Productions

1993 - Singapore

Off Centre

Updated on: 19 May 2022
  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

  • Photo Credit: Foo Yong Koon, Thio Lay Hoon, Clarisse Ng

SYNOPSIS

Synopsis

Off Centre traces the friendship of two ex-mental patients, Saloma and Vinod, and the problems and hurdles they have to overcome, including social stigmas, prejudices and personal conflicts. the play uses effective techniques of flashbacks; moving the character in and out of their schizophrenic and normal selves to elicit their rational and emotional experiences.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Director
Alvin Tan
Playwright
Haresh Sharma
Cast
Abdulatiff Abdullah
Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit
Djoe Madi
Anita Dorett
Rajesh Krishnamuti
Hossan Leong
Freddie Low
Low Kee Hong
Renee G. Nathan
Vivien Peter
Sakinah Dollah
Administration Manager
Haresh Sharma
Business Manager
Kok Heng Leun
Administrative Manager
Freddie Low
Production Manager
Clarisse Ng
Stage Manager
Edmund Teo
Josef Ng
Lighting Designer
Thio Lay Hoon
Lighting Operator
Liew Chen Ren
Sound Co-ordinator
Haresh Sharma
Set Designer
Kok Heng Leun
Poster Design
Chan Man Loon
Handbill Design
Chan Man Loon
Foyer Display
Josephine Peter
Programme Design
Kok Heng Leun
Photography
Foo Yong Koon
Thio Lay Hoon
Clarisse Ng
Makeup Artist
Josephine Peter
Lily Mok
Yeo Ting Keat
Crew
Lee Weng Choy
William Tan
Front-of-House Manager
Delia Kang
Front-of-House Crew
Anna Goh
Melissa Lim
Benjamin Ng
Audrey Phung
Pearl Samuel
Charmaine Tan
Danielle Tham
Sarah Tng
Anderson Cheong
Edlyn Yap
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RELATED

PREVIEWS

11 Mar 1993
8 Days - A Hard Nut to Crack
28 Aug 1993
Lianhe Zaobao - TNS has yet to receive rating for Off Centre
29 Aug 1993
The Straits Times Life! - Play loses R(A) rating and $30000 sponsorship
01 Sep 1993
The New Paper - Play's nude scene gets the OK
02 Sep 1993
The Straits Times - Ministry corrects report on vetting of drama scripts
29 Aug 1993
The Straits Times Life! - What the Ministry of Health says

REVIEWS

03 Sep 1993
The Business Times - Two fly over the cuckoo's nest
05 Sep 1993
The Straits Times Life! - TNS' Off Centre marks clear maturity of Singapore theatre
06 Sep 1993
Lianhe Zaobao - Review of Off Centre
31 Aug 1993
City Weekly - Our mad, mad world
05 Sep 1993
The Straits Times - Off Centre dogged by controversy before its opening
26 Sep 1993
The Straits Times - Off Centre hits bull's-eye
05 Sep 1993
The Straits Times - Play Marks Maturity of theatre
23 Sep 1993
The New Paper - Off Centre on target about mental illness

REMARKS

Remarks

Project Serial Number: 199305

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