The Tsunami tragedy on Boxing Day 2004 was one of the most traumatic crises in recent human history of natural catastrophes.
The Necessary Stage, with our history of engaging society and reality, will present a look at human behaviour in the aftermath of last year's tragedy.
Rather than impart a single narrative, this production will comprise voices of people affected by the Tsunami.
Texts, multimedia, sonic narrative, this production will be brought together in contemporary theatre practice, not to recapture the tragic moments, but to bring across, moments of recollection - how human beings recall and what they remember of Boxing Day 2004.
Most situations present different respective that encourage us to explore, reflect and make our own verdicts as to what went wrong and how to move on. These perspectives, however, cannot erase the devastation experienced firsthand by those affected by the Tsunami.
The Verbatim Theatre method - using voices of people involved in the tragedy - will bring, work for work, thoughts and experiences direct from them onto stage. Interviews conducted in Aceh, Phuket, Phang Nga and Penang will be used in the script.
Boxing Day will be performed in English, Mandarin, Malay, Indonesian and Thai, with English subtitles.
