Productions

2013 - Malaysia

Mobile 2: Flat Cities

Updated on: 19 May 2022

SYNOPSIS

Synopsis

On the cusp of Japan's surrender during World War II, a Japanese general suffers a stroke and is tended to by a Malay gardener. As they spar, having heated debates about the war, the present is revealed: a Japanese man in a relationship with an Indian woman in Kuala Lumpur; his ex-wife coming to grips with an astrologer's predictions; their son, studying in the United States and confronted by his classmates about Japan's past.

A multilingual production featuring artists from Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, Mobile 2: Flat Cities casts the spotlight on stories of personal, social and universal struggles across Asian cities.

The play is The Necessary Stage's long-awaited follow up to the critically-acclaimed Mobile, which premiered at the 2006 Singapore Arts Festival and toured to Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Director
Alvin Tan
Playwright
Haresh Sharma
Dramaturg
Ken Takiguchi
Multimedia Designer
Brian Gothong Tan
Sound Designer
Bani Haykal
Lighting Designer
Yo Shao Ann
Production Stage Manager
Joanna Goh
Assistant Stage Manager
Azyyati Alias
Sound Operator
Yusri Sapari
Multimedia Operator
Andy Pang
Lighting Operator
Chong Mei Ting
Surtitle Operator
A Yagnya
Wardrobe Mistress/Coordinator
Lim Zhiying
Production Assistant
Kaori Sayama
Cast
Shoichi Ayada
Sharda Harrison
Akihiro Hashimoto
Chihiro Hirai
Doppo Narita
Najib Soiman
Translator - Script
Nao Suzuki
Ken Takiguchi
Zulfadli Rashid
Najib Soiman
Interpreter
Lisa Takayama
Translator - Facebook
Ritsuko Saito
Voice Over
Farah Ong
Ritsuko Saito
Santoso Suratso
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PREVIEWS

13 Sep 2013
BFM radio interview

REVIEWS

29 Sep 2013
New Straits Times - Touching memories

REMARKS

Remarks

Restaging of Mobile 2: Flat Cities (2013)

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