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)

Lighting Designer

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)

Singapore Repertory Theatre

Based on the all-time favourite book by Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat has been developed into a magically witty play by Britain’s National Theatre. After the successful staging by SRT’s The Little Company in 2012 and 2015, The Cat in the Hat is now back again!If you have not read any Dr. Seuss lately, you will love this production of The Cat in the Hat. Every Dr. Seuss’s story is a lesson in grammar, syntax, scansion, phonics, morality, ethics, tolerance and the human spirit.&nbsp;Sally and her brother get 

The Cat in the Hat (2023)

Moments before they make their entrance into our world, Boy and Girl are each assigned scripts by a Playwright. As they rehearse for the lives that they will lead, they begin questioning the roles that they have been given.&nbsp;Why are women and men expected to behave in certain ways? How did the world come to be such an unequal place for women and men? Can there be a different way of raising future generations?&nbsp;In this challenging and insightful original comedy by Thomas Lim, one of Singapore theatre

Fair Play (2023)

Sam and Jenny are hosting their first dinner guests at their new home. As the evening unfolds, Jenny reveals her encounters with uncanny events she experiences at 2:22 am each night, only to be dismissed by her skeptical spouse.But when things take a spine-tingling turn, Sam and Jenny make a pact with their guests to stay awake until the clock strikes 2:22am, unaware of the shocking discovery they will make.“marvellously tense play shines” – The Straits Times“pitch perfect cast of actors” – Bakchormeeboy“a 

2:22 - A Ghost Story (2023)

Goldilocks, on a trip into the forest, ventures into a seemingly uninhabited house. As she makes herself feel at home, Goldilocks turns the place into a gigantic mess! Little does she know that the house belongs to a family of three bears, who will not be too pleased to witness her handiwork.Join a happy family of porridge-hungry bears, Goldilocks and her father Mr Locks in this bear-faced, cheeky family musical. In this modern twist of the beloved classic, Goldilocks and the bears try to save the forest an

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (2023)

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay

A despot has come to power. The population is anxious, submissive and scared. But beneath every violation of civil liberty, there are real human beings; behind every act of resistance, there is an individual willing to risk everything. And these people aren't heroic or remarkable – they're just like us. Through a series of vignettes involving the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, artists and tour guides, No Particular Order charts the fate of a society in turmoil to ask at every step of the way: is it empathy

No Particular Order (2023)

Meet Emma – professional actor, consummate performer, chameleon-like make-believer.Meet Emma – pathological pretender, compulsive liar, hopeless addict.&nbsp;Committed to&nbsp;rehab, she desperately clings on to her alter egos and imagined personas, as her world spirals into a surreal abyss. Friends, family members and fellow addicts morph into figments of fantasy, her sense of self fragments, and she is forced to ask: which version of me is the real me?&nbsp;Together with Emma, we embark on a thrilling, tr

People, Places & Things (2023)

In a comfortable middle-class home, a family sits down to a celebratory dinner. But their evening is cut short by the unexpected arrival of an Inspector. He brings news of the tragic death of a young woman.&nbsp;As the Inspector investigates, tensions escalate – threatening to shatter the very foundations on which entire lives and identities have been built. What crime has been committed here? Who is guilty? And who isn’t?&nbsp;Written with startling prescience by J.B. Priestley in 1945, An Inspector Calls 

An Inspector Calls (2023)

A contemporary reimagining of the Indian epic tale&nbsp;The&nbsp;Mahabharata&nbsp;that resonates with the current day.The Pandavas and the Kauravas—two groups of cousins—struggle for political power and the claim to the dynastic succession to the throne of the Hastinapura, an Indian kingdom. The confrontation climaxes with an 18-day Kurukshetra War in which even the gods are involved. Unimaginable death and destruction ensue, and all on the battlefield are forced to face up to their&nbsp;dharma—their duty a

Kingdoms Apart (2022)

Nine Years Theatre

Kelvin and Annie have been together for 29 years, from the time they met and fell in love, to the time they got married, had children, and started a business together. The way they maintain their relationship is to always celebrate their anniversary, and to look back on the many firsts in their lives - first date, first kiss, the first time they held hands, the first breakup… However, the reality of life forbids them to keep looking back. In the end, who remembers? And who is reminiscing?


