Dennis Potter's deceptively simple tale relates the activities of 7 seven-year-olds (played by adult actors) at play in a seemingly idyllic and ever-youthful world. The children play, fight and fantasize. Their aggressions, fears, hostilities and rivalries, a microcosm of adult interaction. All the children gang up on the terrified "Donald Duck" who abused by his mother and ridiculed by his peers, plays his own dangerous game of pyromania which ends in tragedy.
The production, The Necessary Stage's first full-length outdoor performance, will bring audiences back to Singapore of the late 1940s. The play has been workshopped by the director and cast, and adapted to a Singapore context.
Cast
Gene Sharudyn
Loong Seng Onn
Benjamin Ng
Diane Ong
V. Ravindran
Tang Fu Kuen
Gillian Woon
Crew
Director: Chris Harris
Playwright: Dennis Potter
Production Manager: Verena Tay
Technical Manager: Clarisse Ng
Administration Manager: Haresh Sharma
Administrative Assistant: Audrey Wong
Stage Manager: Sharon Tong
Assistant Stage Manager: Edmund Teo
Set Designer: Sebastian Zeng
Lighting Designer: Lee Teck Khoon
Lighting Assistant: Liew Chen Ren
Poster Design: Chan Man Loon
Property Designer: Colin Seah
Costume Co-ordinator: Verena Tay
Sound Operator: Gene Lim
Programme Design: Peter Zewert
Programme Text: Haresh Sharma
Researcher: Verena Tay
Photography: Mr Foo, Mr Loy
Assistant Ticketing: Haresh Sharma, Audrey Wong
Front-of-House Manager: Yeo Ting Keat
Front-of-House Crew:
Sharon Woo
Francine Poh
Magdalene Shew
Jazz Sia
Cindy Chan
Andrea Yeo
Carol Teo
Genevieve Tham
Malti Lalwani
Josef Ng
Loo Wee Ling
Fiona Lau
Catherine Quek
Peter Zewet
Stage Crew: Chiong Woon Shin, Ruth Tan, Augustine Wong, Joanne Balaraj
Technical Crew:
Augustine Wong
Ruth Tan
Cheong Hai Yen
Paul Sim
Ng Tuck Wah
Vincent Lim
Lee Weng Choy
Kelvin Ang
Lim How Ngean
Abdulatiff Abdullah
Anderson Cheong
(Source: Synopsis from The Necessary Stage Flyer and Credits from The Necessary Stage Programme)