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Hitting (On) Women (2007)

Cast

Everything But The Brain was first staged on 27 January 2005 by ACTION Theatre. The Premiere production was directed by Krishen Jit. The original cast members were Gerald Chew, Pamela Oei, Koh Chieng Mun, Brendon Fernandez, Chermaine Ang and Filomar Tariao.


Everything But The Brain (2007)

Confessions of 300 Unmarried Men (2006)

The year is 1400. Father and Mother lead a contented life in Long Ya Men (old name for Singapore) despite facing countless raids by the much-feared pirates. One day, they decide to put a stop to this problem by seeking the help of the magnanimous but utterly vain Banana Tree Spirit. The Spirit gives them a magic pouch to capture the pirates.&nbsp;

Soon, the pirates reappear. Mother casts the magic pouch and the pirates are captured. Excited, the couple takes the pouch to the Village Head. Unbeknownst to 

Ten Brothers (2005)

She’s the richest woman in the world. She’s returning to her hometown. And she’s got revenge and murder on her mind.

Claire Zachanassian (nee Li Kwan Yin) is as fabulous as she is rich. And the hometown she is returning to is Saitang – a poor, desolate town that has definitely seen better days.

Heralded by the honest, upright citizens of Saitang as the town’s saviour, Claire makes her dramatic entrance – with an entourage of bodyguards, eunuchs, a butler, a caged panther, her 7th husband, millions and

The Visit of the Tai Tai (2004)

In short, if the title bothers you, wait till you see the world of quick, uncommitted sex, shady drug deals, designer labels, disconnection, desperation and microwaved meals the play portrays.&nbsp;

Set in contemporary London, S&amp;F swirls around the lives of three young adults living meaningless lives in a meaningless world.&nbsp;

At its centre is Mark, a young and occasionally sexually ambivalent young punk determined to kick a drug habit, even if kicking it costs him his friendship with Robbie an

Shopping and F***ing (2001)

A humorous and brilliant tale about a street wayang actress.

A play in English, Mandarin &amp; Hokkien with English subtitles

Titoudao is a humorous yet touching story of a once famous street opera performer, Mdm On Ah Chiam. Her comic portrayal of a resourceful and loyal servant with integrity, endears Mdm On to her audience.&nbsp;

Titoudao&nbsp;is our way of paying tribute and due recognition to all the talented artistes of this once popular art.&nbsp;


Titoudao (2000)

Conceived and directed by the same person who brought you&nbsp;Lift My Mind,&nbsp;the play set in a cargo lift (as part of The Necessary Stage's&nbsp;Brainstorm [what's that in your head?]&nbsp;in Aug/Sep 1999)! Chong Tze Chien, fulltime playwright with The Necessary Stage cooks up more bizarre situations - this time on a moving bus!

The play stars Michelle Chong (Eating Air), Marianne Wee (numerous Spell#7 and The Necessary Stage plays), Peter Sau (numerous Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble and The Necessary

Is This Our Stop? (2000)

Case: a major accident on National Day on the PIE.
Casualties: actors from a play entitled PIE.
Suspect: a playwright of the play entitled PIE.

Coincidence or conspiracy? You decide.


Pan Island Expressway (1999)

Performer

Feeling under the clouds of this economic climate?
Time to sing your blues away.

Welcome to a world where everyone can be a star...
Blame it on the Golden Microphone Contest!

Charlie, proud owner of the May Sing Lounge, wants to reassert his status as the Karaoke King, while his son Elvis, a JC student &amp; debate champion watches in horror.

His friend Lorraine can't seem to find the right words to finish writing her song, or get her boyfriend from Echoboys; Singapore's hottest boyband, to be mo

Ka-Ra-you-OK? (1998)

A woman on the edge, a mysterious man and an encyclopedia with all the answers... This comical and thought-provoking piece by award-winning Australian writer Roger Pulvers was a hit with the audience when it was first premiered at Short! Sharp! Shock!, a festival of 10-minute plays in Sydney. Joe's Encyclopedia was premiered in Singapore in May 1995 as part of Squeeze II. It was directed by Lim Jen Erh and starred Sheila Wyatt and Benjamin Ng.


Joe's Encyclopedia (1997)

This is a piece about a chance encounter between a young teenager and a "down and out" Cantonese opera actress. It was one of the winning entries in the first Hewlett-Packard/ACTION Theatre 10-Minute Play Contest.

