M1 Singapore Fringe Festival
The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of theatre, dance, music, visual arts and mixed media created and presented by Singaporeans and international artists. Themed differently each year, the Festival aims to bring the best of contemporary, cutting-edge and socially engaged works to the Singapore audience.
The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is set to be a creative centre, with the twin purpose of innovation and discussion, a platform for meaningful and provocative art to engage our increasingly connected and complex world.
For more information on M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2016: Art and the Animal, please call The Necessary Stage at (65) 6440 8115 or email info@singaporefringe.com.
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 organising committee of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Sean Tobin (sean@singaporefringe.com)
FESTIVAL MANAGER
Jezamine Tan (jezamine@singaporefringe.com)
PRODUCTION COORDINATORS
Jason Ng
Josiah Yoong
Izz Sumono
Nadia Cheriyan
LIGHTING COORDINATOR
Josiah Yoong
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Ang Kia Yee
THE NECESSARY STAGE
Formed in 1987 by our current Artistic Director Alvin Tan, The Necessary Stage (TNS) is a non-profit theatre company with charity status. Our mission is to create challenging, indigenous and innovative theatre that touches the heart and mind. TNS is a recipient of the National Arts Council's Major Grant FY2014-FY2016, and is also the organiser of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. 2016 sees TNS celebrating its 28th year of creating challenging, innovative and indigenous theatre that touches the heart and mind. Having presented more than 100 original plays in Singapore and abroad, TNS remains focused on breaking new ground in original local content and intercultural exploration.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alvin Tan
RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
Haresh Sharma
GENERAL MANAGER
Melissa Lim
FESTIVAL MANAGER
Jezamine Tan
PROJECT MANAGERS
Edlyn Ng
Irma Suzanna Ruslan
Joyce Tan
Yusri Sapari
RESEACHER
Shawn Chua Ming Ren
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
Choo Kok Cheng
ACCOUNTANT
Two Point Pte Ltd
For more information, please visit www.necessary.org.
The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2016's public relations are managed by Phish Communications Pte Ltd.
The Necessary Stage has made every effort to ensure that the contents of this programme booklet are correct and up-to-date at the time of printing. We cannot be held responsible for any consequences from subsequent errors or omissions.