The Arts House

If you enjoy Black Mirror, escape rooms and interactive theatre, then this might be right up your alley. In this one-of-a-kind, immersive experience, you’re welcomed to a not-so-distant fictional (or is it?) future where sleep has been optimised and revolutionised through cutting-edge technology. It’s all thanks to SomniTech and its promising Brain-Computer Interface. But here lies the problem: participants who have enrolled in its clinical trial seemed to have never woken up or exited the programme. And to make matters worse, the scientist behind the entire experience has vanished without a trace. So now it’s up to you and your friends to help uncover the truth. With the help of cryptic clues, your team will have to solve puzzles and crack the code to escape from this nightmare, or you might just get trapped in the system. This 50-minute choose-your-own-adventure experience is an adaptation of Singaporean writer Victor Fernando R Ocampo’s sci-fi odyssey, The Book of Red Shadows, which debuted at the 2020 Singapore Writers Festival.

VERSE 2026 spotlights local literature, inviting audiences to experience it in new ways by blending text, sound, movement and visual art. The festival features over 15 programmes and two commissioned works, bringing together more than 18 partners to reimagine how literature can be enjoyed.  A luminous outdoor installation invites audiences to interact with letters “bumping” into each other, allowing visitors to rearrange alphabet blocks to form words and phrases. The festival also features captivating theatre performances, and a conversation series where six pairs of emerging writers and musicians engage in creative dialogues, including Jean Seizure, Wen-yi Lee and more. While there, explore video screenings, paintings on display, and a curated selection of art and lifestyle titles at the bookshop pop-up on Fridays and Saturdays.