The Insect Play (1976)

Credits

• Playwright:Originally in Czech “Ze zivota hymzu” by Karel and Josef Capek
• Original Local Script:No
• Company Name:Literary & Dramatic Association of Universiti Malaya (LIDRA)
• Date:30 September – 2 October, 1976
• Total Showing:3
• Venue:Experimental Theatre, Universiti Malaya
• Language:N/A
• Ticket Prices:RM2, RM1

• Director:Ashidah Asnan, Betsy May Veloo, James Ee Tee Gin, Ho Chun Loon, Vengadasalam
• Choreographer:Swee Fan, Vengadasalam
• Lighting Designer:Lim Eng Hong, Christopher Foo James Ee Tee Gin, Ho Chun Loon, Anwar Batcha, Joginder
• Set Designer:James Ee Tee Gin, Ho Chun Loon, Satwant Kaur
• Costume Designer:Betsy May Veloo, Satwinder Kaur, Yee Sam, Kym Tan Him Cheng, Annie Hooi Moon Yee
• Multimedia Designer:Special Effects: Vengadasalam, Mahavijayan
• Property Master:Cheah Yin Mee, Umadevi Selvanandum
• Make-up Artist:Ashidah Asman, Saraswathy Manikam, Norlia Shukri, Yee Sam, Sook Yuen, Mashitah, Rasila Hamzah, Rani, Su Kim, Nassar Bantu
• Principal Cast:

  Jaya Mahesan as Tramp
  Tan Lai Ling as Lepidopterist

• Ensemble:

  (Please see image for full ensemble list)

• Stage Manager:Cheah Yin Mee, Umadevi Selvanandum
• Publicist:Rahim Ben Mydin, Alfred Philip, Sadee Ragavan
• Additional Notes:

  Production Co-ordinators: M. Manivasan, Vijaya Samarawickrama

• Other Information:

  The programme book contains a page (not pictured) listing previous productions by LIDRA, from 1960 to 1974.

  While the original play is in Czech, the programme does not specify the language or which translated text may have been used for the production. If you have any information on this matter, please contact us.