As the Singapore Bicentennial is celebrated, six people form a group called Raffles Must Fall to examine our country's colonial legacy. Scenes from the past are re-enacted to better understand the nightmare of subjugation... and the dream of self determination.
Drawing upon a wealth of historical documentation, including speeches, newspaper articles and songs, the play confronts us with questions about how colonial structures still shape the society we live in today. Why celebrate the beginning of colonialism rather than its end? Has Singapore gained independence without truly undergoing a process of decolonisation? And if Raffles must fall, what will he take down with him?
Directors: Glen Goei, Jo Kukathas
Playwrights: Alfian Sa'at, Neo Hai Bin
Set Designer: Wong Chee Wai
Lighting Designer: James Tan
Sound Designer: Paul Searles
Multimedia Designer: Brian Gothong Tan
Costume Designer: Leonard Augustine Choo
Music Instructor: Riduan Zalani
Vocal Coach: Elaine Chan
Malay Dance Choreographer: Nizar Fauzi
Javanese Movement Instructor: Muhammad Asri (Ari)
Cast:
Brendon Fernandez
Chong Woon Yong
Ghafir Akbar
Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai
Umi Kalthum Ismail
Zee Wong
Production Manager: Melissa Teoh
Technical Manager: David Sagaya
Production Coordinators: Phua Yun Yun, Augustina Ongah
Stage Manager: Mirabel Neo
Assistant Stage Manager: Nureen Raidah
Stage Assistant: Sabirah Ishak
Costume Assistant: Hazel Deanne
Props Mistress: Joyce Gan
Technicians: Ahmad Hafriz bin Berkath, Muhammad Azhar bin Azman
Multimedia & Surtitle Operator: Melissa Chin
Production Interns: Angela Ee, Irfan Nurhadi bin Nasruddin
(Source: Wild Rice Programme)