Forum Theatre
Wouldn’t It Be Nice?
Presented as part of Esplanade's Feed Your Imagine (F.Y.I) series
Specially for students across secondary to tertiary levels
Date
20-23 October 2026
Time
2.30pm
Duration
2 hours (no intermission)
Venue
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Language
English
Tickets
$27 (Standard, excluding SISTIC booking fee)
This programme is eligible for Tote Board Arts Grant subsidy
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It is 2030 in Singapore. First the floods came, followed by a prolonged period of drought and contamination to our water supply. There is a shortage of clean water and an energy crunch. Water has become a controlled good, persistent power outages are disrupting the lives of Singaporeans, and there are strains in the social order.
How will water be distributed? In times of crisis, how do we organise resources, and learn to trust one another? How do we communicate with, understand and accommodate each other?
This forum theatre play challenges students to rethink their values and priorities, and to consider perspectives coming from different concerns and needs. There is no model answer and no prescribed ways to deal with the problem. Instead, through dialogue, discussion and exchange, students get to devise new strategies and try out various solutions, preparing them to participate and take action in life.
"Wouldn't It Be Nice?" was first produced in 2012 by Drama Box for IPS Prism: An Immersive Arts Experience, presented by Institute of Policy Studies of the National University of Singapore.
Director: Han Xuemei
Playwright: Kok Heng Leun
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