The Theatre Practice

Every decade at the same seaside chalet, five friends gather beneath the shadow of an eclipse, marking the ever-changing tides of their lives…One minute, you're a reckless teenager with big dreams; the next, you're a "responsible" grown-up wondering how everything got so complicated. First loves, epic fails, questionable decisions… Who said growing pains stop at adulthood?!But aiya, we'll figure it out together! Life's tempo may shift, but some melodies stay on repeat.

Partial Eclipse Of The Heart (2025)

Arranger

Lah Meh-Lions

ScRach MarcS

In Sotong Games, a playful and heartfelt performance by the Lah Meh-Lions and ScRach MarcS, three quirky characters - Tina Tuna, Lionel Teo Soon Hock, and Muhd Hafish bin Tilapia - attempt to reconnect with each other and their audience through the joy of games. The show begins with a nostalgic admiration of Singapore’s iconic Merlion but soon turns into a lighthearted debate about digital distractions, work-life balance, and the importance of fun.

Sotong Games (2025)

Music Director

Music Arranger

Wild Rice

Little Red is about to embark on an adventure! Tasked by her father to deliver some delicious home-cooked food to Granny, she dons her red hood, loads the&nbsp;tingkat&nbsp;into her bicycle basket, and cycles to Granny’s house on her own.As she navigates the streets and void decks of Woodlands, she draws the attention of a cunning Wolf, who befriends her even as they plot to trick their way into Granny’s flat.What happens when Little Red finally arrives at her grandmother’s house and notices that Granny&nbs

Red Riding Hood (2025)

Meet The Breakfast Kakis – they love to sing and tell stories!&nbsp;Say good morning to the waving poplar trees as we embark on an expedition to catch loaches!Don't miss the newest instalment of the deliciously dynamic Here Comes the Breakfast Kakis: Imagine Our Songs! series.&nbsp;Our egg-cellent crew of storytellers are back for another round of catchy songs and zany tales, featuring Don't Catch Me and Going Home – two beloved digital stories that have been given a fresh remake for the physical stage.Plus

Here Comes the Breakfast Kakis: Imagine Our Songs! (2024)

Singapore Repertory Theatre

“a triumph” – The Straits Times"the wedding bash of the year" – Tatler Singapore"a riotous dinner theatre" – BakchormeeboyIt's a wedding celebration hosted by the Chan family, but they aren't especially happy. Firstly, the bride is their 70 year-old matriarch, Por Por. Secondly, they've never met the groom. In fact, nobody knows who he is, and Por Por declares he will only be revealed at the wedding dinner itself.It's all very exciting, but can somebody truly be in love with this sweet old lady, or is this 

Por Por's Big Fat Surprise Wedding (2023)

Meet The Breakfast Kakis – they love to sing and tell stories! But who is the BEST singer of them all? Let's find out…Kicking Featherballs 踢毽子 and The Song of Youth青春舞曲; these classic nursery rhymes are not just records of childhood memories with our parents, but a nostalgic trip down memory lane for grandpa and grandma.&nbsp;Gather the entire family and join the Breakfast Kakis for an afternoon of song! Here Comes the Breakfast Kakis: Sing-a-Long! will feature fun and catchy renditions of all your favourit

Here Comes the Breakfast Kakis: Sing-a-Long! (2023)

In between worlds, down shadowy corridorsLie stories waiting to be discovered.&nbsp;Are you ready? HISTORY AWAITS YOUR ARRIVAL.&nbsp;***The Theatre Practice's unforgettable promenade theatre blockbuster returns… bigger and better than before.&nbsp;Forgotten tales and imagined realities unfold; Four Horse Road invites audiences to traverse 150 years of history staged across two heritage buildings.&nbsp;Observe silently from the shadows, volunteer at a care home, attend a celebratory banquet — this is an inti

Four Horse Road (2023)

Music Composer

A lot can happen after Happily Ever After…One day of marriage. Ten years of separation.&nbsp;Another suitor lurks in the wings.Is true love really worth the wait?Will the soldier ever be reunited with his virtuous wife?&nbsp;The pioneers of Singapore Mandarin musicals are BACK with a highly-anticipated restaging of Lo Pei-An's The Soldier &amp; His Virtuous Wife.&nbsp;Inspired by the traditional Yuan opera Qiu Hu Flirts With His Wife, this Mandarin musical comedy combines Chinese Opera aesthetics with campy

The Soldier & His Virtuous Wife (2023)

