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Absorbingly told by [2008 staging's actor] Umar Ahmed, Eclipse suggests that ancestral memory is never as meaningful as the allegiances of everyday life.—The Guardian UK(Playwright Haresh Sharma) has demonstrated a deftness and maturity in scriptwriting, a deeper inquiry into life and humanity, as well as an evident progress in terms of his creations.—联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao [translated from Chinese] —————A young Singaporean man is making a journey to his father's birthplace in Hyderabad, Pakistan. With him are his father's ashes. As he makes the arduous trip, he retraces the original journey made by millions of people—including his parents and grandparents—in 1947, during the partition of India and Pakistan. Written by Cultural Medallion recipient Haresh Sharma, Eclipse is a play that looks at three generations of men struggling with their dreams and their journeys, offering an intimate look at personal stories affected by historical events.First presented as a short play to critical acclaim by Scotland’s 7:84 Theatre at Traverse Theatre, Eclipse was developed into a full-length production for the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2008. Almost 80 years after the Partition, this staging with a fresh new direction by Associate Artist A Yagnya stars award-winning Singapore actor Shrey Bhargava. It also features Indian classical vocalist Sveta Kilpady.

A young Singaporean man is making a journey to his father's birthplace in Hyperabad, Pakistan. With him are his father's ashes. As he makes the arduous trip, he retraces the original journey made by millions of people - including his parents and grandparents - in 1947, during the partition of India and Pakistan. Eclipse is a play that looks at three generations of men struggling with their dreams and their journeys, offering an intimate look at personal stories affected by historical events.

En Ying plays a sincere yet cunning Peranakan woman, Emily, who thinks of her days as a young bride. She recalls with glee, her little triumphs at her first New Year spent with her new family.

Travelling. Singing. Food. Incense. Forgetting. Remembering. Out of Body. Out of Sight. Out of Mind. Using a fragmented collage made up of text, images and music, this theatrical exploration will scrutinise issues and themes in the various permutations of the universal parent/child relationship.

The programme is a platform for original, exploratory and experimental work. Artists who perform under the programme do not have to pay rent for use of The Necessary Space. In addition, The Necessary Stage undertakes all administration, which includes publicity and licensing.

A search for the Malay identity. Questioning both himself and the audience on what it truly means to be Malay in modern Singapore. Helmi explores his ethnic identity through 4 characters - Hassan, a young Malay Professional, Makcik (older Malay woman), Mat Rock, a drug addict in a rehabilitation centre and Pak Daud, an elderly medicine man.