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Productions

暗恋

In Shanghai, at the end of summer 1948, a young couple parted ways. Little did they realise that their next meeting would be 42 years later in the city of Taipei. Regrets and unspoken passions. Missed opportunities and miscommunications. What is the outcome of their meeting after 4 decades?

Adapted from 《暗恋桃花源》 by Stan Lai.
2009
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Singapore
 

Productions

Best Practice

An old woman is found sick and alone in her mice-infested house with vomit on her face and lying in her own faeces. She is put in a hospital where a social worker tries to help her. As her story unravels, we discover an old woman ready to give up her life to protect her own children and her dignity.
2009
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Singapore
 

Productions

Prosperity

It is the day before Chinese New Year and Mrs Tan's home has an unusually large number of Mandarin oranges around the house. Interestingly, her husband comes home with another bag bulging with Mandarin oranges. Why do they need so many Mandarin oranges?
2009
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Singapore
 

Staging

Encore: An Evening of Ageless Theatre

A theatre group of participants over the age of 50 will be putting up its first official performance – a medley of five short sketches which tell of stories drawn from life in the kampong, memorable first  loves and the realities of life for the elderly. Three will be performed in English and two in Mandarin.

The cast of 32 theatre enthusiasts have been training for one year under renowned theatre practitioners and are eager to entertain audiences with a splendid performance. This initiative was set up by The Necessary Stage to provide a meaningful activity for senior citizens to engage in.
2009
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Singapore
 

Productions

Past Caring

Inspired by the title of a poem by Australian writer Henry Lawson, Past Caring is an inter-disciplinary theatrical collaboration involving artists from Singapore and Australia. Urgent issues of adoption, displacement, family, land and journey will be weaved together into a complex and contemporary presentation of text, music, multimedia and movement. In a year-long process, the project involved artists making field trips, conducting interviews and creating and presenting nascent works in Singapore and Melbourne.
2009
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Singapore
 

Staging

Past Caring

Inspired by the title of a poem by Australian writer Henry Lawson, Past Caring is an inter-disciplinary theatrical collaboration involving artists from Singapore and Australia. Urgent issues of adoption, displacement, family, land and journey will be weaved together into a complex and contemporary presentation of text, music, multimedia and movement. In a year-long process, the project involved artists making field trips, conducting interviews and creating and presenting nascent works in Singapore and Melbourne.
2009
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Singapore
 

Festivals

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2009

2009
 

Productions

Frozen Angels

As the world advances its research on life sciences, stem cells and artificial intelligence, what impact is there on human life and relationships? What does the future hold? Can life be built from scratch? Directed by Alvin Tan, written by Haresh Sharma and first staged during the National University of Singapore Arts Festival in March 2008, Frozen Angels is a thought-provoking performance exploring current issues of science using digital media and theatrical performance. 
2009
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Singapore
 

Staging

Frozen Angels

As the world advances its research on life sciences, stem cells and artificial intelligence, what impact is there on human life and relationships? What does the future hold? Can life be built from scratch? Directed by Alvin Tan, written by Haresh Sharma and first staged during the National University of Singapore Arts Festival in March 2008, Frozen Angels is a thought-provoking performance exploring current issues of science using digital media and theatrical performance. 
2009
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Singapore
 

Essays/Writings

'I'm in Transit'

This essay/writing was reproduced courtesy of Alfian Sa'at.

The following is an extract from the essay/writing.

While there were other monologues and monodramas written at the cusp of the 90‟s,3 these were primarily penned by a playwright, with minimal input from the actors. It is quite possible that Rosnah is the first workshopped monodrama in Singapore. This might be a throwaway piece of theatre trivia, if not for the questions raised as a result of the respective cultural backgrounds of its creators.

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2009
 

Workshops

Theatre For Youth and Community 2009

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.
2008

Productions

Gemuk Girls

Kartini and Juliana are not your typical mother-daughter pair - one loud and overbearing, the other straitlaced and on the threshold of entering politics. Together, they are Gemuk Girls and proud of it. One day, they receive shocking news about Kartini's father who had been arrested and detained in the 1960s. Suddenly the floodgates of the family's emotional past are thrown open. Can a family survive as they struggle to reconcile the past with the present? Will Kartini and Juliana continue to be Gemuk Girls? Gemuk Girls is a bold and often darkly humorous look at family politics and the politics of the day.
2008
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Malaysia
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