See You, Anniversary (2022)

“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.“Something is going on at Manor Farm. The animals have overthrown Farmer Jones and, with the pigs as their leaders, have created a new state for themselves called Animal Farm.Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities in the system, the pigs write a set of commandments as a guide for animal life. However, cunning propaganda hides their true agenda, as the ideals of the revolution are gradually subverted.Animal Farm, George Orwell’s most ce

Animal Farm (2022)

From award-winning playwright Thomas Lim (Grandmother Tongue, Supervision) comes Straight Acting, a hopeful, heartfelt comedy about the drama of trying to keep things straight... when you’re anything but.

All Olivia and Jaime want to do is start a family and make a life together&nbsp;– something they can’t easily do in straight-laced Singapore. To make
the system work for them, Olivia and Jaime get their gay best friends, Russell and Jia Ming, in on the act. Together, they pretend to be two happy, heter

Straight Acting (2021)

A sharp satire on theatre-making in a pandemic and an irreverent look at the unlikely collaboration of three wildly different Singaporean artistic directors,&nbsp;The Commission&nbsp;is the entertaining live sequel to the circuit-breaking short film,&nbsp;The Pitch.

When Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Gaurav Kripalani, Wild Rice’s Ivan Heng, and Pangdemonium’s Adrian Pang collaborated for the first time on the short film&nbsp;The Pitch, it seemed like just a (virtual) stage they were going through.

Lit

The Commission (2021)

‘Fat’ isn’t a dirty word... but it might as well be.

All her life, Miriam Cheong has observed people tiptoeing around the word and the many assumptions and stereotypes attached&nbsp;to it. It’s just how things have always been – from her time as an unwilling member of her school’s Trim and Fit (TAF) Club, to her trials and tribulations as a working actress in Singapore today.

Honestly... it’s enough to make anybody swear!

Candid, vulnerable and eye-opening,&nbsp;The Other F Word&nbsp;examines Miria

The Other F Word (2021)

Moments before they make their entrance into our world, Boy and Girl are each assigned scripts by a Playwright. As they rehearse for the lives that they will lead, they begin questioning the roles that they have been given.

Why are women and men expected to behave in certain ways? How did the world come to be such an unequal place for women and men? Can there be a different way of raising future generations?&nbsp;

With this challenging and insightful new comedy by Thomas Lim, one of Singapore theatre'

Fair Play (2019)

As the Singapore Bicentennial is celebrated, six people form a group called Raffles Must Fall to examine our country's colonial legacy. Scenes from the past are re-enacted to better understand the nightmare of subjugation... and the dream of self determination.&nbsp;

Drawing upon a wealth of historical documentation, including speeches, newspaper articles and songs, the play confronts us with questions about how colonial structures still shape the society we live in today. Why celebrate the beginning of 

Merdeka (2019)

The Little Company

Fantastic Mr Fox is a classic tale of goodies and baddies. It is an inspiring story about the brave and clever Mr Fox who, with the help of his family and friends, outsmarts three farmers' nasty schemes in order to provide food for the animal community.

The farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean have been digging up the animals' home, trying to capture Mr Fox by any means possible. Trapped underground, Mr Fox and his family and friends are starving, leaving him with no choice but to devise a plan to find food fo

Fantastic Mr Fox (2019)

Former civil servant Chia Kin Jek joins The Singapore Times as a reporter, just as the paper's long-time editor is sent on indefinite leave for an incendiary commentary implying the abuse of power at the highest echelons of the government.

As his two deputy editors jockey for position in the power vacuum, a new rumour emerges. If made public, it could potentially take down the government of the day. Will the newspaper publish the story? Who will take over as the new editor? And in a battle between truth 

Press Gang (2018)

Enchanted by the lilting birdsong of the plain-looking, brown Nightingale, the Emperor of China captures and keeps her in a gilded cage for his daily entertainment. But soon, along with her freedom, the beautiful voice of the Nightingale is lost and she is replaced by a singing mechanical bird.

Will she survive her days in captivity? Will she ever fly freely again? What happens when the mechanical bird fails? Join the Emperor and the Nightingale as they discover true friendship. With catchy rhymes and cl

The Nightingale (2018)

Lighting Director

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)

It’s a swinging bachelor’s dream come true: three beautiful air stewardesses, each taking her turn as his girlfriend… and each happily unaware of the others’ existence. Sounds impossible? Not if you’re Bernard, our modern-day Casanova! With careful, down-to-the-minute scheming, he’s managed to keep his hectic love life cruising at the perfect altitude.

