Celup by Sofie Buligis (Singapore)

Standard: $38

20% off Concession Holders

Senior Citizen (Worldwide) aged 55 yrs and above: $30.40

Local/Overseas Students: $30.40

National Servicemen NSF (Full Time): $30.40

Persons with Disability (PWD card holders): $30.40

Ticket Pricing excludes Booking Fee. Booking Fee is as follows:

$6 booking fee per ticket for tickets above $50

$3 booking fee per ticket for tickets between $20.01 and $50

$1 booking fee per ticket for tickets priced up to $20

Sessions:

22 & 23 January 2026: 8pm to 8.45pm

24 January 2026: 5pm to 5.45pm, 8pm to 8.45pm

Hearing you made me feel seen and less alone

—Audience response to an early iteration of Celup in March 2025



Celup is a Malay girl’s musings on not feeling Malay enough.

In this interactive one-woman show, Sofie Buligis embarks on a quest towards becoming a little more Malay. With humour and heart, she reflects on her kekok accent, the cultural baggage that comes with her ethnicity and the internalised racism so many in the Malay community face.

At its core, Celup is Sofie’s love letter to anyone who has ever struggled with the awkward twist of their tongue around a language that was meant to be their mother tongue. 

Supported by BinjaiTree

Accessibility features: 

• Open captions in English
• Relaxed performance on 24 January 2026, 5pm
• Speech to text interpretation for post-show dialogue upon request (see below)

There will be a dialogue with the artists after the 8pm performance on 23 January 2026, with speech to text interpretation available upon request. Please email your request to [email protected] by 5 December 2025

Terms of Ticket Sales

• Once sold, tickets are strictly non-refundable or exchangeable unless the Singapore government mandates the closure of events in Singapore. All information given is correct at the time of publishing, but is subject to change without prior notice. The Promoter reserves all rights to amend any terms and conditions without prior notice, and, in the event of any dispute, the Promoter’s decision is final.

Conditions of Entry

• No admission for children aged 12 and below.
• All children must be accompanied by adults.
• Tickets are required for all patrons.

General

• Mobile phones must be switched off or switched to silent mode in the theatre.
• Patrons are required to follow all house rules and regulations set out by the venue. The House Rules are displayed within the venue premises.
• No food and drinks are allowed in the venue.
• There will be no intermission for this show.
• Open Captions in English
• Speech to text interpretation for post-show dialogue on 23 January 2026 available upon request via email to [email protected] by 5 December 2025

Photography / Videography Recording Rules

• Strictly no photography, videography and audio recording allowed for this event.

Accessibility

• We welcome patrons who need accessible seating arrangements — including wheelchair users, those who require access to open captions, and those with assistance dogs.
• Due to varying production designs and seating configurations, please contact us at [email protected] before booking your ticket so we can share more information about seating and routes with you. You can also find more information about accessibility at the Fringe website.
• For queries or more information, please contact us at [email protected].

PRODUCER/ PLAYWRIGHT/ PERFORMER – SOFIE BULIGIS (she/her)

Sofie is a singer-actor, producer and arts educator. At the age of 20, Sofie helmed youth theatre collective The Runaway Company as creative director, platforming stories by other young, queer and brown artists. Since then, she graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts’ BA(Hons) Musical Theatre programme, and has acted with the likes of Teater Ekamatra, The Necessary Stage, and Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Little Company. When not onstage, Sofie is a teaching artist with Wild Rice and Centre Stage.

DIRECTOR – CRENSHAW (she/her)

Crenshaw is a director and theatre-maker. She appeared in La Cage Aux Folles (2017), Into the Woods (2023), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2023), where she also served as Assistant Director. From 2018 to 2020, she was Resident Assistant Director at the Singapore Repertory Theatre. In 2019, she founded MoreLife Theatre, where she produced and directed Banh Mi on the Roof and Till The Lights Come On (2022).

STAGE MANAGER – JASMINE KHALIESAH (she/her)

Jasmine is a graduate of the LASALLE BA Arts Management programme. She enjoys exploring and learning about various types of stage management work through the freelance opportunities she receives from both independent producers and local theatre companies. Her recent stage management works include Eclipse by The Necessary Stage and A Thousand Stitches for Singapore International Festival of Arts 2025.

LIGHTING DESIGNER AND OPERATOR – NURIN HAZIRA (she/her)

Nurin is a dynamic theatre technician whose expertise spans lighting, prop and set construction, and stage management. She has collaborated with many of Singapore’s leading theatre companies, with notable credits including Macbeth’s Shakespeare in the Park, Cat in the Hat, The Last Five Years (Singapore Repertory Theatre), Psychobitch (Wild Rice), Little Shop of Horrors and Grease (Sing’theatre) to name a few. Deeply passionate about the behind-the-scenes craft, Nurin takes pride in bringing each production to life with care, collaboration, and attention to detail.

MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER – SHARIN ZULKINIA (she/her)

Sharin is a multimedia designer with a background in theatre production and management. Trained at ITE College Central and LASALLE College of the Arts, she specialises in video editing, videography, and video design for live performance. She has worked with acclaimed directors such as Brian Gothong Tan, Edith Podesta, and Daniel Jenkins. Her credits include 2:22: A Ghost Story with Singapore Repertory Theatre and Adventure with Andi (2024) with How Drama. Sharin’s practice is driven by a commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, using digital media to reach wider audiences and foster meaningful engagement through performance.

MULTIMEDIA OPERATOR – AISYAH HANAFI (she/her)

Aisyah Hanafi is an arts organiser and dance artist rooted in Singapore’s street dance community. She is currently studying Arts Management at LASALLE College of the Arts, focusing on producing and event management. She runs programmes and coordinates events within youth-centric initiatives like What You Know? and East Side Sessions, working across operations, stage management, and production. Aisyah is interested in how movement creates space for connection, and gravitates toward work that is collaborative, slightly offbeat, and full of heart.