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The Drama Centre, SINGAPORE

1999

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

3

4

4 chorus

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Synopsis: A group of young people are forced to protest when their lives are threatened by impending change.

Jubilee Hall, SINGAPORE

2001

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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2

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Notes: ABUSE SUXXX!!! Was conceptualised by Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma.

Synopsis: It's a jungle out there. And it's raining shit. So do something, dammit! Say it: I have the power. To fight. To kill. To love. To be who I wanna be. They can try, but they can't take that away from you. They can't touch you. Abuse Suxxx!!! But you're a survivor and you're gonna make it.

Various Primary School, SINGAPORE

2001

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: Ah Boy and the Beanstalk toured various primary schools in Singapore from July - November 2002.

Synopsis: Ah Boy is not just another re-telling of the same old tale, which has been simply plonked into a Singapore setting with Singapore references. The play manages to create many new twists and turns and breathe a whole new life of meaning into this magical tale. Through Ah Boy and his good family pet Ah Cow, the value of relationships above material comfort and success is conveyed, as well as the realization that when the world around us is filled with commotion and deception, family and friends are what we need most.

Jubilee Hall, SINGAPORE

2005

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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4

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Notes: -

Synopsis: The Tsunami tragedy on Boxing Day 2004 was one of the most traumatic crises in recent human history of natural catastrophes. The Necessary Stage, with our history of engaging society and reality, will present a work that looks at human behaviour during the Tsunami tragedy. Texts, multimedia, sonic landscape and performance will be brought together in contemporary theatre practice, not to recapture the tragic moments, but to bring across moments of recollection - how human beings recall, what they remember of Boxing Day 2004. This exploration and presentation is not a singular narrative but will comprise voices of people affected by the Tsunami. Like most life situations, there are many perspectives that encourage us to explore, reflect and make our own verdicts as to what went wrong and how to move on. But different perspectives cannot erase the devastation experienced first hand by those affected by the tsunami. The Verbatim Theatre method - using voices of people involved in the tragedy - will bring texts direct from them onto stage to us from actual interviews conducted in Aceh, Phuket, Phang Nga and Penang.

Ntional University of Singapore LT 13, SINGAPORE

1989

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

1

1

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Notes: Bread & Barter was co-presented with The Arts Club at NUS LT13 in July 1989.

Synopsis: A salesman encounters a customer's idiosyncrasies.

Shell Theatrette, SINGAPORE

1994

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

1

1

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Notes: The Chosen One was first presented as part of the Shell Friday Lunchtime Cultural Programme on 11 November 1994 at Shell Theatrette. It was later staged at various community centres and libraries in February 1995. The Chosen One was also translated into Mandarin by Quah Sy Ren in 1995, and presented as a doublebill entitled 1 + 1 = 3 alongside Mother's Day (also by Haresh Sharma) at The Drama Centre from 18 - 25 May 1995. In 2000, both The Chosen and Mother's Day were restaged in their original English language as the doublebill 1 + 1 = 3 at the Marine Parade Theatre Festival.

Synopsis: Siew and Mickey - a young couple getting used to married life and nagging mothers-in-law, handle demands for grandchildren with patience (not much) and wit (a lot). After all, the last thing they need right now is a baby, right?

Marine Parade Community Building Theatrette, SINGAPORE

2002

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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6

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Notes: Close - In My Face was co-presented with South East Community Development Council, with dramaturgy by Haresh Sharma. It was conceptualised and directed by Sean Tobin. An extract from Close - In My Face was later restaged as The Crow Show in January 2003.

Synopsis: Close - In My Face is a communal collage of what has been shared between a community of people over a six-month period. An array of stories, impressions and thoughts has been arranged to allow the audience to make their own links, imaginings, questions and reflections. Prevalent issues include privacy, intimacy, claustrophobia, loneliness, neighbourly relations, animals, social prejudice and stereotyping of various sorts.

The Drama Centre, SINGAPORE

1999

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: Completely With/Out Character was a play devised by Alvin Tan, Haresh Sharma and Paddy Chew. This is a landmark production in Singapore, featuring the first man in Singapore who came out in public to talk about his experience as an HIV victim.

Synopsis: Paddy Chew talks about living with HIV/AIDS in Singapore - the support, prejudice, pain and the laughter.

