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
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.
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
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
Centre 42, Box of Tricks Theatre Company
Start: 7 October 2024
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Centre 42 incubates original writing for production development, provides space and resources for artists and new work creation, and runs a functional archive documenting the histories and processes of Singapore theatre.
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