Be a Friend of Practice, Be a Part of Singapore TheatreFor more information, please visit http://www.practice.org.sg/en/supportus/be-a-donor/The Theatre Practice (TTP) is the longest-standing professional bilingual theatre group in Singapore. In 1965, theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun and dancer/choreographer Goh Lay Kuan founded Singapore Performing Arts School, The Theatre Practice’s earliest incarnation.As a non-profit arts institution, The Theatre Practice is proud to have countless friends and partners who journeyed with us along the way for more than five decades, sharing our passion for meaningful and quality theatre.It is only with your generous support that we are able to forge ahead with the greatest confidence. Your contribution, big or small, will definitely make a difference.And through our Friend of Practice programme, we intend to recognise your donation in a more meaningful way!For more information, please write to friends@practice.org.sg.

一个看似平淡的市镇一座看似平淡的组屋却蕴藏着一段段耐人寻味的生活故事新加坡福建会馆青年演艺团呈献《95生活》，一部改编自美国著名剧作家桑顿·怀尔德经典剧作《我们的小镇》的小品。让《95生活》带您去重新发现大家再熟悉不过的环境，细细品尝生活中的一点一滴。Ordinary estateOrdinary HDB blockOrdinary peopleExtraordinary momentsAn adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town by American playwright Thornton Wilder, Blk 95 brings you on a journey to uncover your own not-so-ordinary life.

“Fiendishly good” - The Washington PostGuards at the TajA wickedly dark comedy based on a myth surrounding the Taj Mahal that "nothing so beautiful shall ever be built again"."Riveting" - Entertainment WeeklyFrom the company that brought you Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress, Disgraced and Shakespeare in the Park, SRT is proud to present the Singapore premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s Guards at the Taj."Frisky, funny dialogue" - The New York TimesTwo ordinary guys ordered to do the unthinkableTwo long-term friends, Humayun and Babur stand guard at the Taj Mahal hours before it is to be unveiled at dawn. Among the Sacred Oaths of the Mughal Imperial Guards, they are forbidden to look at the monument, speak or lower their swords.The play reaches a turning point as the guards are ordered to do the unimaginable and their friendship is tested to its limits."Ingenious piece of theatre" - The Washington PostGuards at the Taj stars Ghafir Akbar (Shakespeare in the Park - Julius Caesar, SRT) and Jay Saighal (The Merchant of Venice, Royal Shakespeare Company). Last seen as Julius Caesar at Shakespeare in the Park, Jo Kukathas will be wearing her director's hat and directing this humorous two-hander.

Focusing on a man caught up in a tangled love affair, Florian Zeller’s The Truth is a hard-hitting examination of friendship, suspicion and deceit. In a new version by Christopher Hampton (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), who also delivered new versions of The Father and The Mother, The Truth is a biting new play that discovers what happens when the truth is finally uncovered. Alice and Michel are having an affair. Michel’s wife, Laurence has been asking him difficult questions. Alice’s husband, Paul, is Michel’s best friend. As deceits intertwine, the two couples find themselves lost in a maze of who-told-who-what, where each loving lie seems more necessary and each confession more indiscreet. A brilliantly cruel comedy of the hypocrisies which hold society together, Florian Zeller’s The Truth, premiered at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London, in 2016, in association with Theatre Royal Bath Productions. The Truth is “a devious must-see” (The Guardian) you do not want to miss."Unbelievably good" - The Times"Dazzling" - The Observer

Before the sacred Ganges River got its name, it was known as Ganga, the mischievous daughter of the mighty mountain king Himalaya who lives in heaven. One day, a king from Earth named Bhagirath begs Himalaya for help with his land, which has been suffering from years of severe drought. As it turns out, only Ganga has the power to save his kingdom. The only thing is, Ganga is too powerful for Earth.How will Ganga help Bhagirath without swallowing his land whole? Follow her adventure as she makes her way down from heaven and meets someone who can help her with her problem! Watch Ganga bring back the rain and restore the greenery on Earth. Through narration in English, dance and drama, Ganga – The Heavenly Princess is about our precious oceans and rivers, and why we shouldn’t take them for granted.For more details about Kalaa Utsavam 2018, visit www.esplanade.com/kalaautsavam  

