Over our history, The Necessary Stage (TNS) has created numerous training and mentorship programmes including Theatre for Youth Ensemble (1992), Theatre for Seniors (2008), and Playwrights’ Cove (2001). Since 2014, TNS has also embarked on numerous creative laboratories under its exploratory initiative known as The Orange Playground. All these programmes have proven to be popular and incredibly successful. For instance, Playwrights’ Cove developed talents such as Jean Tay, Ng Yi-sheng and Natalie Hennedige, all still actively contributing to the theatre scene today. Theatre for Seniors has staged numerous performances at a professional level, some of which are commissions by the Esplanade and the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. The Orange Playground too has allowed experiments to blossom and feed into TNS’ main season productions.
(Source: The Necessary Stage Website)