First staged in 1990 and subsequently in 2010 to full houses at the Singapore Arts Festival, Those Who Can't, Teach is a Singaporean theatre classic by Cultural Medallion winners Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma.
Set in a secondary school, the play looks at the madcap lives of teachers and students - with often hilarious results. As the teachers struggle daily to 'nurture and groom', the students prefer to hang out and chill. In the meantime, they all have to deal with the dreaded 'parents'.
With upskirting and texting, teaching and politicking, school has never been the same. Join the rambunctious cast of characters as they struggle to prove that Those Who CAN, Teach.
Playwright: Haresh Sharma
Director: Alvin Tan
Performers: Ghafir Akbar, Joshua Lim, Karen Tan, Lian Sutton, Siti Khalijah Zainal
Costume Designers: Max Tan & Yuan Zhiying (MAX.TAN)
Lighting Designer: Yo Shao Ann
Set Designer: Wong Chee Wai
Production Manager: Azy Alias
Technical Managers: Ben Ong, Huang Xiangbin
Stage Manager: Samantha Chia
Assistant Stage Managers: Chantel Goh, Pamela Lai
Wardrobe Manager: Tan Jia Hui
Assistant Wardrobe Manager: Karen Miyuki
Production Crew: Ameer Ghani, Loo An Ni
Production Crew (Interns): Jovetta Tan, Andrew Ik
Surtitlist (Intern): Fan Yixi
Hair and Makeup: Haslina Ismail
Dresser: Nur Hazirah
Dressers (Interns): Abdulgapul Sharifa Flynn Nahsra, Melissa Peh
Set Dresser: Loo An Ni
Sound Engineer: Aldon Chua
Sound Operator: Muhammad Sufiyan b Adam
Illustration: James Tan
Creative and Art Direction: Qu'est-ce Que C'est Design
(Source: The Necessary Stage Programme)