https://2027.singaporefringe.com Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:20:18 +0000 https://2027.singaporefringe.com en https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Landing-Initial Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:19:37 +0000 Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Landing-Initial https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Fringe-Foreword Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:19:38 +0000 Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Fringe-Foreword window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-DMF2V0524R'); a[target="_blank"]::after { content: "↗"; content: "↗" / ""; margin-left: 0.2em; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; } ENGLISH | PLAIN ENGLISH Fringe Foreword On Belonging Do you feel like you belong? Belonging can mean many things. It can mean feeling close to your family, your community, your country, or other people. It can also mean caring deeply about a cause or a belief. Today, many people use AI for tasks, choices, and even relationships. We let AI think and decide what is moral for us. Do our minds even belong to us? We live in a divided world. Many countries face political stress. Wars continue. People lose their homes and lives. Land is taken. Whole communities suffer. Big tech companies go through and control our data. It allows false information to spread fast. This affects how we learn, think, and make choices. AI also brings new risks. Yet, many governments are moving too slowly to protect human rights and human dignity. Climate change is also getting worse. Climate change is also getting worse very fast. Seven out of nine “planetary boundaries” have gone past the highest level in 20261. More people now live in places that are hard or unsafe to stay in. Many lose their homes and their way of making a living. Some take great risks to move elsewhere in search of safety. More people now live in places that are hard or unsafe to stay in. Many lose their homes and their way of making a living. Some take great risks to move elsewhere in search of safety. With so much happening around us, many people feel lost, tired, and powerless. Some may even feel numb. It can seem like no one is doing enough to stop the unfairness in the world2. Ece Temelkuran is a journalist and author. She says, you’re in your home, but you don’t have a home. You are looking for a better place in this world. But you cannot find a government that shares your anger about the unfairness in the world. Technology now connects many of us. Yet at the same time, we feel even more alone. A study was done by the Institute of Policy Studies in Singapore. In 2026, it reported that people now have fewer close friends than before. It also found that about one in three young adults often feel isolated or left out. Being connected is not the same as feeling a real bond3. The wish to belong is a basic human need. We shape who we are through our ties with other people. Our sense of purpose, care, and joy often grows from what we share with others. True belonging comes from real human connection. It also asks us to look beyond ourselves. feel even more alone. We need to actively reach out to people who feel alone, left out, or unseen. We also need to reach out to people who are different from us. We need to live with care and empathy. We need to be open enough to share our own stories too. We must also speak up against unfairness and inequality. Solidarity is not just about hashtags or social media posts. It is also about how we live each day. It is in the choices we make, and the actions we take. If we care about belonging and community, then we must do the work to build them. Mark Carney is the Prime Minister of Canada. He said our societies are shaken by new storms. One tree may fall in a storm. However, a forest can stand. This is because its roots are linked with its neighbours’ underneath the forest floor. When the trees exchange nutrients and combine their strength, the eco-system becomes stronger and sustains itself4. Fringe 2027 Belongs to Everyone We are really stronger in numbers. Fringe 2027 can only happen because of the support of our artists and audiences. We came together as a community because we believe in what Fringe stands for: art that is open, bold, and meaningful, and that speaks to the world we live in now. This year, we invite you to think about what Belonging means to you. Why do people long to belong? How can we support one another and build strong communities, countries, and systems that help us all thrive? Fringe 2027 will feature seven bold and thoughtful works. Each one looks at belonging in a different way. Mexico’s Porta Teatro brings WILMA, a powerful one-woman work. Lebanese choreographer Bassam Abou Diab presents Under the Flesh, a fierce and darkly funny piece. Both works look at belonging in times of violence, loss, and silence. From Singapore, Birds Migrant Theatre returns with Room. It is a new work made with migrant worker and deaf or hard-of-hearing communities. It looks at belonging through the lives of two groups that are often overlooked. Malaysian theatre-maker Kumar Muniandy brings Second Class Queer. It is a funny and sharp work set at a gay speed-dating event in Berlin. It looks at the hidden bias that can affect people with more than one marginalised identity. The Necessary Stage presents Best Of Us. For the first time, it brings together two well-loved monologues about the end of a Malay-Muslim marriage. It looks at the ties that link us to family, friends, culture, and society. Singapore artist Ali Mazrin makes his debut as playwright and director with Jamil Sekadar Nama (Jamil is Just a Name). This moving work asks what it means to belong to family and community when time is running out. From South Korea, Poong