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Preview: Thick Beats for Good Girls by Checkpoint Theatre

What exactly makes a good girl? Is she religious and knows her prayers by heart? Can she ever let go and take a walk on the wild side and still be good? And above all – can good girls ever call the shots? All these questions and more just might be answered in Checkpoint Theatre’s newest production this April. Directed by Huzir Sulaiman, Checkpoint will be premiering an … Continue reading Preview: Thick Beats for Good Girls by Checkpoint Theatre

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Taking Over Down Under: Four Singapore Theatre Companies In Australia This September

Singapore’s theatre scene is fast going global. Through the efforts of various companies and organizations over the last few years, we’ve seen a slew of local theatre companies flying overseas to present their shows at multiple festivals, from Edinburgh to Adelaide. In September alone, four local productions have or are slated to perform in Australia, split across Adelaide’s 2017 OzAsia Festival and the 2017 Brisbane … Continue reading Taking Over Down Under: Four Singapore Theatre Companies In Australia This September

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Review: FRAGO by Checkpoint Theatre

National Service in Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, making it a perfect time to churn out army-themed plays that reflect on its history. Checkpoint Theatre has started the ball rolling with FRAGO, which may use the image of the Armed Forces, but is an altogether quite different kettle of fish. FRAGO centres on an armoured infantry platoon returning for reservist as they prepare … Continue reading Review: FRAGO by Checkpoint Theatre

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An Exclusive Interview With FRAGO’s Jo Tan and Adib Kosnan

Checkpoint Theatre will be premiering Lucas Ho’s new play FRAGO this July! FRAGO follows the lives of a group of NSmen as they return to camp for a war game exercise during reservist. In the long waiting periods in between, these NSmen will explore what it means to grow up, as they think about their relationships, jobs, babies and aging parents as they figure out just how to be … Continue reading An Exclusive Interview With FRAGO’s Jo Tan and Adib Kosnan

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Preview: FRAGO by Checkpoint Theatre

“In the early morning march, With the field pack on my back, With an aching in my heart, And my body full of sweat.” Checkpoint Theatre continues their 2017 season with FRAGO, a new play by Lucas Ho, directed by Huzir Sulaiman. In their seventh year in reservist training, a group of army mates in an armoured infantry unit return for a war game exercise. In the … Continue reading Preview: FRAGO by Checkpoint Theatre

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Review: Normal by Checkpoint Theatre

“Would you say that these works have any merit as opposed to… Shakespeare?” As if in response to such a challenge from a line in the play, Checkpoint Theatre opens its 15th anniversary season confidently with Faith Ng’s Normal. Last staged in 2015, the play revolves around the lives of two schoolgirls from the fictional Trinity Girls School. Feeling straitjacketed and lagging behind in the … Continue reading Review: Normal by Checkpoint Theatre

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Preview: Normal by Checkpoint Theatre

Checkpoint Theatre enters their 2017 season with a throwback with their previously sold out show – Normal by Faith Ng. Directed by Claire Wong, their 2015 smash hit returns to the Drama Centre Black Box, and its themes of education and expectations remain as pertinent as ever. Secondary 5 Normal Academic students Ashley and Daphne struggle in school, juggling a potent cocktail of demands from their … Continue reading Preview: Normal by Checkpoint Theatre

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