Bukit Panjang Plaza and Causeway Point Shopping Centre, SINGAPORE

2003

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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1

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Notes: The Crow Show was taken from an extract of Close - In My Face by Haresh Sharma.

Synopsis: The Crow Show is extracted from a previous work, Close - In My Face. What goes through a crow's mind before it is shot?! What goes through a crow shooter's mind during the kill?! This drama traces a friendship that grows between a crow and a crow shooter. It directly and indirectly explores themes such as friendship, compassion, acceptance and respect of others, racism, and appreciation of nature.

National Museum Gallery Theatre, SINGAPORE

2007

CAKE Theatrical Productions

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

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Notes: -

Synopsis: A brand new show by Cake Theatrical Productions that takes a comically crazy look at the once-comatose artform known as Bangsawan. This original play will tell stories from the past with a generous dash of humour from the present. A young handsome king meets a beautiful mysterious young woman. They instantly fall in love. However, she agrees to marry him only if he asks no questions - about her history. After much merry-making, they have a child. When he is pressed by 'society', he has no choice but to question her. Snap. Double snap. And she is gone. Divine Soap presents the story of a Bangsawan, as it was told in the past. It also sheds light on the trials and tribulations faced by these troupes as they struggle to hang on to their traditions while keeping with the times. With a buffet of elaborate costumes, painted 2-dimensional backdrops, stock comic characters, dance, music and fight sequences, there's plenty to savour and delight in. Get clean. Get cleansed. Soap has never been so divine.

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, UK

2007

7:84 Theatre Company, Scotland, EUR

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

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Notes: Eclipse was presented as part of 7:84 Theatre's Re:Union. Written by Selma Dimitrijevic, Nicola McCartney, Linda McLean and Haresh Sharma. To celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union between Scotland and England and the upcoming Scottish Elections, 7:84 has commissioned four writers - Nicola McCartney, Haresh Sharma, Selma Dimitrijevic & Linda McLean - to examine the theme of Separation and Reconciliation. They will use four momentous historical events as a backdrop: Ireland/England 1921; India/Pakistan 1947; Croatia/Serbia 1991; Scotland/England 2007.

Synopsis: A young Singaporean man is making a journey to his father's birthplace in Hyderabad, Pakistan. With him are his father's ashes. As he makes the arduous trip, he retraces the original journey made by millions of people - including his parents and grandparents - in 1947, during the partition of India and Pakistan. A short play that looks at three generations of men struggling with their dreams and their journeys, Eclipse is an intimate look at personal stories affected by historical events.

The Drama Centre, SINGAPORE

1997

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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3

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Notes: Haresh Sharma was the writing facilitator for The Entire World is a Foreign Land (maybe some tea will help), which is a devised work by the actors.

Synopsis: History, literature and culture are used as starting points to create a play about dislocation and alienation.

Cairnhill Studios, SINGAPORE

1998

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

1

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Notes: Every Moment is a Birth was co-written with Alfian Sa'at and Mohd Fita Helmi, the latter who also performed in this one-man play. The work was presented as part of I'd Like to Thank My Mother, My Father, Myself, alongside Silent Man by Verena Tay, Whoever Finds It, I Love You by Zelda Tatiana Ng and John and the Quay by Sim Pern Yiau.

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Gay World Stadium, SINGAPORE

1999

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

5

8

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Notes: -

Synopsis: A group of people are cast out of their homelands, forced to travel across oceans, through refugee camps and over mountains. Some struggle to find their way home, while others desperately look for new lives. A mother who has lost her child, a soldier forced to kill his buddy, a bride and groom trying to get married, a general who wants to rule the world, and a god who wants to end it all.

Various Secondary Schools, SINGAPORE

1993

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: Expectations/Pressure was presented as part of Theatre-in-Education in secondary schools around Singapore. It is part of a series entitled The SINGAPOREAN Teenager, which also included Staying Out Late and Lack of Communication written by Haresh Sharma. Expectations/Pressure continued to be staged in schools in 1993, as part of a series entitled Growing Pains, along with Lack of Communication. Expectations/Pressure was later adapted as What About Me? by Haresh Sharma in 2003.