Deong 풍덩 takes us into the strange and lonely world of a person who wants to belong during a time of crisis. However, she only has a chatbot for company. For the first time, Fringe 2027 will also include a workshop for young actors. This is led by The Necessary Stage’s Artistic Director Haresh Sharma. It will help them work together to create a new piece based on the theme of belonging. Their works-in-progress will be shared in a free public showcase near the end of the festival. After the warm response to Fringe 2026’s panel discussions, Fringe 2027 will also include another one. The panel is titled Activism and Art in Singapore: Muted or Revitalised?. It will look at belonging and the role art can play in building community and pushing back against division. The panelists are Bani Haykal, Dayana Noor, Kirsten Han, and Kristian-Marc Paul as panellists. The moderator is Sudhir Vadaketh. We will explore the connection between activism and art. We will also look at the different ways artists and activists draw attention to important causes. Fringe 2027 invites you to join us this January as we explore belonging together. We will look at the need for connection and the search for kinship in hard times. We also ask you to take a first step: open your mind, open your heart, and welcome people who have faced unfairness or have been pushed aside. Together, let us bring more people in. We can build a community shaped by empathy, acceptance, and shared joy. In solidarity, The Fringe Team 1Planetary Boundaries Science (PBScience), 2026. "Planetary Health Check 2026". Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany. 2Transcript of "an interview" between Ece Temelkuran and Eliza Anyangwe (27 January 2026), Fuller. 3Thomas, Nicolas, Wong, Kang Li, and Goh, Wilson, "The other recession risk that Singapore should be wary of", 22 July 2026, Institute of Policy Studies. 4"Speech"by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the European Parliament, Thursday 17 September 2026. Fringe Foreword On Belonging Do you feel like you belong? By that, we mean a sense of belonging to family, community, nation, or even the human race. Or it could be a bond with a cause you are fighting for, or a belief you hold dear to your heart. Yet, in this AI-driven age, people are offloading tasks, decisions, and even relationships to algorithms, surrendering cognition and conscience to AI. Do our minds even belong to us? We live in a fractured world today. Democracies are teetering on the edge. Wars—territorial and economic ones—land grabs, and genocides are being flagrantly waged, decimating populations, ravaging lands, and weakening multilateral institutions. Big Tech is scouring and controlling our data, allowing the proliferation of disinformation, and altering how we process knowledge and exercise freedom. Added to all that are the alarming threats posed by AI and the sluggish response of states to install effective guardrails for the protection of human rights and dignity. Meanwhile, we are confronted with an unprecedented acceleration of climate meltdown, with seven out of nine “planetary boundaries” breached at the highest level in 20261. Desperate people in unliveable conditions, now bereft of viable livelihoods, put themselves through extreme dangers to move to new lands. Buffeted by multiple shocks beyond our control, it is hardly surprising that many of us feel unmoored, helpless, and even resigned. After all, who is speaking up for or acting on the injustices around us? You're in your home, but you are unhomed… You're a moral refugee in this world… there is no political home for your outrage about what's happening in the world. — Ece Temelkuran, journalist and author2 On an individual front, technology may be making us more connected, but many of us are lonelier than ever. In 2026, the Institute of Policy Studies released its research findings on fraternity amongst Singaporeans. It indicated that Singaporeans3 now have fewer close friends than before, with young adults aged between 21 to 34 reporting “roughly one in three often feeling isolated or left out.” Clearly, connection does not equate with communion. The longing to belong is a fundamental human desire, and to belong, a quintessential human need. Our identities are forged in relation with other people, our beliefs reaffirmed when braided in kinship. In this age of self-care and self-optimisation, we often forget that true wellbeing, a sense of purpose, and happiness are inextricably linked to how much of ourselves we give to other people. Belonging is ultimately rooted in genuine human connection and capacity to go beyond ourselves. We must be proactive in reaching out to those who may be alienated or lonely, and importantly, to those who are different from us. We must live with compassion and empathy, and allow ourselves to be vulnerable enough to share our own stories. We must courageously speak out against injustice and inequality to show solidarity—not just through hashtags or social media posts, but demonstrating it in how we live our everyday lives, in the decisions we make, and in the actions we take. If we care about our society and value belonging and community, then we need to do the labour as well. Today, our societies are shaken by new storms… A single tree will come down in it. A forest will not. And that's because beneath the forest floor, the roots of an oak intertwine with those of its neighbours, exchanging nutrients, adding strength to strength, creating a resilient, self-sustaining ecosystem. —&nbsp;Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, 17 September 20264 Fringe 2027 Belongs to Everyone We are, indeed, stronger in numbers. Fringe 2027 is a testament to that because it is only with the generous support of our artists and audience that this wholly ground-up festival can take place. We rallied together as a community because we believe in what the Fringe represents: inclusive, accessible, yet provocative art that resonates with current socio-political issues and speaks to our lived experiences. For Fringe 2027, we invite you to contemplate on what the theme Belonging means to you, why the longing to belong is innately human, and how we can hold one another up and build resilient communities, nations, and ecosystems that promote our collective flourishing. 