Theatre is one way to escape this world

Theatre has always been how we process the hard stuff, or just escape it entirely, no guilt required. Pick a show, book a seat, and let someone else carry the plot for the evening.
IF YOU'RE FEELING A LITTLE NOSTALGIC

Roald Dahl's The BFG


Go to Giant Country, where beloved characters like the BFG, Sophie and the Queen come to life on stage through spellbinding puppetry, immersive staging and theatre magic.


22 Apr – 9 May 2026
Esplanade Theatre


A Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Roald Dahl Story Company production (UK & Singapore)

WONDERING WHAT A MURAKAMI BOOK WOULD BE LIKE AS A PLAY?

End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland

Watch Haruki Murakami’s spectacle of fantasy and adventure come to life on the theatre stage in this whimsical new production, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara.

 

3 – 5 Apr 2026
Esplanade Theatre

 

Esplanade Presents
Produced by HoriPro Inc.
Directed and Choreographed by Philippe Decouflé
Adapted for the stage by Ako Takahashi

 

Performed in Japanese with English surtitles

IF YOU LOVE SHAKESPEARE WITH A TWIST

Randai Macbeth

Revisit a Shakespearean classic, like you’ve never done before. Reimagined through Minangkabau traditions and Malay cultural identity, this thrilling adaptation by ASWARA reimagines the tragedy of Macbeth through a Malaysian theatre form randai.

 

16 – 19 Apr 2026
Esplanade Theatre Studio

 

An Esplanade Commission
As part of Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts
by ASWARA (Malaysia)

 

Performed in Malay, with English surtitles

IF YOU'RE A FILM BUFF WHO LOVES MALAY DRAMA

La Luna

Visit a small village that’s thrown into chaos upon the arrival of an unwelcome newcomer—based on the award-winning film of the same name, this inaugural stage adaptation is anchored by an all-star cast of theatre heavyweights including Munah Bagharib, and Fir Rahman!

 

16 – 19 Apr 2026
Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade

 

An Esplanade Commission
As part of Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts
Teater Ekamatra (Singapore)

 

Performed in Malay with English surtitles

THINKING ABOUT SMASHING SOME PLATES?

Der Lauf (The Way Things Go)

Be part of a series of absurdist experiments with a juggler and his doppelgänger—smashed wine glasses, broken plates, buckets-on-heads make up some of this interactive, delirious and unpredictable performance.  

 

6 & 7 Jun 2026
Esplanade Theatre Studio

 

As part of Flipside
By Les Vélocimanes Associés (Belgium)

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