Made up of 10-minute plays, the more than 2-hour show started off very strong with Wild Rice's resident playwright Alfian Saat's Appetiser which was insightful and cheeky at the same time.

A couple in the audience actually closed their eyes and lifted their hands in prayer. The line between make-believe and reality had blurred, if only for a moment.

Wild Rice's yearly pantomime is back! This time it's The Emperor's New Clothes, that will run at Wild Rice's Theatre, from 13th November to 21st December 2025.

16-year-old Candice (Coco Wang) is rebellious and out of control because she's fed up with her conservative mother – and the system.

'Hotel' is a tale of a hotel room that is witness to Singapore's history from 1915 to 2015. There are 11 stories that span 100 years, from colonial atrocities to the psychedelic 1960s and eventually the poignant 2000s.

In the second half of this musical Singapore version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the writing turns more humourous and the songs strike the right chord.

In the fifth year of Singapore's gay theme party "Nation," just as Pam Oei decides to let her hair down and shake her body with total abandon, the music abruptly stops – because in real life the government stopped the event in 2005. That scene said so much, despite Oei saying not much at all.

And who doesn't like an underdog who proves their worth by taking chances on something untested?

In an exciting story mirroring past headlines, journalists meet, discuss things, and make deals to tackle a piece of salacious news amidst a government intent on censoring what the public knows, and editors who struggle to find the balance.

Racism still rears its ugly head in the career of a noted Indian stage actor, even in an open-minded community like that of the arts in Singapore.