The Vault

The Vault safe-keeps Singaporean works dating back to our early theatre years. The platform does not merely document the past but manifests as contemporary responses to these works presented at Centre 42 premises. The Centre invites artists and practitioners to respond critically and personally to canonical Singapore classics, lesser known pieces and rarities, reworks and adaptations, and cross-cultural and cross-genres works.

The following articles provide an overview and documentation of each instalment of The Vault.

The Vault: #3.2 For The Time Being

22-25 Jul 2015 | In response to Quah Sy Ren's "Invisibility", sound artist Darren Ng presents a thought-provoking aural experience of melting ice. In an installation piece augmenting the sound of ice as it transitions between states, the work highlights…

The Vault: #3.1 In/Visibility

22-23 May 2015 | Lighting designer Lim Woan Wen presents her interpretation of Quah Sy Ren’s play Invisibility using only light. Stripped of actors and spoken words, Woan Wen seeks to express the play in relation to the space of…

The Vault 1.1 – NINETEEN SIXTY-FOUR

22 Sep 2014, 8pm | Centre 42 presents the first of The Vault series on 22 September 2014: a revisit of two English-language plays written in the '60s - When Smiles Are Done (by Goh Poh Seng) and A White…