But turbulence ensues when his friend Robert comes to stay. Suddenly, Bernard’s schedule falls apart, as typhoons, volcanic ash and speedier planes wreak 

Boeing Boeing (2017)

The Necessary Stage

First staged in 1990 and subsequently in 2010 to full houses at the Singapore Arts Festival,&nbsp;Those Who Can't, Teach&nbsp;is a Singaporean theatre classic by Cultural Medallion winners Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma.

Set in a secondary school, the play looks at the madcap lives of teachers and students - with often hilarious results. As the teachers struggle daily to 'nurture and groom', the students prefer to hang out and chill. In the meantime, they all have to deal with the dreaded 'parents'.&nbsp;


Those Who Can't, Teach (2017)

Illustrator

Located in a spacious Upper East Side apartment in New York, Amir has worked hard to achieve the American Dream. With South Asian Muslim roots, he has gone on to become a successful lawyer, marry a beautiful American wife, and own a wardrobe of $600 custom-tailored shirts.

But when Amir hosts a dinner party for his African American colleague and her Jewish art curator husband, the initially pleasant evening erupts into a volatile argument over race, religion and politics in the modern world.

Set in po

Disgraced (2016)

Get entangled in the enchanting story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte.

To avoid Wilbur being sent to the butcher, Charlotte proves to be a true friend by coming to his rescue. Charlotte saves the day using her web-spinning skills to weave messages that praise Wilbur, making him a celebrated pig treasured by the farmer and his family.

Charlotte's Web is a poignant play that spins a positive message about friendship, and has enthralled audiences for generation

Charlotte's Web (2016)

Mr. Lee wants to write a memoir about his political life, while Mrs. Lee cannot forget how they fell in love by the sea.

Mdm. Tan is on her way to a date that is 60 years late, but Old Kim worries that he will not reply to all those letters in time.

Old Max holds a solo concert in his heart as Er Ma captures the joyful tears in his camera.

Mdm. Teng pretties herself in front of a mirror all day, and Xiao Ding loves a good banter with anyone who would listen.

Eight senior citizens converge in a r

Red Sky (2016)

After a sell-out run at the Hampstead Theatre in London, SRT is delighted to bring Hello Goodbye, the hottest romantic comedy of the year to Singapore. Featuring a star cast including Shane Mardjuki (Shakespeare in the Park - Twelfth Night, Unlucky Plaza) and Denise Tan (Dim Sum Dollies, Gold 90.5FM DJ).

On a hot summer's day, Juliet arrives at her apartment which she thinks she's renting alone, only to find the strange Alex claiming the flat is his. A heated argument ensues leading to a hilarious turn o

Hello Goodbye (2015)

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)

In a city that’s preparing to market itself as a world-class resort spa, Dr. Thomas Chee&nbsp;discovers that the water supply is riddled with bacteria. He resolves to go public with the information. It’s a decision that pits him against his entire community. Overnight, he finds himself drowning in a storm of protests from the government, media, businesses, and even his family. Suddenly, Dr. Chee is the enemy of the people – the man who insists on telling truths that no one wants to hear.

One of the world

Public Enemy (2015)

Pulitzer Prize Winner Annie Baker has crafted a hilarious comedy that presents a gleefully voyeuristic peek at actors’ behind-the-scenes shenanigans, revealing their weird and wonderful idiocies and idiosyncrasies.

Vivacious Theresa, shy Shultz, angsty Lauren, and gregarious James: four imperfect strangers join an Acting Class run by “Earth Mother” Marty, each one hoping to start the year with a brand new chapter in their lives. But it soon becomes clear that this is much more than an Acting Class, as th

Circle Mirror Transformation (2015)

"I'm Santa's only son. I'm supposed to take over and I don't even understand how Christmas magic works!"

Junior Claus is the rebellious heir to an immense empire in the North Pole, where elves busily prepare for the biggest day of the year - Christmas. When Santa falls into a deep sleep because the Belief-o-Meter falls to a dangerously low level, Grumpo the greedy elf assumes power as Chief Investor in Santa's workshop. After Junior runs away from home, Grumpo attempts to achieve his sinister goal: ruin 

Junior Claus (2014)

One sunny morning, 10-year-old Rhona goes missing.

