SCHOOL OF MUSICAL THEATRE

Daniel is a multi-award winning actor and director. Originally from the UK having trained at Guildford School of Acting, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Goldsmiths University, Daniel holds an Master of Arts in Arts Pedagogy and Practice, a BA in Theater, and a Licentiate in Teaching Acting. Daniel is well known as an actor, director, and educator having worked for all the leading theater companies in Singapore, appeared in many television shows and feature films, and lectured at Singapore’s top drama schools.

Currently he is Deputy Artistic Director at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), one of Singapore’s leading English language producing theater companies. His next directorial production is the Asian premiere of the supernatural thriller 2:22 – A Ghost Story which opens in August 2023 for SRT

Directing credits include: The Almighty Sometimes, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, Lungs, (SRT Main Stage) A Monster Calls, Girls Like That, Ghost Light, 1984, The Roses of Eyam, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Laramie Project, The Trojan Women, Lord of the Flies, Grimm Tales, The Crucible (SRT TYC), Fly High, The Tale of the Frog Prince, The Cat in the Hat, Upstairs in the Sky, The Ugly Duckling, Gretel and Hansel (SRT TLC), Hello Adam, The Magic Jungle, Bunny Finds The Right Stuff, Fatimah and her Magic Socks, Us (Esplanade PlayTime).

Theater Acting credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom), Julius Caesar, Hand to God, Disgraced, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Pillowman, Defending the Caveman, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theseus and Oberon), (SRT); Peter and the Starcatcher, The Pillowman, Chinglish, Circle Mirror Transformation, Swimming With Sharks, Dealers Choice, The Full Monty, (Pangdemonium); Animal Farm, Hotel, (Wild Rice); RED (Blank Space Theatre), Lonely Planet, Popcorn, The Physicists, (luna id); Death and the Maiden, Deep Blue Sea (Escape Theatre Company); Bouncers, Teechers, (Centre Stage)

TV/Film credits include: Crazy Rich Asians, The Last Madam, SR115, Tanglin, Rojak, Love is Love, Heartland, 2025, Avenue 13, Hong Bao

and Kisses, The School Bell Rings, Code of Law, Keong Saik Street, The Kitchen Musical, Dream School, Café 13, The Garden City Butcher, Moon Face, In The Room, The Faith of Anna Waters, Afterimages, The Genius of Beauty, Robotropolis.

Daniel has been nominated 6 times for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Straits Times Life Theatre Awards, as well as Best Director in the 2023 nominations. He has won the Best Supporting Actor Award twice for his roles in Quills, and Cabaret.

Tan Rui Shan is a dynamic and multi-talented actress, dancer, choreographer, and theater-maker who has been captivating audiences with her immense talent since graduating from LASALLE College of the Arts’ Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Musical Theater, with First Class Honours and the Future Leader Scholarship award in 2017.

Rui Shan’s impressive portfolio includes a range of noteworthy productions, but she is perhaps best known for her outstanding performance as Mrs Lee Kuan Yew in Kwa Geok Choo by Toy Factory Productions, directed by Goh Boon Teck. She has also starred in several other highly acclaimed theater productions, such as The Amazing Celestial Race 2022 by Wild Rice, directed by Glenn Goei, Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress by Singapore Repertory Theatre, directed by Steven Dexter, 12 Going on 13 by Gateway Arts, directed by Ian Loy, and La Mariposa Borracha by Creative Inspirit, directed by Alvin Chiam.

In addition to her successful acting career, Rui Shan has also made a name for herself as a highly skilled and accomplished choreographer. Her exceptional talent has been featured in numerous productions, including The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Singapore Repertory Theatre under the direction of Daniel Jenkins, and Behind the Wall by Gateway Arts, helmed by Samantha Scott-Blackhall. Rui Shan’s work has even gained international recognition, having choreographed the Pinkfong and Babyshark Musical in Brunei, produced by MCC International.

In addition to her individual pursuits, Rui Shan is a co-founder of Bitesize Theatre Productions, a young and exciting theater collective. This May 2023, Bitesize Theatre Productions will be staging a new musical titled “The Monster in the Mirror Musical” in collaboration with Gateway Arts.

Rui Shan’s abundant and varied talents have placed her in the ranks of the rising stars of theater and performance. She is known for her tireless drive to push the boundaries of her craft and leave a lasting impact on both the industry and the realm of education.

Koh Jing Sen is a multi-faceted and incredibly hardworking performer and educator with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Musical Theater. He draws from his roots in Martial Arts instilling the same level of rigor and discipline to all aspects of his life and art forms. 

As a 3 year consecutive all round National champion in Wushu, he holds the same level of expectation from himself in his work. He has a large scope of work that he does including 2017 NDP Parade Segment Choreographer and HomeTeam 50th Anniversary Segment Choreographer both of which got many great reviews under his care. He also choreographs for traditional art forms, Rexarts Festive Drums and Wushu Resident Choreographer/Performer.

After graduating from his University, he then went on to perform in a headliner show in Singapore’s Musical Theatre Fringe Festival, In Pieces. He also co-directed a Musical Revue, The Hidden Singapore Musicals. He then proceeded to make his MBS Sands Theatre Debut in the LKY Musical.

He has been teaching Martial Arts since the tender age of 15, and has developed an intense passion for teaching and helping his students achieve great results. This led him to become the co-founder of Singing Phenomena, a company that focuses on updating singing pedagogy, keeping up with industry demands in real time and works with its original methodology created by Jing Sen himself. His drive and experience allows him, as an educator, to equip the next generation with the necessary skills to thrive in an ever changing industry.