National Theatre

National Theatre

Theatre and venue

About

Officially opened on 8 August 1963, this theatre was built to commemorate the attainment of Singapore's self-government in 1959. It was demolished in 1986 due to structural reasons.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN National Theatre中文 新加坡国家剧场한국어 국립극장 English: National Heritage Board; other languages: Wikidata Q7523063; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Museum URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/national-theatre.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Fort Canning · Exit B The exit nearest this place, 75 m in a straight line (station 116 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Junction of River Valley Road and Clemnceau Avenue, Beside Fort Canning Park

Area

Clarke Quay 415 m from the centre of the area Civic District 692 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

United Engineers Limited Historic site · 173 m away Sri Thendayuthapani Temple Temple · 178 m away Fort Canning Hill Park and garden · 288 m away Ord Bridge Bridge · 293 m away Church of the Sacred Heart Church · 310 m away Fort Canning Command Centre Museum · 329 m away

Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.