SYNOPSIS
Synopsis
Off Centre traces the friendship of two ex-mental patients, Saloma and Vinod, and the problems and hurdles they have to overcome, including social stigmas, prejudices and personal conflicts. the play uses effective techniques of flashbacks; moving the character in and out of their schizophrenic and normal selves to elicit their rational and emotional experiences.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Director
- Alvin Tan
- Playwright
- Haresh Sharma
- Cast
- Abdulatiff Abdullah
Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit
Djoe Madi
Anita Dorett
Rajesh Krishnamuti
Hossan Leong
Freddie Low
Low Kee Hong
Renee G. Nathan
Vivien Peter
Sakinah Dollah - Administration Manager
- Haresh Sharma
- Business Manager
- Kok Heng Leun
- Administrative Manager
- Freddie Low
- Production Manager
- Clarisse Ng
- Stage Manager
- Edmund Teo
Josef Ng - Lighting Designer
- Thio Lay Hoon
- Lighting Operator
- Liew Chen Ren
- Sound Co-ordinator
- Haresh Sharma
- Set Designer
- Kok Heng Leun
- Poster Design
- Chan Man Loon
- Handbill Design
- Chan Man Loon
- Foyer Display
- Josephine Peter
- Programme Design
- Kok Heng Leun
- Photography
- Foo Yong Koon
Thio Lay Hoon
Clarisse Ng - Makeup Artist
- Josephine Peter
Lily Mok
Yeo Ting Keat - Crew
- Lee Weng Choy
William Tan - Front-of-House Manager
- Delia Kang
- Front-of-House Crew
- Anna Goh
Melissa Lim
Benjamin Ng
Audrey Phung
Pearl Samuel
Charmaine Tan
Danielle Tham
Sarah Tng
Anderson Cheong
Edlyn Yap
RELATED
SCRIPT
Contact UsPREVIEWS
- 11 Mar 1993
- 8 Days - A Hard Nut to Crack
- 28 Aug 1993
- Lianhe Zaobao - TNS has yet to receive rating for Off Centre
- 29 Aug 1993
- The Straits Times Life! - Play loses R(A) rating and $30000 sponsorship
- 01 Sep 1993
- The New Paper - Play's nude scene gets the OK
- 02 Sep 1993
- The Straits Times - Ministry corrects report on vetting of drama scripts
- 29 Aug 1993
- The Straits Times Life! - What the Ministry of Health says
REVIEWS
- 03 Sep 1993
- The Business Times - Two fly over the cuckoo's nest
- 05 Sep 1993
- The Straits Times Life! - TNS' Off Centre marks clear maturity of Singapore theatre
- 06 Sep 1993
- Lianhe Zaobao - Review of Off Centre
- 31 Aug 1993
- City Weekly - Our mad, mad world
- 05 Sep 1993
- The Straits Times - Off Centre dogged by controversy before its opening
- 26 Sep 1993
- The Straits Times - Off Centre hits bull's-eye
- 05 Sep 1993
- The Straits Times - Play Marks Maturity of theatre
- 23 Sep 1993
- The New Paper - Off Centre on target about mental illness
REMARKS
Remarks
Project Serial Number: 199305
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