Centre 42

Centre 42 A non-profit arts organisation championing the
creation, promotion, and documentation of
Singapore theatre and stories for the global stage

Are you passionate about new play development?Join us for ๐“๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ...
11/06/2026

Are you passionate about new play development?

Join us for ๐“๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ, a three-part workshop led by Amber Bradshaw, Managing Artistic Director of Working Title Playwrights.

Designed for dramaturgs, directors, producers and other creative collaborators, this series investigates how to effectively support a playwright from first draft to workshop presentation.

Drawing on over 20 years of experience as a dramaturg, director, and producer, Amber will share practical tools to build thoughtful creative environments that stretch the playwright without overtaking their vision.

๐Ÿ“ŒWorkshop Fee: $180 per participant
๐Ÿ“… Applications close on Sun, 30 June 2026, 11.59pm (UTC+8)

Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/TextSupport2026 Or visit the link in our bio!

๐‘‡๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก ๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘”๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘ค๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก-๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ .

From 18 to 22 May, Singapore became a meeting point for performing arts professionals from around the world as we hosted...
10/06/2026

From 18 to 22 May, Singapore became a meeting point for performing arts professionals from around the world as we hosted the ISPA 2026 Congress and the Anthony Field Academy Talks in the city. The International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) is a global network that brings together practitioners through two annual congresses, fostering connection, collaboration, and creative exchange. In partnership with the National Arts Council, Centre 42 had the pleasure of hosting an ASEAN delegation throughout the Congress, from arrival and settling in, to a week of talks, exchanges, and shared experiences ๐Ÿฉต

Each morning involved guiding the ASEAN delegates across the city to various locations, as well as occasional local breakfast spreads courtesy of Practice Tuckshop and programmes like Kopi Klatch, while offered daily provocations for reflection on our socials.

The Anthony Field Academy programme at The Theatre Practice centred on sustainability and โ€œsame same, and differentโ€, exploring how diverse cultural practices can coexist in harmony. Practice Tuckshop also hosted a shared dinner inspired by Recess Time, extending these conversations through food and storytelling.

Across the ISPA Congress, we experienced sessions where established panels of speakers explored themes from augmented intelligence to evolving audiences, all anchored in sustainability, alongside performances reflecting the diversity of Singaporeโ€™s multicultural society.

Highlights included the ProEx lunch at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, opening space for delegates to share their contexts and explore collaboration, and Kopi Klatch on the final morning, where Southeast Asian delegates gathered to exchange practices informally.

The Congress concluded with a closing reception overlooking the Merlion and Singapore skyline, marking the end of a week of exchange, ideas, and connections across the global performing arts community ๐ŸŒ†

Check out our album at: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HR5vvk9hc/

From 18 to 22 May, Singapore became a gathering point for performing arts professionals from around the world as we welc...
10/06/2026

From 18 to 22 May, Singapore became a gathering point for performing arts professionals from around the world as we welcomed the ๐ˆ๐’๐๐€ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ and the ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž to the city.

The International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) is a global network that brings together performing arts practitioners through two annual congresses, creating space for meaningful connections, collaboration, and creative exchange across the sector.

For the Singapore edition, the National Arts Council partnered with Centre 42 to host an ASEAN delegation. We had the pleasure of guiding 65 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam) throughout their time in the city ๐ŸŒ

May was a month of ๐’‚๐’“๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ at Centre 42, as we spotlighted the works and legacies of Singapore theatre pionee...
10/06/2026

May was a month of ๐’‚๐’“๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ at Centre 42, as we spotlighted the works and legacies of Singapore theatre pioneers through a series of programmes and dialogues, including presentations across major performing arts platforms such as the International Society for the Performing Arts [ISPA] and the Singapore International Festival of Arts [SIFA]. ๐Ÿ“Œ

We began with ๐ˆ๐’๐๐€ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ), where delegates explored the Stamford Arts Centre and Waterloo Arts Belt. Drawing inspiration from William Teoโ€™s Festival Village, we imagined the Centre 42 of the future as one node within a global network of theatre archives, each holding distinct niches of theatre history across different contexts. The installation featured artefacts from Williamโ€™s practice, grouped under themes reflecting his work (passionate, human-centred, experimental, collaborative, future-thinking). Visitors and delegates were invited to engage with these artefacts and reflect on how they resonated with their own practices and contexts, drawing connections between Williamโ€™s legacy and contemporary theatre-making and how past and present continue to inform one another.

We then presented ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐€ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—โ€“๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ) as part of SIFA 2026, featuring three pioneers who shaped Singapore theatre from the 1990s onwards: William Teo, Christina Sergeant, and Kuo Pao Kun. The films were screened at The Arts House and will be available online soon, so stay tuned!

This was followed by ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž - ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: ๐€ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž (๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ), a coda to the documentary series, moderated by Olivia Vong with panellists T. Sasitharan, Liz Sergeant Tan, and Jeremiah Choy. The conversation reflected on the interconnected legacies of William, Christina, and Kuo, and how their collaborations and influence helped shape the communal fabric of Singapore theatre today.

