Assistant curator at the Singapore History Museum Ken Cheong, who has written a thesis on Fujianese opera in Singapore, describes the annual performances at the city god temple as a "theatrical jamboree, and a big incentive for opera troupes who usually play for tiny audiences." The three-way support between temple, believers and opera groups makes this a vibrant, living theatre which doesn't need to rely on government support.
「城隍廟的演出很有『鬥戲』的意味，對平日觀眾寥落的戲班是一種很大的鼓勵」，曾以新加坡閩劇為論文的國立新加坡歷史博物館副研究員張學權表示，寺廟、信徒與戲班三者之間互相支撐，形成一個無須仰賴公家扶持、活生生的民間劇場。