Synopsis: Kheng wants to take part in a school talent-time but her father would rather she help out more at the family shop. Her good friend Michael wants her to spend more time with him. Kheng has schoolwork, tuition and ECAs to manage as well. What can Kheng do?

The Necessary Stage Black Box, SINGAPORE

2006

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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1

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Notes: Fundamentally Happy was first presented in Singapore in September/October 2006, and was subsequently restaged as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2007: Art and Disability from 9-10 February 2007 at the Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore. The production had also traveled to The Actors Studio in Kuala Lumpur in January 2007.

Synopsis: Eric, a 30-year old social worker, returns to his childhood neighbourhood and looks for the home of his old neighbour, Habiba. He finds that the couple are still living there, older and with children. As Eric and his old neighbour Habiba reminisce 'the old days', a shocking secret is revealed - one that would forever change their lives. Fundamentally Happy takes an unflinching look at the personal and emotional issues surrounding paedophilia, without judgement or blame.

The Drama Centre, SINGAPORE

1997

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

5

3

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Notes: -

Synopsis: A fusion of comedy, physical theatre and mime, this play interweaves the true life of visionary astronomer Galileo Galilei and the lives of modern characters who face dilemmas of their own. It is a take of deception, power and persecution inspired by Bertolt Brecht's The Lifes and Times of Galileo Galilei.

The Drama Centre, SINGAPORE

1991

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

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8

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Synopsis: This is a fable about The Garden. Shay, who lives in the garden, becomes a victim when the garden is destroyed. Banished to the tree with the seven branches, she has to endure the darkness and coldness of the destroyed garden.

National University of Singapore LT13, SINGAPORE

1992

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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4

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Synopsis: It is a strange world . . . where the higher the blocks climb, the deeper the rats dig. . . where paper is worth more than gold. . . where there is real lemon in detergent but not in lemon juice.

The Necessary Stage Black Box, SINGAPORE

2002

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

2

2

multiple roles

Notes: godeatgod was first staged in 2002, and subsequently restaged in Singapore again in 2004. godeatgod has been performed in Glasgow, at the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (May 2005), Hong Kong City Festival - "Spotlight Singapore" (January 2006), and the Sziget Festival, Hungary in August 2006. It will be performed in Manila at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines in June 2007.

Synopsis: Starring an international cast that includes esteemed Singapore actors Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit and Peter Sau, Rody Vera from the Philippines and Eriko Nemeto from Japan. A layered and moving exploration of power and survival in the post-traumatic world, this multinational, multimedia romp is interwoven with the stories and emotional landscapes of its characters. Writing in response to 9-11, playwright Haresh Sharma excavates the tragedies that surfaced - dishonesties, power struggles, corruption and egos - which have made the world an elimination platform dominated by the powerful. Where do we look to for the new moral order? godeatgod is an intimate, personal and at times funny exposition about trying to live a better life; a take on censorship in the context of art; and an examination of love and grief.

Various Secondary Schools, Junior College and ITEs, SINGAPORE

2003

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: This adaptation of Hamlet toured schools in Singapore from January - November 2003.

Synopsis: Shakespeare's classic dramatic text is re-written to give meaningful access and relevance to our youths, whilst still engaging with the key characters and the core issues of family conflict, betrayal, madness and suicide.

Various Primary Schools, SINGAPORE

1999

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

2

2

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Notes: Heroes are Everywhere was performed in various primary schools in 1999.

Synopsis: Homework, ECA, exams, tests and tuition. Is there more to life? Through song, dance, play and jokes, three friends learn about friendship, communication and care for others. They discover that they can be heroes in other people's lives.

Various Primary Schools, SINGAPORE

2000

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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2

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Notes: History, Whose Story? was staged in various primary schools around Singapore from July - September 2000.

Synopsis: History, Whose Story? touches on Singapore's history in order to stimulate a discussion on the importance and relevance of history in the daily lives of students. It focuses on the relationship between Sir Stamford Raffles and Munshi Abdullah, as well as popular characters from Singapore's past, and is told through the eyes of a present-day student who discovers the many different voices of history.

The Substation Guinness Theatre, SINGAPORE

1994

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

3

1

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Notes: -

Synopsis: For people lodged so deep in the core of their struggles, buried so deep in mud, at the edge of despair, so desperate that they will do anything, even hope, what choice is left?

