Productions
2014 - Singapore
Poor Thing
Updated on: 19 May 2022
SYNOPSIS
Synopsis
A unique production involving social media interaction, Poor Thing will invite audiences to watch a video clip of an accident before they enter the theatre to catch the 'Live' action on stage. During the performance, more clips will be posted online which audiences can view and comment on. Poor Thing challenges you to explore what drives road rage in Singapore.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Director
- Alvin Tan
- Playwright
- Haresh Sharma
- Devised by and featuring
- Lau Wei'An Dwayne
Joshua Lim
Sharda Harrison
Siti Khalijah Zainal - Set Designer
- Vincent Lim
- Multimedia Designer
- Brian Gothong Tan
- Production Stage Manager
- Jason Ng
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Azyyati Alias
- Online Interaction Administrator
- Henry Zhuang
Harry Zhuang - Intern
- Sim Yan Ying
Samuel Tan
SCRIPT
Contact UsPREVIEWS
- 13 Feb 2014
- 140213 - Peatix Blog - Behind the Scenes - Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma of The Necessary Stage on Poor Thing
- 20 Feb 2014
- 140220 - Muse - A Dialogue on Road Rage, Marrying Theatre and Social Media in Poor Thing
- 24 Feb 2014
- 140224 - ST Life - Social media takes centrestage for The Necessary Stage's Poor Thing
- 26 Feb 2014
- 140226 - The Lond and Winding Road - oor Thing - A typical day in the Singaporean social media space
- 01 Feb 2014
- 140201 - Time Out - Stage Rage
- 07 Feb 2014
- 140207 - Business Times - A dose of daily drama
- 14 Feb 2014
- 140214 - TODAY - On the road
- 22 Feb 2014
- 140222 - Lianhe Zaobao - 必要劇場英語劇《可憐》聚焦“路怒症”
- 25 Feb 2014
- 140225 - ST Life - Capturing the angry Singaporean
- 25 Feb 2014
- 140225 - The New Paper - Celebrity Chow - Local Cravings with Siti K
- 04 Mar 2014
- 140304 - BBC World News
- 14 Feb 2014
- 140214 - 938Live - The Living Room - The Necessary Stage's latest production
REVIEWS
- 04 Mar 2014
- 140304 - Spotlight SG - Review of Poor Thing
- 27 Feb 2014
- 140227 - Dandyar - Poor thing... Kesian kan...
- 28 Feb 2014
- 140228 - ST Life - Things fall apart
- 01 Mar 2014
- 140301 - TODAY - Full throttle
- 03 Mar 2014
- 140303 - Crystalwords - Poor Thing
- 07 Mar 2014
- 140307 - The Business Times - Gritty clash of classes
- 16 Mar 2014
- 140316 - Flying Inkpot - You Drive Me Crazy
- 24 Jun 2014
- 140624 - ST Life - Deeper look into Singapore's past and future
- 19 Dec 2014
- 141219 - Business Times - The Year of Spectacle
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