The Vault: The TRUE Awards comprises a performance-response and a reading of excerpts from the original text. First staged sixty years ago in 1964, Lim Chor Pee’s A White Rose at Midnight centres around disillusioned English-educated scholar Lee Hua Min, and his tumultous relationship with his flatmate Wong's sister, the Chinese-educated ex-nightclub singer Ching Mei. Written and staged […]
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 […]
Curious to explore how dramaturgy or the dramaturg can contribute to the creative process? We’re excited to host Guy Cools, internationally acclaimed dance dramaturg, curator and scholar who will be in town to give a masterclass on open, process-oriented dramaturgy! If you’re a performing arts practitioner with some level of dramaturgical thinking awareness, this 4-hour […]
The New Scripts Garage is an offer of dramaturgical support for new scripts, with low barriers to entry. On a regular basis, we open our inboxes for script submissions from playwrights seeking dramaturgical support for their work. The first eight eligible scripts will receive considered dramaturgical support in the form of either a facilitated Script […]
SYNOPSIS After a riveting first staging in 2019, Desert Blooms - The Dawn of Queer Singaporean Theatre by Ng Yi-Sheng makes a triumphant return with a restaging at the Wild Rice Theatre in Funan for one show only. Restaged in conjunction with Centre 42’s 10th Anniversary, Desert Blooms is a lecture-performance that recounts the history of queer […]
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. This is an invitation for two writers to respond through audio drama to this […]
Cor Machina (Heart of the Machine) is an immersive and interactive experience combining poetry, sound, and light. Part of "Waterloo Street Stories 2024: Interplay" and Centre 42's 10th Anniversary celebrations, this event celebrates the rich histories and communities of Waterloo Street. Waterloo Street represents Singapore's diverse heritage, and Cor Machina explores the connections between communities and the arts, […]
The four writers of Centre 42’s Playwright's Professional Development Residency have spent the past couple of months reading, writing, and thinking about what it means to break things: old habits, the fear of writing, new ground, comfortable forms… even the play itself. How do they break with familiar ways of entering and exploring a play, and what […]
Inspired by the legendary playwriting exercise created by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, we invite you to join us for a creative, fast-paced, and immersive Bake-Off facilitated by our visiting resident playwright Sean Dunnington. Participants will engage in written exercises on an assigned theme and elements in response to plays and works of art within a 48-hour […]
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 […]
