[10] Backstage Access: Behind the Scenes with Checkpoint Theatre

Seize the opportunity for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of Joint Artistic Directors Claire Wong and Huzir Sulaiman during Checkpoint Theatre’s 2027 Season! Programme participants will receive the rare opportunity to observe the directors at work: join them for selected design meetings, workshops and rehearsals, and converse with Claire and Huzir about their craft! The programme includes a complimentary pair of tickets to the opening night of each production in our 2027 season, where you will enjoy the show from the best seats in the house.

“It was such a special and memorable experience to spend time with Claire and Huzir, watch the productions take shape through multiple rehearsals, and gain such a rare, intimate glimpse into the full creative process from beginning to end.”

– Meera Rajah, Backstage Access: Behind-the-Scenes with Claire Wong & Huzir Sulaiman 2026 Season Auction Winner

“ It was an insightful experience, I must say. The opportunity to go behind the curtain and witness the amount of work and dedication required for a show is truly impressive and eye-opening. I am in awe of each and every crew member, front and back stage. To have been but a tiny little part of it simply as an audience has been an honour. I thank you all for the warmth and the shared experience. 😉”

– Teri Teo, Exclusive Access and Insights – Checkpoint Theatre’s 2025 Season Auction Winner

Biography:
Claire Wong is the co-founder, Joint Artistic Director, and Producer of Checkpoint Theatre. She is also a director, producer, actress, writer and former lawyer. Claire has helmed landmark Singapore productions and toured her work to international arts festivals. Her recent theatrical credits include co-directing Common Room (2026), directing and co-producing Hard Mode (2024); The Fourth Trimester (2022), which won the Straits Times Life Theatre Awards 2023 for Production of the Year; and directing and acting in Recalling Mother: Her Lines, My Lines (2022), a commission of Esplanade – Theatres On the Bay. Claire graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University.

Huzir Sulaiman is the co-founder and Joint Artistic Director of Checkpoint Theatre. A critically acclaimed and award-winning playwright, Huzir Sulaiman’s Collected Plays 1998-2012 was published in 2013. His play Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner was a commission of the 2019 Singapore International Festival of Arts. Huzir’s recent directing credits include A Matter of Taste (2026), Secondary: The Musical (2024), Session Zero (2023, 2021), Tender Submission (2023), Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes (2023), The Weight of Silk on Skin as part of Chamber Readings: Plays by Huzir Sulaiman (2022), Vulnerable (2021), Two Songs and a Story (with Joel Lim, 2020), Thick Beats for Good Girls (2018) and FRAGO (2017).

Terms & Conditions:
– For 1 pax
– Access up to 3 rehearsals per production to observe the director’s rehearsal process
– Access to 1 dress rehearsal per production
– 2 tickets to the opening performance of each production
– Auction winner will receive a physical certificate of confirmation. To arrange your experience, please contact giving@checkpoint-theatre.org