Rosnah (2016)

By adelyn-1800, 4 April, 2022
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Lee Xin Ci Keira
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Azyyati binte Alias
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Rosnah is a young Malay Muslim woman who leaves home for the first time to study in London. As she navigates her new environment with determination, she forges new connections with friends who differ from her in all respects - personality, race and religion.

Is she able to balance tradition and liberal ideas without losing her identity? 

One of The Necessary Stage's well-loved early plays by Resident Playwright and Cultural Medallion recipient Haresh Sharma, Rosnah is a monodrama about a Singapore Malay Muslim woman who journeys through youth and womanhood to discover her own voice.

First staged in 1995 at Tampines Regional Library, then at The Substation's Guinness Theatre in 1996, Rosnah starred Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit and was subsequently performed in Melbourne in 1997 to critical and popular acclaim. The play was revived in 2006 as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, directed by Mosbit herself while Young Artist Award recipient Siti Khalijah Zainal took on the titular role. 

Performed in Malay for the first time, Siti reprises her role in this 2016 staging, directed by Cultural Medallion recipient Alvin Tan (Founder and Artistic Director of The Necessary Stage). 

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Playwright: Haresh Sharma
Director: Alvin Tan 
Translator: Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit 

Performer: Siti Khalijah Zainal

Sound Artist: Bani Haykal
Lighting Designer: Lim Woan Wen 
Set Designer: Wong Chee Wai 

Production Stage Manager: Lee Xin Ci Keira
Assistant Stage Manager: Azyyati binte Alias 
Surtitlist: Nawwarah Hanis binte Mohamad Ghazali 

(Source: The Necessary Stage Programme)

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The flyer features a female-presenting person in a red coat and colourful scarf, in a train station, glancing to the right and smiling. Above her are the words 'Rosnah' in red font.
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