SINGAPORE – A musical tribute to the legendary film icon P. Ramlee. Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth played out on the lawn at Fort Canning Park. The return of a sold-out parenthood drama that clinched the top prize at The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards in 2023.
Plan your calendar with ST’s curated guide to Singapore theatre in 2025, a selection of the 25 most anticipated plays by 10 major home-grown theatre companies. Whether you are a musical theatre lover or a serious history junkie, there is a play for every theatregoer in the guide.
Wild Rice, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, is bringing a season of its greatest hits – all of which tell Singapore stories. Founding artistic director Ivan Heng, who will direct three of the company’s six shows, says: “It’s a mark of confidence in our own cultural capital.”
As Singapore gears up to celebrate its 60th year of independence, expect provocative plays that will mine untold stories in the nation’s history and question familiar narratives. Teater Ekamatra artistic director Shaza Ishak says its season “delves into different facets of Singaporean identity and its intersection with memory”.
The Theatre Practice celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025 too. Artistic director Kuo Jian Hong says: “It’ll be a celebration of Practice’s past, present and future: honouring our history, cherishing the gifts we’ve inherited and reimagining them for the next generation.”
Make sure to book tickets early, as seats for some of the hottest shows often sell out fast – some even falling into the hands of scalpers. Here are 2025’s must-watch shows.
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Do not miss these three landmark productions, which will thrill with their operatic spectacle and ambition.
From May 7, Shakespeare’s tragedy around a paranoid tyrant will aptly be staged where the region’s ancient kings are believed to be buried. Shakespeare In The Park by the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) returns to Fort Canning Park with Macbeth, except Scotland is now transformed into a parallel world.
It is helmed by the same creative team that conjured