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What does it mean to be a man?Enter the world of fists and facades inNo Man’s Land, where four men navigate the shifting territory of contemporary manhood. Through primal rituals and modern gym culture, fraught familial legacies and the shadow of sexual exploitation, they wrestle with their personal histories and fears, to challenge the trauma and power we inherit and maintain. Can they break free from old patterns to find authenticity and healing? Raw, surreal, and unflinchingly intimate, No Man’s Land is a devised interdisciplinary experience that will compel you to question the contradictions at the heart of masculinity—where aggression and tenderness collide, and transformation is both necessary and uncertain.

Three queer Singaporean men cast a little gay spell, don their bridal veils, and embark on a whirlwind journey towards matrimony. They dream through the past, the present and an imagined future to discover what a big, fat, fabulously gay wedding would look like for them!

In a country where the legal right to marriage is denied to the queer community, these individuals navigate the political, social, cultural, and personal reality of their lives, along with saying “yes” to whimsical wedding fantasies. “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” Is that the ultimate ultimatum, or is there a possible way to find marital bliss amidst the chaos?

Devised and performed by Ryan Ang, Fadhil Daud and Rajkumar Thiagaras, Never the Bride was first created and presented at the Devising with Actors and Playwrights programme as part of The Necessary Stage’s Devising Platform in 2021.

This staging of Never the Bride was performed as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2023.

Beyond the make-up, costumes and jokes, do we really know who Kumar is? He has committed his entire life to bringing the alternative, the politically incorrect (some may even add vulgar) into the mainstream. The Necessary Stage now provides a platform for the real Kumar to surface presenting Kumar's life, childhood, family, on being Indian, career and living in Singapore. Who would have known that beneath the lashes, sequins and feathers is an intelligent, kind even tender Indian gentleman. 

This piece tells the story of an unmarried lady in her early thirties who has a crazy affection towards cats. Nothing or no one can come in between herself and her furry friends, not even her lover because she has a "natural affinity" for them.

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This is the sexth production of The small Theatre.

A movement/dance piece, N.A challenges our assumptions of the "traditional" classification of Race, hoping to ignite some thought and discourse on related themes of prejudice and the common inheritance of the human race. 

A Theatre-In-Education piece created and directed by directors Andrew Koh and Julius Foo, The Bridge draws elements from familiar myths recreating a small town where tradition is threatened by technology. The use of an ancient tale allows creative distance where students are more willing to participate and appreciate. Land that has traditional significance for the town is threatened when a neighbouring city decides to build a road through it. Under the guidance of experienced actor-facilitators, students role-playing as town citizens and city dwellers attempt to resolve the conflict between progress and preservation. This exercise encourages students to examine values, social needs and self-expression.