Don't Know, Don't Care (2019)

8 July 2019 – 12 July 2019 @ Theatre Studio, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Synopsis

Don't Know, Don't Care looks at a family trying to deal with terminal illness within the household. Wrapped up in their own lives, the family members 'don't want to know', and prefer to leave the caregiving to strangers. Soon, they realise they have to know, and they discover the importance of being there for each other.  

Can a time of illness allow a family to finally share a bond and experience joy? 

Playwright: Haresh Sharma
Director: Alvin Tan

Facilitator: Alvin Tan
Assistant Facilitator: Adib Kosnan

Cast: Joshua Lim, Eleanor Tan, Julius Foo

(Source: The Necessary Stage Archives)

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credits

Haresh Sharma
Playwright
Alvin Tan
Director, Facilitator
Adib Kosnan
Assistant Facilitator

artefacts

Don't Forget To Remember Me
The Necessary Stage is at the forefront of social and community theatre in Singapore. Its plays, created through research and collaboration, engage different communities and empower audiences across all ages.  In recent years, The Necessary Stage has been creating and performing plays on specific medical issues such as dementia, suicide, biomedical ethics and palliative care. Don't Forget to Remember Me is a new collection featuring six of these plays by award-winning playwright Haresh Sharm
Haresh Sharma
Published: 2013