2027’s edition of the Fringe will expand to feature seven bold and thought-provoking productions, each delving into belonging in different ways. Mexico’s Porta Teatro’s visceral one-woman piece WILMA and the searing and darkly humorous Under the Flesh by Lebanese choreographer Bassam Abou Diab examines the politics of belonging in situations of carnage, annihilation, and silencing of communities. On the home front, our very own Birds Migrant Theatre returns to the Fringe line-up with an exciting collaboration between the migrant worker and deaf/ hard-of-hearing communities. Titled Room, this work explores belonging through the lenses of two communities often hidden or ignored in society. The hilarious Second Class Queer by Malaysian theatre-maker Kumar Muniandy takes you on a journey through a gay Berlin speed-dating event, to expose the subtle prejudices set within the intersection of marginalised identities embodied within a single person. The Necessary Stage’s Best Of Us presents, for the first time, two wildly popular monologues about the dissolution of a Malay-Muslim marriage and the ties that bind us to our family, friends, ethnic identity, and the wider society. Likewise, Ali Mazrin (Singapore) debuts as a playwright and director in the reflective and heart-wrenching Jamil Sekadar Nama (Jamil is Just a Name), which ponders on belonging to family and community—but this time with urgency, when one’s time is finite. Meanwhile, Poongdive 풍덩 (South Korea) immerses us into the surreal solitary world of a protagonist who desires to belong in a time of disaster—but only has her chatbot for company. For the first time, Fringe 2027 will also incorporate an intensive workshop for up-and-coming actors to collaborate and create a work-in-progress centred on the theme of Belonging. The Necessary Stage’s Artistic Director Haresh Sharma will lead selected participants through a programme that imparts the company’s devising methodology, towards a free public showcase of their works-in-progress near the end of the festival calendar. Given the wonderful reception and candid sharing by arts practitioners and members of the public alike at Fringe 2026’s panel discussions. Fringe 2027 will once again include a panel discussion on aspects of belonging and the role that art can play to invigorate and bolster community-building while rejecting polarisation. Activism and Art in Singapore: Muted or Revitalised? promises to be an afternoon of invigorating conversation featuring Bani Haykal, Dayana Noor, Kirsten Han, and Kristian-Marc Paul as panellists, moderated by Sudhir Vadaketh. We will explore how activism and art have a natural affiliation, as well as the different strategies artists and activists employ to draw attention to important causes in this current climate. Fringe 2027 invites you to traverse the terrains of belonging with us come January. As we dive into the facets of longing for communion with others and finding kinship in tumultuous times, we entreat you also to make the first step: to widen your perspectives, throw open the doors to your heart, and welcome those who have been suffering injustice, or who have been cast to the sidelines. Together, let’s bring everyone into the fold, and create a thriving community of empathy, acceptance, and mutual joy. In solidarity, The Fringe Team 1Planetary Boundaries Science (PBScience), 2026. "Planetary Health Check 2026". Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany. 2Transcript of "an interview" between Ece Temelkuran and Eliza Anyangwe (27 January 2026), Fuller. 3Thomas, Nicolas, Wong, Kang Li, and Goh, Wilson, "The other recession risk that Singapore should be wary of", 22 July 2026, Institute of Policy Studies. 4"Speech"by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the European Parliament, Thursday 17 September 2026. PhotoS CREDITS 1.WILMA by Porta Teatro (Mexico), Irma Monterrubio 2.Second Class Queer by Kumar Muniandy (Germany &amp; Malaysia), Josip Bolonić &amp; Sara Moralo 3.From the Trembling World by Poong Deong (풍덩) (South Korea), Photographed by Poong Deong (풍덩) Image Description: 1. A dramatic production photo of WILMA in intense red lighting. A light-skinned woman with long red hair kneels on the floor in a loose black garment. She turns her upper body and face partially to stare at the camera. Her face and the wall behind her are streaked and splattered with red and blue paint. 2. A dimly-lit production photo of Second Class Queer. A bare-chested South Asian man stands in the spotlight. He looks very vulnerable and sad. He wears a colourful checked lungi (a traditional South Asian garment, usually of a cotton cloth wrapped around the lower half of the body). 3. A dimly-lit close up production photo of From the Trembling World. A young East Asian woman looks worriedly at the camera as she rests on her side in a confined space. 