Singapore Mandarin theatre
NINE YEARS THEATRE
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.
Electrify My World 《让世界触电》
In 1879, scientific genius Thomas Edison successfully created the world's first practical incandescent bulb. He was about to light up New York and the entire world, using his Direct Current electrical system. Along came another inventor Nikola Tesla who insisted that his Alternating Current electrical system was superior to Edison's. A battle ensued, as ambitions and aspirations clashed in this "War of Currents". What drove these great minds to achieve the impossible, and what must they learn to sacrifice in order to truly benefit the world?
Inspired by historical events, Electrify My World by Nine Years Theatre is a power-charged, original play that will jolt you into seeing Science and Humanity in new light.
1879年，天才科学家爱迪生成功研发了第一颗实用白炽灯泡。他正准备利用他的直流电系统，将纽约以至全世界，照亮起来。同时，另一位发明家特斯拉却坚持他的交流电系统比爱迪生的直流电更优越。野心和梦想的矛盾冲突点燃了这场"电流之战"。是什么推动这些天才们创造出种种的不可能，他们又必须学会放弃什么，方能真正造福世界？
以历史事迹为蓝本，九年剧场新作《让世界触电》牟足马力，直触人心，聚光演示科学与人性的层层关系。
Date and Day: Fri - Sun 8 - 10 October 2021, Tues - Sun 12 - 17 October 2021
Timing: 8pm
Venue: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, SCCCI Multi-Purpose Hall, Level 7
Ticketing details: www.sistic.com.sg/events/electrify1021
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
