ABOUT THE
M1 SINGAPORE
FRINGE FESTIVAL

The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of live art created and presented by Singaporean 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.

2021’s edition of the Fringe sees the return of The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) Artistic Director Alvin Tan at the helm. Since the inception of the Fringe in 2005 to 2014, Alvin, together with TNS Resident Playwright Haresh Sharma, were the co-Artistic Directors of the Fringe. From 2015 to 2020, Sean Tobin, former Head of Theatre at School of the Arts (SOTA) took over the mantle and brought a freshness to the programming of the Fringe as well as its engagement with emerging artists. With Alvin’s renewed artistic directorship, the Fringe aims to strengthen its social engagement through the arts, in alignment with TNS’ ethos and philosophy.

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Join our online conversations about Fringe 2021: Quiet Riot with the hashtag #M1SFF2021.

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 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:
Alvin Tan

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
Melissa Lim

FESTIVAL MANAGER:
Jezamine Tan

PRODUCTION COORDINATORS:
Keira Lee
Lam Dan Fong

LIGHTING COORDINATOR:
Tai Zi Feng

PRODUCTION INTERN:
Nurul Faezah

FRONT-OF-HOUSE INTERN:
Tiffany Tan

ABOUT
THE
NECESSARY
STAGE

Established in 1987 by Artistic Director Alvin Tan, The Necessary Stage (TNS) is a non-profit theatre company with charity status. TNS’ 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 FY 2020-2022, and is also the organiser of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.

TNS also has the honour of being the only arts company in Singapore helmed by two Cultural Medallion recipients: Artistic Director Alvin Tan and Resident Playwright Haresh Sharma.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:
Alvin Tan

RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT:
Haresh Sharma

GENERAL MANAGER:
Melissa Lim

FESTIVAL MANAGER:
Jezamine Tan

PROJECT MANAGERS:
Natasha Fathin
Nicole Lim

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT:
Choo Kok Cheng

ACCOUNTANT:
Two Point Pte Ltd

SUPPORT OUR WORK

We are appealing for your support to fundraise for our future.

All donations will qualify for a tax deduction as stipulated by IRAS.

To find out more on how you can contribute, please visit bit.ly/supportTNS

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