Set your alarm for Late-Night Texting at the Singapore Night Festival
Everything's more fun when the lights go out
Everything's more fun when the lights go out
It seems the people have spoken—content is best appreciated bite-sized; and theater is no exception. Short, text-based performances make up the repertoire at Centre 42’s Late-Night Texting, which returns for a second year as part of the Singapore Night Festival this August.
If you missed out on last year’s performances, here’s how it works: The name Late-Night Texting is derived from the performances revolving around text—whether it’s watching fully rehearsed short plays, or paying for performance art, where, for a fee, “poetry factory workers” customize poems based on words provided by you, the audience. Run time and staging for all the acts are kept to a minimum; the plays are largely capped at 10 minutes tops.
This year, Centre 42 has doubled their line-up, presenting over 30 performances from seven groups that will span both nights (Aug 25-26). We’ve already got our eye on a few new acts, like Text With Me, where improv comedians The Latecomers turn audience members’ suggestions into jokes right there and then; and ETA: 9 MIN, nine 9-minute plays presented by playwright collective Main Tulis Group. You’re bound to be up all night—in a good way.
The sundown shenanigans start at Centre 42, 6pm-11pm, from Aug 25-26. Admission is free. More info here.