ANGKAT at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019. Photo by MonoSpectrum Photography.
ANGKAT: A definitive, alternative, reclaimed narrative of a native BY nabilah said & Noor effendy ibrahim
24 TO 26 january 2019, NAFA studio theatre
DURATION: 75 MINS
LANGUAGE: malay with ENGLISH SURTITLEs
CAST: SHAFIQhAH EFANDI, moli mohter, HAFIDZ ABDUL RAHMAN, adib kosnan, izzul irfan
PLAYWRIGhT/PRODUCER: NABILAH SAID
DIRECTOR: noor effendy ibrahim
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: VIVI AGUSTINA
LIGHTING DESIGNER: EMANORWATTY SALEH
SOUND DESIGNER: BANI HAYKAL
DRAMATURG: ZULFADLI RASHID
SURTITLIST: NUR IFFAH
ANGKAT: A Definitive, Alternative, Reclaimed Narrative of a Native subverts norms of genre and dramatic form to tell the intertwining histories of a mother and daughter, and a re-imagining of a young Singapura trying to find her footing amidst the rough seas. The play blends fantasy and fact, history and the imagined future, and the national, personal and magical to explore and empower hidden narratives of the Singapore story.
ANGKAT had a sold-out run at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019.
ANGKAT won the Best Original Script award at the 2020 Life Theatre Awards, as well as Best Director for Noor Effendy Ibrahim and Best Supporting Actor for Adib Kosnan. It is also an official text studied as part of National University of Singapore’s Singapore English Language Theatre module.
ANGKAT was developed in residence at Centre 42’s Boiler Room 2015 and Basement Workshop 2018, and Teater Ekamatra in 2016/2017.
SELECTED PRESS
“This slick and funny production by playwright-producer Nabilah Said and director Noor Effendy Ibrahim makes a deep point by staying sharply superficial.”
Akshita Nanda, The Straits Times
“Angkat parallels familial and racial displacement alongside national and geographical displacement… For a play about ‘Malay-ness’, not being to understand the Malay language itself heightened Angkat’s experience for me”
Cheryl Tan, popspoken
“ANGKAT is drenched in local relevance, and with a cheeky grin, it morphs into a mythical rendition of something else…”
Patricia Tobin, Have Some Patty
"its comedy is fast, unique, and incredibly effective. There is a distinct sense of play exuding throughout the production that is infectious.”
Myle Yan Tay, Centre 42
“a significant piece of work that reflects the many layers of society”
MOHD FARED JAINAL, Artistic director, TEATER EKAMATRA
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ANGKAT: Selected scenes [Recorded reading]