Kelvin and Annie have been together for 29 years, from the time they met and fell in love, to the time they got married, had children, and started a business together. The way they maintain their relationship is to always celebrate their anniversary, and to look back on the many firsts in their lives - first date, first kiss, the first time they held hands, the first breakup… However, the reality of life forbids them to keep looking back. In the end, who remembers? And who is reminiscing?


See You, Anniversary (2022)

Producer

Cast

SAtheCollective, Nine Years Theatre and T.H.E Dance Company join forces for the first time to co-create&nbsp;Windward Side of the Mountain, a site-specific production set in urban Asia.

You’ll find yourselves following a group of modern-day sojourners as they journey through various locations within Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre. As they weather the ups and downs and the multi-dimensional mysteries of their uncharted journey to carve out a way of life, they find themselves on the other side of a lege

Windward Side of the Mountain (2022)

Co-Producer

Performer

Voice Coach

Acting Coach

A long hidden secret rises to the fore— and with it, cracks begin to appear in the familial ties between a mother and her three daughters. Are the bonds between them strong enough to weather this impending crisis?

Forced into retirement due to her ailing health, a veteran film and TV actress finds herself missing the glitz and the attention. These days, actress Lin Li Qing occupies her time thinking up ways to battle boredom, and nagging at her three daughters for not spending enough time with her. The e

Between You and Me (2022)

In 1879, scientific genius Thomas Edison successfully created the world's first practical incandescent bulb. He was about to light up New York and the entire world, using his Direct Current electrical system. Along came another inventor Nikola Tesla who insisted that his Alternating Current electrical system was superior to Edison's. A battle ensued, as ambitions and aspirations clashed in this "War of Currents". What drove these great minds to achieve the impossible, and what must they learn to sacrifice i

Electrify My World (2021)

The award-winning ensembles of Singapore’s Nine Years Theatre and the SITI Company from New York join hands to present this hybrid retelling of Anton Chekhov’s classic play&nbsp;Three Sisters.

Three Sisters, by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, stands as one of the most outstanding plays of his career. Olga, Masha, and Irina – the titular sisters - fritter away their lives in a provincial town, while they dream of returning to the cosmopolitan city where&nbsp;they grew up.

Chronicling their tangled re

Three Sisters (2021)

The city of Thebes is suffering under a devastating pandemic. President Oedipus vows to put an end to the crisis and help restore the city, like he once did before. Upon consulting the Oracle, the solution is clear. Find the murderer of their previous leader, Laius. So begins a manhunt for the city’s most wanted. But as the investigation starts, secrets from the past resurface.&nbsp;

In a thrilling modern re-telling of the great Sophoclean tragedy,&nbsp;Oedipus, delves deep into how man deals with the fa

Oedipus (2021)

Four students drop a birthday surprise on their teacher Elena, but the true intention of their visit is unveiled when they attempt to persuade her to hand over the key to the safe where their exam papers are being kept. For the sake of their academic progress, they must falsify their scores; for the sake of their futures, excuses are made to justify their actions. The teacher finds herself in a predicament when her students begin coercing her. To stop them from making further mistakes, Elena stands firm and

Dear Elena (2019)

Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre jointly present to you First Fleet. The audience will be seated on the stage of the Cultural Centre’s auditorium, as they set sail with the players to explore the relationships between theatre and humanity.

The year is 1787. The First Fleet of the British Empire sets sail for Australia with a group of convicts aboard, to establish a penal colony. Along the way, the Governor instructs one of his lieutenants to rehearse a play with the convicts, with

First Fleet (2019)

A journey that transforms her life from the ordinary to the extraordinary, getting everything she has ever wanted. Well, almost everything...

A brilliant but frustrated academic, Faust has achieved all that she can with her knowledge. Dissatisfied with what she has, she yearns for more in her life. One day she is visited by an unexpected visitor, Mephistopheles, who is full of surprises. Mephistopheles makes a deal with her; spend the rest of her life with him, as he shows her a lifetime of everything sh

FAUST/US (2019)

Lear is dead, the entire country mourns. The “Fools Society” presents Lear Is Dead -- a performance that tells the story of Lear:&nbsp;

The ageing Lear had given his land to his two elder daughters, and disowned the truthful youngest daughter. The retired Lear insisted on retaining a portion of his power. However, his two newly empowered daughters began to find their increasingly senile father intolerable. Finally, Lear was driven out of the house and into the night storm, to wander like a madman on a he

Lear Is Dead (2018)

A collaboration between Macau Arts Festival 2018 and Nine Years Theatre, to be performed in Macau and Singapore.

