The Necessary Stage presents
THREE YEARS IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF LAND
A commission of Esplanade's The Studios 2023

When Eric Lim returns home after studying abroad, he marries his long-time sweetheart and neighbour Shalini Mulchand. But a lot can happen in three years—especially when two families are united by love but divided by their pain.

First staged in 1994 as part of the Singapore Festival of Arts, Three Years in the Life and Death of Land is about the Lims, the Mulchands, a ghost, a cat and three mosquitoes—one big family, trying hard to be happy.

Written and Directed by Haresh Sharma
Performed by Daisy Irani, Fahim Murshed, Ghafir Akbar, Joshua Lim, Julius Foo, Karen Tan, Nadya Zaheer, Rowena See, Sharul Channa, Siti Khalijah Zainal, Tan Guo Lian Sutton, and Tan Rui Shan
Original Music Compositions by Hossan Leong
with New Music Compositions and Re-arrangements by Safuan Johari

Assistant Director: Deonn Yang
Music Director: Safuan Johari
Movement Director and Choreographer: Seong Hui Xuan
Lighting Designer: Genevieve Peck
Set Designer: Wong Chee Wai