Her mother Nancy (Karen Tan), retreats into a state of frozen hope for the next twenty years. Does “closure” mean forgiveness? Or revenge?

Agnetha (Janice Koh) is a pioneering psychiatrist with a controversial theory on serial killers. Does she really believe what she preaches, even as she fights her own demons?

And then there’s Ralph (Adrian Pang), a loner with a fractured history and a deadly obsession… Is he a monster? Or a misunderstood man-chi

Frozen (2014)

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

夜莺 (2014)

"What is it? The Nightingale? I do not know it at all, and it lives in my empire!"

Enchanted by the lilting birdsong of the plain-looking, brown Nightingale, the little Emperor of China captures and keeps her in a gilded cage for his daily entertainment. But soon, along with her freedom, the beautiful voice of the Nightingale is lost and a singing mechanical bird replaces her.

Will she survive her days in captivity? Will she ever fly freely again? Join the Nightingale and friends in their quest for he

The Nightingale (2014)

Blank Space Theatre

"There's only one thing I fear&nbsp;in life, my friend... One day the black will swallow the red.”

It is 1958. Mark Rothko, one of the most influential artists of the Abstract Expressionist Movement, is in his studio working on a major commission—&nbsp;known later as the infamous Seagram Murals—for the opening of The Four Seasons restaurant, in&nbsp;New York. It is his new assistant Ken‘s first day of&nbsp;work.

A man of fierce opinions and didactic conversation, Rothko fires questions at his nervous 

Red (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)

Playground Entertainment

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Firecrackers and Bombshells (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)

In Pangdemonium’s Gruesome Playground Injuries, Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph has crafted “a perfect dissection of contemporary love-lost relationships.” (Idaho Statesman), and one of the most startlingly original and screwed-up love stories of modern times.

We follow Kayleen (Seong Hui Xuan - Rabbit Hole) and Doug (Alan Wong - The MTV Show) from age 8 to 38, leaping back and forth over the course of their lives in a deliriously disjointed time-continuum. Doug is full of life and absurdly “acciden

Gruesome Playground Injuries (2013)

NEXT TO NORMAL tells the extraordinary roller-coaster story of Diana (West End star Sally Ann Triplett - Chicago, Cabaret, Mama Mia! Among dozens of other shows), a woman battling bipolar disorder coupled with schizophrenic hallucinations; and her hapless husband Dan (Adrian Pang - Pangdemonium’s Rabbit Hole, Swimming With Sharks), who fights to keep her mind stable and his family intact. Things get even more complicated when Diana defies her Doctor (Juan Jackson - Cats, The Rocky Horror Show), and resorts 

Next to Normal (2013)

Pangdemonium - producers of the acclaimed Spring Awakening and the hit Swimming With Sharks - brings you the Singapore premiere of the Pulitzer Prize winning RABBIT HOLE, a poignant, powerful and surprisingly humorous portrait of a family searching for what remains possible in the most impossible of situations.

Becca (Janice Koh) and Howie (Adrian Pang) are struggling to recover from a shocking accident. Caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt, blame, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage, Howie lashes 

Rabbit Hole (2013)

Sing'theatre

As March 8 was “Women’s Day”, SING’THEATRE celebrated it with the Asian Premiere of 8 WOMEN, a comedy written originally in French by Robert Thomas.

8 WOMEN was turned into a worldwide famous movie starring Catherine Deneuve and premiered in London in March 2011 at Southwark Playhouse - London with rave reviews.

Set in France in the 50’s, in a large country mansion a few days before Christmas, the man of the house is found murdered! But who could have “dunnit”?

Isolated from the rest of the village

8 Women (2013)

Winner of both the Tony and Laurence Olivier Award for 'Best Play' - God of Carnage reunites the powerhouse acting duo Lea Salonga (Tony and Olivier Award-winner, Miss Saigon) and Adrian Pang (Best Actor, ST Life! Theatre Awards) in a fast paced comedic satire described as a "comedy of manners... without the manners."

God of Carnage is a viciously funny and biting comedy that takes place in the aftermath of a playground fight between two schoolboys. Their parents decide to meet to "talk" it out. What sta

God of Carnage (2012)

SRT's The Little Company presents Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl - the world's favourite children's author.

