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Tuah at The Esplanade, Singapore and Asian Playwrights Meeting, Yogyakarta 

Fresh off a sold-out run at the KL Festival and receiving multiple awards at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards, Fragments of Tuah will next be presented at The Esplanade, Singapore from 24-26 July 2026 - as the curtain-raiser for The Studios 2026 season. 

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In conjunction with the performance, several companion programmes will be organised:
- In Conversation: Performing Contemporary Notions of Nusantara, 25 July 2026.
- Masterclass: Unpacking Fragments of Tuah, 26 July 2026.

After the Singapore run,  An Iteration of Tuah will be presented at the Asian Playwrights Meeting on 30 July 2026 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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Now in its 21st year, the Krishen Jit Fund was created to encourage and support experimental creative work in Malaysia. One of the main objectives of theatre director Krishen Jit’s pioneering work was to celebrate original Malaysian art, across a range of disciplines, and to pursue innovative modes of expression and intervention.

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