National Language Class (2006)

By Charlotte, 11 May, 2021
Production Name
National Language Class
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Venue
Drama Centre Black Box, National Library Building
Person Credits
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Noor Effendy Ibrahim
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Paul Rae
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Director
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Yeo Yann Yann
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Adrian Tan
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Lighting Designer
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Umi Kalthum
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Costume Coordinator
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BB Koh
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Production Manager
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Yap Seok Hui
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Stage Manager
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Teo Kuang Han
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Technical Manager
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Gwen Wong
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Stage Assistant
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Tony Trickett
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Producer
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National Language Class & Utama: Every Name In History Is I.

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spell#7
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Remember a time when Singapore was forever Malaya? How about when it was forever Temasek? In this provocative double-bill on the origins and orange of our proud Republic, we reach back into history both ancient and recent and ask: how good is your National Language - and who was it you said founded this place? Part One - National Language Class - takes as its starting point an iconic 1959 painting of Chinese students learning Malay. As a language lesson unfolds, power is used and abused humorously, inventively and, finally, explosively - while the identities of both performers and audience members unravel and remake themselves in ways that are novel, challenging and fun. 

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Written by: Noor Effendy Ibrahim, Paul Rae, Yeo Yann Yann
Directed by: Paul Rae
Cast: Noor Effendy Ibrahim, Yeo Yann Yann

Lighting Designer: Adrian Tan
Costume Coordinator: Umi Kalthum
Production Manager: BB Koh
Stage Manager: Yap Seok Hui
Technical Manager: Teo Kuang Han
Stage Assistant: Gwen Wong
Producer: Tony Trickett

(Source: spell#7 Programme)

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The title "National Language Class / Utama: Every Name In History Is I" can be found on the top part of the programme. Below the title, lies a non-coloured collage of four figures, while on the right of the collage is a description of the cast and crew of both programmes.
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