Among the many professional and amateur companies, a number have reached a level of maturity to tour at international festivals.
Companies also run courses and workshops, inviting overseas speakers to conduct classes.
TheatreWorks Established in 1985. Seeks to raise Singapore's visibility overseas through touring productions and collaborations with foreign artistes. Known for its reinvention of traditional performances through a juxtaposition of cultures. A Japan Foundation Asia Center production that featured artistes from Japan, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, engaging in a unique theatrical dialogue in their own languages and cultural styles. Lear was also telecast by ARTE, the European cultural channel, to many cities.