What makes a play queer? Must it feature primarily queer characters? Does it necessarily centre on timeless queer narratives— coming out, oppression, political change? Or is it enough that the play, like all queers, tries to find a new way of seeing and being in the world— a play that builds theatrical worlds that resist orthodoxy, authority, and received binaries? Join visiting Writer in Residence Sean Dunnington in conversation with playwright Joel Tan as they pry open these questions, featuring readings
Sound Plot is Centre 42’s audio plays series, each edition drawing on a certain geographic area in Singapore. This edition, produced in collaboration with the NTU Museum, zooms in on Jurong West and its surrounding area, where the university is located. Two plays were selected through our Open Call, guided by the curatorial prompt "Ulu", and one play was selected from submissions by participants of our Audio Drama Writing Workshop.The audio plays will be launched from 27 January 2025 onwards. Stay tuned for
Pen Pals International is a new initiative in a partnership between Box of Tricks in the UK and Centre 42 in Singapore.We will be matching 6 UK playwrights with 6 Singaporean playwrights to for an international playwriting exchange. Writers will work together over a 6-month period from January until June 2025. Each pair will send each other work-in-progress and maintain regular contact through online meetings.  Box of Tricks and Centre 42 will introduce Pen Pals online, discussing their ideas at t
7 October 2024 - 31 August 2025 | 12:00 - 12:00am
Applications have closed as of 5.00PM UTC on 31 October 2024 (Thursday).
Celebrated theatre-maker Chay Yew is visiting Centre 42 for a dialogue on his career, craft, and the intricacies of making theatre. Chay Yew started writing plays in Singapore, before eventually moving to the USA where, as a director, playwright, and producer, he became a leading figure in the American theatre.Chay Yew has made work at iconic New York venues like the Public Theatre, Playwrights Horizon, Lincoln Centre, as well as festivals and theatres across the USA and internationally, and has worked with
9 January 2025 | 7:30 - 9:00pm
Rehearsal Studio, 42 Waterloo Street
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Ten years ago, on 21 April 2014, Centre 42 first opened its doors to the public. Over the past decade, we've run programmes and residencies that have brought hundreds of practitioners through our doors. We've supported many artists and collectives, and built a community that believes in our mission to support the creation, documentation and promotion of Singapore theatre. 2024 marks our 10th Anniversary, and we're celebrating it throughout the year with a series of programmes and events that celebrate
What are the consonances between dramaturgical thinking and doing in Europe and Asia? How might these produce collaborations that span the social, political, environmental and cultural urgencies of two dramatically differing continents and contexts? What might a resulting community of practice look like?Continental Drift: connecting Asia-Europe dramaturgies invites practitioners from both regions to embark on a collaborative journey together, culminating in a week-long gathering in the cities of Prague and
Join We Colour People (WCP) as they reflect on the process of their Archival Residency at Centre 42! Hear from Euginia Tan, documenting writer, and Lewin Bernard and So Jo Huang, co-founders of WCP. Through conversations and interviews with past practitioners involved with WCP, they have put together an archival package for the collective, and will contemplate the significance of such a chapter for practitioners.Find out the insights and new perspectives they have learned about their artistic prac
DRAMATURGS & is a capsule series of roundtable conversations centering the work of and relationship between dramaturgs and their artistic collaborators. Dramaturgical thinking and application is integral in the work of all artists, yet a dramaturg’s role affords a dedicated lens that can expand and challenge artistic decisions. In cosy and candid sessions, we aim to unpack the relational, intricate and often invisible work of dramaturgs in creative processes and within artistic teams. The third of
18 November 2024 | 7:30 - 9:00pm
Practice Studio, The Theatre Practice
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Writer-in-Residence Jo Tan shares the challenges and freedoms she's experienced while trying to be an actor-playwright versus an unhyphenated playwright. Which direction might be right for you, and at which points in your career?Come join us as Jo discusses how (and if) writing under these different disciplines have helped her zoom in on her desired direction of theatremaking.
21 October 2024 | 7:30 - 9:00pm
Centre 42 Office, 42 Waterloo Street
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