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Rosnah was created by Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma in 1995, featuring Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit. The monodrama, previously staged in Singapore and Melbourne, tells of a girl's journey to study against her parents' wishes. Alin directs emerging artist Siti Khalijah bte Zainal in this reprise commissioned for the Festival.

A layered and moving exploration of power, sexuality, spirituality and survival in the post traumatic world, this multimedia, multiracial and multinational romp is interwoven with the stories and emotional landscape of its characters.

Writing in response to 911, playwright Haresh Sharma excavates the tragedies that surfaced - dishonesties, power struggles, corruption and egos - which have made the world an elimination platform dominated by the powerful.

godeatgod is an intimate, personal and at times funny exposition about trying to live a better life; a take on censorship in the context of art; and an examination of love and grief

In light of the up-coming integrated resorts, Jackpot! uses gambling as a theme to explore the choices and struggles that face 16-year old Linda. Linda's family is falling apart because of her mother's extreme gambling as a theme to explore the choices and struggles that no one seems to hear or see Linda anymore. To make matters worse, her boyfriend has just left to study in Perth and communication between them is slowing down. With everything around her, spinning out of control, she decides she will place her savings on a football betting game. If she wins, she will have enough to buy a ticket to Perth and find out whether her boyfriend still wants to be with her, and if she loses, then that's it! Life can't get any worse anyway. What choice does she make? Where does she eventually place her bets?

1965 was a significant year in the history of Singapore. It was a year where Singapore experienced a spell of uncertainty and difficult decision making. It was the beginning of our birth as an independent nation. Set against this tumultuous backdrop is a story of friendship and loyalty. How much is one wiling to sacrifice for one's community?

Starlight II: Fashion Fabulous is a behind-the-scenes look at a huge fashion event in Singapore. All the usual characters are there - the bitchy socialites, the wannabe, the stressed event planner, the tai tais, the fashion designer and model, as well as local celebrities who play themselves - Kumar and Nadya Hutagalung. It's a fiction meets reality world of fashion. We have scenes taken straight out of a fashion event nightmare - socialites who wear the same outfit, high class people who are not on the list, wannabes who will do anything to get in...There will also be fashion show, ballroom dancing and the coveted Belle of the Ball award. All in all, this play takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the gnawing and clawing world of fashionistas, where five minutes ago is over.

It has been forty years since the separation of Singapore from Malaysia. In addition to the annual fireworks, watch sparks fly as Malaysia's Dramalab and Singapore's The Necessary Stage come together to parade characters in Malaysia and Singapore over the past four decades. Join in the fun as we present an intimate and humorous spotlight on people and situations in the context of Singapore and Malaysia.