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The shows are by local and foreign artists. We choose the best modern works that deal with social issues. Our world is getting more connected, complex and opposing. We show thoughtful works to get people to discuss the issues in a civil and open way. We hope people will work together to solve these issues. This way, we can dream together and create a future that thinks about and includes more people. ︎Email info@singaporefringe.com ︎Phone (65) 6876 1152 ︎Website singaporefringe.com Join our online discussions about Fringe 2027 with the hashtag #SgFringe. ︎ ︎ ︎ Support Our Work We are appealing for your support to help the Fringe flourish for future editions. Donations above $10 will qualify for a tax deduction as stipulated by IRAS. Please contribute to our cause. Visit go.singaporefringe.com/support-us. Fringe Team The Necessary Stage organises and curates the Singapore Fringe Festival. Its mission is to create bold and inventive Singapore theatre that touches the heart and mind. Melissa Lim Executive Producer Jezamine Tan Festival Manager The Backstage Affair Production CoordinatorsTai Zi FengTechnical &amp; Lighting Coordinator About the Necessary Stage The Necessary Stage (TNS) was started in 1987 and the current Artistic Director is Haresh Sharma. TNS is a non-profit theatre company with charity status. TNS’ aim is to create bold and inventive Singapore theatre that touches the heart and mind. TNS also organises the Singapore Fringe Festival. TNS has presented more than 130 original plays in Singapore and abroad. TNS still focuses on new types of original local content and explores within cultures and forms. For our Main Season, we create about two plays a year. The works are original, mostly devised pieces created in a process with all team members. It is based on research, improvisation before scripting, and the entire team provides their input. TNS also continues to nurture new talents and local content. We do these through youth- and senior-oriented training platforms and new works at the Fringe Festival. TNS also does laboratory and developmental platforms, including the TNS Devising Platform since 2020. The company also has a well-developed online archival portal at tnsarchives.com. It provides the public access to its 39 years of history. ︎Email admin@necessary.org ︎Phone (65) 6876 1152 ︎Website necessary.orgtnsarchives.com ︎ ︎ ︎ Haresh Sharma Artistic Director Melissa Lim General Manager Jezamine Tan Festival Manager Natasha Fathin &amp; Nicole Lim Project Managers Choo Kok Cheng Accounts Assistant Two Point Pte Ltd Accountant The Necessary Stage has made every effort to ensure that the contents of this website are correct and up to date. We cannot be held responsible for any consequences from subsequent errors or omissions. About the Singapore Fringe FestivalThe Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of live performances by Singaporean and international artists. The Fringe aims to bring the best of contemporary, cutting-edge and socially engaged works to the Singapore audience. In our increasingly connected, complex and often conflicted world, the Fringe seeks to present meaningful, socially engaged and provocative art to encourage civil and open dialogue and collaboration. Through our programming, we hope to collectively dream and create a more inclusive and compassionate future. ︎ Email info@singaporefringe.com ︎ Phone (65) 6876 1152 ︎ Website singaporefringe.com Join our online conversations about Fringe 2027 with the hashtag #SgFringe. ︎ ︎ ︎ Support Our Work We are appealing for your support to help the Fringe flourish for future editions. Donations above $10 will qualify for a tax deduction as stipulated by IRAS. Please contribute to our cause. Visit go.singaporefringe.com/support-us. Fringe Team True to the spirit of creating challenging, indigenous and innovative theatre that touches the heart and mind, the team from The Necessary Stage is the organiser and curator of the Singapore Fringe Festival. Melissa Lim Executive Producer Jezamine Tan Festival Manager The Backstage Affair Production CoordinatorsTai Zi FengTechnical &amp; Lighting Coordinator About the Necessary Stage Established in 1987 and currently helmed by Artistic Director Haresh Sharma, The Necessary Stage (TNS) is a non-profit theatre company with charity and IPC status. Our mission is to create challenging, indigenous and innovative theatre that touches the heart and mind. The company is also the organiser and curator of the annual Singapore Fringe Festival. THaving presented more than 130 original plays in Singapore and abroad, TNS remains focused on breaking new ground in original local content and intercultural and interdisciplinary exploration. For our Main Season, we produce an average of two plays a year. The works are original, mostly devised pieces created in a collaborative process that is based on research, improvisation before scripting, and input from all members of the production TNS has also been unwavering in its efforts to nurture new talents and local content, through various platforms including youth- and senior-oriented training initiatives, commissions at the Fringe Festival, and laboratory and developmental platforms, including the TNS Devising Platform since 2020. The company also has a comprehensive online archival portal at tnsarchives.com, providing the public access to its 39 years of history. TNS is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. ︎Emailadmin@necessary.org ︎Phone(65) 6876 1152 ︎Websitenecessary.orgtnsarchives.com ︎ ︎ ︎ Haresh Sharma Artistic Director Melissa Lim General Manager Jezamine Tan Festival Manager Natasha Fathin &amp; Nicole Lim Project Managers Choo Kok Cheng Accounts Assistant Two Point Pte Ltd Accountant Photo by Josip Bolonić &amp; Sara Moralo Second Class Queer by Kumar Muniandy (Germany &amp; Malaysia) Image Description: A dimly-lit production photo of Second Class Queer. A bare-chested South Asian man stands in the spotlight gazing up. He wears a colourful checked lungi (a traditional South Asian garment, usually of a cotton cloth wrapped around the lower half of the body). An altar with red flowers and an empty photo frame with tea lights is dimly spot-lit in the background. 