Productions

2019 - Singapore

Civilised

Updated on: 19 May 2022
  • Designer: Qu'est-ce Que C'est Design Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Designer: Qu'est-ce Que C'est Design Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Designer: Qu'est-ce Que C'est Design Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Designer: Qu'est-ce Que C'est Design Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Designer: Qu'est-ce Que C'est Design Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

  • Photo Credit: Tuckys Photography

SYNOPSIS

Synopsis

There is no past without colonisation,
and there is no future without it.

As we commemorate the bicentennial of the founding of Singapore, let us take a moment to express our gratitude to our founding father/s for their foresight in transforming Singapore from a small fishing village to a global metropolis. We are civilised!

Let's marvel at how, all over the world, our land has been plundered, our laws kept archaic and our freedoms curtailed by those in power. Let us honour our pursuit of economic success and excess [nothing less will do], as we continue to colonise today—through money, discrimination and land conquests, even in space. We are civilised!

Because after all, through colonisation, we are civilised! We are also schooled and silenced. 

Written by Haresh Sharma and directed by Alvin Tan, Civilised by The Necessary Stage is a groundbreaking new work that takes you on a wild ride through the complications and violence of colonisation past, present and future. 

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Written By
Haresh Sharma
Directed By
Alvin Tan
Featuring
Edith Podesta
Ghafir Akbar
Koh Wan Ching
Lian Sutton
Siti Khalijah Zainal
Dramaturg
Melissa Lim
Set Designer
Vincent Lim
Lighting Designer
Adrian Tan
Costume Designer
Max Tan & Yuan Zhiying (MAX.TAN)
Multimedia Designer
He Shuming
Production Stage Manager
Azyyati Alias
Samantha Chia
Assistant Stage Manager
Jovetta Tan (Jovy)
Sound Operator
Manoj Kumar
Lighting Operators and Programmers
Tan Yi Kai
Chia Run Jin
Lighting Technician
Tai Zi Feng
Multimedia Operator
Jovyn Loh
Lighting and Multimedia Technician
Syahrudin Pasha Dasa
Crew
Ariel Lim
Cheryl Low
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