Adapted for stage by David Wood, Fantastic Mr Fox is a classic tale of goodies and baddies. It is an inspiring story about the brave Mr Fox who devises a plan to steal food from three mean farmers in order to feed his family. The farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, try to get Mr Fox by any means possible. But with the help of his family and his friend, the Badger, Mr Fox outsmarts the farmers at every

Fantastic Mr Fox (2012)

Drama Box

David the Best 2.0 - Kucing Kuraps FTW&nbsp;is a talk show about the power of the little! Helmed by the affable and witty Huang Wen Hong (黄文鸿), it not only features well-known personalities on stage, but also the ordinary Singaporeans, new immigrants, uncles, aunties and maybe your neighbour!


David the Best 2.0 - Kucing Kuraps FTW (2012)

HOLLYWOOD.

A megalomaniac movie mogul [Adrian Pang] with a murky past, a bite that’s even worse than his bark, and whose motto is “live and let die”.

A struggling film producer [Janice Koh] with clear ambitions and a shady agenda: damsel in distress? Or manipulative, man-eating femme fatale?

A fish-out-of-water wannabe screenwriter [George Young], idealistic and hungry enough to do anything to make his way up the corporate food chain.

With the hottest screenplay in town up for grabs, the line be

Swimming With Sharks (2012)

Based on the all-time favourite book by Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat has been developed into a magically witty play by Britain's National Theatre which will be faithfully reproduced by SRT's The Little Company.

If you have ever read a Dr. Seuss book, you will love this production of The Cat In The Hat. Every Dr. Seuss story is a lesson in grammar, syntax, scansion, phonics, morality, ethics, tolerance and the human spirit.

Sally and her brother get a surprise visit from the Cat in the Hat. With his e

The Cat in the Hat (2012)

Much has been said about the great work of Lim Bo Seng, one of Singapore’s most well-known war heroes during World War II. But have you ever wondered what he was like as a child, and what made him the person he came to be -&nbsp;a passionate and patriotic man?

《十一》Our 11th Brother: Lim Bo Seng's Formative Years&nbsp;explores the challenges that Lim Bo Seng faced as a young boy. The performance leads students in an exploration of values such as loyalty, responsibility and kinship through interactive activ

Our 11th Brother: Lim Bo Seng's Formative Years (2012)

When it comes to the environment, young Walter is far from enlightened. He is a litterbug who believes sorting trash is a big waste of time. But one night, Walter dreams about a very different future.&nbsp;

Filled with humour and fantasy, Walter's dream is a wake-up call for him - and all of us - about what we need to do to protect and preserve the future of our planet.&nbsp;

This original eco-play uses magical stage effects and lush sound-scapes to create a theatrical version of Chris Van Allsburg's 

Just a Dream – The Green Play (2011)

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)

Intercultural Theatre Institute

Theatre Training & Research Programme

Shocking and exciting, ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE is characterised by playwright Martin Crimp’s vision of contemporary society as a place of social decay, moral compromise and barely suppressed violence.

An interplay of contemporary concerns from politics, terrorism, consumerism t ethnic violence, each of the seventeen scenarios&nbsp;&nbsp;focuses on the ‘her’ in the title.

But who is she?&nbsp;
Who is this her?&nbsp;
Is she a terrorist?&nbsp;
Is she a star?&nbsp;
The girl next door?

This is Ann
Ann

Attempts On Her Life (2007)

ACTION Theatre

I wonder sometimes if a writer enjoys his solitude too much.

All the company that he needs is a pen and paper, and he creates a dialogue with himself in many guises and alteregos.

Lately, I have wondered if I thrive on that too much.

Not being in the throes of being in a relationship, I sneer at, tickled by and (usually by the end of it all) empathise with my friends and love ones in their fights, breakups and everything in between in and out of relationships. Being an unwitting witness to their em

Real Men Fake Orgasms (2007)

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Hitting (On) Women (2007)

Harry is puzzled... A little suitcase has arrived with tiny clothes in it - 'I can't fit into those!' he says. A tiny bed on wheels arrives - 'I can't sleep in that!' he says. A huge stork in the garden... Now that really is strange. A new baby arrives and turns life upside down for Harry. Transported from the sublime pleasure of being the constant center of attention through the scary chaos of change, Harry discovers the pain and delight of becoming a big brother who eventually grows to love his baby siste

Baby Love (2007)

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

The choice of staging "Red Sky" is, to the students and myself, a challenge that is hard to come by.

