23 July 2015 – 2 August 2015 @ Drama Centre Black Box, National Library Building

Synopsis

At the edge of a city, near the end of autumn, a group of people, struggling to survive the hardships of daily living, spends nights at a rental lodge for the poor. Among them we find a pot-mender, a busker, a thief, a retired actor, a prostitute, etc. They drink to pass the days. Some of them have long given up on life while others hold on to unrealistic dreams. One day, an old man arrives. He seems to stir up new hopes in the hearts of these people who dwell at the lowest rungs of society. Or are these hopes merely the greatest lies in life?

Cast

Neo Hai Bin
Hang Qian Chou
Jean Toh
Mia Chee
Tay Kong Hui
Koh Wan Ching
Johnny Ng 

Creative and Production

Playwright: Maxim Gorky
Director/Translator/Adaptation: Nelson Chia
Producer: Mia Chee 

Production Stage Manager: Tennie Su
Assistant Stage Manager: Tan Xiang Yi 

Lighting Designer: Dorothy Png
Sound Designer & Composer: Chong Li-Chuan
Set & Costume: The Ensemble
Props: Tennie Su, Tan Xiang Yi
Makeup: M.A.C Cosmetics 

Surtitles: Shang Dianjun
Company Intern & FOH Manager: Lin Fangying, Natalie Wong
Company Intern & Crew: Chen Ruiyu

Publicity Shoot Photographer: Bernie Ng
Publicity Shoot Makeup Artist: Ryan Loi
Graphics Designer: Karen Mitchell
Printing: Allegro Print 

(Source: Nine Years Theatre Programme)


credits

Mia Chee
Cast, Producer
Maxim Gorky
Playwright

artefacts

The Lower Depths (2015), Flyer
Flyer for The Lower Depths (2015).
Nine Years Theatre
Recorded: 23 July 2015
The Lower Depths (2015), Programme
Programme for The Lower Depths (2015).
Nine Years Theatre
Recorded: 23 July 2015