Gateway Arts

Don’t let them see who you really are.&nbsp;A funny yet moving original pop musical, The Monster in the Mirror follows the journey of Jane, an average school girl navigating the stressful world of teenage politics and social media drama. She is bullied in school, scolded at home, and tormented by the self-critical voice in her head. That is, until she receives a magic mirror from a flamboyant Fairy God Delivery Beng. She peers into this mirror and finds herself face to face with someone who has been living 

The Monster in the Mirror (2023)

Props Coordinator

Patch and Punnet

In his desperation to save his dying daughter, Abhijeet is lured to the magical kingdom of Singaland! But magical places being what they are, it's not long before our devoted father finds himself falling through the cracks of Singaland's many crusty nooks, trapped beneath the weight of the quirky and imposing kingdom.

Thankfully, he is not alone, and finds comfort in the company of fellow Flower People: Gloria (a courageous young lady with a #woke attitude) and Ling Ling (a loud-mouthed damsel escorted b

The Adventures of Abhijeet (2019)

Stage Manager

The Necessary Stage

Welcome to the 2025 Singapore Theatre Icon Awards, where we want to pay tribute to YOU! Celebrate with us and witness the unveiling of our industry icon of the year. Would it be the cleaner we pretend was invisible, or the driver we ignore? Or could the accolade be given to the rigger we never see on stage, or the transcriber who’s not even acknowledged?&nbsp;

Who are these people beyond their job descriptions—and do we even care?

Written by&nbsp;Ellison Tan&nbsp;and directed by&nbsp;Alvin Tan,&nbsp;W

We Were So Hopeful Then (2019)

Lighting Programmer

T:>Works (TheatreWorks)

The play is a patchwork of twenty short scenes revolving around an unuttered question – what are human relationships made of?&nbsp;

A woman wants divorce because there was never any love between her and her husband. On her wedding day, a bride discovers her fiance had an affair with each of her four sisters. A mother is stunned when she learns her husband is happy with their son joining the army and risking his life at war. Two best friends get into a savage fight because one of them recalls their first 

The Reunification Of The Two Koreas (2018)

Wardrobe Manager

A terminally ill woman hires a digital legacy company to record video greetings for her children to watch long after she is gone.

In our technologically accelerating world, this scenario of social media legacy planning has become a reality. In the digitised future, memories can be made immortal. Our data can be turned into bots. Protests can happen from the comforts of our own homes. Humans, androids and robots are all adrift in cyberspace.&nbsp;

The Necessary Stage continues its 30th anniversary seas

Sanctuary (2017)

Lighting Operator

Sim Yan Ying "YY"

A classic boy-meets-girl story in modern day Singapore. Or is it?&nbsp;Without Reason&nbsp;explores the challenges of an inter-racial relationship where a Chinese girl and a Malay boy struggle to overcome cultural differences, reconcile religious beliefs, and manage the expectations of friends and family. This coming-of-age story takes you on an unforgettable quest for love and the search for identity.

M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival&nbsp;2017 presented by&nbsp;ArtsWok Collaborative, in collabora

Without Reason (2017)

Lighting Designer

Intercultural Theatre Institute

Someone wants Euripides dead. Actually, a lot of people do.

His crime? Insulting the women-folk. So what does the Greek tragedian do? Put a father-in-law in drag, a madcap discovery scheme in place and Aristophanes’ travesty of his playwright peer’s life falls into place as&nbsp;Thesmophoriazusae&nbsp;- also known as&nbsp;Women at the Festival of Thesmophoria.

One of the 11 surviving plays of brilliant comic poet, Aristophanes,&nbsp;Thesmophoriazusae&nbsp;does more than entertain ancient and contempor

Women at the Thesmophoria Festival (2017)

The morning after. The Greeks have won the Trojan War. The men are dead, the city is sacked and a terrible new dawn, as slaves and concubines, is the fate of the surviving Trojan women.

Euripides’ third part of a tragedy trilogy is a bleak commentary on the harsh inhumanity of the Peloponnesian War that was reshaping the Greek world of his time.