This holiday season, W!LD RICE brings you its heartwarming, hilarious take on Charles Dickens’ classic tale about love, compassion and the spirit of giving!S.K. Loo’s All-In-One app has made him the richest businessman in town. To him, only money matters. Kindness? Forget it. Generosity? Never heard of it. And Christmas? #BAHHUMBUG!He’s determined to spend Christmas as he always has – holed up in his penthouse, dreaming of hostile takeovers and retrenching staff.But this Christmas is going to be very different. Three very unexpected spirits appear to scare the Scrooge out of S.K. Loo.Will he survive being haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-To-Be? Can the three spirits withstand his acid tongue and icy meanness? And can the true meaning of Christmas thaw his frozen heart?Directed by Hossan Leong, the year’s most eagerly anticipated musical extravaganza features a cheeky script by Jonathan Lim and a magical score by Elaine Chan. As the miserly S.K. Loo, Sebastian Tan (a.k.a. Broadway Beng) leads a stellar cast that includes Siti Khalijah Zainal, Audrey Luo, Candice de Rozario, Fauzie Laily and the fabulous First Stage Kids!Don’t miss A $ingapore Carol – a brand-new musical for the entire family about the true spirit(s) of Christmas!

"Hysterically brazen: Meenah and Cheenah says everything we're too shy to say... a play so funny it'll leave you in stitches for weeks."- Popspoken, May 20, 2016 "It was comic relief of the highest order and proof that those who can laugh at themselves together, have the last laugh."- Cheong Suk-Wai, The Straits Times, May 16, 2016"Siti Khalijah and Judee Tan are completely in their element here, playing a spectrum of local character archetypes with aplomb, moving the audience to a rousing laughter."- Bakchormeeboy, May 18, 2016Singapore's new favourite duo is back by popular demand! After a successful debut with rave reviews, sold-out shows, and a Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards Best Actress nomination for Judee Tan as Cheenah, Meenah and Cheenah are back to make you laugh so hard your dentures may fly out (True story!); Judee teams up with the irrepressible two-time Life! Theatre Awards Best Actress winner Siti Khalijah Zainal once again to tickle audiences in this highly anticipated rerun!A celebration of Singapore's multicultural landscape and unique sense of chapalang humour, join Meenah and Cheenah for a night of bellyaching laughter as they take you on a journey of relatable milestones and answer the burning questions you have always been too shy to ask: what to wear for Racial Harmony Day, Ramadan etiquette, and even the difference between Malay and Chinese spirits!

precise purpose of being broken is adapted from a collage of texts by playwright and Cultural Medallion recipient Haresh Sharma. Each of these texts floats in a particular and specific universe: open, disembodied, yet inexplicably connected.This multi-lingual work features characters that are as broken as they are illuminated, and as doomed as they are hopeful. They revisit faded landscapes of their collective memory, pass through familiar spaces both comforting and contentious, and lose their footing on grounds that seem to provide potent signs of recognition.Directed by Koh Wan Ching, this new presentation of precise purpose of being broken is devised and workshopped over an extended period, and will be performed by Chelsea Crothers, Chng Xin Xuan, Grace Kalaiselvi, Lina Yu and Wendi Wee Hian, with lighting design by Jason Ng, and sound design by Vivian Wang from The Observatory.First presented by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay as a work-in-progress for The Studios: RAW in 2017.With the support of: BinjaiTree

Goodbyes are rarely good.And memories can be tricky things. Azman returns to his island home only to be greeted by new sights and vanishing landmarks. Nothing seems familiar, until it starts to rain.Written by Nabilah Said and choreographed by Norhaizad Adam, yesterday it rained salt combines text, dance and performance to explore the violence of leaving and returning, the comfort one can find in memory and rituals, and the relationships that men have.An early iteration of yesterday it rained salt was presented at Bunker Theatre in London, United Kingdom, in October 2017.

In his desperation to save his dying daughter, Abhijeet is lured to the magical paradise of Singaland!Jeet toils under the scorching sun to earn gold coins that he can then send to his beloved child and cure her sickness. However, an unfortunate incident leaves him injured, unable to work.Desperate and alone, Jeet stumbles upon another vagabond, Gloria, who too is in need of help. She tells him of a mythical dragon native to the land, that is said to grant your every wish. But it’s a quest she is afraid to undertake alone. They set off together in hope to find this legendary dragon, ready for whatever dangers they might encounter.So begins the adventures of Abhijheet: a man’s quest to save his family and the search for equality.

