Established in 1987 The Necessary Stage of Singapore is one of the six major arts companies. A non-profit theatre company has always earned the reputation of producing high standard plays to please the hearts of play lovers in Singapore. Our site focussingapore offers detailed information about the Necessary Stage of Singapore. The Necessary Stage is the brainchild of Artistic Director Alvin Tan. The company is however, well known for organizing the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.
The company comes up with average of four plays a year and is mainly directed to stage in the Singapore Arts Festival. Most of the plays produced in The Necessary Stage are original and critically acclaimed. International exchange and networking also forms to be a major function of the Necessary Stage. The plays of the company are staged abroad and it also invites foreign works for staging in Singapore. M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is the annual festival of theatre, film and music.
Both Singaporean and International artists take part in the event and the entire occasion aims at showcasing the best contemporary, cutting-edge and socially engaged works to the audience of Singapore. Some of the popular and critically acclaimed plays of the Necessary Stage are Boxing Day: The Tsunami Project (2005), Top or Bottom (2004), Koan (2003), Close-in my face (2002), Pillars (1998), Still Building (1993) and godeatgod (2002 & 2004).
|
|
