Puteri Saadong (1999)
Synopsis
“Perjuangan Yang Belum Selesai” (Unfinished Struggle), a semi-musical play, attempts to unravel the crises and challenges that leaders always face. The blending of various artistic elements creates a picture if political labyrinths which always demand the art of action-taking among the leaders.
Leadership conflicts are elements that always besiege a nation or an organisation throughout the ages. Hence we always find situations/events of dilemma experienced by the leaders when making important decisions. Values of love, friendship and family ties are often moulded with the demand for justices, truth and public interested.
The dilemma of Arjuna (of the Pendawa) who had to go to war against his brother (of the Korawa) and the guilt-feeling of Sultan Muzaffar Shah of Malacca who had to surrender his beloved wife, Tun Kudu, is felt too by Puteri Saadong when surrendering her husband for not upholding their pledge.
The story of sacrifice and dilemma of Puteri Saadong, a Kelantanese female warrior of the 17th century, portrayed in this play does not only unfold the sacrifice of pure love, but also the conflicts that befall upon herself: she is torn between the need to fulfil the will of her foster-mother, Cik Siti Wan Kembang (tantamounting too of the will of the people and the state), and the necessity to escape from reality as the heiress of the kingdom.
“Perjuangan Yang Belum Selesai”, sebuah teater semi-muzikal cuba mengungkapkan krisis serta cabaran yang sering dihadapi oleh pemimpin dan kepimpinan. Kepelbagaian unsur seni yang digabungkan sekaligus mencerna liku-liku politik yang selalunya menuntut kepakaran seni bertindak para pemimpin.
Konflik kepimpinan merupakan gejala yang sentiasa melanda sesebuah negara ataupun pertubuhan di sepanjang zaman. Demikianlah kita sering saja berhadapan dengan peristiwa dilema pemimpin ketika ingin membuat keputusan penting. Nilai cinta, hubungan sahabat dan pertalian keluarga selalu sahaja terbentuk dengan tuntutan keadilan, kebenaran dan kepentingan rakyat umum.
Delima Arjuna (Pendawa) yang terpaksa berperang dengan saudaranya (Korawa) serta rasa bersalah Sultan Muzaffar Shah, Melaka ketika ingin melepaskan isteri tercintanya Tun Kudu turut dirasai oleh Puteri Saadong yang terpaksa mengorbankan suaminya lantaran tidak setia pada sumpah mereka berdua.
Kisah pengorbanan dan dilema Puteri Saadong, Sri Kandi Negeri Kelantan di abad ke 17 yang dipaparkan menerusi drama ini bukan sahaja menyorot persoalan pengorbanan cinta yang murni tapi juga konflik yang melanda dirinya. Konflik diantara keperluan untuk terus menunaikan amanah ibu angkatnya, Cik Siti Wan Kembang (yang juga merupakan amanah rakyat dan negara) ataupun melarikan diri dari kenyataan yang terpaksa dihadapi sebagai waris pemerintah negara.
Credits
- Original Local Script:Yes
- Company Name:Aerotime Network Sdn. Bhd.
- Date:29 May – 4 June, 1999
- Venue:Auditorium Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
- Language:Bahasa Melayu
- Ticket Prices:RM20, RM30
- Director:Sharifuddin Ab. Rahman
- Choreographer:Mohd. Sharil Akla
- Composer:Suflan Faizal
- Lighting Designer:Hasmadi Hassan
- Set Designer:Mohd Shahrul Mizad
- Costume Designer:Rosman Ishak
- Multimedia Designer:Bunyi/ Sound: Ted Adzelan
- Additional Designer:Pereka Bunyi / Sound Designer – Ted Adzelan
- Property Master:Mohd Shahrul Mizad
- Make-up Artist:Mohd. Sharil Akla
- Stage Crew:M. Nasri Ayub
- Principal Cast:
Anne Hamid, Raja Azura, Khadijah Awang, Zulkifli Ismail, Sabri Yunus, Amran Nasaruddin, Sabri Mohd. Zin, Zahari Musa, Saari Abdullah, Rohimi Sobeng, Suhaila Sulaiman, Nasir Yusof, Mohd Sharil Akla, Mohd Shahrul Mizad, Rosman Isyak, Abdul Rafar Mohd, Mohd Sobrie Anuar, Jamaluddin Ahmad
- Ensemble:
Rosman Ishak as Tentera Ayuthia
Abdul Rafar Mohd as Pengikut Ungku Derahim I
Mohd Sobrie Anuar as Pengikut Ungku Derahim II
Jamaluddin Ahmad as Orang Kampung
Pemuzik: Ismail Mamat,Ibrahim Senik, Nasir Yusoff, Nawi Jusoh, Kamarul Bahrin Husin, Isyam Suwardi, Mohd Rozif Nizam - Producer:Aerotime Network Sdn. Bhd.
- Artistic Director:Bayu Otomo
- Production Manager:Ahmad Zaki Ariffin
- Stage Manager:Noor Aszila bt. Abas
- Additional Notes:
Penasihat Music Tradisional / Traditional Music Advisor – Seniman Negara Hamzah Awang Hamat
Pengurus Kontrak / Contract Manager – Azhar Latiff
Urusetia / Secretariat – Mustafa Hj. Othman
Pegawai Perhubungan Pelakon / Actors Liaison Officer -Maharani Rejab - Other Information:
Pemuzik / Musician – Ismail Mamat, Ibrahim Senik, Nasir Yusoff, Nawi Jusoh, Kamarul Bahrin Husin, Isyam Suwardi, Mohd Rozif Nizam
