Dream Academy

22 – 25 February 2011
Esplanade Theatre

KUMAR, Queen of local Comedy is also King of an Amazing Race. For only 5 sidesplitting shows at the Esplanade Theatre, come soak up all things indian. From Taj Mahal Heroes to the Invention of the Number Zero. From the All-Embracing Karma Sutra to the All-Encompassing Centre Mustafa. From Aryuvedic Cures to Bollywood Scores. From Moneylender Loans to Call Centre Phones. From Old Ramayana Tales to New Turban Males! Is there anything that’s not from Motherland India? Everything will be revealed tongue-in-cheek by cheeky Kumar in a sari, always making you laugh and never nedding to be saying sorry. Sharing riotous real-life stories and jokes on growing up Indian here in faraway Singapore, where being only 8% of the population means sometimes being the “ah-bu-ne-ne” used by many to scare children into behaving properly. How like that?!!! Well, come and see for yourself how one Queen stands up for 1.2 billion Indians all over the planet. How else but with bellies-full of laughter. Sure confirm cannot miss. It’s time to LAUGH! LAUGH! LAUGH!

29 July – 7 August 2011
Esplanade Theatre

Once Upon A Time, there lived a Baker and his Wife, who wished for a child, Jack wished to keep his pet cow, Cinderella wished to go to the King’s Festival, and Little Red Riding Hood was on her way to Grandmother’s house… ‘Into The Woods’ is a funny, moving and visually stunning story of fairy tale characters discovering that true happiness is hard to find. Is ‘Happy Ever After’ the end or is it just the beginning? As the characters journey in the woods driven by their deepest desires, they cheat, sabotage and charm one another to get ahead. But when life deals out hard lessons, they find comfort in friendship, even forming an alliance against a common enemy. ‘Into the Woods’ is an award-winning Broadway musical about growing up, parent-child relationships, marriage, morality and community. Profound in its simplicity and full of exciting, unexpected twists, it is a magical musical treat that will enchant the child and move the adult.

8 – 25 September 2011
Drama Centre Theatre

Singaporeans! Come one come all! It’s Episode Three and 3rd time’s the charm as the charming all-Singaporean sensation, Hossan Leong, returns with BRAND NEW SKITS, BRAND NEW STAND UPS, and BRAND NEW LAUGHS!

All the drama of the General Election 2011 but with more tongue in cheeks and fewer tears on faces! But not just that, everything Singaporeans love will get that Hossan Leong twist and shout. From Ironing bored Chefs to Haunted Housing issues. There’ll even be new game show segments that we can all relate to like “So you think you can Dance…Tahan?”

Well, we know what you cannot tahan. You sure cannot tahan NOT to catch Hossan Leong, Chua Enlai, Judee Tan, Siti Khalijah, and DJ Shigeki in this latest episode of epic comic proportions. Directed one more time by George Chan, we’re all in for a treat.

14 – 23 December 2011
Esplanade Theatre

We’re pulling out all the stops this Christmas, as Crazy Christmas™ pulls into the Esplanade with the Dim Sum Dollies® (Selena Tan, Pam Oei & Emma Yong), Kumar, Broadway Beng® (Sebastian Tan), Robin Goh, Denise Tan, John Lee, George Chan, Singapore’s Premier A Cappella group, Vocaluptuous, and a swinging 10-piece Band! It will be oozing good ole’ Hollywood charm as Singapore’s finest comedians and crooners glide glamorously onto the Esplanade stage.  Expect a hint of Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball, with a Singaporean twist, of course! This BRAND NEW musical comedy celebration will have you humming along to old and new Christmas favourites and tapping away to gleeful song and dance numbers no one can resist.We can’t think of a better way to get into that Christmas spirit of LOVE, JOY and FRIENDSHIP, than with Singapore’s most talented group of friends, sharing music and laughter. With the Queen of Comedy, Kumar, sharing the stage with the Dim Sum Dollies, this will be a Christmas to remember!