Conductor

Musician

Toy Factory Productions Limited

In the classic Hokkien Opera The White Hare, a mysterious rabbit reunites a mother and son after 16 years of separation—can this same fabled being reconnect us back to our cultural roots?Upon the completion of a major renovation at Feng Ling Community Centre, a large-scale Hokkien opera was proposed to justify its funding. The centre summoned Wu, a Singaporean theatre director to recreate The White Hare, and instructed staff member Micky Lim to coordinate this project.A member of parliament, a kindergarten 

Quest – The White Hare (2023)

The Aesthetic Project

'A man waiting for the leaves to fall' is a digital performative narration that chronicles the pivotal events in a man’s life. This 20-minute long digital production explores the relationship of the film medium within a new theatre paradigm where theatrical design takes centerstage as characters.Supported by the National Arts Council Digital Presentation Grant, The Aesthetic Project focuses on the theatrical design language intersecting with screen medium to create a new experience, in the absence of dialog

A man waiting for the leaves to fall (2021)

Composer

Pianist

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)

Glowtape Productions

Meng Jiang Nü meets Fan Qi Liang, a scholar on the run from the Emperor's soldiers seeking forced conscripts to work on the Great Wall. They fall in love and get married. On the day of the wedding, soldiers barge in and take Fan away to labour at the Wall.&nbsp;

Meng Jiang Nü sets off to find her husband. She arrives at the Wall, only to learn that Fan has died and is buried underneath the Great Wall. Stricken with grief, Meng cries. The Great Wall collapses and Fan's remains are uncovered.


The Great Wall: One Woman's Journey (2017)

Sound Programmer

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)

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)

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)

The Little Company

Incurring the wrath of a wicked witch who cast a spell on him, Prince Phillip was turned into a frog. Ashamed of his outward appearance, the frog prince hid in a swamp, until one day, he was found by the young Prince Rosalie, The frog prince tells her the spell can only be broken by one whose love for him is true. But who wants to kiss a frog?

The Tale of the Frog Prince teaches children not to judge a book by its cover, treasure their friends and also serves as a light-hearted reminder that we should tr

The Tale of the Frog Prince (2013)

Musical Director

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)

I Theatre

Using celebrated children's writer Mike Kenny's text, this famous story is magically retold through energetic physical theatre, object puppetry, light and shadow. Far below the crashing waves of the ocean's surface and into its deepest depths we meet a young mermaid. Enthralled by the unknown world above the sea, the Little Mermaid saves a mysterious human, after a vicious storm throws him from his ship. As she falls in love with him, she has a life-changing decision to make. A deal with the evil sea witch 

The Little Mermaid (2012)

Music Designer

Sight Lines Productions

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Trainstopping (2012)

An original monologue based on the life of acclaimed thespian Bai Yan.

Bai Yan, born as Yan Bo Yuan in Jiang Su, China; inspired to be an entertainer since his innocent days of watching Chinese Opera. He left his beloved family to join a travelling troupe in 1930s.&nbsp;

His troupe toured from Southern China to Thailand, Malaysia and finally Singapore. Bai Yan then enjoyed a long and successful acting career in local theatre scene and with Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS). Upon his retirement

White Soliloquy (2010)

Sound Designer

Ever wondered what happens to your tooth after the Tooth Fairy comes to collect it? Well you are about to find out! make sure you eat an apple a day, brush your teeth properly and take good care of your teeth because the Tooth Fairy only takes the very best teeth she finds under children's pillows to a very special place. Ruthie is so excited to finally have her first wobbly tooth, because now she will finally be visited by the mystical and beautiful Tooth Fairy.


The Tooth Fairy (2008)

Yellow Chair Productions

Maria, arrives in Singapore to study medicine at a university and later takes up a part-time job as a domestic helper, inspired by her best friend, Susie.

Faced with having to balance school and work, Maria has to endure the circumstances of working for a rigid employer and finidng time to fall in love with a fellow foreigner, Azlan.

Meanwhile, a mysterious hooded figure keeps appearing, warning Maria of her fate. Puzzled by the hooded figure's words, Maria accidentally stumbles upon a portal which tr

The Chronicles of Maria (2007)

Herr Von Cuckoo (the cuckoo in the cuckoo clock), Salt and Pepper live on a kitchen dresser. On the shelf inside the teapot resides The old Bag, an elderly, short-tempered tea bag who keeps to herself. Herr Von Cuckoo's sore throat is spoiling his "cuckoos" and he needs to recover his voice quickly before he lands up in the dustbin. The Gingerbread man, freshly baked by the Big Ones, decides to help Herr Von Cuckoo by asking The Old Bag for her herbal remedy. He has to overcome the nasty temper of The Old b

The Gingerbread Man (2006)

Adrian Tan

Pulau (2006)

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August Lum

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