Productions & Events
2015
What I Love About You is Your Attitude Problem
12 hours. 24 performances. Curated by Huzir Sulaiman, this vibrant mix of new Singapore plays, poetry, prose, and visual art was an open confession to the challenges and pleasures of the journey of the self. read more»
Book Launch of Joel Tan: Plays Volume 1
Launched at the National Library in 2015, Joel Tan: Plays Volume 1 features seven incisive, intricate, and deftly lyrical plays. read more»
2014
Book Launch of This Is My Family: New Singapore Plays Volume 2
Held at the Arts House in 2014, the launch presented dramatised readings of excerpts centring on themes of family in all its complexity and diversity. read more»
Checkpoint Conversations: Playwrights and a Sense of Place
Playwrights Lachlan Philpott and Huzir Sulaiman, moderated by Claire Wong, discuss how dramatists evoke a sense of place and its impact on their writings. read more»
Writing Lab 2014
Mentored by Huzir Sulaiman, students of this seven-week script-writing programme wrote short plays that drew from the archives of NUS Museum.
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2013
Associate Artist Play Readings
Across four evenings, dramatised readings of works-in-progress of theatre-makers Lucas Ho, Faith Ng, Joel Tan and Shiv Tandan were presented. read more»
Book Launch of Huzir Sulaiman: Collected Plays 1998-2012
The 2013 launch at the National Museum of Singapore had speeches by Huzir Sulaiman and Kathy Rowland, and readings from the anthology. read more»
2012
Cogito Translation Workshop (Tokyo)
Checkpoint Theatre and Japan’s Sanjokai Theatre Company collaborated on a Japanese translation of Cogito. read more»
Book Launch of Voices Clear and True: New Singapore Plays Volume 1
Checkpoint Theatre’s debut publication launched at the National Library in 2012, with excerpt readings from the eight plays by new Singapore playwrights. read more»
Checkpoint Celebrates! 2012
A celebration showcase for Checkpoint Theatre’s 10th anniversary, Checkpoint Celebrates! featured readings of excerpts from past productions. read more»