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Did you know that you can get fined $200 if you are a mosquito breeder?

Spend an afternoon with the seniors from The Necessary Stage’s Theatre For Seniors! When accused of breeding mosquitoes, what will two neighbours do? Will they cooperate or push the blame to each other?

Who love mosquitoes though? Nobody. So let’s do the Mozzie Wipeout together! 

The programme starts with interaction with the audience via chatting, sing-along & movement. The skit is about two neighbours getting into an argument when an inspector discovers mosquitoes breeding in a pool of water, who's the culprit?

1963. A young painter is forced to abandon his family and his art when he is embroiled in the tumultuous politics of the era. 

1987. Three writers are detained by the Internal Security Bureau, each making different choices that will leave indelible marks on their lives.

2016. Artists occupy a derelict building in a bid to present their works free from state intervention, but find themselves entangled in market and personal politics instead.

2024. Successors of a theatre company discover that it has a hidden history, and grapple with the reasons behind the rewriting of the past.

Through the lens of events stretching across 70 years, Manifesto, a brand new multilingual collaboration by Drama Box and The Necessary Stage, investigates the role of artists in history and politics:

Can Artists be alternative voices for the marginalized or will they be silenced, subdued and ultimately, erased?