Winner of Production of Year at the 2025 ST Life Theatre Awards, Secondary: The Musical returns in April! Praised for its “stunning cast, script and music” (The Straits Times), playwright-composer weish’s “astonishing magnum opus” (Jom Media) is a must-watch for everyone in Singapore.

Secondary: The Musical is Culture Pass eligible! Redeem your $100 credits for this production!

Delve into the vibrant world of Huxley Secondary School alongside young teacher Lilin as she tries her best to make it through just one more school term. With the pressures of Singapore’s education system intensifying the complex lives of both students and teachers, can any of them survive unscathed? Shaped and brought to vivid life by the sure hand of acclaimed director-dramaturg Huzir Sulaiman, this powerful work forges a contemporary landscape of storytelling unlike any other musical. 

Monumental in its impact on all fronts, Secondary: The Musical earned six nominations at the 2025 ST Life Theatre Awards, including Best Original Script for weish, Best Director for Huzir Sulaiman, Best Costume for Max Tan, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Teoh Junh Vinh and Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai. With a stellar team guided with flair and nuance by director Huzir Sulaiman, this musical is “a production of breathtaking ambition and riveting quality” (Jom Media).

Deeply moving and extremely timely, this landmark work by Checkpoint Theatre is an unforgettable dive into life in a Singapore school, with all its delicate joys, complicated heartbreak, and unexpected beauty.

See what audiences had to say about Secondary: The Musical! 

Cast
Genevieve Tan as Lilin
Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai as Mandy
Teoh Jun Vinh as Charlie
Tricia Tan as Ming
Ramzie Tahar as Omar
Krish Natarajan as Reyansh
Adeeb Fazah as Ensemble (Adi)
Johanna Van as Ensemble (Geraldine)
Nadya Zaheer as Ensemble (Nadra)
Lim Shi-An as Ensemble (Rong)
Tiara Yap as Ensemble (Xiao Ting)
Aaron Ee as Ensemble (Yao Zhuan)

Understudy performances
The following performances will showcase our understudies:

14 April, Tuesday 8pm
Risa Ann Wong as Lilin
Nadya Zaheer as Mandy
Misha Paule Tan as Ming
Coco Wang as Ensemble (Geraldine)
Nurulhuda Hassan as Ensemble (Nadra)

19 April, Sunday 3pm
Aaron Ee as Charlie
Izzul Irfan as Omar
Fahim Murshed as Ensemble (Adi)
Matthias Teh as Ensemble (Yao Zhuan)

21 April, Tuesday 8pm
Risa Ann Wong as Lilin
Fahim Murshed as Reyansh
Coco Wang as Ensemble (Rong)
Misha Paule Tan as Ensemble (Xiao Ting)

Access Information
All performances of Secondary: The Musical are captioned.
For the best view of the captions, please book seats in Rows G and H.

Limited wheelchair seating is available in Row B.
Please write to [email protected] to book accessible seats.

Pre-show dialogue
There will be an exclusive pre-show dialogue with playwright-composer and musical director weish on 15 Apr, Wed from 7.15pm–7.45pm. The conversation and Q&A will delve into the process of creating the music and world of Secondary: The Musical.

This pre-show dialogue is exclusively for ticket holders of the 15 Apr, Wed 8pm production of Secondary: The Musical. A valid ticket must be produced to attend this pre-show dialogue. Please sign up for the talk here once you have purchased your ticket for 15 Apr, Wed 8pm. There are limited sign-up spaces for the pre-show dialogue which is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Creative Team

Playwright-Composer

weish

Director

Huzir Sulaiman

Dramaturg

Huzir Sulaiman

Cast

Aaron Ee
Adeeb Fazah
Genevieve Tan
Johanna Van
Krish Natarajan
Lim Shi-An
Nadya Zaheer
Ramzie Tahar
Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai
Teoh Jun Vinh
Tiara Yap
Tricia Tan

Understudies

Coco Wang
Fahim Murshed
Izzul Irfan
Matthias Teh
Misha Paule Tan
Nurulhuda Hassan
Risa Ann Wong