42 Waterloo Street

The two-storey building is symmetrical and features high ceilings, tall windows and a red pitched tile roof, and it is surrounded by a garden compound.

The newly-renovated building featured indoor studios, two outdoor performance spaces and two rehearsal rooms.

[3] The building was officially reopened on 12 November, with diplomat and professor Tommy Koh being the guest of honour at the opening ceremony.

[4] Action Theatre moved to the Aliwal Arts Centre in 2012, after which the National Arts Council converted the building into Centre 42, which aimed to "nurture both established and emerging playwrights as well as develop new works.

[6] The building is one of several on Waterloo Street to have been renovated under the scheme, along with the Stamford Arts Centre, the Singapore Calligraphy Centre, which houses the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore, 54-58 Waterloo Street, which currently houses The Theatre Practice, and 60 Waterloo Street, which currently houses Dance Ensemble Singapore.