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Utama, a mysterious Tiger, runs a bar in limbo that seems to attract an odd mix of patrons.Guan Yin's life keeps ending prematurely and she seems eternally subscribed to this tragic loop of death and rebirth. Shimizu's memory is failing him as he grapples with the loss of his wife and tries to keep up with his AI (Artificial Intelligence) caretaker.Sindhu is struggling to regain a semblance of a "boring" life since experiencing an earthquake over video conference that resurfaces past trauma.John tries to find some control in his otherwise uncontrollable life as a broadcast journalist but is stuck in a hotel room.Written by A Yagnya and co-directed with Alvin Tan, Hi, Can You Hear Me? follows various characters whose normalcies have been fractured due to events and experiences beyond their control.How and why do their paths cross?When everything that was going smoothly gets disrupted, what is there left to cling to?

Being a woman is tough. Being an Indian woman is even tougher. We must be independent, but not too independent that we tarnish the family name. We must be strong enough to withstand the constant scrutiny that our bodies, minds and personalities are subject to. We’re too dark, too short, too thin, too educated, too loud, too much. Our friends still ask us if we speak ‘Indian’. Or worse, they assume we are Indian just because we are a certain shade of brown.  Written by The Necessary Stage’s Associate Artist Sindhura Kalidas, Happy Indian Women is a verbatim theatre production that questions the assumptions we make about the diverse South Asian diaspora in Singapore. Based on interviews with 20 women and non-binary people from various backgrounds, the play interweaves text, sound and multimedia to celebrate their honest and tender stories about faith, friendship and family.  

Jason is down on himself because he does badly in school and takes so long to do his homework while his friends seem to be able to do it with ease, and have lots of extra time for recreation. His mother always tells him he is stupid and he has started to believe it.

Anita loves sinnging but cannot make it into the school choir but she is great with her schoolwork.

Anita decides to help Jason with his homework, and Jason helps her with her singing.

Peng Chye is a shy student in school who has no friends, as he sticks to himself. To others he is a mystery. One day someone decides to follow him to see how he spends his time, only to find out he daily goes to help a lonely old woman.

The play focuses on historical figures including Sir Stamford Raffles, Sang Nila Utama, Sultan Iskandar Shah, and Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, as well as other popular characters from Singapore's past, as it playfully creates an overview of Singapore's history with lots of energy, colour and humour!

Discovering the island, War and Racial Riots, Colonization, Adventure, Loyalty and betrayal, crossing and negotiating language and culture.

It will be told through the eyes of a present-day student who discovers the many different voices of history as he meets them in person. This is a delightful introduction to young audiences to theatre and to the rich history of our island. It promises to be lots of fun and to really get students hooked to read and think more about their heritage. 

Set within a typical HDB setting, Happy Family offers an honest look at a Singaporean family on the verge of falling apart. At the centre of the turmoil is a teenage girl, instead of a carefree life where she can spend time with friends and focus on her studies, she experiences domestic violence, financial problems, fear and uncertainty on a daily basis. To escape, she turns to vice and self-destruction. Finally, she sinks to a point where she decides enough is enough. She realises that she can either sink under her overwhelming circumstances or make positive decisions and take active steps to stay afloat.

This classic dramatic text is adapted to give meaningful access and relevance to our youth, whilst still engaging the key characters and key issues of family conflict, betrayal, madness and suicide. This high energy contemporary adaptation promises to be educational and entertaining for all students, no matter how familiar or unfamiliar they are with the Bard or Hamlet.