I have all along wanted the script to be a mere starting point. As an ensemble devised work, "Red Sky" presents itself as a piece with great possibility of further improvisation. The students have put in commendable effort in re-creating the play, as a result, what's on stage today is quite unlike the original. I congratulate and thank them for making it all possible.

It is not easy to assume the physi

Red Sky (2007)

There are only (I think) two things that are certain in Waiting for Godot: that time moves on; and that Gogo and Didi are waiting for Godot. Everything else is in dispute.

Vladamir: Time has stopped
Pozzo: Don't you believe it sir, sir, don't you believe it. Whatever you like, but not that.

Are Gogo and Didi in the same place as yesterday? Are their memories of yesterday's events accurate? Are any of their memories accurate? When they look forward is anything planned, anything inevitable, anything to

Waiting for Godot (2007)

It's Becky Watkins' turn to stand up in class tomorrow and deliver her big career day speech, but she is a bundle of nerves and hasn't got a clue what to say. The problem is, Becky suffers from an acute case of the 'I-don't-knowseys'. Here to help Becky find her confidence is her house cat and imaginary personal advisor, Professor. This Professor holds a PhD in Child Psychology from Cambridge Catnip College and has a delightful knack for coaching 'I-think-I-can-ism' to the shy and the timid. Together with h

I Think I Can (2007)

Escape Theatre Limited

Modern Dance for Beginners (2005)

Centre Stage Productions

A nightclub - anywhere in England.&nbsp;


Bouncers (2005)

Buds Theatre

The Real Inspector Hound (2005)

T:>Works (TheatreWorks)

In every life there comes a time when that dream you dream becomes a reality… even if it be for a brief passing.

60’s Talentime meets Pop Idol! Catch the new TheatreWorks production that celebrates the dreams, naivety, passion, and youthful energy of four dreamers from different backgrounds in their quest for fame and stardom! Come chart the trials and tribulations that await these four young hopefuls as they embark on a bittersweet journey of self-realisation.


Shanty - Follow That Dream (2004)

Technical Manager

Mardi Gras presented as part of the necessary stage's fundraising drive.

A group of people come together to organise Singapore's first Pride Parade - Singapore's first Mardi Gras. They plan to hold the March at the Padang, with dykes on bikes, fags and fag hags, leathers and feathers; they want to shout out loud and be proud...

Excuse? Will they even get a license? Um, will we?

As they plan, the tension mounts; the cracks in their relationships surface. Jokes turn to bitchiness, which turn to clawi

Mardi Gras (2003)

Lighting Operator

Lanterns&nbsp;centers on an 18-year-old girl, Kah Wei. She lived with her mother and brother in a HDB flat. She is well provided for and everything at home is good. But Kah Wei is not happy.

In fact, she hates living at home and wants to move out. She'll scream and shout, stomp her feet and terrorise everyone until she gets what she wants.&nbsp;

And she doesn't care what you think. And if you think that's bad, brace yourself, cause there's be other teenagers with even worse behaviour. Repulsive, horri

Lanterns (2003)

Different stories are interwoven in this multi-media, multi-racial romp

TWO BROTHERS: He needs Kor Kor by his side.
HUSBAND &amp; WIFE: Someone's dying and they can't do anything about it.
PATRICIA MOK &amp; NORLEENA SALIM: They want to change the rules and no one can stop them.

Once there were two of us... and that's it.&nbsp;


godeatgod (2002)

Technical Assistant

Live Camera Operator

Lao Jiu, the ninth child and only son of the family, is of outstanding intelligence and carries the hopes of his parents and siblings. Sacrifices are made by his family in the fond hopes that he will achieve the honour of academic success. Alas, to his family’s disappointment, he abandons his scholastic pursuits for his love of the traditional art form of hand puppetry.&nbsp;

First staged in English by TheatreWorks in 1993,&nbsp;Lao Jiu&nbsp;has performed to sell-out audiences in Singapore, as well as th

Lao Jiu (1997)

Crew

Boy meets girl and falls in love in this simple story. But no. Life is not really so simple. She does not want boy. He doesn't drive a big enough car. He only drives a Mini. She wants a man with a fast car who can give her everything she wants. He only wants her and he will try everything to get her. In the end, they both get what they always wanted, with a little price, just a little price.&nbsp;

Fast Cars and Fancy Women (1992)

Cast

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James Tan

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