“.. [T]he muted gasps and sniffles from those watching are testament to the power of theatre reduced to its simplest components of a playwright's words, actors on a stage, and an audience's willing and active collusion in a collaborative act of imagination.”
– The Straits Times

Back by popular demand following a sold-out run in 2021, Checkpoint Theatre is proud to present a new staging of Session Zero!

As an estranged couple attempts to reconnect over a game of Dungeons & Dragons, the conflicts of daily life are inevitably carried onto the battlefield. Given the mess created by the years of history together, can fantasy storytelling help them rediscover the connection they need?

With masterful strokes, playwright Jo Tan paints a nuanced portrait of a gulf that devours what is left unsaid. As the forgotten language they once shared echoes through their lives, they must uncover the words that brought them together in the first place.

Directed and with dramaturgy by Huzir Sulaiman, this intimate two-hander delicately examines matters of the heart through storytelling that can hurt and heal.

Featuring Jo Tan and Brendon Fernandez, Session Zero bravely navigates the complex maze of human relationships, guided by persistence and hope.