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I. Background Information

Dubbed the People’s Theatre, the money for National Theatre’s construction was raised by public subscription. It was built to commemorate Singapore’s independence, and completed in 1963 with a capacity of 3,420 seats. Located in the central region of island, the theatre was situated at the corner of Clemenceau Avenue and River Valley Road, which were beside the foot of fort canning hill.

Officially, it was the venue for various international performances, annual national day rallies, and university convocations. It is quite remarkable that a substantial part of the total S$2.2 million cost of the construction is contributed by public through a “a-dollar-a-brick” campaign with song requests made on radio.

The revolutionary design of the architecture was the winning one in a national architecture competition. The semi-open air theatre was quite renowned for its characteristic 150-tonne cantilevered steel roof offered a shelter for the outdoor field. There was also a revolving stage inside it. Although rarely used, it still cost S$10,000 each year for maintenance.

The competition winner and the designer of the theatre, Alfred Wong Partnership, was one of the first generations return to Singapore after World War II. With its very first show attended by 11 Asian countries, the theatre opened on 8 August, 1963.

II. Significance

        Symbolization

Symbolized as one of the great signatures of nationhood, National Theatre’s spectacular cantilevered roof and auditorium open the air signified the freedom and collectiveness of the nation. The five-pointed façade represented the five stars from the Singapore National flag, and the fountain in front of it represented the crescent moon.

Many elders still consist that this architecture ought to be declared as a national monument in order that the young generations would never forget the spirit of that time – to work and strive for the newly-born nation together. It was so sad to see their generation’s efforts having been demolished.

        Culture

Of course, as a National Theatre, besides the university convocation and National Day Rallies as we mentioned above, it also made massive contribution of its original use as a theatre. I believe that huge number of citizens had enjoyed various sorts of different performances in this theatre. It brought to citizens a world of entertainment and indeed enriched people’s leisure time.

Other than bringing entertainment for folks, National Theatre also contributes massively on cultural intercourse with other countries. It actually boasted the number of chances for communication and communion for different nations in this multi-culture society.

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