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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?

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

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 hilarious comedy about two mothers-in-law who cannot stand each other although there is one thing they both agree on.

A mother struggles as she tries to come to terms with the idea that her daughter does not wish to return to Singapore after finishing her studies in London.

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. 

What happens when mum is out of action? This play traces the journey of a woman's struggle through materal depression and her eventual process of recovery.