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On the left is a man with light skin and dark hair and beard. He wears a navy blue Adidas tracksuit with white stripes, and blue T-shirt with dark grey jeans. He holds black prayer beads in his right hand, and his feet are bare. He looks towards the drummer. The drummer has medium-toned skin and dark hair with a long beard. A small white drum and a large drum rest on his left side. He is dressed in beige and khaki tones with a jacket and pants. He holds up a large drumstick in his right hand. A bright stage light glows in the left background while the rest of the background remains black. https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Activism-and-Art-in-Singapore-Muted-or-Revitalised Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:20:00 +0000 Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Activism-and-Art-in-Singapore-Muted-or-Revitalised ENGLISH | PLAIN ENGLISH PANEL DISCUSSION ACTIVISM AND ART IN SINGAPORE: MUTED OR REVITALISED? Featuring Bani Haykal, Dayana Noor, Kirsten Han, Kristian-Marc Paul as panellists, facilitated by Sudhir Vadaketh BOOK NOW↗ Activism has been in the news a lot in Singapore. We have strict rules around protest and public action. Thus, people who support causes have to work within these limits. Sometimes they cross them. They then face legal action. At the same time, artists in Singapore have been speaking up on many of these same issues. These include: Disability, Killing a particular group, How migrant workers are treated, and The loss of nature. For Fringe 2027, join us for a discussion on art and activism in Singapore today. Can we draw a clearer line between performance and protest? When does art get seen as going against a national policy or public body? Activists in Singapore have faced charges recently. Will artists then start to hold back and censor themselves? How can artists and activists support each other better? Both want to better connect with the public. Join us for an afternoon of lively discussion on art and activism in Singapore. The moderator is Sudhir Vadaketh. The speakers are: Bani Haykal, Dayana Noor, Kirsten Han, and Kristian-Marc Paul. If you need speech to text interpretation for the talk, please email us at info@singaporefringe.com by 9 December 2026. Activism has been in the news recently in Singapore. Given Singapore’s tight restrictions around civil society, those rallying behind certain causes find themselves trying to navigate around these perimeters—and in several cases, infringing them, leading to legal repercussions. At the same time, Singapore artists have been exploring and boldly engaging in discourse on these same topics: from disability to genocide, from the treatment of migrants to biodiversity loss. For Fringe 2027, we invite you to join us in unpacking the relationship between art and activism in the present Singapore context. Can the porous boundary between performance and protest be better defined? At what point does art get flagged for undermining a national policy or institution? In light of recent charges against activists in Singapore, would artists begin to temper their artivism (activism through art) by policing themselves? How can artists and activists better support one another, so that we can more positively engage the public? Join moderator Sudhir Vadaketh and speakers Bani Haykal, Dayana Noor, Kirsten Han, Kristian-Marc Paul for an afternoon of intense conversations and urgent discourse on Art and Activism in Singapore. Download artist biographies↗&nbsp; Speech to text interpretation is available upon request. Please email your request to info@singaporefringe.com by 9 December 2026. Venue support by Goethe-Institut Singapore Date &amp; Duration 16 January 2027, 1pm90 minutes with no intermission Venue 136 Goethe Lab Tickets Free via registration at bookmyshow.sg Accessibility Features Speech to text interpretation for post-show dialogue upon request Share ︎︎&nbsp; ︎︎&nbsp; https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Best-Of-Us Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:20:06 +0000 Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Best-Of-Us window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-DMF2V0524R'); <img width="2048" height="1498" width_o="2048" height_o="1498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cff4997f9db73ceecaa65435a38e7db7361e6cbc5779f3806fc327c1c8202e5/BoS_06411.jpg" data-mid="254012673" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cff4997f9db73ceecaa65435a38e7db7361e6cbc5779f3806fc327c1c8202e5/BoS_06411.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1498" width_o="2048" height_o="1498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7915dc011ee64fe2198541e4ec60a415aa5ef5aa0e2d132b4c3446c0de16ea43/BoS_06319.jpg" data-mid="254012671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7915dc011ee64fe2198541e4ec60a415aa5ef5aa0e2d132b4c3446c0de16ea43/BoS_06319.jpg" /> photo by Tuckys Photograph ENGLISH | PLAIN ENGLISH BEST OF US The Necessary Stage (Singapore) Fringe Commission • World Premiere BOOK NOW↗ In 2013, Siti Khalijah Zainal brought The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) Best Of to life. She played a young Malay Muslim woman going through a divorce. The story gave a close look at one day in her life. She shared her thoughts on prejudice, family, dreams, and the kindness of strangers. Three years later, TNS shared the husband’s side of the story in Best Of (His Story). The audience followed his past, his hopes, his beliefs, and his search for the meaning of home. Now, in Best Of Us, writer and director Haresh Sharma returns to these stories. For the first time, he brings both voices together in one new work. What happens when the unhappy couple meet at the Syariah court? Where do they go from here? Would hearing both