Artistic director of Nine Years Theatre, Nelson Chia, leads a team of actors and designers from Macau and Singapore in a re-imagination of Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s most influential character “Miss Julie”. Together, they will create the new work&nbsp;Pissed Julie.

How are the frustrations and hopes of Miss Julie, who lived in a European estate in the 19th Century, relevant to t

Pissed Julie (2018)

Cut Kafka!&nbsp;is a collaborative work between T.H.E Dance Company (T.H.E) and Nine Years Theatre (NYT), inspired by Franz Kafka’s life and works. The early drafts of the script were inspired by a number of different texts by or about Kafka—The Metamorphosis,&nbsp;The Trial,&nbsp;The Castle,&nbsp;The Hunger Artist, and personal letters addressed to his father—which were researched by writer and performer Neo Hai Bin. These texts were researched based on the initial ideas and framework laid down by co-direc

Cut Kafka! (2018)

Speech Coach

No Parking On Odd Days examines the rigidity — and sometimes absurdity — of bureaucracy through a series of confrontations that a man has with the authorities over parking tickets.


No Parking On Odd Days (2017)

No Parking On Odd Days and The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole are two of late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun’s most famous monologues. Both works have been staged in English and Mandarin numerous times since they were written in the mid-1980s. In Dialects &amp; Dialectics, Nelson Chia – the artistic director of Nine Years Theatre – works with actors Hang Qian Chou and Tay Kong Hui to explore the cultural sentiments and grassroots sensibilities of these plays by staging them in Chinese dialects. Come catch this d

Double Bill: No Parking On Odd Days & The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole (2017)

The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole is centred on a man who has been tasked to oversee the funeral of his grandfather. It emerges that the grand coffin is too large to fit into the standard-sized grave that has been dug at the cemetery, so the man ends up fighting an uphill battle against government bureaucracy.


The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole (2017)

Production Coordinator

10-year-old Eric enjoyed visiting the home of his neighbours, Habiba and Ismail. The couple, who was so fond of him, treated him like their own child. In the embrace of this warm relationship, Eric felt cared for and loved. To his young mind, the door to Habiba and Ismail’s house was a gateway to paradise. Fast forward 20 years, Eric is now 30 and has returned to his childhood home to visit his neighbours, only to uncover a shocking secret that has lain hidden in the house where he spent so many happy hours

Fundamentally Happy (2017)

SIFA is proud to open its 2017 edition with Art Studio, a Singapore-Mandarin theatre commission performed with English surtitles. Set against the backdrop of Singapore's changing landscape from the 1960s to the new millennium, Art Studio begins with the story of a young school drop-out, Ji Zong, who is coerced by his friend to become a model for life drawing by a group of artists.

From that point on, the narrative branches out, weaving the lives of these wildly disparate artists into a web of intriguing 

Art Studio (2017)

Mr. Lee wants to write a memoir about his political life, while Mrs. Lee cannot forget how they fell in love by the sea.

Mdm. Tan is on her way to a date that is 60 years late, but Old Kim worries that he will not reply to all those letters in time.

Old Max holds a solo concert in his heart as Er Ma captures the joyful tears in his camera.

Mdm. Teng pretties herself in front of a mirror all day, and Xiao Ding loves a good banter with anyone who would listen.

Eight senior citizens converge in a r

Red Sky (2016)

From the sea comes a red demon. Certain that the demon is here to devour humans, the villagers are in fear. By the sea live three characters -- A woman, her brother, the village idiot, and a man who gets jealous easily. Miraculously, the trio find themselves communicating with the demon despite not speaking its language. Moreover, they realize it is here on a mission. Meanwhile, the villagers march, torches in hand, ready to kill the demon...

Written by acclaimed Japanese playwright Noda Hideki and direc

Red Demon (2016)

At the edge of a city, near the end of autumn, a group of people, struggling to survive the hardships of daily living, spends nights at a rental lodge for the poor. Among them we find a pot-mender, a busker, a thief, a retired actor, a prostitute, etc. They drink to pass the days. Some of them have long given up on life while others hold on to unrealistic dreams. One day, an old man arrives. He seems to stir up new hopes in the hearts of these people who dwell at the lowest rungs of society. Or are these ho

The Lower Depths (2015)

Master of the house, Orgon, has invited religious Tartuffe to stay with the family. Not only that, his admiration for him is near insanity. He wants his daughter to marry Tartuffe, before making him the sole heir to his wealth. The rest of the family - the wife, son, daughter, and even the maid - has seen the hypocrite behind Tartuffe's pious appearance, except for Orgon who remains blinded by faith. As such, the family finds themselves at wit's end. How do you make a fox reveals its true nature? How do you