We are grateful for every opportunity to surface and share these stories from our archive๐ŸŽญโœจ

Learn more:
https://www.centre42.sg/events/26322/past-present-future-a-series-of-documentary-films/

https://www.centre42.sg/events/26323/past-present-future-creating-spaces-bringing-people-together-a-roundtable/

Weโ€™re excited to welcome ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ as our ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐ข๐ง-๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž from April 2026 to March 2027! โœจA writer, director, and a...
05/05/2026

Weโ€™re excited to welcome ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ as our ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐ข๐ง-๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž from April 2026 to March 2027! โœจ

A writer, director, and arts educator, Thomasโ€™s work spans plays, musicals, exhibitions, and short films across multiple languages, reflecting a sustained curiosity in form, language, and storytelling.

Entering this residency at a reflective point in his career, Thomas looks back on a decade of practice while questioning what comes next. From recurring patterns in language and casting to the early pressures of production that shape a work, he is interested in what happens when those considerations are set aside.

Over the course of the residency, he will explore working at a different pace and rhythm, creating space to experiment beyond the demands of โ€œproducibilityโ€. This also coincides with a final research project on playwriting as part of his Masterโ€™s programme, in dialogue with Centre 42โ€™s focus on new writing development.

If youโ€™d like to learn more about Thomas and his plans for the residency, head over to https://bit.ly/WIRthomas!

Weโ€™re less than three weeks away from the first ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž open call of the year! Dust off those scripts and sen...
22/04/2026

Weโ€™re less than three weeks away from the first ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž open call of the year!

Dust off those scripts and send them into the garage for some fine-tuning โœ๐Ÿฝ Weโ€™re accepting up to 8 eligible scripts and will match each one with the right kind of dramaturgical support, whether thatโ€™s a 1-on-1 consultation with our dramaturgs or written feedback. This is your opportunity to receive input from industry practitioners and push your script toward its next draft ๐ŸŽญ

Head to https://bit.ly/NSGmay2026 to check your eligibility and get ready. Submissions open on 1 May, 12pm, and are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis!

Note: Participants in this cycle (and Augustโ€™s) will be eligible to apply for the new New Scripts Garage Residency.

The highly anticipated ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž (NSG) returns for 2026, and this year, weโ€™re introducing a brand new NSG Resid...
20/04/2026

The highly anticipated ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž (NSG) returns for 2026, and this year, weโ€™re introducing a brand new NSG Residency โœจ

Working on a script and need that extra push? Plan ahead and get your drafts ready. The first 8 eligible submissions for each cycle will be matched with tailored dramaturgical support to help take your work to the next stage.

New this year, the ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ will support one selected writer in developing their play further, culminating in a work-in-progress presentation at Spring Collection 2026/2027.

๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ:
๐Ÿ“ฃ Cycle 1: 1โ€“10 May 2026 (English)
๐Ÿ“ฃ Cycle 2: 1โ€“10 Aug 2026 (English)
๐Ÿ“ฃ Cycle 3: 1โ€“10 Nov 2026 (Malay)
๐Ÿ“ฃ NSG Residency: 1โ€“10 Oct 2026

Weโ€™re also glad to continue our partnership with Teater Ekamatra, welcoming Malay-language scripts for the November cycle.

๐Ÿ‘ˆ Swipe for more info or visit https://www.centre42.sg/residencies/new-scripts-garage/.

On 11 April 2026, 13 students from NUS Theatre & Performance Studies Programmeโ€™s Theatre Lab module presented โ€œThe Vault...
20/04/2026

On 11 April 2026, 13 students from NUS Theatre & Performance Studies Programmeโ€™s Theatre Lab module presented โ€œThe Vault: (in)actionโ€ at the Black Box, 42 Waterloo Street. โ€œ(in)actionโ€ was a response to Eleanor Wongโ€™s โ€œThe Campaign to Confer the Public Service Star on JBJโ€, in commemoration of the playโ€™s 20th anniversary.

Check out our album of highlights from the performance-response!

17/04/2026

As we draw the curtain on our first-ever ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, a season shaped by budding new works developed through our programmes and residencies, we look back with pride at the highlights of March and the many creatives who made it possible๐ŸŒธ

If you missed the showcases or would like to revisit them, explore ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ on the app!

Download here:
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/connects-arts-culture/id1476456847
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.bloomberg.connects.docent

17/04/2026

As we draw the curtain on our first-ever ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, a season shaped by budding new works developed through our programmes and residencies, we look back with pride at the highlights of March and the many creatives who made it possible๐ŸŒธ

If you missed the showcases or would like to revisit them, explore ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ on the Bloomberg Connects app!

Download here:
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/connects-arts-culture/id1476456847
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.bloomberg.connects.docent

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