sides of the story change your view? Siti Khalijah Zainal returns as the wife, with Fir Rahman playing the husband. This new version of two major TNS plays brings together two award-winning actors. It looks at a marriage that falls apart, and the ties that still hold people together. There’s the kind of storytelling that lights up fireworks and milks this communal moment for all its worth. Best Of, The Necessary Stage’s enjoyable one-woman show featuring Siti Khalijah Zainal, skips all of that and simply tells. —&nbsp;Mayo Martin, TODAYonline, 25 January 2013, on Best Of ...deeply watchable and tosses up a great deal of food for thought – from funny to bitingly incisive observations on how the Malay community is perceived, to tender recollection of various religious traditions and the constant struggle to cope with loss. —&nbsp;Corrie Tan, The Straits Times Life, 26 January 2013, on Best Of His is a character not privileged by the Singapore stage – a lowly educated average Joe who spouts non-politically correct remarks and speaks English with obvious discomfort. He exists in the lower rungs of society where art, politics and the media rarely explore. The Necessary Stage, a theatre company committed to indigenous stories, is once again showing us a side of Singapore often kept hidden. —&nbsp;Helmi Yusof, The Business Times, 5 November 2016 on Best Of (His Story) There will be a dialogue with the artists after the 8pm performance on 14 and 15 January 2027, with speech to text interpretation available upon request. Please email your request to info@singaporefringe.com by 9 December 2026. Artist Statement Best Of Us started as two solo plays. They were Best Of, first staged in 2013, and Best Of (His Story), staged in 2016. I returned to these plays and rewrote them as a two-person piece. When rewriting, I asked myself some simple questions. What would they say to each other? What could they say? What would they still leave unsaid? The story is simple. A husband and wife are going through a divorce. Each one tells their side of the story. As they speak, bigger questions come up. The play looks at the roles of men and women today. It also looks at what society expects from them. Each character must deal with the pull between old values and a more independent way of life. How will the audience react? Will they side with one person? Will hearing both stories change their views? Or will they find it hard to choose a side, and instead hope the couple can reconnect and move towards a better future? —Haresh Sharma, Playwright and Director In 2013, Siti Khalijah Zainal brought The Necessary Stage's Best Of to life, playing the role of a young Malay Muslim woman going through divorce. Through a glimpse into a day in her life, she shares intimately about prejudice, family, dreams, and the kindness of strangers. Three years later, we presented the husband’s perspective in Best Of (His Story), where he brings the audience on a journey through his past, his hopes, his beliefs—and what ‘home’ means. In Best Of Us, playwright and director Haresh Sharma revisits these plays, and for the first time, creates a narrative combining both husband and wife’s accounts. What happens when the estranged couple reunite at the Syariah court? Where do they go from here? How would it change your view when you see both sides of the story? Siti Khalijah Zainal reprises her role as the divorced wife, with Fir Rahman as the husband. These two award-winning and celebrated actors will face off in this brand-new iteration of two seminal plays by The Necessary Stage about a marriage that breaks apart—and the ties that bind and sustain us. There’s the kind of storytelling that lights up fireworks and milks this communal moment for all its worth. Best Of, The Necessary Stage’s enjoyable one-woman show featuring Siti Khalijah Zainal, skips all of that and simply tells. —&nbsp;Mayo Martin, TODAYonline, 25 January 2013, on Best Of ...deeply watchable and tosses up a great deal of food for thought – from funny to bitingly incisive observations on how the Malay community is perceived, to tender recollection of various religious traditions and the constant struggle to cope with loss. —&nbsp;Corrie Tan, The Straits Times Life, 26 January 2013, on Best Of His is a character not privileged by the Singapore stage – a lowly educated average Joe who spouts non-politically correct remarks and speaks English with obvious discomfort. He exists in the lower rungs of society where art, politics and the media rarely explore. The Necessary Stage, a theatre company committed to indigenous stories, is once again showing us a side of Singapore often kept hidden. —&nbsp;Helmi Yusof, The Business Times, 5 November 2016 on Best Of (His Story) There will be a dialogue with the artists after the 8pm performance on 14 and 15 January 2027, with speech to text interpretation available upon request. Please email your request to info@singaporefringe.com by 9 December 2026. Artist Statement Best Of Us started as two monologues: Best Of, first staged in 2013 and Best Of (His Story), which was staged in 2016. Revisiting the plays and rewriting them as a duologue challenged me to question: what would they say to each other? What could they say to each other? What remains unsaid? The premise of the play is simple: a couple going through a divorce, each telling their side of the story. But various issues emerge from this, such as the roles of men and women today in the context of society’s expectations. Where does each character sit in the spectrum of traditional values and independent lifestyle? How will the audience respond? Will they take sides? What will prompt their responses as they listen to the couple’s stories? Or will they find it difficult to take sides, hoping instead for reconnection, reconciliation: a positive future