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Theatre For Youth and Community 2010

In September 1992, Alvin Tan, Artistic Director of The Necessary Stage, established the Theatre For Youth Branch. The Branch was re-named Theatre for Youth and Community in 2002, our 10th anniversary year.

The aims of our Youth Drama Programmes are to:


expose young people to theatre
create a space for artistic expression by and for young people
cultivate the aesthetic sensibilities of young people
explore themes and issues relevant to young people in Singapore


We believe that theatre must grow out of the community and therefore pay close attention to issues that concern young people and educators. Our programmes develop from research, careful planning and consultation.

Our programmes are relevant and involve theoretical and hands-on learning: cultivating students' life skills towards their personal development.

We also believe strongly in partnerships with other sectors in society to achieve holistic outcomes for our programmes. The school's curriculum and directions in education are also taken into consideration when planning our programmes.

Theatre is not meant to be simply a high-brow affair for the wealthy and intellectual. It is a language that each of us have the right to learn and speak, in order to find release, and to make meaning of our world.
2009
 

Productions

Sofaman

A Singaporean woman & a Russian man fall in love. Where do they settle down? Two lonely women form a deep bond. What happens when tragedy strikes? A dying man and his confidant exchange stories of love and sacrifice. What is it like to be caught in a rut when the world around you is moving at such high speed? Poignant, humorous and provocative, Sofaman celebrates the humanity of difference. A ground-breaking intercultural and multilingual collaboration incorporating soundscape and multimedia.
2009
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Singapore
 

Staging

Sofaman

A Singaporean woman & a Russian man fall in love. Where do they settle down? Two lonely women form a deep bond. What happens when tragedy strikes? A dying man and his confidant exchange stories of love and sacrifice. What is it like to be caught in a rut when the world around you is moving at such high speed? Poignant, humorous and provocative, Sofaman celebrates the humanity of difference. A ground-breaking intercultural and multilingual collaboration incorporating soundscape and multimedia.
2009
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Singapore

Productions

Talentime

Kheng wants to join her school Talentime. She can sing. She believes she can even win! But her friend Michael wants her to spend more time with him, and her mother wants her to focus on her studies. What’s a girl to do?

In this educational and interactive programme, The Necessary Stage brings to the surface the issues of expectation and pressure in school – amongst friends, and within families.

My mother expects me to help her, the school expects me to attend remedial classes, you expect me to go out with you...I don't want to disappoint anyone but I need my own life! What I want most now is taking part in the school Talentime, because I really feel I can do well.

This programme will give Singapore teenagers the chance to air their shared concerns and frustrations and work together to find ways of coping, and solving problems.
2009
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Singapore

Staging

Talentime

Kheng wants to join her school Talentime. She can sing. She believes she can even win! But her friend Michael wants her to spend more time with him, and her mother wants her to focus on her studies. What’s a girl to do?

In this educational and interactive programme, The Necessary Stage brings to the surface the issues of expectation and pressure in school – amongst friends, and within families.

My mother expects me to help her, the school expects me to attend remedial classes, you expect me to go out with you...I don't want to disappoint anyone but I need my own life! What I want most now is taking part in the school Talentime, because I really feel I can do well.

This programme will give Singapore teenagers the chance to air their shared concerns and frustrations and work together to find ways of coping, and solving problems.
2009
 -
Singapore

Productions

Don't Forget to Remember Me

Dementia is not normal ageing. When Madam Wong begins her retirement, all she can think of is enjoying her golden years with rest and serenity, surrounded by family and friends. However, rest turns into restlessness as she starts to lose her short-term memory. Her dream of a peaceful life soon becomes a nightmare of remembering and forgetting.
2009
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Singapore

Staging

Don't Forget to Remember Me

Dementia is not normal ageing. When Madam Wong begins her retirement, all she can think of is enjoying her golden years with rest and serenity, surrounded by family and friends. However, rest turns into restlessness as she starts to lose her short-term memory. Her dream of a peaceful life soon becomes a nightmare of remembering and forgetting.
2009
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Singapore

Productions

Agent Penny and Will Power Return!

2009
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Singapore

Staging

Agent Penny and Will Power Return!

2009
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Singapore
 

Workshops

Theatre for Seniors Year 2

Theatre for Seniors is a 3-year programme for participants aged 50 and above launched in April 2008 by The Necessary Stage's Artistic Director Alvin Tan, and facilitated by Jean Ng, Julius Foo and Jalyn Han.

This innovative initiative was designed to equip participants with the essential skills and knowledge in drama and in various aspects of theatre, including acting, playwriting and directing, as well as administration and technical work.

The groundbreaking programme provides seniors an avenue to impart their personal stories and adds a new spectrum of looking at their life-history and cultural identity. The programme's end-of-first-year presentation Encore: An Evening of Ageless Theatre was staged at the Marine Parade Community Club Theatrette in March 2009.

Term 1 covered playwrighting.
Term 2 covered lighting (chinese group) and Voice work (english group)
Term 3 and 4 featured rehearsals for Encore II: Heartland, Heartland! (201003)

 
2009
 

Productions

@24

Where were you when you are 24 years old? What were you doing? Who were you with? Were you filled with dreams and ambitions? What happene? A marriage, a divorce, a first baby, a new job. @24 is an original devised piece with an exciting ensemble of 22 seniors reliving some of the most significant moments of their youth.
2009
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Singapore
 

Productions

轮流胆养

An old couple worked very hard to bring up their 4 children. In their old age, it is now the children's turn to look after their parents. One pair of parents, four children. What is a fair system of looking after this old couple? Is there a fair system?
2009
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Singapore
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