Tartuffe (2015)

Bosom buddies for the past 15 years, Serge, Marc and Yvan’s friendship is put to the test when Serge decides to pay a ridiculously high price for a modern painting – a white canvas with a few faint, white lines. Tension ensues when Marc calls the painting “a piece of white shit” and Serge decides to defend it stubbornly. Their differences in taste quickly degenerates into a relentless attack on each other’s failures in life. The absurdity of the situation escalates when Yvan, who is caught in the middle, va

Art (2014)

Nine Years Theatre (NYT) presents an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's iconic play An Enemy of the People, which depicts one man's struggle to hold onto his beliefs against the benefits of the majority - or, depending on how you look at it, a society's collective rejection of a person's misconstrued self-righteousness. When Dr Stockmann, a popular figure in his coastal town in Norway, discovers that water in the newly developed public baths under his charge have been contaminated by industrial waste, he alerts t

An Enemy of the People (2014)

A supposedly usual party reveals some intricate secrets; and an evening of heavy drinking exposes inherent human flaws. It all starts with a young couple being invited to the home of an elderly professor, and there they find themselves somehow embroiled in the martial conflict of their host and his wife. Under the influence of alcohol, the two couples get caught up in a verbal warfare, hurling humiliation and abuses at each other. The absurd game they play unmasks their true emotions which have so far been 

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2013)

The story begins on a day just like any other, in a house just like any other.

In the house, there is a door that is never locked, and contains a group of women who come from different moments in history, each with her own secret. Time comes to a standstill as soon as these women enter the house. They become oblivious to the relentless passing of time outside.&nbsp;

One day, there is a knock on the door and a runaway bride bursts in, invading the peace and tranquility of the house, kicking off a serie

The Bride Always Knocks Twice (2013)

An intense midnight quarrel leads to the murder of a man. Witnesses take the stand as his 16-year-old son is tried for homicide. With all testimonies against the boy, his fate now hangs by a thread as twelve jurors find themselves thick in the throes of rendering the final verdict.

In the stifling heat of the jury room, twelve personalities will clash in a bout of logic and intuition, reason and conscience. Caught between conflicting personal obsessions and prejudices, will the jurors emerge as defenders

Twelve Angry Men (2013)

Girl ah... Boy ah... can you help me find my cat?

An old dialect-speaking mother has lost her only companion – a cat. She asked for help, but was snubbed by her grown-up children. One night, the old lady left her house looking for her cat in a world that has left her behind – a world obsessed with progress and prosperity, which has forgotten the traditional, the old and the frail.

Mama Looking For Her Cat is a play about the communication differences and the estranged relationship between a mother and

Mama Looking For Her Cat (2012)

An elderly professor, George, and his wife, Martha, invite university newcomer, Nick, and his wife, Honey, over to their place for a late night party. As the night passes, they find themselves caught in the middle of a marital conflict. Fuelled by alcohol and using language as weapon, they are compelled to blemish, hurt, seduce and manipulate, in order to wound their opponents. In the end, mad lies become their only hope. How will this night of torment end?

Truth and illusion - can we tell the difference

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2012)

Hair Stylist

A circus. Low down and out...
A story about love beyond boundaries and an ultimate fight for hope.
But, will it be 'happily ever after' like all fairytales? Maybe not... Maybe...
Can we continue to fight? What does it takes to fight?
How far are you willing to go to fight for what you believe?
You are living in Today Land... How do you want your Tomorrow Land to be?

Do you still dream? How long have you not been dreaming?
Where are your dreams?
In the country of Shadows, things are (almost) perfec

The Juggler's Tale (2011)

IF ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE, WHAT SCENE OF YOUR LIFE WOULD YOU OFFER AS A LAST ENCORE?

Trapped in a limbo between existences, seven deceased Singaporeans are reading their own obituaries. A postman, a teacher, a grassroots leader, a businesswoman, an actress, a taxi-driver and his wife - seven elderly strangers with little in common in&nbsp;Life,&nbsp;now find themselves together as they face the greatest adventure of their lives -&nbsp;Death.&nbsp;Before this wait is over, they must each revisit, relieve

First Light (2008)

On the eve of her wedding, Meg checks into a hotel with her bridesmaids, and mother, for a final night of fun and arrangements. But as she prepares for her dream wedding, the bridesmaids have some secret business to attend to — find out whether they are in suspecting the groom of having an affair!