for both. —Haresh Sharma, Playwright and Director Download artist biographies↗&nbsp; Dates &amp; Duration 13 – 16 January 2027, 8pm 16 – 17 January 2027, 3pm 90 minutes with no intermission Venue Esplanade Theatre Studio Tickets $38 *20% discount for students, NSF, senior citizens and PwD cardholders *10% discount for Esplanade&amp;Me members Rating To be advised Language In English and Malay with open captions in English Accessibility Features Open captions in English for all performances Relaxed performance on Saturday 16 January, 3pm Speech to text interpretation for post-show dialogue upon request ︎ necessary.org ︎ @thenecessarystage ︎&nbsp;@thenecessarystage Share ︎&nbsp; ︎&nbsp; https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Devising-with-Emerging-Actors Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:20:10 +0000 Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 https://2027.singaporefringe.com/Devising-with-Emerging-Actors window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-DMF2V0524R'); <img width="2044" height="1498" width_o="2044" height_o="1498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8fb7a56d892929caabf440cb740b60855b3d911d25fc11504078767b9111b8c2/Devising-for-Emerging-Actors.jpg" data-mid="254012721" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8fb7a56d892929caabf440cb740b60855b3d911d25fc11504078767b9111b8c2/Devising-for-Emerging-Actors.jpg" />photo by The Necessary Stage ENGLISH | PLAIN ENGLISH WORKSHOP Devising with Emerging Actors The Necessary Stage(Singapore) BOOK NOW↗ Workshop New to acting? This workshop is for you. In this workshop, you will learn how The Necessary Stage makes theatre. It will be led by Artistic Director Haresh Sharma. You will learn how to build characters through improvisations. Haresh will teach you to write scenes and shape a story. You will also work with other actors to create short pieces together. The workshop has seven sessions. It will take place during the Singapore Fringe Festival 2027. At the end, you will present your works in progress at a public show. Submit your application to participate in this workshop at: go.singaporefringe.com/sff27-devisingappform Do note that the deadline for submissions is Monday 7 December 2026, 12pm. Calling all actors who are starting out! If you are new to the theatre scene, this workshop is perfect for you. This workshop is an introduction to the devising methodology of The Necessary Stage, led and guided by Artistic Director Haresh Sharma. Participants will learn how to create characters through improvisations, write scenes, and structure narratives. They will be part of a collaborative process where they work with fellow actors to create short presentations. This seven-session workshop will take place during the Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 and will culminate in a public performance showcasing the works-in-progress of the participants. Submit your application to participate in this workshop at: go.singaporefringe.com/sff27-devisingappform Do note that the deadline for submissions is Monday 7 December 2026, 12pm. Date &amp; Duration 8 – 23 January 2027 Venue Esplanade Rehearsal Studio Workshop Fees $200 Showcase Join us for a free showcase! It is created by the participants of Devising with Emerging Actors. For Fringe 2027, we are starting a new workshop. It is for actors who are new to theatre. It will be led by our Artistic Director, Haresh Sharma. The workshop is based on the theme “Belonging.” In this workshop, participants will learn The Necessary Stage’s way of making theatre. They will work together to create characters through improvisation. They will also write scenes and build stories. At the end of the workshop, they will share their works-in-progress. It is created by the next generation of actors in Singapore. Share your thoughts and feedback. Show your support for new creative voices. Join us for a free showcase by the participants of Devising with Emerging Actors! Specially for Fringe 2027, we will be launching a workshop for actors who are starting out in the theatre scene, led by Artistic Director Haresh Sharma. Centered on our theme of “Belonging”, Devising with Emerging Actors introduces our participants to The Necessary Stage’s unique devising methodology. Over the Fringe, they will collaborate to create characters through improvisations, write scenes, and structure narratives. The workshop will culminate in a special work-in-progress presentation. Watch the next generation of actors in Singapore. Share your suggestions and feedback. Support our emerging creative voices. Download artist biographies↗ Date &amp; Duration 23 January 2027, 3pm &amp; 8pm Venue Esplanade Rehearsal Studio Admission free with registration ︎ @thenecessarystage ︎&nbsp;@thenecessarystage &nbsp;@thenecessarystage Share ︎&nbsp; ︎&nbsp; https://2027.singaporefringe.com/From-The-Trembling-World Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:20:18 +0000 Singapore Fringe Festival 2027 https://2027.singaporefringe.com/From-The-Trembling-World window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-DMF2V0524R'); <img width="2048" height="1498" width_o="2048" height_o="1498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f54491335faf3b694d2e91f23aac0fdba64bfdbe0e741ab9462218f593cacbc/2.jpg" data-mid="254012744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f54491335faf3b694d2e91f23aac0fdba64bfdbe0e741ab9462218f593cacbc/2.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1498" width_o="2048" height_o="1498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90c75187cf4b6c4a0f75a8e0b1e11c3407cc4e996a90c81d69abb3f7b71f8ef0/1.jpg" data-mid="254012743" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90c75187cf4b6c4a0f75a8e0b1e11c3407cc4e996a90c81d69abb3f7b71f8ef0/1.