Theatre Today

18/01/2026

Recently we completed a four session art pilot workshop for the Singapore Art Museum.

Inspired by Ezzam Rahman’s artwork at the touch collection, we created a four session art workshop for seniors at both the active ageing centre and day care centre.

The frail seniors at the daycare was very challenging but rewarding when they opened up and expressed themselves. We learnt so much to adapting to their needs. From how the space is used, Langugage used and scaffolding instructions.

Both groups made their own flowers and we installed it at their respective spaces.

It was a beautiful to see how the different flowers represented the seniors in The Garden of Us.

The final session was a meaningful lunch exchange and visit to the Singapore Art Museum!

Finger crossed SAM gets the funding to roll this programme out to more centres.

Meanwhile, big thank you to Cecilia and Maria and their bosses and colleagues at SAM and Regina and Jodi for being part of my team!

21/11/2025

Happening tonight! Fri 21 Nov 2025, 42 waterloo Steeet, 7 pm to 9 pm

Come join Dr Philip Tan, Mr Gabriel Chan and Mr Zhou ZiHao, three young artist Awardees share their artistic journey. Moderated by yours truly. Free Admission!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DROQIWhCZSi/?igsh=eWJwOXd2MWVzbDdpli

16/03/2025

Get your copy today!

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Get our upcoming anthology SDEA Plays For Youth at a special price of $15, directly from us! You may collect the book at our launch on 21 March 2025 at the National Library, or at our office during office hours.

Why This Anthology is a Must-Have For Teachers:
This anthology simplifies lesson planning by providing a selection of high-quality plays tailored for student performances. Save time and inspire your class with relatable, real-life scenarios that resonate with young learners.

For Students:
Designed specifically for student performances, these engaging scripts encourage teamwork, improve communication skills, and ignite creativity in a meaningful and enjoyable way.

Cultivate a Love for Theatre:
The plays in this anthology are more than just scripts—they're tools to nurture the next generation of artists. Don’t miss this opportunity to bring the transformative power of drama to your school!

The anthology consist of 6 plays written by SDEA members:
1. YP Inferno by Miriam Cheong
2. Don't Friend You by Lewin Bernard
3. by Aswani Aswath
4. (Un)masked by Regina Chua
5. Mirror, Mirror by Verena Tay
6. F(in)ding Joy by Othman Yusof

Order now at https://bit.ly/sdeapfy-advorder or via the link in the bio!

16/03/2025

Buy your copies now!❤️❤️❤️

SDEA Plays For Youth is now ready for collection!

Jeffrey who was part of the subcommittee that pulled the anthology together, collected his copy this week when he dropped by the SDEA office.

If you have preordered the anthology and find yourself in Goodman Arts Centre during office hours, give a knock on our door and collect your book!

If you haven’t already preordered, you can do so via the link in the bio or at bit.ly/sdeapfy-advorder

Join us also for the launch of our anthology!
21 March 2025
6:15pm - 8:30pm
National Library

Registration is free! Register at https://sdea.wildapricot.org/event-6029235 or visit the link in the bio!

06/12/2023

And just like that. We completed term 3 of Inspirations, arts for everyday at Hangout@UOB, Ngee Ann Ploy. Thank you for sharing the mindfulness of urban sketching!

30/11/2023

Why are stories important?

At a recent seniors activity centre residency, I invited the seniors to bring old photographs and share their own stories.

Without a theme, a diverse range of stories emerged.

From growing up in a poor family, learning to earn money for oneself, first job, missing an old lost friendship, gratitude to father for buying a typewriter, back way to the tanjong pagar train station, growing up in a Family of ten, memories of the Japanese occupation, nearly losing all three brothers, learning to sing for a brother's wedding, old wives tales, traditional food to eat at Chinese New year...

What stories will you share?

What do we do with these stories?

The adventure continues.

11/11/2023

I will be conducting a creative writing workshop this afternoon at NLB punggol one library!

09/11/2023

First Artist talk at Inspirations, arts for everyday. @ Ngee Ann Poly. A collaboration between NAC and UOB.

07/11/2023

Visual Artist David Chan will be speaking at Ngee Ann Poly this Thursday 9 Nov 2023, 3 pm to 4 pm. If you are keen, PM me!

Inspirations, arts for everyday is a series of arts and wellness programme organised for Hangout@UOB, Singapore Poly and Ngee Ann Poly.

A collaboration between The National Arts Council and UOB. Produced by Theatre Today.

​"To observe and archive the history of our species" - David Chan 2022 UOB Painting of the Year (Singapore) Bronze Award, Established Artist Category.

31/10/2023

Thank you Singapore international Foundation for the interview and write up!

Singapore theatre director Jeffrey Tan shares why the SIF’s Arts for Good programme not only empowers the participants but also creates opportunities for meaningful interactions among them.

26/10/2023

I created this workshop for Asian Festival of Children's Content 2023.

This is the third outing for this interactive workshop.

Thank you SUSS for this opportunity to share with early childhood educators in Nov 2023.

In line with the conference theme of ‘Rethinking play and learning: Creating Joyful experiences’, Jeffrey Tan, an experienced theatre director and drama educator, will share a practical intergenerational theatre workshop on working with a Vietnamese folktale.