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Meet the puppet masters: Puppet companies and actors keep the niche art form alive

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The Finger Players artistic director Oliver Chong (right) invited core member Chong Tze Chien (left) to be the dramaturg for the third edition of Puppet Origin Stories.

The Finger Players' artistic director Oliver Chong (right) invited core member Chong Tze Chien (left) to be the dramaturg for the third edition of Puppet Origin Stories.

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SINGAPORE – Niche as it is, puppetry has found its place and flourished within the theatre scene in Singapore.

Avid theatregoers may already be familiar with The Finger Players, whose works have won multiple Straits Times’ Life Theatre Awards. The third edition of its Puppet Origin Stories series further explores the history of Cairnhill Arts Centre.

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