PROGRAMMEKARL JENKINSThe Armed Man: A Mass for PeaceMARK HAYESWhat Sweeter Music: A Festival of CarolsComposed by Karl Jenkins in 2000, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace is a moving work of tremendous breadth and soaring drama. Based on one of the most popular tunes of the 15th century, L'Homme Armé, Jenkins weaves in musical and literary elements from various cultures ancient and modern to create a poignant message of world peace.In What Sweeter Music, Mark Hayes presents an ingenious arrangement of classic carols and original compositions for chorus, piano and orchestra. Together, the songs form a seamless medley that tells the traditional Christmas story faithfully and affectionately.FEATURINGKhor Ai Ming, conductorEsther Maureen Kelly, sopranoVocal Adsociates Festival ChorusVocal Adsociates Festival Children’s ChoirVocal Adsociates Festival Youth Choir

"It was lauded as “a special production that should not close until every person in the nation has seen it” by The Straits Times when it made its remarkable debut at the Singapore Arts International Festival in 1992.If you enjoyed popular playwright Michael Chiang’s hit comedies Army Daze, Beauty World, Mixed Signals and High Class, you won’t want to miss his most critically- acclaimed comedy.Bearing all his signature laugh-out-loud situations and snappy punchlines, Private Parts is a wild comedy that explores gender complications, with a dizzy dose of TV histrionics tossed in for good measure.Set in 1990 Singapore, the inventive story traces the misadventures of a popular talk- show host, Warren Lee, who mysteriously turns up at a sex-change clinic. There, he encounters the tart-tongued Mirabella, the light-headed Lavinia and the quietly intense Edward. In a bid to boost ratings, he tries to convince his colourful new friends to appear on his TV show, which leads to unexpected consequences...The stellar cast includes well-known TV personalities Jason Godfrey and Chua Enlai, theatre vets Shane Mardjuki, Zee Wong, Jo Tan, Frances Lee, Andrew Marko, and Aldafi Adnan.Directed by Beatrice Chia-Richmond, Private Parts is the inaugural production by Michael Chiang Playthings Ltd, a new non-profit outfit that will showcase Singapore writings."

Checkpoint Theatre presents Still LifeA new play by Dana LamDirected and dramaturged by Claire WongStarring Dana Lam and Jean NgPresented in collaboration with TheatreWorks--What happens when an artist picks up her paintbrush after a long hiatus? Does the body still remember what has been lived? Or are the senses dulled by time, the joints fused with experience?Still Life is an affecting look at life and art-making. In this deeply personal performance, Dana Lam rediscovers and reclaims her journey from the 1950s to the present, through her twin first loves: writing and painting. From journalist to activist, from daughter to grandmother, she confronts the choices and tensions that keep a life in balance. The result is an evocative portrait woven of lyrical prose and the unflinching gaze of an artist coming to terms with her own nakedness.Directed and dramaturged with verve and sensitivity by Claire Wong, Still Life focuses on how we look at the world, at the past, and at ourselves. How do we see what we see? And how do we look at a life that’s never still in order to make meaning?

“Off Centre marks a new maturity in Singapore Theatre, addressing an audience prepared to be challenged.” — Hannah Pandian, The Straits Times Life!“... a major triumph.”— Mayo Martin, TODAY OnlineThe Necessary Stage’s critically acclaimed play, Off Centre, returns 26 years after its premiere in 1993. Written by Haresh Sharma and directed by Alvin Tan, Off Centre is a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for presenting an honest and unflinching look at mental illness and the stigma surrounding it.Off Centre follows the unlikely friendship between Saloma and Vinod, and traces their journeys as they deal with their personal conflicts as well as social prejudices against mental health conditions.Selected in 2007 by the Ministry of Education as the first Singaporean play to be offered as a GCE 'O' and ‘N’ Level literature text, Off Centre is once again back on the syllabus since 2018.This brand new staging features Abdulattif Abdullah and Sakinah Dollah, who will reprise their original roles as Vinod and Saloma respectively, as well as Aidli Mosbit as Mak.“It’s impossible to not be astounded by the timelessness and thrust of Haresh Sharma’s Off Centre.”— Naeem Kapadia, Crystalwords

Feminism is an ideology that is familiar; with most of us. We have fought for; have gained independence and equality on many levels but have we forgotten something that are truly important to us? Music Composition by K Hariprasad, Artistic Director V Balagurunathan and Dramaturg Vijaylakshmi Kannan is determined to bring you on a reflective journey. Inspiring from Bharathiyar’s vision, Vizhi Chudare is set to find out about the good, bad and the ugly of the “Puthumai Pen” in us.

