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Most international companies will perform at the new Esplanade-Theatres On the Bay (1 Esplanade Dr., 10-min. walk from City Hall MRT; 65/68288222). Smaller shows are staged at the Victoria Concert Hall, 2nd floor Victoria Memorial Hall, 11 Empress Place, (t 65/338-6125). Sistic (65/6348-5555) handles bookings for both venues.

A few local companies are quite noteworthy. Granted, theater is new to Singaporeans; however, many local playwrights have emerged to capture life here (with some hilarious interpretations), using local stage talents. ACTION Theatre, 42 Waterloo St. (65/6837-0842), is one of the best companies to capture poignant and funny social themes, many of which cross-cultural barriers. The Necessary Stage, 126 Cairnhill Arts Centre, Cairnhill Road (C~C 65/67386355), blazed trails for the local performing arts scene after staging productions that touched tender nerves for the community, including a startlingly frank monologue by the first Singaporean to publicly declare his struggle with AIDS.

The Singapore Repertory Theatre, DBS Arts Centre, 20 Merbau Rd., Robert,I Quay (65/6733-0005), is another company to watch; in 2002 they staged Art, the award-winning West End and Broadway hit. Also check out the any events at The Substation, 45 Armenian St. (65/6337-780O), which offers its space to many smaller troupes, plus performance artists.
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