Singapore, July 14 -- Fans of home-grown theatre will have to wait until at least the last quarter of this year for new productions. That is a best-case scenario, theatre veterans say.
As Nine Years Theatre's co-founder Nelson Chia, 47, points out: "Even if theatres open in the later half of this year, we need to be rehearsing now."
The likelihood is that new shows will probably be in theatres only from next year. Even that is a cautiously optimistic assessment.
The Necessary Stage's general manager Melissa Lim, 43, observes: "Frankly, I don't know when theatres can present work again. At least I'm not confident that it can happen effectively this year. The reopening of theatres as we know it is dependent on many factors."
She lists...