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Standing together

Standing together

"It’s about co-learning. It’s about putting down what you think is right, and to be curious about what the other person can offer, and co-nudging each other forward.” - Peter Sau
It gets easier

It gets easier

"I have to admit that for this play the playwrights are men. The characters are men. National service is for men. But now, the play is more than about men." - Neo Hai Bin
Crossing paths

Crossing paths

"[P]roducers don’t get much attention at all because so much of what she or he does is invisible to the audience. I’d like to shine the spotlight on the work TT has done to help bring the company onto the…
Interview with Eugene Koh, Lee Shu Yu & Brenda Tan

Interview with Eugene Koh, Lee Shu Yu & Brenda Tan

Written in 1982, Stella Kon’s Emily of Emerald Hill is one of the most well-known and beloved plays in the Singapore English-Language Theatre canon. And now, 36 years after the monodrama was first written, a group of young theatre practitioners…
Taking root

Taking root

“You can’t be truly connected to a place unless you start digging and see what has been before you." - Kuo Jian Hong
An inconvenient truth

An inconvenient truth

"When you push forth your own opinions as the objective and absolute truth, that’s where bullying becomes the status quo." - Chong Tze Chien
Our national arts festival: an origins story

Our national arts festival: an origins story

The Singapore International Festival of Arts 2018 celebrates its four-decade heritage as the premier arts and cultural event in independent Singapore. In this essay, we look back even further in our history to see how our national arts festival came about. Within the…
Get to know: Yu Xian from kapok

Get to know: Yu Xian from kapok

Check out kapok’s latest collections on their website, and follow their Facebook page here. Friends of Centre 42 can also quote “kapok a pok” to get a 10% discount off selected brands at kapok at the National Design Centre. This…
A room of one’s own

A room of one’s own

"We are hoping that by not injecting too much intent as we progress, the piece will act as a pith for open ideas as visitors experience it, allowing them to form meanings and narratives of their own." - Darren Ng
Producing producers

Producing producers

“I want to arm the next generation of producers with that knowledge and understanding" - Mohamad Shaifulbahri
Who run the world?

Who run the world?

"In a feminist space, everyone has their own role that they are interested in. It is a space where they can challenge themselves and at the same time feel safe." - Rei Poh
Interview with Neo Kim Seng

Interview with Neo Kim Seng

"There is a strong emotional attachment to the sound of Cantonese although I may not fully understand the words. The project is about reconnecting to a relegated language, sound and people." - Neo Kim Seng
Interview with Christian W. Huber

Interview with Christian W. Huber

"Theatre reviewing has not quite caught up with the quality of some of the more established theatre companies in Singapore's shows." - Christian W. Huber
Interview with Jocelyn Chng

Interview with Jocelyn Chng

"I appreciate being given a lot of freedom in terms of personal reviewing interests and writing style." - Jocelyn Chng
Interview with Oliver Chong

Interview with Oliver Chong

"[The Spirits Play] allows audiences to deeper examine and ruminate upon these conditions magnified under the cruel circumstances of war." - Oliver Chong
Farewell… for now

Farewell… for now

"Each of the projects I did at Centre 42 came with their unique bundle of challenges and working methods, but every single one of them was a valuable learning experience that I was happy to have. For me, Centre 42…