Productions
2019 - Singapore
Off Centre
SYNOPSIS
“Off Centre marks a new maturity in Singapore Theatre, addressing an audience prepared to be challenged.”
—Hannah Pandian, The Straits Times Life
“... a major triumph.”
—Mayo Martin, TODAY Online
The Necessary Stage’s critically acclaimed play, Off Centre, returns 26 years after its premiere in 1993. Written by Haresh Sharma and directed by Alvin Tan, Off Centre is a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for presenting an honest and unflinching look at mental illness and the stigma surrounding it.
Off Centre follows the unlikely friendship between Saloma and Vinod, and traces their journeys as they deal with their personal conflicts as well as social prejudices against mental health conditions.
Selected in 2007 by the Ministry of Education as the first Singaporean play to be offered as a GCE 'O' and ‘N’ Level literature text, Off Centre is once again back on the syllabus since 2018.
This brand new staging features Abdulattif Abdullah and Sakinah Dollah, who will reprise their original roles as Vinod and Saloma respectively, as well as Aidli Mosbit as Mak.
“It’s impossible to not be astounded by the timelessness and thrust of Haresh Sharma’s Off Centre.”
—Naeem Kapadia, Crystalwords
PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Written By
- Haresh Sharma
- Directed By
- Alvin Tan
- Cast
- Abdulatiff Abdullah
Sakinah Dollah
Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit
Najib Soiman
Brendon Marc Fernandez
Ellison Tan
Farez Najid
Joshua Lim
Nicholas Bloodworth
Sindhura Kalidas
Ariel Lim
Michael Ng
Jaclyn Magdalene Rajendran - Costume Coordinator
- Max Tan & Yuan Zhiying (MAX.TAN)
- Lighting Designer
- Yo Shao Ann
- Set Designer
- Wong Chee Wai
- Production Manager
- Azyyati Alias
- Stage Manager
- Samantha Chia
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Chantel Goh
Pamela Lai - RF Technician
- Rachel Ong
- Wardrobe Manager
- Tan Jia Hui
- Dresser
- Brenda Lum Jia Yi
Musfirah Kamsin - Sound Operator
- Douglas Dharan
- Crew
- Auderia Tan
Deena Shaqinah Nor Othman
Alethea Koh
SCRIPT
Contact UsPREVIEWS
- 04 Jan 2019
- 190104 - pengkritiksandiwara.wordpress.com - Akan Datang Off Centre oleh The Necessary Stage
- 14 Jan 2019
- 190114 - 938NOW - On the Move - Interview with Abdulattif Abdullah
- 29 Jan 2019
- 190129 - ST Life - Original leads return to iconic play
- 01 Feb 2019
- 190201 - The Business Times - Classic theatre
- 04 Feb 2019
- 190204 - SG Magazine - Two decades later a timely restaging of landmark play on mental health Off Centre
REVIEWS
- 11 Feb 2019
- 190211 - ST Life - Off Centre is still spot on
- 14 Feb 2019
- 190214 - Isaac Tan's Blog - Theatre Review A Classic That Should Not BeTimeless
- 20 Feb 2019
- 190220 - Arts Republic - Review Off Centre overwhelmed by nostalgia
- 21 Feb 2019
- 190221 - Lianhe Zaobao - Correcting the Off-Centre, Keeping the Faith (Review of Off Centre)
- 21 Feb 2019
- 190221 - Lianhe Zaobao - Review of Off Centre
- 22 Feb 2019
- 190222 - Artsequator - Pain and Cauterisation in Off Centre
- 22 Feb 2017
- 190222 - Artsequator - To V and S in Off Centre
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