Rises and Falls2024 is a significant year for Centre 42 - it marks ten years since we first opened our doors, as well as our eighth year creating the annual Singapore Theatre Timeline, which maps the wide variety of local theatre productions that have been staged over the course of one calendar year. We've done a lot of looking back and reflecting - on the past ten years of Centre 42's programmes; on the way the Singapore Theatre and Year in Review projects have evolved; and on Singapore theatre in 2024!&nb
First presented on 14 December 2017 at 42 Waterloo Street, Year in Review is Centre 42's annual round-up of Singapore theatre. This ongoing project sees Centre 42 tracking a year's worth of local theatre productions, and sharing interesting observations, trends, and statistics from the data that we collect. Together with the local theatre community, we reflect on how the theatre scene is growing and evolving over time. As part of Centre 42's 10th Anniversary celebrations in 2024, we created a mini-exhi
From June to October 2024, Centre 42 ran our Creation Residency, Privacy Settings – An Original Musical by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah. The residency officially ended on 14 October 2024 with a final read of an updated draft at The Theatre Practice Studio. On 13 November, we spoke with Nat and Yan about their experience throughout the entire process, their learning points and reflections, and what's next for them and for Privacy Settings.
From February to November 2024, Euginia Tan participated in Centre 42's second Archival Residency, We Colour People - Archived by Euginia Tan. Upon its conclusion, she reflects on the residency process, what she accomplished, and her post-residency goals.
From June to October 2024, Centre 42 ran our Creation Residency, Privacy Settings – An Original Musical by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah. The residency officially ended on 14 October 2024 with a final read of an updated draft at The Theatre Practice Studio. On 13 November, we spoke with Nat and Yan about their experience throughout the entire process, their learning points and reflections, and what's next for them and for Privacy Settings.
From February to November 2024, Euginia Tan participated in Centre 42's second Archival Residency, We Colour People - Archived by Euginia Tan. Upon its conclusion, she reflects on the residency process, what she accomplished, and her post-residency goals.
First presented on 14 December 2017 at 42 Waterloo Street, Year in Review is Centre 42's annual round-up of Singapore theatre. This ongoing project sees Centre 42 tracking a year's worth of local theatre productions, and sharing interesting observations, trends, and statistics from the data that we collect. Together with the local theatre community, we reflect on how the theatre scene is growing and evolving over time. As part of Centre 42's 10th Anniversary celebrations in 2024, we created a mini-exhi
Rises and Falls2024 is a significant year for Centre 42 - it marks ten years since we first opened our doors, as well as our eighth year creating the annual Singapore Theatre Timeline, which maps the wide variety of local theatre productions that have been staged over the course of one calendar year. We've done a lot of looking back and reflecting - on the past ten years of Centre 42's programmes; on the way the Singapore Theatre and Year in Review projects have evolved; and on Singapore theatre in 2024!&nb
From 23rd to 27th June 2024, two representatives from Centre 42 - General Manager Yanling and Documentation Executive Adelyn (that’s me!) - travelled to Hong Kong for the 34th Conference of the International Association of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Documentation Centres of the Performing Arts (SIBMAS), hosted by the Hong Kong chapter of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC HK).
Since 2019, Centre 42 has collaborated annually with the National University of Singapore's TS3103 Theatre Lab programme to present a work under the Vault Residency. As of 2024, six batches of Theatre Lab students have spent a semester engaging with - and creating a contemporary response to - a classic Singapore play. Through the process, they gain a deeper understanding of the original play-text, reflect on its relevance in the present, and come together to craft their own original works. This year's
Since June 2024, Centre 42’s kicked off a new Creation Residency - Batal Must Fall, an original musical in development! Written by Nathaniel Mah and Myle Yan Tay, Batal Must Fall is both a satire of an increasingly digitally-connected world and an investigation of the complexities of familial ties and relationships. As the team jumps headfirst into their residency, we spoke with Nat and Yan about their inspiration for the project, their creation process, and more!This interview was condu
“I don’t exactly remember when it began, but I just never feared the stage,” Grace Kalaiselvi declares, when asked about her origins in acting. “I first went onstage when I was five.” During a neighbourhood celebration of National Day, she shook out of her parents’ grasp and ran onstage to answer questions from a lion mascot. “My parents were shocked that I'd just dashed onstage. And I’ve loved it ever since.” That much is apparent during our hour-long chat in the Centre 42 office: Grace exudes warmth,
Did you know that The Second Breakfast Company was officially incorporated in a Starbucks? Theatre director and drama educator Adeeb Fazah, Artistic Director of The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo), is telling me about the company’s origins.