Living Room

In the Living Room: Year in Review 2019

In the Living Room: Year in Review 2019

8 Dec 2019, From 1pm | In the Living Room: Year in Review 2019 invites the Singapore Theatre community to chat about two key trends in 2019 -- depictions of sexual violence, and decolonisation.
In the Living Room: Year in Reviews 2018

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: Year in Reviews 2017

In the Living Room: Year in Reviews 2017

14 Dec 2017, 8pm | A panel of seven reviewers from Centre 42’s critical writing platform Citizens’ Reviews and online arts publication ArtsEquator revisited the local productions staged in 2017. The session was moderated by Robin Loon, chief editor of…
In The Living Room: Fundamentally Happy

In The Living Room: Fundamentally Happy

5 Apr 2017, 8pm | The Necessary Stage’s researcher Shawn Chua is joined by Nelson Chia, the director and translator of the 2017 production, Aidli ‘Alin’ Mosbit, who played the character Habiba in the first staging, and theatre researcher Wong…
In The Living Room with Juliana Lim

In The Living Room with Juliana Lim

30 Mar 2017, 8pm | Veteran arts manager Juliana Lim chatted with students from Singapore Management University’s (SMU) ACM301 Cultural Policy and Practice class, about cultural policy in Singapore. The students also presented an exhibition of their research on the…
In The Living Room with Tan Tarn How

In The Living Room with Tan Tarn How

7 Dec 2015, 8pm | Dr. Robin Loon chats with Singaporean playwright Tan Tarn How about his plays. In a span of two decades, Tan Tarn How has written nine plays, several of which have won numerous awards. Collectively, his…
INTERACT – In the Living Room《“客厅”里的小剧会》

INTERACT – In the Living Room《“客厅”里的小剧会》

11 Jul 2015, 10am | Kok Heng Leun (Artistic Director of Drama Box, Singapore), director of “Chronology on Death” Koh Choon Eiow (Co-Artistic Director of Approaching Theatre, Taiwan) and director of “The Struggle: Years Later” Liu Xiaoyi (Director of The…
Koh Boon Pin In The Living Room with Desmond Sim

Koh Boon Pin In The Living Room with Desmond Sim

17 Apr 2015, 8pm | Veteran journalist and actor Koh Boon Pin converses with Singaporean playwright, poet and artist Desmond Sim about his play-writing journey and the juggling between his business consultancy and his artistic pursuits. They zoom through Desmond’s…
Koh Boon Pin In The Living Room with Russell Heng

Koh Boon Pin In The Living Room with Russell Heng

10 Apr 2015, 8pm | This cosy session, hosted by veteran journalist and actor Koh Boon Pin, was a conversation with Singaporean playwright and activist Russell Heng about his play-writing journey. Russell’s careers and transitions influenced the content and context…
In The Living Room: Reimagining Singapore Theatre

In The Living Room: Reimagining Singapore Theatre

22 Nov 2014, 3pm | Reimagining Singapore Theatre was presented by the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2015 in collaboration with Centre 42’s Living Room programme. The discussion was facilitated by Festival Artistic Director Sean Tobin, and comprised of a panel…
In the Living Room with Michael Chiang

In the Living Room with Michael Chiang

30 Oct 2014, 8pm | This cosy session saw Dr Robin Loon in conversation with Singaporean playwright Michael Chiang, chatting about his play-writing journey, the development of the local theatre scene in the 80s and 90s, and his personal responses…
Video: In the Living Room with Tan Tarn How

Video: In the Living Room with Tan Tarn How

A 4-part video recording of this dialogue with playwright Tan Tarn How, held in the company of a live audience on 8 December 2015. This chat was hosted by thespian Dr Robin Loon.
Video: INTERACT – In the Living Room

Video: INTERACT – In the Living Room

A 2-part video recording of this dialogue with panelists Kok Heng Leun, Koh Choon Eiow and Liu Xiaoyi, held in the company of a live audience on 11 July 2015. This was presented by the M1 Chinese Theatre Festival 2015…
Video: Reimagining Singapore Theatre

Video: Reimagining Singapore Theatre

A 2-part video recording of the talk held on 22 November 2014. This was presented by the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2015 in collaboration with Centre 42's Living Room programme.