Sing'theatre Competitors

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay is Singapore’s national performing arts centre and one of the busiest arts centres in the world. Since its opening in 2002, the centre has presented more than 53,000 performances and activities, drawing 34 million patrons and 116 million visitors. This architectural icon, with its distinctive twin shells, houses world-class performance spaces complemented by a comprehensive range of professional support services. Its two main venues are the 1,600-seat Concert Hall and a Theatre with a capacity of 2,000. Esplanade’s vision is to be a performing arts centre for everyone and it seeks to enrich the lives of its community through the arts. The centre’s programming is guided by its mission – to entertain, engage, educate and inspire. Its year-long arts calendar of about 3,000 performances presented by Esplanade, its collaboration partners and hirers cater to diverse audiences in Singapore and span different cultures, languages and genres including dance, music, theatre, visual arts and more. More than 70% of the shows that take place each year at the centre are non-ticketed. Esplanade regularly presents world-renowned companies and artists that attract international attention and add to Singapore’s cultural vibrancy. The centre is also a popular performance home for arts groups and commercial presenters who hire its venues to stage a wide range of programmes. These carefully curated presentations complement Esplanade’s own diverse offerings for audiences. Esplanade works in close partnership with local, regional and international artists to develop artistic capabilities, push artistic boundaries and engage audiences. The centre supports the creation of artistic content and develops technical capabilities for the industry nationally. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is operated by The Esplanade Co Ltd, which is a not-for-profit organisation, a registered Charity and an Institution of a Public Character.

Stage Entertainment is a leading global producer and theatre operator focused on producing musicals in Europe and attracting seven million people to its musicals each year. The company owns and operates sixteen significant venues in its home markets of the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France and Italy. It also has offices in these countries and in the United Kingdom. Here it produces some of the best-known musical titles developed by international partners and their creative teams, such as Disney's The Lion King, Disney's ALADDIN and Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Stage Entertainment also creates its own original premium content, such as Anastasia and TINA - The Tina Turner Musical. The company acts as a worldwide licensor for these musicals, or produces its own theater tours in the United Kingdom, the United States, Latin America, Australia and Japan, among others. The company employs about 2,000 people. Today, the Stage Entertainment brand is widely known for the exceptional quality of its shows and its warm hospitality to audiences in its theaters.

Founded in 1993, Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) is one of the leading English language theatre producers and presenters in Asia. In addition to its repertoire of original musicals like Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress, the company has produced a number of critically acclaimed plays including The Pillowman, Disgraced and most recently Caught. SRT was the first Singaporean theatre company on Broadway in 1998 as Associate Producer of Golden Child, which went from Singapore to New York and earned three Tony Award nominations. SRT’s international collaborations include Royal Shakespeare Company’s King Lear and The Seagull starring Sir Ian McKellen, Oscar-winning Sam Mendes’ The Bridge Project (2009-2011) as well as 3 Titans of Theatre – a season of works directed by Simon McBurney, Yukio Ninagawa and Peter Brook. SRT produces the very successful Shakespeare in the Park season and is one of the biggest producers of children’s theatre in Southeast Asia with shows like The Cat in the Hat, The Ugly Duckling and The Three Little Pigs. SRT is also very active in the local community with Learning & Engagement programmes that benefit thousands of young learners and educators underpinning a substantial investment in audience and talent development for the wider industry in Singapore. As a non-profit charity granted with Institutions of A Public Character (IPC) status, we provide a host of benefits for our partners, including tax deductible receipts for donations made. Interested donors and partners can reach our Managing Director, Charlotte Nors at charlotte@srt.com.sg or 62215585. For more information, please visit www.srt.com.sg