Esplanade

Theatre review

Moments of brilliance in Mehr Theatre’s Blind Runner but play runs out of momentum

Iran’s Amir Reza Koohestani and Mehr Theatre Group present Blind Runner at Esplanade’s The Studios season.

Theatre review

Fragments Of Tuah pretty to look at, but patchy narrative fails to engage beyond Malaysian shores

Performer Faiq Syazwan Kuhiri stars in Fragments Of Tuah which kicks off the Esplanade’s Studios season.

Deep-dive into four shows at Esplanade’s Studios season on from July 24 to Sept 6

Claire Teo’s first play, Monstress, takes inspiration from Medea and Medusa and is about family abuse in Singapore. It is part of the Esplanade’s The Studios programme.

The Studios 2026

Claire Teo’s Monstress finds troubled Medeas and Medusas in a S’pore HDB estate

Claire Teo has written her first play, Monstress, which will be part of the Esplanade’s The Studios programme.

Handle With Care presents theatre packed into a shoebox with no cast and crew

Belgian experimental theatre group Ontroerend Goed is presenting Handle With Care at Esplanade’s The Studios season in 2026.

Iranian work Blind Runner is defiant artmaking across borders

Iranian theatremaker Amir Reza Koohestani’s Mehr Theatre Group is presenting Blind Runner at Esplanade’s The Studios 2026 season.

Arts Picks

Naughty, funny works by pioneer sculptor Ng Eng Teng in a teaser exhibition

The Evocative Head: Fragmentation As Language In Ng Eng Teng’s Works is on at NUS Museum.

Iran’s Blind Runner and Malaysia’s Fragments Of Tuah headline Esplanade’s The Studios season

Fragments Of Tuah is a documentary drama based on research into the life of the legendary Malay hero Hang Tuah

Theatre review

Puppet stars in family-friendly stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s anti-bullying tale The BFG

The BFG first premiered at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Theatre review

Teater Ekamatra’s La Luna a crowd-pleasing, if simplistic, fable

Teater Ekamatra's La Luna, commissioned by the Esplanade, is an adaptation of the film of the same name that was Singapore’s 2025 entry for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars.

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