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Off Centre

First staged in 1993 to critical acclaim, Off Centre is recognised as a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for bringing mental illness and its' patients' plight to the attention of the media and general public in Singapore.

The play traces the friendship of Saloma and Vinod and the hurdles they have to overcome, including social stigmas, prejudices and personal conflicts.

Off Centre has also been selected by the Ministry of Education as the first Singaporean play to be offered as a GCE 'O' Level literature text from 2007, and has been republished by The Necessary Stage.
2007
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Singapore
 

Productions

Off Centre

First staged in 1993 to critical acclaim, Off Centre is recognised as a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for bringing mental illness and its' patients' plight to the attention of the media and general public in Singapore.

The play traces the friendship of Saloma and Vinod and the hurdles they have to overcome, including social stigmas, prejudices and personal conflicts.

Off Centre has also been selected by the Ministry of Education as the first Singaporean play to be offered as a GCE 'O' Level literature text from 2007, and has been republished by The Necessary Stage.
2007
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Singapore
 

Publications

Off Centre DVD

Language: English/Malay
Subtitles: English/Malay
Total Duration: Disc 1 (125 min), Disc 2 (49 min)
Colour Stereo 4:3
PAL
Zone: ALL

First staged in 1993 to critical acclaim, Off Centre is recognised as a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for bringing mental illness and its patients’ plights to the attention of the media and general public in Singapore.

The play traces the friendship of Saloma and Vinod and the hurdles they have to overcome, including social stigmas, prejudices and personal conflicts.

Off Centre has also been selected by the Ministry of Education as the first Singapore play to be offered as a GCE ‘O’ Level literature text from 2007, and has been republished by The Necessary Stage.

This special two disc set includes interviews with playwright Haresh Sharma, director Alvin Tan, and members of the cast
2007
 

Publications

Off Centre

Off Centre was first staged by The Necessary Stage in 1993, under the direction of Alvin Tan. Despite some controversy on funding and censorship, the play was eventually performed to public and critical acclaim.

Over the past 13 years, Off Centre has been made into an experimental feature film, published as part of a one-play series, adapted into a television movie, given a full reading in the UK, taught at a University in Kuala Lumpur and translated and staged as Otak Tak Centre in Kuala Lumpur. As one of The Necessary Stage’s landmark works, Off Centre is part of the Singaporean canon of literary works, and now and “O” and “N” level Literature text. Off Centre is also the first ever Singapore text to be offered at “O” levels.

The creation of Off Centre owes much to a methodology and process that allowed a group of dedicated and passionate artists to research into matters beyond their life experiences, to build a body of emotional and psychological knowledge to draw from, and sufficient time to nurture the maturity of character, relationships and themes.

Student Edition also available.
2006
 

Staging

Oh Man!

Macho, macho man! I gotta be. . . a macho man? OH MAN! What are men like in Singapore? Powerful? Confused? Boring? Sexy? the Necessary Stage grabs the issues by the balls, and probes deep into Singapore's MANHOOD. Are men in Singapore getting the short end of the stick? Are they losing their marbles? Are they still on top?
2003
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Singapore
 

Productions

Oh Man!

Macho, macho man! I gotta be. . . a macho man? OH MAN! What are men like in Singapore? Powerful? Confused? Boring? Sexy? the Necessary Stage grabs the issues by the balls, and probes deep into Singapore's MANHOOD. Are men in Singapore getting the short end of the stick? Are they losing their marbles? Are they still on top?
2003
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Singapore
 

Productions

Out of Body Choice

Krystal experiments with a true monologue - said by one whom no one can hear. Her character is one caught in a sad dilemma, and the piece traces her struggle with being caught in the region between life and death. At the end, she finds a solution - one she may regret, yet she most willingly makes.
2003
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Singapore
 

Workshops

Off The Page

Local celebrity actors including Elaine Cheah, Beatrice Chia, Caleb Goh, Chua En-Lai and Hossan Leong present dramatic readings of excerpts written by various young writers from Singapore and Birmingham.

Organised as part of the Singapore-United Kingdom Playwright's Exchange, a collaboration between The Necessary Stage and Birmingham Repertory Theatre. This week-long series of activities is designed to enrich young playwrights from both Singapore and United Kingdom (UK) with artistic direction and consultancy from Noel Greig (UK Playwright and Director) and Haresh Sharma (Resident Playwright, The Necessary Stage).
2002
 

Staging

One Hundred Years in Waiting

It is seven days after Dr Sun Yat Sen's death. His second wife Chen Cui Fen sits, waiting for his 'return'. She clings on to a watch which he left to her in his will. She soon realises that time is not what it seems to be, that an image can be an imitation. What happens when a woman loves too much? What happens when a man is too great? What happens beyond revolution?
2001
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Singapore
 

Productions

One Hundred Years in Waiting

It is seven days after Dr Sun Yat Sen's death. His second wife Chen Cui Fen sits, waiting for his 'return'. She clings on to a watch which he left to her in his will. She soon realises that time is not what it seems to be, that an image can be an imitation. What happens when a woman loves too much? What happens when a man is too great? What happens beyond revolution?
2001
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Singapore
 

Publications

Off Centre

Off Centre is The Necessary Stage’s landmark play in the history of Singapore Theatre. It is best remembered for bringing mental illness and its patients’ plight to the attention of the media and the public.

The play uses effective techniques of flashbacks; moving the characters in and out of their schizophrenic and normal selves to elicit the rational and emotional experiences of two schizophrenics, Vinod and Saloma.

Off Centre was first staged in September 1993 at The Drama Centre.
2000
 

Staging

One Table, Two Chairs

One Table, Two Chairs is about a man's search in an urban jungle for a sense of belonging. Through reflection and movement, through songs and slides, One Table, Two Chairs seeks to question the everyday and the ordinary.
1997
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Singapore
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