Senang (2014)

1960. Pulau Senang, located 15 miles south of Singapore, was used in a bold experiment, led by Superintendent Daniel Dutton. He believed he could reform the inmates through labour and abolished the use of arms to police them. Over the next three years, the detainees transformed the island into a jail without bars, as they constructed the prison settlement from scratch. However, things went horribly wrong on 12 July 1963, when a bloody riot initiated by the detainees led to the death of four officers and the burning of the settlement. 

Performed in Mandarin, English, Hokkien and Cantonese (with English & Chinese surtitles).

Media Development Authority Singapore advisory: Mature Content and Coarse Language.

165 mins with 15 mins interval.

Creative Team

Director: Kok Heng Leun
Playwright: Jean Tay
Dramaturgy Assistant: Wang Fang 

Set Design: Wong Chee Wai
Lighting Design: Lim Woan Wen
Sound Design: Jeffrey Yue
Costume Design: Anthony Tan 
Movement Choreographer: Lim Chin Huat

Cast

Oliver Chong
Neo Hai Bin
Chad O'Brien
Ong Kian Sin
Rei Poh
Peter Sau
Tay Kong Hui

Production Team

Co-Producers: Josephine Lee, Tay Jia Ying
Percussion Instructor: Quek Ling Kiong 
Translation: Cheow Boon Seng 

Production Manager: Evelyn Chia
Stage Manager: Chee Mei Rong
Assistant Stage Manager: Liu Yong Huay

Sound Operator: Teo Wee Boon
Surtitle Operators: Tan Wei Ting, Ben Ong 

Marketing & Publicity: Nicole Lim
Front of House Manager: Amanda Leong 

(Source: Drama Box Programme)