Theatre on the Singapore River? Time-travel to 1967 in a new bumboat show opening Nov 20新加坡河上的剧院？乘坐新船，穿越回1967年，11月20日开幕。
River Of Luck! new Singapore River bumboat theatre show brings 1967 characters and immersive history to life. Read more at straitstimes.com.
River of Luck!, an immersive theatre production on the Singapore River aboard a bumboat, is on from Nov 20 to Jan 31, 2027.
Published Nov 02, 2026, 03:10 PM
Updated Nov 02, 2026, 04:19 PM
A new interactive bumboat theatre show, River Of Luck!, opens on Nov 20 and runs to Jan 31, 2027, on the Singapore River.
It follows three fictional 1967 characters lost in 2026, with puppetry, postcards and an auction game, in an hour-long show.
Strawberries Inc. hopes to turn it into a permanent tourist attraction with Singapore River Cruise.
SINGAPORE – Meet a fictional sampan boatman, street storyteller and lighthouse worker from 1967 in a new hour-long interactive theatre show that takes place on a real bumboat on the Singapore River.
The trio are lost in 2026 and have to find their way home while sailing the uncanny river that brings Singapore life.
From Nov 20 to Jan 31, 2027, cruise operator Singapore River Cruise and immersive theatre group Strawberries Inc. are holding six bumboat shows from Fridays to Sundays.
Titled River Of Luck!, tickets are $68 – with a 10 per cent discount on purchases of six or more tickets – and bookings are now open.
While guests take in the usual sights of Singapore’s glitzy towers and historic landmarks, they can also watch old-school Hokkien glove puppetry (also known as potehi), write postcards to their loved ones and participate in an auction simulation for Chinese porcelain and Persian rugs.
The show accommodates up to 30 passengers per cruise and features a rotating cast of two actors onboard and one stage manager behind the curtains.
The show comes after a sold-out run of 12 bumboat shows that Strawberries Inc. held in May as part of the Singapore Heritage Festival, called A Bump Through Time .
Because of the overwhelmingly positive response, it suggested to Singapore River Cruise to stage an updated and longer run.
“The aim is to turn this into something like a permanent tourist attraction. One of the things that hasn’t really been properly explored is the relationship between theatre and tourism ,” Strawberries Inc.’s creative director Astley Xie said during a media preview on Oct 29, citing the example of year-round water puppet shows in Vietnam.
River Of Luck!, an immersive theatre show aboard a bumboat, features Hokkien glove puppetry. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
River Of Luck!, an immersive theatre show aboard a bumboat, features Hokkien glove puppetry.
Xie, 34, plans to pitch River Of Luck! as a daily, year-round show if this run is successful.
The biggest challenge, he says, is the unpredictability of the environment.
On what Strawberries Inc. learnt from its first run of making theatre on water, he says: “On a boat – and in most site-specific theatre – you have no control.
“It rains, sometimes the weather is a bit off, the boat moves a bit slower.”
Strawberries Inc. creative director Astley Xie is executive producer and director of River Of Luck!, which runs form Nov 20 to Jan 31, 2027. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Strawberries Inc. creative director Astley Xie is executive producer and director of River Of Luck!, which runs form Nov 20 to Jan 31, 2027.
But having staged shows at places like Haw Par Villa, Chinatown and the National Gallery Singapore, Strawberries Inc. knows how to bring the controlled environment of the theatre into unconventional spaces, where passers-by and the elements can often shape the atmosphere of the show.
Xie, who is the show’s executive producer and director, says: “There are a lot of random things happening and you need to prepare the cast and crew to be able to adapt.
“The nature of rehearsing for a show like this is that you have a lot of variables all the time that you have to manage and think about.”
River Of Luck!, an immersive theatre show aboard a bumboat, features a live auction game. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
River Of Luck!, an immersive theatre show aboard a bumboat, features a live auction game.
On the one hand, River Of Luck! is perfect for tourists – there are nuggets of Singapore history and the bumboat takes the scenic route through a historic waterway.
But the script by Clara Janssen turned out to be very “Singaporean”, says Xie, with a throughline on expectations about work, career and employment.
Thus, he wants Singaporeans to shake off the assumption that the bumboat ride is merely a “tourist trap”.
Asked about his next dream location for an immersive theatre show, he says, without missing a beat: “Mandai Zoo.”
“The infrastructure is there because they already have a lot of shows with animals,” he adds.
“If the Singapore Zoo says they want to do an actual theatre show with animals, that would be fire.”
Book It/River Of Luck!
Where: Boarding point at Singapore River Cruise, Clarke Quay Jetty, 3 River Valley Road When: Nov 20 to Jan 31, 2027; Fridays, 7pm and 8.45pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 6pm and 7.45pm Admission: $68 per ticket; discount of 10 per cent on purchases of 6 tickets or more Info: str.sg/vBWG
Shawn Hoo is a journalist on the arts beat at The Straits Times. He covers books, theatre and the visual arts.
