Productions
2016 - Singapore
Rosnah
SYNOPSIS
Rosnah is a young Malay Muslim woman who leaves home for the first time to study in London. As she navigates her new environment with determination, she forges new connections with friends who differ from her in all respects—personality, race and religion.
Would she be able to balance tradition and liberal ideals without losing her identity?
One of The Necessary Stage’s well-loved early plays by Resident Playwright and Cultural Medallion recipient Haresh Sharma, Rosnah is a monodrama of a Singapore Malay Muslim woman in London as she journeys through youth and womanhood to discover her own voice. .
First staged in 1995 at Tampines Regional Library, then at The Substation’s Guinness Theatre in 1996, Rosnah starred Aidli ‘Alin’ Mosbit and was performed in Melbourne in 1997 to critical and popular acclaim. The play was revived in 2006 as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, directed by Mosbit herself while Young Artist Award recipient Siti Khalijah Zainal took on the titular role.
Performed entirely in Malay for the first time, Siti reprises her role in this 2016 staging, directed by Cultural Medallion recipient Alvin Tan (Founder and Artistic Director of The Necessary Stage).
PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Director
- Alvin Tan
- Playwright
- Haresh Sharma
- Cast
- Siti Khalijah Zainal
- Sound Artist
- Bani Haykal
- Set Designer
- Wong Chee Wai
- Lighting Designer
- Lim Woan Wen
- Translator
- Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit
SCRIPT
Contact UsPREVIEWS
- 23 Jun 2016
- The Straits Times Life! - Nostalgic take on Malay
- 23 Jun 2016
- The Straits Times Life! - Siti takes on Rosnah in Malay
- 21 Jul 2016
- Berita Harian - Alin dan Siti 'selami' minda gadis Melayu di rantauan
- 31 Jul 2016
- The Business Times - 20 years on, one-woman show still resonates
REVIEWS
- 06 Aug 2016
- Corrie Tan - Rosnah by The Necessary Stage
- 08 Aug 2016
- Pengkritik Sandiwara - Pesta Raya 2016 - Rosnah
- 14 Aug 2016
- The Business Times - Classic monologue marks the turn of an era
REMARKS
Part of Pesta Raya 2016, Restaging of Rosnah (199509, 19961, 199709, 200604)
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