Come EAT MY SHORTS in a series of ten-minute short plays by Dark Matter Theatrics. Or listen to some SEEDY STORIES performed by Saga Seed Theatre.

Laugh your guts out at A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by The Improv Company. Or have a ONE MIC STAND with spoken word performances by destination: INK.

Complete your late-night textual experiences of poetry, stories and songs with some retail and drinks therapy in our open Courtyard!

LATE-NIGHT TEXTING 2016 is presented by Centre 42, as part of the Singapore Night Festival.

Late-Night Texting 2016

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Programme Schedule

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Programme Highlights

Highlights reel from Late-Night Texting 2016.

Eat My Shorts

by Dark Matter Theatrics

EAT MY SHORTS by Dark Matter Theatrics is a series of nine short plays, each ten minutes long, written by local playwrights and performed by Danielle Cutiongco, Salif Hardie and Jasmine Xie. Enjoy bite-sized theatre where the only rule is “minimal fuss, maximum fun”! The nine plays will be performed in three sets.

VENUE: BLACK BOX

SHORTS I | 8.00PM – 8.30PM
SHORTS II | 9.00PM – 9.30PM
SHORTS III | 10.00PM – 10.30PM

MDA Rating: Advisory 16 (Some Mature Content and Coarse Language)

Performance Schedule

SHORTS I | 8.00PM – 8.30PM

FAKE IT, IT’S REAL by Yang Ming
Claire Lim wants larger breasts, but her most trusted plastic surgeon Dr. Malcolm Ang wants to close his clinic and move to Tibet. Will Claire convince Dr. Ang to perform the operation?

ASSASSINS by Tan Suet Lee
Mr. Ross wants to hire an assassin to kill his son, for the good of his son’s future. He mulls over the idea with his bodyguard.

THE KNOT by Jean Tay
The Knot is a surrealistic play exploring the breakdown of marriage.

SHORTS II | 9.00PM – 9.30PM

MY LAST BLIND DATE (AND HOW I RECTIFIED IT) by Christopher Fok
Boy and Girl are on their second date. But what they say to each other isn’t always what they say in their heads.

PERIOD ROOM by Ellison Tan Yu Yang
As Grandmother’s body lies waiting for an autopsy, Granddaughter and Father have a heated conversation about sending Grandmother to the hospital.

BADANG: THE INTERVIEW by Nur Hamidah
Badang is the descendant of a legendary strongman. He attends an interview to become the spokesperson of an upmarket condominium.

SHORTS III | 10.00PM – 10.30PM

WHY I DON’T TAKE MA ON HOLIDAY by Dora Tan
Wei and Ma are waiting to board their flight to Australia. An argument breaks out between them when Wei discovers what Ma has packed for the trip.

MEANWHILE SOME HISTORY AT A WEDDING by Gabriele Goh
Two ex-lovers meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and talk about love and relationships.

TRAFFIC by Marcia Vanderstraaten
Things become complicated when a wife is unable to tell her husband from his twin brother.

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Dark Matter Theatrics

Participating Organisation

Seedy Stories

by Saga Seed Theatre

In SEEDY STORIES by Saga Seed Theatre, stories of crime, conspiracies, and superstitions play out before you in the nooks and crannies of Centre 42. Six plays will be performed in various locations throughout the night by a dynamic ensemble of actors comprising Deonn Yang, Ric Liu, Tim Nga, and Zelda Tatiana Ng, and directed by Thong Pei Qin.

VENUE: VARIOUS LOCATIONS

iMDA Rating: Advisory 16 (Some Mature Content and Coarse Language)

Performance Schedule

STORY I | 7.00PM – 7.30PM
VENUE: FRONT COURTYARD

THE DRAGON, THE PHOENIX AND THE MOTHER by Gabriele Goh
A woman has her fortune told. But palm-reading is a dodgy business, and she ends up getting more than she bargained for.

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Saga Seed Theatre

Participating Organisation

A Little Night Music

by Les Musicables

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Les Musicables are two once-in-a-lifetime shows chock full of songs, dances and stories that will rock your world! Watch as your suggestions are turned into full-blown, improvised musicals!

VENUE: REHEARSAL STUDIO

MUSICAL I | 8.30PM – 9.00PM
MUSICAL II | 10.30PM – 11.00PM

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Les Musicables

Participating Organisation

One Mic Stand

By destination: INK!

Join us for a night of poetry, stories and comedy in ONE MIC STAND by destination: INK! Eight poets take to the mic in spoken word performances, performed in four sets.

VENUE: FRONT COURTYARD

SET I | 7.30PM – 8.00PM
SET II | 8.30PM – 9.00PM
SET III | 9.30PM – 10.00PM
SET IV | 10.00PM – 10.30PM

Performance Schedule

SET I | 7.30PM – 8.00PM
Liy & Z
Cheyenne Alexandria Philips
Victoria Lim

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destination: INK

Participating Organisation

F&B and Retail

by Coffee Bandits and BooksActually

It wouldn’t be Singapore without late-night food and shopping! Grab a bite or sip at the COFFEE BANDITS food truck, or find new additions to your book collection at the BOOKSACTUALLY pop-up store!

VENUE: FRONT COURTYARD