The Swordfish, then The Concubine (2008)

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Swordfish attack Singapura, terrorising its citizens. A boy saves the kingdom by lining the beach with banana stems. But the Sultan, at his ministers’ advice, has the boy executed.

A generation later, the Sultan’s successor, his son, breaks the covenant between subject and ruler when he has his concubine publicly executed on trumped-up charges, bringing untold shame to her family. Sure enough, an armada of ships from the Majapahit Empire soon appears on the horizon, and threatens Singapura’s supremacy.

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Syazwan bin Borhan
Alecia Kim Chua
Gerald Chew
Gordon Choy
Farhan Hassan
Sani Hussin
Lim Yu-Beng
Timothy Nga
Judy Ngo
Rodney Oliveiro
Farahliza Ong
Najib Soiman
Darius Tan
Tony Quek
Elena Wang

Gamelan Asmaradana (Ensemble)

Amran Bin Ahmad Sowyan
Joseph Chian
Jenson Koh
Nicole Lewis
Loh Ai Peng
Raghavendran s/o Rajasekaran
Isaac Tan
Serene Tan Woon Hwee
Joyce Teo

Creative & Production Team

Playwright: Kee Thuan Chye
Director: Ivan Heng

Music Composer: Joyce Teo
Movement Coach: Najib Soiman
Fight Choreography: Gordon Choy
Dance Choreography: Farhan Hassan

Set Design: Wong Chee Wai
Lighting Design: James Tan
Sound Design: Shah Tahir
Costume Design: Moe Kasim
Hair Design: Ashley Lim
Makeup Design: M.A.C.

Producer: Tony Trickett
Production Manager: Purpink Chung
Stage Manager: Juraidah Rahman
Technical Manager: Teo Kuang Han
Production Coordinator: Athena Tan
Assistant Stage Manager: Jasmine Teo

Stage Assistant: Andrew Tan
Wardrobe Mistress: Nurhidayah Mahadi
Wardrobe Assistant: Sophian Sazali

(Source: Wild Rice Programme)

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The programme is white with production credits, title, and a black and white image of a lady of royalty, in detailed headress, arm bands and neckpiece. Her hands rest on her breast and on her hips as she gazes into the distance. Schools of sword fish frame her majestically.
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