Lecture Theatre, Neptune Orient Lines, SINGAPORE

1992

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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2

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Notes: I Can Hear the Eclairs Call My Name was presented as part of Plays For Lunch alongside Kevin's Birthday Party, written by Chng Suan Tze.

Synopsis: I Can Hear the Eclairs Call My Name is a short play about healthy eating.

Various Secondary Schools, SINGAPORE

1996

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: I Have a Friend was presented as part of Theatre-in-Education around various secondary schools in Singapore.

Synopsis: I Have a Friend revolves around two friends driven to attempt suicide. It introduces avenues that are open to troubled individuals.

Singapore Art Museum, SINGAPORE

1999

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

1

1

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Notes: IMPINGE: Concerning Difference was devised by Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma, and presented in 1999 as part of BrainStorm (what's that in your head?) at the Singapore Art Museum.

Synopsis: We are impinged upon and we impinge on others. Often, most of us have many selves: the marginalised self and the privileged self. IMPINGE: Concerning Difference looks at how these selves' interact with one another and with society at large.

Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, UK

1995

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

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Notes: In the Centre, Right in the Core was commissioned by Brumhalata Theatre Company. It was published as part of This Chord and Others by Minerva Press in 1999.

Synopsis: A non-naturalistic play with reference to Hindu mythology, this play tells the story of a serpent who wants to leave the ocean, the ocean who cannot bear to part with the serpent, and the conversation between a blind man and a dead man.

Kyung-Sung University Little Theatre, KOREA

2003

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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1

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Notes: koan was presented in the 2003 Asia Theatre Festival in Busan, Korea.

Synopsis: Drawing inspiration from Hesse's Siddhartha, Gibran's The Prophet and other stories of journey and search, Haresh Sharma employs techniques of storytelling, magic realism and narrative framing to create a theatrical and lyrical exploration of perspective and truth. The production also features interview footages with a 78-year-old Singaporean widow who talks about her husband, her son and herself growing up in Singapore.

Various Secondary Schools, SINGAPORE

1993

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: Lack of Communication was presented as part of Theatre-in-Education in secondary schools around Singapore. It is part of a series entitled The SINGAPOREAN Teenager, which also included Staying Out Late and Expectations/Pressure written by Haresh Sharma. Lack of Communication continued to be staged in schools in 1993, as part of a series entitled Growing Pains, along with Expectations/Pressure.

Synopsis: Kheng finds that her father is too busy to share her problems or even her joys. Her good friend Michael will not take her problems seriously and just wants to have fun. Can Kheng get them to listen to her?

The Substation Guinness Theatre, SINGAPORE

1997

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

2

1

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Notes: Land was presented as part of the doublebill Moving Home Stories along with Sea, also written by Haresh Sharma.

Synopsis: A plot of land transforms from a cemetery to a condominium site. In the process, three stories are presented where ancestors are worshipped, ghosts are unearthed and a handphone becomes a murder weapon.

University Cultural Centre, SINGAPORE

2003

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

1

1

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Notes: -

Synopsis: Lanterns is a brand new, fresh, exciting play inspired by Haresh Sharma's Lanterns Never Go Out. It revolves around an 18-year-old girl at the brink of entering adulthood. Journey with her as she screams and shouts, pushes and shoves to find her way and get her way!

PUB Auditorium, SINGAPORE

1989

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

2

4

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Notes: Lanterns Never Go Out was first staged in 1989 as part of the Shell Friday Lunchtime Cultural Performance. It was later restaged as a co-presentation with The Arts Club at National University of Singapore LT 13 in the same year, as well as in 1990 at The Drama Centre as part of the Singapore Festival of Arts. The production was later presented in abridged versions as part of Lanterns Never Go Out: Lanterns PROJECT and Lanterns TOUR. The former was presented in March 1994 at The Substation Guinness Theatre, and the latter as a school touring play in the same year. It was adapted and restaged as part of Peer Pleasure in 2000 by East View Secondary School. In 2003, Lanterns, a new play by Haresh Sharma, was staged and is inspired by Lanterns Never Go Out. Lanterns Never Go Out was published alongside Still Building by EPB Publishers in 1994.

