Singapore Repertory Theatre

The critically acclaimed Shakespeare in the Park returns with the popular comedy,&nbsp;A Midsummer Night's Dream&nbsp;– a romantic comedy filled with mischief and magic.Enjoy your picnic under the night sky as the industrial kingdom of Athenia transforms into an enchanted dreamworld of moonlit water and fairyland mayhem.'The course of true love never did run smooth …'The Fairy King and Queen are at war, four young lovers have eloped to the forest, and a group of tradesmen are rehearsing a play. But it is Mi

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2023)

Fight Choreographer

Wild Rice

Wild Rice and Victorian Opera proudly present The Butterfly Lovers like you have never seen it before. Fresh from its critically acclaimed world premiere in Australia, this thrilling international collaboration marks the first time this classic Chinese folktale takes ight as an original English-language opera.&nbsp;Trapped by the constraints of a rigidly patriarchal society, Zhu Yingtai boldly disguises herself as a man to pursue higher education. At school, she meets the bookish Liang Shanbo, and the prov

The Butterfly Lovers (2023)

Movement Coach

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)

The Theatre Practice

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)

Cast

Cake Theatrical Productions

In 2015, we stripped our former studio bare to host the first iteration of Running with Strippers. Since then, Strippers has grown to embody the germination of ideas in arid spaces. Our meditations came into focus within the gaps. Dead spaces we saw as potential for fluid and divergent ways to meet minds and create. A space where art begets art. We saw a necessity to wrestle out of the ennui that threatens to cloud the creative space, that pushes risk, experimentation, defiance and stubbornness out of the p

Choreographer

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)

Martial Arts

Singapore Repertory Theatre and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, invite you to join us for the restaging of the most successful original musical ever to be produced in Singapore –&nbsp;Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress. Following three sold-out runs and over 100,000 tickets sold, this epic musical promises to be the cultural event of the year.

The musical stars Kit Chan as the Empress Dowager Cixi, with Cheryl Tan as the young imperial concubine, Yehenara, and features music by Cultural Medallion wi

Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress (2017)

The Necessary Stage

In real life, there are no rehearsals and no second takes.

Actor, Forty&nbsp;features Golden Horse Award-winner Yeo Yann Yann returning to the Chinese theatre stage in a special&nbsp;Huayi&nbsp;commission.&nbsp;

This new original monologue sees Yeo collaborating with Cultural Medallion recipients, director Alvin Tan and playwright Haresh Sharma of The Necessary Stage. Candid and conversational, it examines the myriad identities that we take on and cast off in life - just as an actor does when she adop

Actor, Forty (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)

Dance Captain

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

Romeo & Juliet (2016)

The Little Company

The prologue shows us the abduction of Sita, wife of Rama, by the demon King, Ravana.

A year later, Rama has been looking for his childhood friend, Hanuman, to help him rescue Sita. Rama believes that Hanuman still has the superpowers he has as a child. However, Hanuman has lost his powers because he misused them for childish and foolish naughtiness. He lives in Monkey Town where he has a reputation for being a rogue who has a weakness for banana smoothies. He frequently gets into arguments with Stacey, 

Hanuman the Superhero Monkey (2016)

The LKY Musical&nbsp;tells the dramatic story of Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. It follows his life from his pre-war days as an idealist student through his transformation into a powerful political leader fighting for Singapore’s independence. Beginning with the challenge of surviving the Japanese Occupation through his years as a Cambridge student, his return to Singapore as a young lawyer, the formation of the PAP, and the political struggle with the communists. &nbsp;It ends with the

The LKY Musical (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)

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)

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)

Nine Years Theatre

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)

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)

Ensemble

Martial Arts Coordinator

Toy Factory Productions Limited

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)

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)

THE STORY TELLER.&nbsp;A young a feisty tomboy.
THE PLACE.&nbsp;A sleepy and tired old town.
THE TIME.&nbsp;The created world of our tarnished conscience.
THE ISSUE.&nbsp;A black man is accused of raping a white woman.
THE PROTAGONIST.&nbsp;An idealistic lawyer defends the black man.
THE PROBLEM.&nbsp;The guiltlessness of an accused black against the sullied town.

To Kill A Mockingbird&nbsp;fearlessly illustrates the themes of racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. It also brilliantly ad

To Kill A Mockingbird (2010)

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Maha Moggallana (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)

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)

Voiceover

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)

Chorus

Big Fool Lee&nbsp;is about a legendary storyteller, Lei Dai Soh who left an impact on many generations in Singapore with his exceptional charisma. It is an enchanting journey of Lei Dai Soh, from his days of fame to the day he sadly retired from radio.

