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Eclipse

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.

A play that looks at three generations of men struggling with their dreams and their journeys, Eclipse is an intimate look at personal stories affected by historical events.

First staged to critical acclaim as a short play by Scotland’s 7:84 Theatre at Traverse Theatre, Eclipse was developed into a full-length production and presented in Singapore as a Fringe Highlight of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2008.
2014
 

Staging

Encore IV: Love Life

Featuring a series of locally written and devised short plays, Encore IV: Love Life explores the joys and pains of love in its various manifestations.
2013
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Singapore
 

Staging

Encore III: Family Knots

After two successful presentations, The Necessary Stage's Theatre for Seniors is back with Encore III: Family Knots. Featuring a series of short plays mostly conceived by the participants, Encore III: Family Knots depicts different aspects of family life and the challenges of living in multi-racial and multi-lingual Singapore. Be prepared to laugh, cry and be entertained by the witty, humorous and emotionally charged performances by the members of Theatre for Seniors.
2011
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Singapore
 

Staging

Encore II: Heartland, Heartland!

Featuring a series of short plays mostly devised by the participants, Encore II: Heartland! Heartland! depicts the Singaporean lifestyle in the high-rise buildings of HDB heartlands. Meet colourful characters in our public spaces such as coffeeshops, elevators, void decks and even markets. Peek behind their closed doors to witness domestic and familial scenes that reflect our common basic struggle for existence.
2010
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Singapore
 

Staging

Encore: An Evening of Ageless Theatre

A theatre group of participants over the age of 50 will be putting up its first official performance – a medley of five short sketches which tell of stories drawn from life in the kampong, memorable first  loves and the realities of life for the elderly. Three will be performed in English and two in Mandarin.

The cast of 32 theatre enthusiasts have been training for one year under renowned theatre practitioners and are eager to entertain audiences with a splendid performance. This initiative was set up by The Necessary Stage to provide a meaningful activity for senior citizens to engage in.
2009
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Singapore
 

Staging

Eclipse

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.
2008
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Singapore
 

Productions

Eclipse

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.
2008
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Singapore
 

Essays/Writings

Ex-political Detainee Forum at Singapore in 2006

Published in Oral History Association of Australia Journal No. 29 2007.

The following is an extract from the essay/writing.The full version can be viewed online here.


On a Saturday afternoon, 26 February 2006, over 200, mostly young people, crowded into the Recital Studio of Singapore’s Esplanade Arts Centre to listen to expolitical detainees from the 1960s and 1970s give their side of Singapore’s history. This was the first time that ex-political detainees in Singapore have held a public forum to give critical accounts of their experiences of being detained without trial for long periods by the Singapore government. Previous meetings of ex-political detainees had been organized by the Singapore government and had a different purpose.


Project Serial Number: AA200601

Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to reproduce the full essay/writing online. Please contact the resource owner directly for permissions if reproduction rights do not belong to The Necessary Stage Ltd. Otherwise, kindly contact us for access to the full resource. Do note that archival access and reproduction charges may apply.
2006
 

Productions

Emily From Emerald Hill

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.
2003
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Singapore
 

Productions

Eating Ma?

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.
2001
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Singapore

Productions

Emily & Heathcliff

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.
1999
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Singapore
 

Productions

Every Moment is a Birth

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.
1998
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Singapore
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