Workshops
Playwrights' Cove 2020
Sub-Title
Part of the TNS Devising Platform
SYNOPSIS
In 2001, The Necessary Stage (TNS) launched Playwright's Cove, a development and mentorship programme aimed at nurturing, processing and platforming contemporary playwriting for Singapore theatre. Many of its participants are well-known practitioners and educators today, including Jean Tay, Ng Yi-sheng, Natalie Hennedige, Kenneth Kwok and Matthew Lyon.
The return of Playwrights’ Cove in 2020 is part of TNS' effort to consolidate and boost its skills development and creative exploration programmes through the launch of the TNS Devising Platform.
Playwrights' Cove is a five-month playwriting training and mentorship programme led by Resident Playwright Haresh Sharma for 10 selected participants.
Each playwright completed a play by the end of the programme, and had the play read before a public audience.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent safe management measures, the play-readings were made available via digital streaming in December 2020.
WORKSHOP CREDITS
- Resident Playwright
- Haresh Sharma
- Participants
- A Yagnya
Aswani Aswath
Euginia Tan
Isaac Lim Jue Hao
Jaryl George Solomon
Mark Benedict Cheong
Mohamed Saleem s/o Abdul Hadi
Rajkumar Thiagaras
Shireen Abdullah
Teo Pei Si - Production Stage Manager
- Natasha Lau
- Videographer
- Shabil Samsul
- Project Manager
- Natasha Fathin
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