First staged in 1993 to critical acclaim, Off Centre is recognised as a landmark play in the history of Singapore theatre, best remembered for bringing mental illness and its patients' plight to the attention of the media and general public in Singapore. The play traces the friendship of Saloma and Vinod and the hurdles they have to overcome, including social stigmas, prejudices and personal conflicts. Off Centre has also been selected by the Ministry of Education as the first Singapore play to the offered as a GCE 'O' Level literature text from 2007, and has been republished by The Necessary Stage.
Playwright: Haresh Sharma
Director: Alvin Tan
Set Designer: Vincent Lim
Lighting Designer: Lim Woan Wen
Production Stage Manager: Elnie Shumastri Mashari
Assistant Production Manager & Costume Coordinator: Molizah Mohd Mohter
Sound Operator: Caleb Lee
Crew: Mario Sismondo, Izzat SHINE
Cast:
Melvinder Kanth
Mislina Mustaffa
Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit
Mohamed Saffri bin Abdul Manaf
Andrew Lua
Joanna Ng
Josephine Tan
Najib Soiman
Rajesh Krishnamuti
Tan Shou Chen
(Source: The Necessary Stage Programme)