Lei Dai Soh, an icon whom many might have heard but not know of, had gone through major setbacks in life. He suffered from depression after losing his brother to World War II, but he picked himself up and continued to glow in his story-telling career. He m

Big Fool Lee (2007)

Devisor

TITOUDAO: THE STORY

Based on the real-life story Mdm Oon Ah Chiam, the play begins in the backstage area of a makeshift Chinese street opera (wayang) stage. It is an organized clutter of elaborate headgear and opera costumes, old-fashioned make-up chests, swords, props and various backdrops. On the stage,&nbsp;wayang&nbsp;performer Ah Chiam begins the story of her struggle to become a renowned street opera star.

Tracing her journey from her poor childhood days in the 1940s to the present day, the play

Titoudao (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)

National Service is an integral part of every Singaporean male's journey towards manhood. In&nbsp;Army Daze,&nbsp;we salute Singaporean boys as they don their uniforms and begin their march to maturity. We also celebrate how these sons of diverse backgrounds and circumstances come under one camp and eventually become brothers; blurring the boundaries of race, age and social status.&nbsp;

Michael Chiang's play is about the misadventures of five young men as they go through their Basic Military Training. T

Army Daze (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)

The year is 1400. Father and Mother lead a contented life in Long Ya Men (old name for Singapore) despite facing countless raids by the much-feared pirates. One day, they decide to put a stop to this problem by seeking the help of the magnanimous but utterly vain Banana Tree Spirit. The Spirit gives them a magic pouch to capture the pirates.&nbsp;

Soon, the pirates reappear. Mother casts the magic pouch and the pirates are captured. Excited, the couple takes the pouch to the Village Head. Unbeknownst to 

Ten Brothers (2005)

Dance Choreographer

Five of Chinese history's most infamous femme fatales,&nbsp;Bao Si, Sai Jin Hua, Lu Hou, Yu Xuan Ji&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ke Shi&nbsp;have had controversial lives of murder, betrayal and heartache.&nbsp;

They were known to be unusual women of their times, cunning, cruel and gutsy when women were expected to be the very opposite. They achieved great achievements -&nbsp;Lu Hou&nbsp;was China's first female ruler while&nbsp;Yu Xuan Ji&nbsp;was a celebrated poetess - but often at great personal loss and suffering.&n

Spirits (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

Aladdin (2004)

She’s the richest woman in the world. She’s returning to her hometown. And she’s got revenge and murder on her mind.

Claire Zachanassian (nee Li Kwan Yin) is as fabulous as she is rich. And the hometown she is returning to is Saitang – a poor, desolate town that has definitely seen better days.

Heralded by the honest, upright citizens of Saitang as the town’s saviour, Claire makes her dramatic entrance – with an entourage of bodyguards, eunuchs, a butler, a caged panther, her 7th husband, millions and

The Visit of the Tai Tai (2004)

Dream Academy

They sizzied in last year’s box office hit Steaming! and now, the Dim Sum&nbsp;Dollies are back! The Revenge of the Dim Sum Dollies! is a BRAND NEW&nbsp;musical action adventure! Through big hair, wacky songs, nifty choreography,&nbsp;a forest of false eyelashes, mile-high heels and amazing costume changes, our&nbsp;intrepid heroines bring you a buffet of show-stopping, laugh-a-minute numbers&nbsp;about life in the Lion City. Check out their piping hot Beefcakes&nbsp;- six juicy male dancers...hmmm...delici

The Revenge of the Dim Sum Dollies (2004)

IN EAST SIDE, NOT ALL BOYS BECOME MEN. NOT ALL MEN REMAIN BROTHERS.

Loosely based on the musical&nbsp;West Side Story, EAST SIDE STORY&nbsp;unfolds two warring street gangs' struggle to define themselves against the demands of their masculinity and brotherhood. Helmed by award-winning director Beatrice Chia,&nbsp;EAST SIDE STORY&nbsp;will be dance, martial arts, drama and a touch of violence fleshed out in the taut bodies of eight male leads writing their identity in sweat and blood.&nbsp;


EAST SIDE STORY (2004)

Drama Box

Ah Beng, our very own Singaporean neighbourhood young man, grew up in a simple and ordinary life with his lot of carefree friends and humble family.

Peach, a sophisticated uptown girl, comes along one day with the lure of beauty, wealth and a future of glamour and success.

Beng knows the only way to make it in this world is by forsaking his free and easy lifestyle. He embarks on a hunt for dignity. He will be polished; he will be learned; he wants to be bourgeois.

As Beng embraces his new love and 

Mr Beng (2000)

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)

ACTION Theatre

Based upon the true story of the original Siamese Twins, Chang &amp; Eng - The Musical traces the life of two brothers who were joined at the chest by a mysterious bang of flesh. Condemned as a bad omen during their childhood, they were saved by the love of their mother and subsequently brought to America where they were exhibited as special attractions. The twins eventually became American citizens, married two American sisters and went on to father 21 children. Don't miss this heartwarming musical that ha

Chang & Eng (1999)

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