《幸运之河！》是一部在新加坡河上乘坐驳船进行的沉浸式戏剧作品，演出时间为 2020 年 11 月 20 日至 2027 年 1 月 31 日。
发布于 2026 年 11 月 2 日下午 3:10
更新于2026年11月2日下午4:19
全新的互动式驳船剧场表演《幸运之河！》将于 2020 年 11 月 20 日在新加坡河上开幕，一直持续到 2027 年 1 月 31 日。
该剧讲述了三个虚构的 1967 年人物在 2026 年迷失的故事，通过木偶戏、明信片和拍卖游戏等形式，呈现了一个小时的节目。
草莓公司希望将其与新加坡河游船公司合作，打造一个永久性的旅游景点。
新加坡——在新加坡河上一艘真正的舢板上，上演一场全新的互动式戏剧表演，时长一小时，带您认识一位虚构的舢板船夫、一位街头说书人和一位灯塔工作人员，他们来自 1967 年。
三人迷失在 2026 年，他们必须乘船游览这条赋予新加坡生命的神秘河流，找到回家的路。
从 2020 年 11 月 20 日至 2027 年 1 月 31 日，游轮运营商新加坡河轮公司和沉浸式剧团 Strawberries Inc. 将于每周五至周日举办六场驳船表演。
名为《幸运之河！》的门票售价为 68 美元——购买六张或以上门票可享受 10% 的折扣——现已开始接受预订。
游客在欣赏新加坡闪亮的高楼大厦和历史地标等常规景点的同时，还可以观看传统的福建手套木偶戏（也称波提戏），给亲人写明信片，并参与中国瓷器和波斯地毯的模拟拍卖。
该演出每艘游轮最多可容纳 30 名乘客，演出阵容轮换，包括两名船上演员和一名幕后舞台监督。
此前，Strawberries Inc. 在 5 月份举办了 12 场售罄的驳船表演，作为新加坡文化遗产节的一部分，名为“穿越时光的碰撞”。
由于反响非常积极，因此建议新加坡河轮公司推出更新版和更长的航程。
“我们的目标是将其打造成一个永久性的旅游景点。戏剧与旅游业之间的关系还没有得到充分的探索，” Strawberries Inc. 的创意总监 Astley Xie 在 10 月 29 日的媒体预览会上说道，并以越南全年上演的水上木偶戏为例。
《幸运之河！》是一场在驳船上进行的沉浸式戏剧表演，以福建手套木偶戏为特色。（海峡时报摄影：Gavin Foo）
《幸运之河！》是一场在驳船上进行的沉浸式戏剧表演，以福建手套木偶戏为特色。
34岁的谢计划，如果这次播出成功，就把《幸运之河！》打造成一档全年每日播出的节目。
他表示，最大的挑战是环境的不可预测性。
谈到 Strawberries Inc. 从第一次在水上创作戏剧中学到的东西，他说：“在船上——以及在大多数特定地点的戏剧中——你无法控制。
“有时候会下雨，天气不太好，船开得也会慢一些。”
Strawberries Inc. 的创意总监 Astley Xie 担任《幸运之河！》的执行制片人和导演，该剧将于 2020 年 11 月 20 日至 2027 年 1 月 31 日上演。ST PHOTO：GAVIN FOO
Strawberries Inc. 的创意总监 Astley Xie 担任《幸运之河！》的执行制片人和导演，该剧将于 2020 年 11 月 20 日至 2027 年 1 月 31 日上演。
但 Strawberries Inc. 曾在虎豹别墅、牛车水和新加坡国家美术馆等地举办过演出，他们知道如何将剧院的可控环境带入非常规空间，在这些空间里，路人和各种因素往往会塑造演出的氛围。
谢是该剧的执行制片人和导演，他说：“有很多随机的事情发生，你需要让演员和工作人员做好准备，以便能够适应。”
“像这样的演出，排练的难点在于你始终有很多变量需要管理和考虑。”
《幸运之河！》是一场在驳船上进行的沉浸式戏剧表演，其中包含现场拍卖游戏。ST PHOTO：GAVIN FOO
《幸运之河！》是一场在驳船上进行的沉浸式戏剧表演，其中包含现场拍卖游戏。
一方面，“幸运之河！”非常适合游客——这里有新加坡历史的点点滴滴，而且小船会沿着风景优美的路线穿过历史悠久的水道。
但谢说，克拉拉·詹森的剧本非常“新加坡”，贯穿始终的主题是对工作、职业和就业的期望。
因此，他希望新加坡人能够摒弃“乘坐驳船只是旅游陷阱”这种想法。
当被问及他下一个沉浸式戏剧表演的理想地点时，他毫不犹豫地回答：“万代动物园。”
“基础设施已经到位，因为他们已经举办了很多动物表演，”他补充道。
“如果新加坡动物园说他们想用动物来表演真正的戏剧，那绝对会很棒。”
预订/幸运之河！
地点：新加坡河游船码头登船点，克拉码头，里弗谷路3号 时间：2020年11月20日至2027年1月31日；周五，晚上7点和8点45分；周六和周日，晚上6点和7点45分 票价：每张68新元；购买6张或以上可享9折优惠 详情：str.sg/vBWG
Shawn Hoo是《海峡时报》的艺术记者，主要报道书籍、戏剧和视觉艺术。