A familiar order upturned, faiths questioned and individuals deeply impacted, Euripides’ anti-war classic gives agency to feminine and alternative perspective

Women of Troy (2017)

In 2013, award-winning actress Siti Khalijah Zainal brought The Necessary Stage's&nbsp;Best Of&nbsp;to life, playing the role of a young Malay Muslim woman going through divorce.&nbsp;

Now, accomplished TV and stage actor Sani Hussin takes the stage as the husband to share his side of the story in&nbsp;Best Of (His Story),&nbsp;written by Haresh Sharma and directed by Alvin Tan.&nbsp;

What happens when the estranged couple reunite at the Syariah court? What does he say to a wife seeking divorce? What 

Best Of (His Story) (2016)

Pangdemonium

Tami and Bill are ordinary parents doing their best to bring up their two teenage kids – Lisa, 16, full of attitude and angst; and Josh, who demands extraordinary attention, because he’s an 18-year-old boy with severe autism. Family life is a precarious balancing act revolving around Josh, his routines, his obsessions, and the rigid set of rules that have been created for them to get through each day.

When this delicate balance is shattered, it literally becomes a matter of life and death for this family

Falling (2016)

Cast

Drama Box

1963. A young painter is forced to abandon his family and his art when he is embroiled in the tumultuous politics of the era.

1987. Three writers are detained by the Internal Security Bureau, each making different choices that will leave indelible marks on their lives.

2016. Artists occupy a derelict building in a bid to present their works free from state intervention, but find themselves entangled in market and personal politics instead.

2024. Successors of a theatre company discover that it has 

Manifesto (2016)

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)

Wild Rice

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)

Props Manager

Toy Factory Productions Limited

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)

STAGES

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Chesty Nutty Bang Bang: Hairspray of The Phoenix (2008)

Assistant Producer

Puppet Square

Death of a Hero (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)

Stage Crew

Momo is a mysterious orphan who appears in a city one day. People soon drawn to her for her extraordinary ability to listen and she made many wonderful friends. She would spend afternoons just listening to their problem or playing with the children. However, things changed when a group of Men in Grey appears. They instigate people to stop spending "unnecessary time" and deposit it into a time bank instead. Soon, people start to not have time for each other and lost the ability to love and care... except for

Momo (2007)

Lighting Assistant

Singapore Repertory Theatre

Celebrations are planned to mark the marriage of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Egeus brings his rebellious daughter Hermia in front of the Duke. She is refusing to marry Demetrius, her father's choice, because she is in love with Lysander. The Duke orders Hermia to obey her father or, according to Athenian law, she must face death or enter a convent. Hermia and Lysander decide to elope that night. They confide their plan to their friend Helena and she, in love with Demetrius 

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)

Assistant Lighting Manager

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)

Props Mistress

Long House presents a simple and familiar tale: The death of a mother brings her two daughters, son, son-in-law and daughter-in-law together in a gathering. After the cremation, they return to their old familial house to see it in a completely new light. Emptiness and nostalgia echo in the void left by their matriarchal figure's demise.&nbsp;

As reminiscences of the past and the strain of the present permeate the household, tensions start to surface. These swell into alternating episodes of conflict, com

Long House (2006)

Adrian Tan

Pulau (2006)

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)

Production Manager

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

First Chapter: The Meeting of the Star-crossed Lover
After the demise of her mother, Lin Dai Yu was being sent to live in her grandmother's house where she met her cousin Jia Bao Yu. The young couple soon developed an affection for each other. However, it wasn't long before their relationship turned complex with the arrival of their cousin Xue Bao Chai. Xue Bao Chai had, as an ornament, a golden locket that was deemed to be pair of a symbolic pair with the jade pendant that Jia Bao Yu wore on his chest...

红楼梦 (2005)

Assistant Lighting Designer

Ellen Toh is the chain-smoking lesbian lawyer who marries her best friend Jon in a marriage of convenience. This arrangement presents her with a socially respectable position as well as a husband who accepts her sexual orientation. The domestic bliss is ruptured when Ellen falls in love with Lesley, the lesbian lawyer from London and Ellen is confronted with the choices that one has to make in love and life.


Mergers and Accusations (2004)

Taking place a few years later, Wills and&nbsp;Secession follows the life of Ellen who now lives a different life in London. She returns to Singapore to deal with her mother's death and confronts the somewhat estranged family she left behind, namely her religious sister "Amazing Grace". The sisters struggle through their differences in family values, beliefs, years of bottled frustrations and ultimately, their love for one another.


Wills and Secession (2004)

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