Synopsis: Lanterns Never Go Out revolves around Kah Wei, a 15-year-old girl who finds that being a teenager with new roles and new expectations is not easy. When her ideals and reality do not match, she wishes to return to her childhood of goldfish lanterns and comics. As the play progresses, we find ourselves questioning the dos and don'ts, the whys and hows. Or we may find ourselves questioning Kah Wei.

Various Secondary Schools, SINGAPORE

1998

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: Late Nights was presented in schools in 1998 and 1999. In 2001, Late Nights was presented alongside Waiting (also by Haresh Sharma) as a doublebill entitled Family Affairs for FamFest 2001.

Synopsis: Late Nights deal with the themes of change in the parent-child relationship and communication within the family.

Various Secondary Schools, Junior College and ITEs, and The Necessary Stage Black Box, SINGAPORE

2003

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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Notes: Let Me Go! toured schools as part of The Necessary Stage's Theatre-in-Education programme from January - November 2003. It will be restaged in September 2007 in collaboration with National Arts Council (Singapore) and Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, as part of the Theatre Experience programme for students.

Synopsis: Let Me Go! is about Kheng, who is invited by her best friend to go to the concert of a lifetime! One major problem - she would get home way past her curfew and her mother will not budge. She is torn between following her mother's strict orders, her friend's tempting suggestion, her love for music and her impulse to just get out, enjoy herself and exert her rights.

Shell Theatrette, SINGAPORE

1996

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

2

1

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Notes: Lizard was first presented as part of Shell Friday Lunchtime Cultural Programme at Shell Theatrette. It was later restaged from 19 - 20 July 1996 at Tampines Regional Library Theatrette. It will be restaged as part of Virgin Labfest 2 in Manila in 2007.

Synopsis: Mother, son and maid. A family turns topsy-turvy as they threaten to blow each other up.

Jubilee Hall, SINGAPORE

2003

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

6

3

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Notes: -

Synopsis: A group of people come together to organize Singapore's first Pride Parade - Singapore's first Mardi Gras. As they plan, the tension mounts; the cracks in their relationship surface. Eventually, the very event that is supposed to show their unity threatens to tear them apart.

The Substation Guinness Theatre, SINGAPORE

1993

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

3

3

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Notes: MPC was presented as a doublebill with Mixed Blessings. Both works are forum theatre pieces devised by the cast, with the final script edited by Haresh Sharma.

Synopsis: MCP is about an outspoken and independent wife who has to deal with her MCP (male chauvinist pig) husband and his friends.

The Substation Guinness Theatre, SINGAPORE

1993

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

3

3

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Notes: Mixed Blessings was presented as a doublebill with MCP. Both works are forum theatre pieces devised by the cast, with the final script edited by Haresh Sharma. Mixed Blessings was staged again at The Necessary Stage Black Box as part of Marine Parade Theatre Festival in 2000.

Synopsis: Mixed Blessings is about a Chinese girl and her Indian boyfriend fighting against social and family disapproval to their relationship.

Drama Centre Theatre, SINGAPORE

2006

The Necessary Stage

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Play/Drama

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Notes: Mobile was presented as a commission by the Singapore Arts Festival 2006 in June at the Drama Centre Theatre in Singapore. It has since traveled to The Actors Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as to Theatre TRAM, Setagaya Public Theatres, Tokyo, Japan. Haresh was Head Writer for the project, with the other writers being Rody Vera (The Philippines), Narumol Thammapruksa (Thailand) and Tatsuo Kaneshita (Japan), the latter who was also co-director of the production with Alvin Tan from Singapore. Please note that this is a multi-lingual production with English and Japanese surtitles.

Synopsis: As the world becomes more mobile, has it also become more foreign? Mobile throws light on the new power dynamics of contemporary Asia, a world of Japanese businessmen, NGO workers, bureaucrats, Thai sex workers and Filipina maids - all caught in situations of being displaced because of labour needs. Based on research conducted in Bangkok, Chiangmai, Tokyo and Singapore, the narratives in Mobile highlight the desperate circumstances in which people find themselves while involved in overseas work. A unique collaboration involving artists from Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Japan, Mobile deals with women and men who are affected by labour migration.