“Off Centre marks a new maturity in Singapore Theatre, addressing an audience prepared to be challenged.”
—Hannah Pandian, The Straits Times Life

“... a major triumph.”
—Mayo Martin, TODAY Online

The Necessary Stage’s critically acclaimed play, Off Centre, returns 26 years after its premiere in 1993. Written by Haresh Sharma and directed by Alvin Tan, Off Centre is a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for presenting an honest and unflinching look at mental illness and the stigma surrounding it.

Off Centre follows the unlikely friendship between Saloma and Vinod, and traces their journeys as they deal with their personal conflicts as well as social prejudices against mental health conditions.

Selected in 2007 by the Ministry of Education as the first Singaporean play to be offered as a GCE 'O' and ‘N’ Level literature text, Off Centre is once again back on the syllabus since 2018.

This brand new staging features Abdulattif Abdullah and Sakinah Dollah, who will reprise their original roles as Vinod and Saloma respectively, as well as Aidli Mosbit as Mak.

“It’s impossible to not be astounded by the timelessness and thrust of Haresh Sharma’s Off Centre.”
—Naeem Kapadia, Crystalwords

Written by Haresh Sharma
Directed by Alvin Tan

Performed by
Abdulattif Abdullah as Vinod
Sakinah Dollah as Saloma
Aidli Mosbit as Mak
Brendon Fernandez as Platoon Commander
Ellison Tan Yuyang as Emily Gan
Farez Najid as Azman
Joshua Lim as Charlie, Fong and Ah Seng
Najib Soiman as Razali
Nicholas Bloodworth as Sergeant Mok and Mr Chow
Sindhura Kalidas as Nirmala and Denise

Also featuring as Ensemble
Ariel Lim
Michael Ng
Jaclyn Magdalene Rajendran
Wan Ahmad
Rusydina

Costume Designer: Max Tan and Yuan Zhiying of MAX.TAN
Lighting Designer: Yo Shao Ann
Set Designer: Wong Chee Wai