Wayang Sayang was premiered in December 1993 as part of Singapore Squeeze. The world premiere production was directed by Aarne Neeme and starred Lee Phing Phing and Tan Boon Hui.


Wayang Sayang (1997)

Three old pals meet every Sunday at a Tiong Bahru coffee shop to chat and let their birds sing. But this is no ordinary Sunday. One of their birds has decided to sing no longer...


My Bird Can Sing Louder Than Your Bird (1997)

"You look like Maggie Cheung. You really do." Pick-up lines can be so beautiful - if only they're uttered by Tony Leungs. What's harder? Picking up, breaking up or making up?


Picking Up | Breaking Up | Making Up (1997)

True-life confessions culled from ACTION Theatre's internet poll of unmarried men (www.ews.com/umarried). Bare. Naked. Uncensored.


Because... (1997)

One in four Singaporean men has never been kissed. Meet our very own cripplingly shy men as they unleash their fear of the female sex, their insecurities and self-loathing.


Blush (1997)

Where do Singapore men go these days after hours? Well, some can be found at Crazy House ogling at you know what... What do they do in there, and what if their mothers show up?


Bottomless Men (1997)

Female of Her World never put men on their cover. Time has changed. The new editor of Singapore's highest-circulating female magazine has given an assignment to a photographer, an art director and a male model. They are to come up with a cover shot of a man every woman desires. Simple enough... until the phones ring.


Shooting The Cover Guy (1997)

"My inspiration for writing Skin was uhm... Skin.

Thinking about it. How it feels. What it does."


Skin (1997)

Recent statistics show that 20% of Singapore women are now willing to marry down. The news excites a man so much he turns up at Drama Centre during the performance of Confessions of 300 Unmarried Men. His goal? Meet lots of cultured women all at once and ask them to marry him. There should at least be one of them out there for Ah Seng, right?


Who Wants To Marry Ah Seng? (1997)

Playing Mothers was staged by Action Theatre in 1996. The play was directed and produced by Ekachai Uekrongtham. The cast comprised Irene Lim, Deborah Png, Lee Phing Phing, Christine Chan, Benjamin Ng, Emma Yong and Robert C. MacDougall.


Playing Mothers (1996)

Vivacious Jaqui meets solitary Robert ... one look, one chance, one lunch – are they right for each other? Sandra, newly married to Max, has more than chicken in the oven as she prepares the important party for her in-laws and her parents. Traditional Michael can't see why it's so hard for the family to eat together, and is Sangee's over-eating really the main problem with her? A quirky reflection on 3 subjects close to everyone's heart. Rich in imagery but low in calorie, this play is an experience that wi

Love, Food & Babies (1995)

"Singapore is best in this! Singapore is best in that," headlines scream at us daily. And to a certain degree, we believe and subscribe to this view in the way we strive to get certificates, cash, cars, credit cards, condos and what have you. But have we thought about what having to be the best all the time really means?

In the show you are about to see, we would like to present to you a series of "short stories", or reflections about how several different characters regard the issue of the "best". Best 

Best Foot Forward (1995)

Undercover&nbsp;is set in a fictitious country’s fictitious intelligence department. It revolves around the head of the department, his deputy, and their new intelligence agent, Jane, the first female in their department. Jane is sent on an undercover spy mission to infiltrate an alleged subversive ‘charitable’ organisation known as the Centre. The Centre is led by a smooth and suave Oxford scholar, Qiang. Soon, Jane falls in love with Qiang. Meanwhile, the deputy, in an attempt to overthrow his head, is ta

Undercover (1994)

OFF CENTRE traces the friendship of two ex-mental patients, Saloma and Vinod, and the problems and the hurdles they have to overcome, including social stigma, prejudices and personal conflicts.


Off Centre (1993)

Front of House

MCP is about an outspoken and independent wife who has to deal with her MCP husband and his friends.


MCP (1993)

Lighting Assistant

MIXED BLESSINGS is about the relationship between a Chinese girl and her Indian boyfriend, fighting against social and family disapproval.


Mixed Blessings (1993)

Dennis Potter's deceptively simple tale relates the activities of 7 seven-year-olds (played by adult actors) at play in a seemingly idyllic and ever-youthful world. The children play, fight and fantasize. Their aggressions, fears, hostilities and rivalries, a microcosm of adult interaction. All the children gang up on the terrified "Donald Duck" who abused by his mother and ridiculed by his peers, plays his own dangerous game of pyromania which ends in tragedy.

The production, The Necessary Stage's first

Benjamin Ng

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