Nine Years Theatre

Singapore Mandarin theatre

NINE YEARS THEATRE

Nine Years Theatre is a Singapore Mandarin theatre company that is co-founded by Nelson Chia (Artistic Director) and Mia Chee (Company Director).

The company believes in the accumulative process of art. This is reflected in our three-prong artistic direction: we are concerned with the development of our creation, with the issues of long-term, regular actor training, and the building of audienceship through knowledge sharing. The name “Nine Years” is symbolic of our commitment to grow these efforts year by year.

Nine Years Theatre does not limit its range of productions by genre and scale. We aim to create works that are essentially actor-centred, that challenge the nature of the actor's art in productions, and ultimately, question the notion and the state of the Mandarin theatre.

Unit #03-02

www.nineyearstheatre.com

admin@nineyearstheatre.com

64437740

All About
Nine Years Theatre

Trains via systematic methods

We are the only company that works with an ensemble of actors that trains regularly on a long-term basis via systematic methods.

NYT Ensemble is unique in Singapore

Under the Artistic Director Nelson Chia’s leadership, the NYT ensemble is currently developing a performance approach known as “The Paradoxical Body: NYT Actors’ Work”.

NYT strives to continuously engage our audiences

We believe that audiences should not merely consume art, but also be offered the opportunity to discuss art. As such, Drink and Talk sessions - a casual post-show dialogue over drinks - are held after every performance of our play.

Oedipus 《王命》

A modern retelling of the great Sophoclean tragedy, Oedipus Rex

All Eyes On A man Who Is Blind

The city of Thebes is suffering under a devastating pandemic. President Oedipus vows to put an end to the crisis and help restore the city, like he once did before. Upon consulting the Oracle, the solution is clear. Find the murderer of their previous leader, Laius. So begins a manhunt for the city’s most wanted. But as the investigation starts, secrets from the past resurface.

In a thrilling modern re-telling of the great Sophoclean tragedy, Oedipus, delves deep into how man deals with the fate dealt to us. Who is really in control, the great unknown, or us?

Date and Day: Fri - Sun, 5 - 7 February 2021

Timing: Fri - Sat 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm; Sun 2pm, 6pm

Venue: KC Arts Centre

Ticketing details: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/oedipus0221

First Fleet

Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre jointly present to you First Fleet. Audience will be seated in the same space with the actors, along an outline of a “ship” as the ship sets sail to explore the relationships between theatre and humanity.

The year is 1787. The First Fleet of the British Empire sets sail for Australia with a group of convicts aboard, to establish a penal colony. Along the way, the Governor instructs one of his lieutenants to rehearse a play with the convicts, with the hope of using the power of theatre to rehabilitate them.
But who has ever heard of an officer putting up a play with his convicts? Certainly not the other officers, priest, judge, doctor or the convicts, who all have reservations about such a ridiculous proposition. Will they eventually be able to stage the play successfully?

For these officers and convicts, is the foreign land that they are attempting to build a penal colony in, a brave new world or simply a nightmare from hell?

*First Fleet is inspired by Thomas Keneally’s novel The Playmaker and other materials on the convict transportation to Australia.

Date and Day: Fri - Sun, 5 - 14 March 2021

Timing: Tues - Sat: 7.30pm | Sat & Sun: 2.30pm

Venue: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Far East Organization Auditorium, Level