Productions
2016 - Singapore
Manifesto
SYNOPSIS
1963. A young painter is forced to abandon his family and his art when he is embroiled in the tumultuous politics of the era.
1987. Three writers are detained by the Internal Security Bureau, each making different choices that will leave indelible marks on their lives.
2016. Artists occupy a derelict building in a bid to present their works free from state intervention, but find themselves entangled in market and personal politics instead.
2024. Successors of a theatre company discover that it has a hidden history, and grapple with the reasons behind the rewriting of the past.
Through the lens of events stretching across 70 years, Manifesto, a brand new multilingual collaboration by Drama Box and The Necessary Stage, investigates the role of artists in history and politics:
Can Artists be alternative voices for the marginalized or will they be silenced, subdued and ultimately, erased?
PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Created by
- Alvin Tan
Bani Haykal
Ellison Tan
Goh Guat Kian
Haresh Sharma
Koh Wan Ching
Kok Heng Leun
Loo Zihan
Max Tan & Yuan Zhiying (MAX.TAN)
Petrina Dawn Tan
Sani Hussin
Sharda Harrison
Siti Khalijah Zainal - Production Stage Manager
- Ng Siaw Hui
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Azyyati Alias
- Technical Manager
- Hu Chun Lai
- Draughtsman
- Chan Silei
- Wardrobe Coordinator
- Loo An Ni
- Lighting Operator
- Fiona Lim
- Multimedia Operator
- Loo Zihan
- Surtitlist
- Melissa Chin
- Photographer
- Tan Ngiap Heng
- Makeup Artist
- Haslina Ismail
- Riggers
- Darren Lee
Mish'aal
Mohd Rahmat
Muhammad Isyraf Bin Sabtu Syahrudin
Tai Zi Feng - Translator
- Irma Ruslan
Melissa Lim - Transcribers
- Muhammad Muazzam Amanah
Sim Yan Ying
SCRIPT
Contact UsPREVIEWS
- 18 Feb 2016
- The Straits Times Life! - Exploring lives of artists
- 05 Mar 2016
- Byline.com - Kirsten Han - Art and Politics_ The Necessary Stage and Drama Box's Manifesto
- 28 Feb 2016
- Sin Ming Daily - ‘必要剧场’ ‘戏剧盒‘ 联合呈现《宣言》
- 28 Feb 2016
- The Business Times - Mining a dark past for a new play
- 07 Mar 2016
- Lianhe Zaobao - Fukan - 必要剧场与戏剧盒合创多语言舞台剧《宣言》。艺术家能为”边缘人“说话吗？
REVIEWS
- 12 Mar 2016
- dumbriyani - Manifesto was a real —-
- 12 Mar 2016
- The Straits Times Life! - Artists get political in Manifesto by Drama Box and The Necessary Stage
- 13 Mar 2016
- The Business Times - Heartbreaking look at the struggles of artists
- 13 Mar 2016
- The Straits Times Life! - Should artists be political
- 14 Mar 2016
- A Stranger at Home - 宣言-艺术与政治的歧途
- 14 Mar 2016
- The Straits Times Life! - Mailbag - Why an R18 rating for Manifesto
- 26 Mar 2016
- 众观 re-VIEWERS - 少年维特之烦恼 ｜ 评《宣言》
- 20 Dec 2016
- The Straits Times Life! - Best and worst 2016
- 14 Dec 2016
- The Business Times - Deep, diverse and distinct
- 30 Mar 2017
- The Straits Times Life! - From Teochew script to cafe chatter_ M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards 2017 nominees for Best Original Script
REMARKS
Collaboration with Drama Box
COMMENTS