Seeding clouds
The past five years have been exciting for us here at Centre 42. Since we opened our doors in April 2014, we have been home to more than 150 artists and theatre collectives, and supported the development of over 170…
Highlights
A dramaturgy of everything
"Dramaturgy as a word is a prism, through which you can enter from multiple directions. And that is a very rare thing for a word to provide." - David Pledger
Are You Game, Sau(dara)?
"Are You Game, Sau(dara)?" is a double-bill of new works inspired by and responding to Leow Puay Tin's play "Three Children". Co-presented by Centre 42 and Five Arts Centre.
A definitive, alternative, reclaimed narrative of Nabilah Said
“I started out being unsure, but now it’s a complete 180-degree change, you know. I’m like very, very, very sure." - Nabilah Said
Unfinished business
"My practice has been about providing people with knowledge and information, to understand that there are multiple historical narratives." - Loo Zihan
Causeway connections
"The relationship between Malaysia and Singapore is more like sibling rivalry, one-upmanship between families. It's not acrimonious and we enjoy having a dig at them as they do us. That's probably why the writers chose very human stories to depict…
Recapping “Year in Reviews 2018″
"In the Living Room: Year in Reviews 2018" was held at Centre 42 on 4 December 2018, and well attended by various players in the theatre community.
In the Living Room: Year in Reviews 2018
4 Dec 2018, 7.30pm | Eight reviewers from Centre 42’s critical writing platform Citizens’ Reviews and online arts publication ArtsEquator.com invite audiences to chat about noteworthy trends and observations from Singapore theatre in 2018.
In the Living Room: Three Children
7 Oct 2018, 5pm | Thirty years after the landmark production of "Three Children, our Living Room plays host to Leow Puay Tin, the playwright of "Three Children", Loong Seng Onn, actor in the 1992 touring production, and Claire Wong,…
Creative coincidences
"I had very little to work with in the beginning except the script. But then I read the programme booklet of the 1992 production, and watched the video of the 1988 production, and I saw that I have incorporated quite…
Ambitious freaks
“What does it mean to be a straight man, and what does it mean to be a straight woman, and what roles do they play? And if we just turn those two genders on their heads, what would that show…
The Vault: Sau(dara)
5-6 Oct 2018 | The Vault: Sau(dara) is a contemporary response to Leow Puay Tin's Three Children. Created by Bhumi Collective, Sau(dara) is an homage to the 1988 production of Three Children which draws from the original text and the…
A platter of plays
Late-Night Texting returns for its third edition on 24 and 25 August 2018, with a focus on bite-sized dramatic works created by four theatre collectives.