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A nosey Mrs Zhang relishes in gossiping about her neighbours and is unaware that her seemingly normal family is going to have more drama in a day that she can ever imagine.

A concerned mother tries her best to dissuade her daughter from marrying a man from another race.

Ah Ma is well aware of the intentions of her three children who want her to sell the family home. Will the wise old lady succumb to their persuasion?

SK, a lonely 66-year-old Chinese widower and Shanti, a 55-year-old Indian nurse fall in love. Will SK's two daughters in Sydney approve of their marriage?

The dreary and drab lives of two 60-year-old ladies change when youthful looking lady joins them at the old folks' home. Is this the beginning of a fun-filled new phase of life for them?

A foreign journalist is taken to task after writing some objectionable articles. A university exchange student tries to organise a forum on campus and encounters obstacles. The lives of these unlikely individuals meet and intertwine in The Necessary Stage's latest production. Characters clash, tensions run high, and truth is questioned. Can we turn back time and return to a harmonious past? Who is allowed to speak out for what they believe? Do we welcome the views of foreigners? Or should they Balek Kampong? 

A man stabs an MP at a Meet the People Session. But this is not their story.

It is the story of the man's girlfriend, an Indonesian maid who wants to get married and become a Singapore citizen. It is the story of the MP's wife, who tries to cope with her husband's injury and the media spotlight. It is the story of the maid's employer, who is also struggling with her own tragedy.

These three women may mean nothing to each other, but they need one another to survive.

The maid, the employer and the MP's wife. Are they all Model Citizens?

Director Alvin Tan and Playwright Haresh Sharma, who have been working together for more than two decades, return with another original, thought-provoking work. Model Citizens features theatre stalwarts Goh Guat Kian, Siti Khalijah and Karen Tan.

A man stabs an MP at a Meet the People Session. But this is not their story. It is the story of the man's girlfriend, an Indonesian maid who wants to get married and become a Singapore citizen. It is the story of the MP's wife, who tries to cope with her husband's injury and the media spotlight. It is the story of the maid's employer, who is also struggling with her own tragedy. These 3 women may mean nothing to each other, but they need one another to survive.