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Queering the Play: A Very Specific Timeline from One Gay Jew
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
26 February 2025 | 7:30 - 9:00pm
Black Box, 42 Waterloo Street

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Sound Plot: Ulu, A Collection of Audio Plays
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
20 January - 28 February 2025 | 12:00am - 11:59pm
Pen Pals International
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

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