PIG tells the story of Tom (Gavin Yap), a handsome, young professional who meets a sweet-natured, sexy, funny and intelligent girl named Helen (Frances Lee) – who just happens to be “plus-sized”. Tom finds himself irresistibly attracted to Helen and her refreshin

Fat Pig (2014)

Actor

Singer

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