BEYOND DIS:PLAY 2025 Double-Bill Showcases

Access to professional development remains one of the biggest barriers for aspiring artists with disabilities. At ART:DIS, we’re addressing this gap through BEYOND DIS:PLAY — a theatre training programme designed to cultivate the next generation of D/deaf, neurodivergent, and disabled performers. Over a two-year immersive curriculum, 11 artists have honed…

Invisible – A Development Showcase

When Malini, a young disabled woman, starts her new job as a hotel cleaner, she is determined to do her best. Tensions rise when guest Anita loses her prized possession. Supervisor Safiah and hotel manager Jane attempt to diffuse the situation. However, the characters’ hidden struggles begin to surface, unveiling…

Monstress – The reclaiming of Medea and Medusa

Can we create a community that is ready to offer support, before it’s too late? Mei, a young blind girl who has recently moved into a new neighbourhood finds solace in an unlikely friendship with Melissa, a mother struggling to protect and care for her son with high support needs….

Smartypants and the Swordfish

From the award-winning playwright that brought you Boom and Everything but The Brain, Jean Tay’s SmartyPants and the Swordfish is a compelling immersive, interactive and inclusive theatre play that delves into Singapore’s history while taking a constructive look at the issue of bullying. With acclaimed directors Samantha Scott-Blackhall and Tan…

Chachambo: Taking Flight

A tribute to the past.  A moving story of forgiveness. In Chachambo: Taking Flight, journey with a visually-impaired girl as tries to revive an entertainment club to its former glory. From battling against revolting employees who challenge her at every turn, to discovering her mother’s struggle to raise her to stand tall, this…

BEYOND DIS:PLAY 2022

Following an intensive two-year training under ART:DIS’s BEYOND DIS:PLAY, which endeavours to expose D/deaf, neurodiverse and disabled artists to a range of performing arts skills while broadening/deepening their chosen practice through mentorships with industry professionals, the 9 mentees of the programme are proud to present their graduation performance in our…