Gaurav Kripalani is artistic director of the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The Calcutta-born creative is an instantly recognisable face on the local arts stage, having presented and produced over 150 productions.

Kripalani has been involved with a diverse range of theatrical works from original Singaporean productions to stage classics. These include popular local musicals such as A Twist of Fate and Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress as well as various Shakespeare in the Park productions, including The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The SRT also put on The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a theatrical mash‑up involving 37 plays acted by three thespians in 97 minutes, in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The SRT celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2023.

He was the director of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa) from 2018 to 2021. The festival also circumnavigated the Covid-19 outbreak by launching online performances and filming productions to screen later as part of a video‑on‑demand service.