In 1983, legendary playwright Arthur Miller embarked on an audacious journey to China, joining forces with theatre luminary Ying Ruocheng and the Beijing People's Art Theatre. Their ambitious project? Staging a Mandarin-language production of Death of a Salesman, with Ying portraying the iconic Willy Loman and Miller – despite not speaking a word of Mandarin – directing. 

Salesman in China

Babs Asper Theatre

Bilbo Baggins is reluctantly swept from his cozy hobbit hole into a perilous quest across Middle-earth to help a band of dwarves reclaim their home, Lonely Mountain, from a deadly dragon. Faced with trolls, goblins and a mysterious magic ring, he discovers that true courage often lies in the most unlikely of hearts.

The Hobbit

Stratford Festival

Strange things happen in the woods by night, with neither spirit nor mortal safe from the wiles of the trickster Puck. For mismatched lovers, romance runs delightfully amok, but true love triumphs at dawn.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

In this world première, Singapore’s wealthy elite hatch schemes to bed other people’s partners and swindle one another out of dynastic fortunes. This inventive mash-up of Restoration comedy and the modern Asian rom-com is filled with hilarity, romance and billionaires misbehaving.

Derek Kwan

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 21 - Oct 23, 2026

The Hobbit · Stratford Festival

May 1 - Sep 26, 2026

A Midsummer Night's Dream · Stratford Festival

Aug 2 - Sep 26, 2026

The Tao of the World · Stratford Festival

Past events

16 - 25 Jan, 2025

Salesman in China · National Arts Centre

Future and recently performed repertoire

Balin in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

Stratford Festival

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