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1498" width_o="2048" height_o="1498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32ce10817aab3994281aca77b09ff6c4c78b8033aa336324b63aff2d91298c54/4.jpg" data-mid="254012746" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32ce10817aab3994281aca77b09ff6c4c78b8033aa336324b63aff2d91298c54/4.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1498" width_o="2048" height_o="1498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e17af086de4b4b4d367e6628d951805716aa81d58cf136236e2d190fb61c2bf/3.jpg" data-mid="254012745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e17af086de4b4b4d367e6628d951805716aa81d58cf136236e2d190fb61c2bf/3.jpg" /> photo by Poong Deong 풍덩 ENGLISH | PLAIN ENGLISH FROM THE TREMBLING WORLDPoong Deong 풍덩 (South Korea) Fringe Commission • World Premiere BOOK NOW↗ The world is falling apart. Sinkholes open with no warning. They swallow roads, homes, and whole cities. In this unstable world, a woman chooses to live alone in a shelter made from broken things. This space is safe but not strong. In it, she finds comfort in Bongpal. Bongpal is a talking AI who becomes her only friend. Outside, people pray to the “Rope God” to save them. They believe the Holy Rope will appear when they are in danger and pull them up. As more people believe this, their prayers begin to reach into the woman’s quiet home. With Bongpal, she dreams of leaving for space. She wants to get far away from this unstable world. From the Trembling World is a powerful and timely story. It looks at loneliness in a world shaped by technology. Are we like the woman in the story? Do we pull away from others? Can people still make real connections? It powerfully captured the story of today’s youth. —&nbsp;Audience feedback (translated from Korean) As a one-woman piece, the actor’s wholehearted, all-out performance shone. —&nbsp;Audience feedback (translated from Korean) There will be a dialogue with the artists after the 8pm performance on 20 January 2027 , with speech to text interpretation available upon request. Please email your request to info@singaporefringe.com by 9 December 2026. Artist Statement Loneliness is now a serious social issue in South Korea. More people are dying alone, with no one around to notice. In Korean, this is called 고독사 (godoksa: lonely death). It makes us ask a hard question: what happens when someone leaves this world, and no one knows? We live beside others, yet are not noticed and not supported. This work starts with this real-life problem. It then grows into a world where even the ground feels unstable. The ground collapsing becomes part of daily life. Many problems are now shaping our world. These problems include: climate change stress among young people the fast rise of AI, and fear-based beliefs. It is a world full of fear and change. We start to look for something to hold on to. The creators want to show that loneliness is not just a big idea. It is one woman’s real life. What starts as one person’s story slowly becomes something we can all understand. In the end, we all need someone. —Poong Deong 풍덩 The world is collapsing. Sinkholes open without warning, swallowing streets, homes, and cities. Amid this instability, a woman chooses to live alone in her fortress of debris. Inside this fragile sanctuary, she finds comfort in Bongpal, a conversational AI who becomes her only friend. Outside, people turn to the “Rope God” for salvation, praying that the Holy Rope will appear in their moment of need to pull them back up from their doom. As this faith spreads, its prayers begin to encroach upon the woman’s solitary sanctuary. Together with Bongpal, she dreams of escaping to space, far away from this trembling world. From the Trembling World is a compelling and timely work that delves into our growing isolation in a technologically driven existence, Do we retreat further inward as our protagonist does? Is true connection even possible now? It powerfully captured the story of today’s youth. —&nbsp;Audience feedback (translated from Korean) As a one-woman piece, the actor’s wholehearted, all-out performance shone. —&nbsp;Audience feedback (translated from Korean) There will be a dialogue with the artists after the 8pm performance on 20 January 2027 , with speech to text interpretation available upon request. Please email your request to info@singaporefringe.com by 9 December 2026. Artist Statement Loneliness has become an urgent social reality in South Korea. The rise of 고독사 (godoksa: lonely deaths) raises a difficult question: what happens when a person slips away from this world, and no one notices? It points to a society where people live side by side, yet remain unseen, unsupported, and alone. The work begins from this reality and expands outward into a world where even the ground beneath us feels uncertain, and collapse becomes part of everyday life. Environmental instability, youth anxiety, rapid AI integration, and fear-driven belief systems shape a world marked by trembling, uncertainty, and the search for something to hold onto. As creators, we wanted to present loneliness not as an abstract issue, but as the lived reality of one woman. What begins as something personal gradually opens into something universal. For in the end, we all need someone. —Poong Deong 풍덩 Download artist biographies↗ Dates &amp; Duration 19 – 20 January 2027, 8pm 60 minutes with no intermission Venue Practice Space 实践空间 54 Waterloo Street, S187953 Tickets $38 *20% discount for students, NSF, senior citizens and PwD cardholders Rating To be advised Language In Korean with open captions in English Accessibility Features In Korean with open captions in English Open captions in English for all performances Speech to text interpretation for post-show dialogue upon request (see below) ︎ @poongdeong.collective Share ︎&nbsp; ︎&nbsp;