Productions
2013 - Singapore
Mobile 2: Flat Cities
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
SCRIPT
Contact UsPREVIEWS
- 22 Jul 2013
- Artinfo.com - Flat Cities, an Alt Take on Singapore and Japan History
- 09 Aug 2013
- TODAY - Mobile goes flat
- 13 Aug 2013
- The Straits Times Life1 - Going places in Mobile 2
- 15 Aug 2013
- The Business Timess - Japan-Singapore history renegotiated
REVIEWS
- 29 Aug 2013
- TODAY - Mobile 2 Flat Cities 3.5-5
- 30 Aug 2013
- The Business Times - The past always catches up
- 31 Aug 2013
- The Straits Times Life! - City thrives on guilt
- 01 Sep 2013
- Artinfo.com - REVIEW - “Flat Cities” by The Necessary Stage
- 10 Dec 2013
- Saison Viewpoint - vol.65
- 20 Dec 2013
- The Business Times - Top-class treats from the theatre world
REMARKS
Extract of Epilogue pulished in A Luxury We Must Afford (Math Paper Press by BooksActually, 2017)
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