Former civil servant Chia Kin Jek joins The Singapore Times as a reporter, just as the paper's long-time editor is sent on indefinite leave for an incendiary commentary implying the abuse of power at the highest echelons of the government.
As his two deputy editors jockey for position in the power vacuum, a new rumour emerges. If made public, it could potentially take down the government of the day. Will the newspaper publish the story? Who will take over as the new editor? And in a battle between truth and power, who will win?
Bold, sharp and revealing, Press Gang plunges us into a newsroom in crisis and exposes the workings of the not-so-free press. Don't miss this electrifying new play by former journalist Tan Tarn How, the playwright who created some of Singapore's most masterful political satires (Fear of Writing, The Lady of Soul and Her Ultimate S Machine).
Director: Ivan Heng
Playwright: Tan Tarn How
Dramaturg: Alfian Sa'at
Set Designer: Chris Chua
Lighting Designer: James Tan
Sound Designer: Paul Searles
Multimedia Designers: Koo Chia Meng, Andrew Ng
Hair Designer & Stylist: Ashley Lim
Makeup Designer: The Make Up Room
Cast:
Benjamin Chow
Shane Mardjuki
Oniatta Effendi
Rei Poh
T Sasitharan
Amanda Tee
Yap Yi Kai
Producer: Tony Trickett
Associate Producer: Koh Bee Bee
Production Manager: Pebble Tan
Production Coordinator: Phua Yun Yun
Production Assistant: Augustina Ongah
Technical Manager: Hatta Sulaiman
Stage Manager: Melissa Teoh
Assistant Stage Managers: Stefanie Chan, Victoria Anna Wong
Stage Assistants: Nadia Ashura binte Baharudin, Nazirah Hazwani binte Samad, Siti Nor Hayanti binte Ahmad, Syabil Fariezan bin Ahmad Rumaizi
Lighting Programmer: Low Wee Cheng
Props Mistress: Joyce Gan
Props Assistant: Matilda Chua
Wardrobe Manager/Costume Coordinator: Glenna Ng
Dressers: Chng Si Jie, Valeree Ray Lee
Sign Language Interpreters: Abigail Chow, Irene Lee, Teo Zhi Xiong
Directing Intern: Theo Chen
Production Interns: Isabella Gupta, Hydir Mahyudin, Esleen Ng
(Source: Wild Rice Programme)