Productions & Events
2025
The Fourth Trimester (2025)
Faith Ng’s compelling play about life and parenthood in Singapore, returns, having clinched Production of the Year and Best Original Script at the 2023 ST Life Theatre Awards. read more»
Escape To Batam
Powerhouse duo Claire Wong and Huzir Sulaiman weave the lived experiences of Claire’s father during World War II into a heartfelt ode that gently waits, longs, and loves while awaiting a new normal. read more»
Statement Piece
With keen insight and sharp wit, Myle Yan Tay’s STATEMENT PIECE interrogates the purpose of art in this country, the limits of our ambitions, and the legacies we leave. read more»
2024
The Shahid Nasheer Memorial Fellowship at Checkpoint Theatre
Hard Mode (2024)
Critically acclaimed playwright Faith Ng’s new work is a love letter to the perennial task of growing up and navigating the world. Hard Mode is essential viewing for anyone who has ever struggled with adolescence. read more»
In Conversation: Life In Hard Mode
Join us for a deep dive into playwright Faith Ng’s research and writing process and dramaturg Huzir Sulaiman’s interrogation of the upcoming play HARD MODE, as they venture into the vibrant world of Gen Alpha. read more»
Checkpoint Celebrates! 2024
Celebrate our 22nd birthday with us and support the Checkpoint Celebrates! 2024 Online Fundraiser! read more»
Playing With Fire
Associate Artist Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips’ PLAYING WITH FIRE presents a timely and sophisticated interrogation of a cornerstone of Singapore’s development. read more»
Checkpoint Chats: Environmental Advocacy and Singapore’s Oil Dilemma
Delve into the complex world of Singapore’s petrochemical industry as playwright Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips unpacks the intricacies and pressing issues behind it. read more»
Secondary: The Musical (2024)
With a powerful, affecting script, and incredible new songs, weish's SECONDARY: THE MUSICAL questions what happens when life is dictated by a final grade. read more»
2023
Book Launch of Feels Like Home: New Singapore Plays Volume 3
Session Zero (2023)
As an estranged couple attempts to reconnect over a game of Dungeons & Dragons, the conflicts of daily life are inevitably carried onto the battlefield. read more»
Tender Submission
With precision and deep compassion, Lucas Ho’s new play, TENDER SUBMISSION, bears witness to the unspooling of a decades-long marriage. When faith and purpose diverge, what truly lies at the heart of a relationship? Can a new path be found together? read more»
Checkpoint Celebrates! 2023
Checkpoint Chats: The Process Behind Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes
Join us for Checkpoint Chats: The Process Behind BROWN BOYS DON'T TELL JOKES with playwright Myle Yan Tay and director-dramaturg Huzir Sulaiman! read more»