Synopsis:

M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival seeks to fill a gap in the current landscape by providing a platform for young people in Singapore who are between the ages 13-25 to stage productions at professional theatre venues under the guidance of professional theatre practitioners for audiences young and old.
These creative collaborations enable the youth to learn how to work with others, to better appreciate the complexities of the social issues that inform their plays and to express their unique perspectives to a wider audience through honing their craft in drama and theatre-making.

We aspire to develop this annual festival over the next few years into the flagship event for youth theatre in Singapore, with plans to commission original work by youth and involving young people from various arts-based and community-based organisations.

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Festival plays:

Programme A
Tue – Wed, 26 – 27 July (7.30-10pm)
Wed, 27 July (3-5.30pm)

Housing Games​
Performed by: CHIJ Katong Convent
Devised and Directed by: Students from the Dramatic Arts Society
Mentored by: Judy Ngo

Sundays
​Performed by: Singapore Polytechnic
Devised and Directed by: Students from Diploma in Applied Drama & Psychology
Mentored by: Oniatta Effendi

Body Of Land
​Performed by: School Of The Arts (SOTA)
Curated by: Sean Tobin with texts by Natalie Hennedige, Kuo Pao Kun, Haresh Sharma, Jean Tay, Ovidia Yu, Zizi Azah
Directed by: Sean Tobin

Programme B
Fri – Sat, 29 – 30 July (7.30-10pm)
Sat, 30 July (3-5.30pm)

In The Cracks We Find
​Performed by: Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Devised by: Students from English Drama
Directed by: Robyn Wong
Mentored by: Serena Ho

Pull Up
​Performed by: Clementi Town Secondary School
Written by: Thomas Lim
Directed by: Catherine Jane Ramos Lubangco
Mentored by: Valane Tnee

Dancing In The Dark​
Performed by: Buds Theatre
Written by: Wisely Chow
Directed by: Aswani Aswath
Mentored by: Claire Devine

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Engagement Programmes:

International Friendship Day
An Interactive Drama by The Necessary Stage

Written by: Haresh Sharma (Cultural Medallion Recipient 2015)
Directed by: Alvin Tan (Cultural Medallion Recipient 2014)
Performed by: Adib Kosnan, Audrey Luo, Lian Sutton, Karen Tan
Facilitated by: Chong Gua Khee

Timing: Tue – Thu 26 – 28 July, 3 – 5pm*
Thu 28 July, 8 – 10pm**
Venue: Esplanade Rehearsal Studio

Collective Creations
A Devising Drama Workshop for Youths

Facilitated by: Ahmad Musta'ain B Khamis and Rosemary McGowan
Timing: Sat 23 July, 9am – 5pm
Venue: Esplanade Rehearsal Studio

Chatabout Theatre
Why Devise?

Facilitated by: Charlene Rajendran
Timing: Sat 30 July, 3 – 5.30pm
Venue: Open Stage, library@esplanade