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)