Direct from Australia and as part of its World Tour in 2019/20, Beats On Pointe is back to entertain audiences with its high energy and feel-good family show.BEATS ON POINTE features a highly talented cast of dance athletes, with the tightly choreographed show anchoring a dynamic modern story of two opposing dance worlds peppered with captivating dance theatre, freestyle acts, singing, moments of well-timed comedy and a killer soundtrack! Produced by Masters of Choreography this show fuses electrifying street dance and classical ballet to create the perfect entertainment for audiences of all ages. ''The show itself is an action-packed roller coaster of old and new school street dance, classical and contemporary ballet, physical comedy, beat boxing and even some singing! To call this a 'dance show' is to sell it short - this piece is a theatrical extravaganza'' (Matt McFarlane - aussietheatre.com)“With high energy, innovative choreography this show lets the audience see a different side to what we typically call ‘hip-hop’ and ‘ballet’. It truly mixes the dance styles and with it creates a fun-fuelled, family friendly show that will inspire even the harshest dance critic.” (musicalmanda.site)“A high octane display of fantastic dancing by a very well drilled troupe” (The Audience Club)“Aside from near impeccable technique, formation and stage presence, this production had a killer soundtrack, too.” (The Adelaidian - theadelaidian.net)With a magnificent blend of classic and commercial music plus a wonderful cast of multi-talented performers, this show continues to dazzle with cutting-edge entertainment. Don’t miss your chance to see one of Australia’s hottest dance theatre productions!

Roll Up, Roll Up!Direct from Moscow and the circus capitals of the world comes this year’s heart-pounding family spectacular – THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS.Boasting the world’s most dangerous and death-defying acts, including the Wheel of Death and the Motorbike Sphere of Fear, THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS sees the mighty red and white circus big top transformed into an astonishing, high octane, fun-filled entertainment destination.THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS, returns to Singapore for the first time in over 10 years, with over 45 performers – acrobats, clowns, jugglers, daredevils – all circus stars renowned world-wide for their theatrical flair and breath-taking talents.Circus doesn’t get much wilder than this!The Great Moscow Circus Singapore contains no animal acts.

Hanane, a fifty-something year old Lebanese actress and citizen, exercises daily to avoid osteoporosis, obesity, and depression.As she takes walks through both secluded and open spaces in Beirut, she revisits dreams, desires, hopes, disillusionments, characters and roles—most of which reveal themselves to be contemporary Medeas with whom she shares some commonalities.The effects of this daily routine of jogging are contradictory. Her body is stimulated through exercise with two hormones, dopamine and adrenaline, both alternating between destruction and construction. Their natural cycles within Hanane—woman, wife and mother—echo that of her city, one that destroys to build and builds to destroy.Winner of the Vertebra Prize for Best Actor at Summerhall/Edinburgh Festival FringeCo-produced by: Heinrich Bol Stiftung Middle East, Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon and British Council LebanonWith the support of:Arab Fund For Arts and Culture, Lebanese Ministry of Culture and Robert A. Matta Foundation

50 years ago, the visionary writer John Berger and Swiss photographer Jean Mohr published A Fortunate Man, a meditation on the role of a doctor that is still widely read by healthcare practitioners today. The book followed the daily life of English country general practitioner John Sassall, witnessing his compassion as well as his practice as a physician through storytelling and photography.15 years after the book’s publication, John Sassall took his own life. Taking this tragic event as a starting point, New Perspectives teams up with acclaimed theatre maker Michael Pinchbeck to create a stage exploration of the book, interposing it with interviews with medical practitioners today.Part theatre-lecture, part expressionistic explosion of the book, A Fortunate Man is a powerful and poignant interrogation about the passions and pressures of being a doctor in the modern world and what that says about the future health of our society.

“And then the fisherman says-… and then the fish… the fi-“A woman stands at a microphone. She can’t remember the punchline.Fusing poetry and song, award-winning UK theatre company Unholy Mess presents a funny, strange and poignant play about growing up and the legacy of abuse.Performance poet Jemima Foxtrot takes you on a powerful journey exploring memory, childhood and what happens when we can’t quite get to the punchline.