The Necessary Stage

Founded in 1987, The Necessary Stage is a charity based in Singapore, Singapore working on arts & culture, education.

The Necessary Stage is a non-profit theatre company based in Singapore, founded in 1987 and holding charity status. It creates original, mostly devised theatre that aims to be challenging, indigenous and innovative. The company stages its plays in Singapore and abroad, and also runs international exchanges, workshops and training for young and senior practitioners. It organises and curates the annual Singapore Fringe Festival and runs playwriting and devising platforms, school workshops and an online archive of its history. The company is governed by a board of directors and is structured into artistic and administration arms. It is a company limited by guarantee registered under the Charities Act.