HAS he been unfaithful already?

And does Meg even want to know?

A seriously funny play about female friendship, the madness of trying to create a perfect wedding day, and the perils of modern love and mar

Secret Bridesmaids' Business (2006)

This&nbsp;Coffin&nbsp;was played to critical acclaim at last year's Tokyo Asian Art Festival,&nbsp;When Petals Fall Like Snow: The World of Kuo Pao Kun - The Playwright,&nbsp;an event dedicated to Kuo Pao Kun. It was well received by the audience and was hailed as "an avant-garde shadow play".&nbsp;

"A very grand coffin was built for my grandfather who passed away. On the day of my grandfather's funeral many people came to see the grand coffin. However, on attempting to bury the coffin, it appeared that 

None Too Big (2001)

It's Fanny's Grandpa's birthday, and a grand traditional feast has been laid out to commemorate the occasion.&nbsp;

But Grandpa himself has mysteriously disappeared. Fanny and the old family dog visit his closet to recall the fascinating and disturbing stories Grandpa has told her about his past. Stories of his younger days, his travels and his lovers. Personal fragments of history from a tumultuous and momentous time.&nbsp;


The Seventh Drawer (2001)

A tangling web of love, deceit and denial.

A tale of crumbling human sanity.

A story of misplaced trust and underhand plotting.


Heavenly Sword & Dragon Sabre (The Aftermath...) (2001)

Once upon a time there were four people

4 separate lives interconnected in
an interplanetary kind of way&nbsp;
looking for something

it's about urban legends
about filling-in-the-blanks
it's about ghosts
and it's about time

in the beginning was the word
and the word was
moonshine


Moonshine (2000)

Lighting Operator

Back at Rever Palace, Xiaodie was touched by the familiar sights and sounds of the place. They opened up memories locked in the depth of her heart. Or so, she thought. Today's placidness contrasted with yesteryears' racket. It was like a dream. Soon, the time had come, to say goodbye to this old friend who had seen her rise to fame.

But she knew she could not let go.

In the still of the night, the melancholic tunes of the saxophone stirred her deepest emotions, tinged with regrets. Slowly, sadly, on h

I Have A Date with Spring (1999)

Be Intrigued by Shakespeare's&nbsp;A Midsummer Night's Dream&nbsp;with a local twist.

World of Chinese secret societies entwined with Taoism beliefs set in Singapore in the 50s.

Magical love affairs or erratic human behaviours, the line is too fine to discern.

Step into the mysterious woods at Redhill and let's merry under the same enchanting full moon.


A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

A monologue, and the first Mandarin play in Singapore to deal with the issue of women and women's bodies in a direct way.


Sour Relationship (1999)

Lighting Designer

"Pleasure is a freedom-song, but it is not freedom. It is the BLOSSOMing of your desires." ~ Kahlil Gibran&nbsp;

Desire, pleasure, freedom. How would you like to witness your desires freed? Your pleasures fulfilled? Watch us revealing you.&nbsp;

After the box office blockbuster hit&nbsp;STORM &amp; PURPLE,&nbsp;Toy Factory's Artistic Director Goh Boon Teck returns in&nbsp;BLOSSOM&nbsp;season with Xu Sheng Liang's&nbsp;UNDER.&nbsp;


UNDER (1999)

a play about youths of two generations, about waiting, about remembering and forgetting, about forgotten ideals, about oblivion...

year:&nbsp;1963
time:&nbsp;8pm
location:&nbsp;Nanyang Lake
scenario: amidst a student demonstration at Nanyang Lake, Nanyang University
Xiao Ling was waiting for her boyfriend, when a police round-up took place
"...what did you want to tell me? Why must we meet at the lake? I had this premonition... something bad was going to happen."
and she waited for 30 years.

yea

I Remember '99 (1999)

An exploration of the diverse themes of roles, relationships and understandings amidst changes and estrangements in GENERATIONAL perceptions, aspirations and beliefs.&nbsp;


Mama Looking For Her Cat (1998)

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Nine Years Theatre

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No Parking On Odd Days&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole&nbsp;are two of late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun’s most famous monologues. Both works have been staged in English and Mandarin numerous times since they were written in the mid-1980s. In&nbsp;Dialects &amp; Dialectics, Nelson Chia – the artistic director of Nine Years Theatre – works with actors Hang Qian Chou and Tay Kong Hui to explore the cultural sentiments and grassroots sensibilities of these plays by staging them in Chinese dialect

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