Desaria (1978)

Credits

• Playwright:Syed Alwi
• Original Local Script:Yes
• Company Name:Pusat Kebudayaan Universiti Malaya
• Date:1978
• Language:Bahasa Melayu

• Director:Syed Alwi
• Lighting Designer:Sufiat Mukri
• Set Designer:Syed Ahmad Jamal
• Costume Designer:Syed Ahmad Jamal Wardrobe: Daud Omar
• Additional Designer:Poster Design: Syed Ahmad Jamal Props Maker: Azim Mahamood
• Property Master:Adman Salleh
• Make-up Artist:V. Ramalingam, Saodah Haji Wahab
• Principal Cast:

  Abdullah Ahmad as Alang
  Mohammad Abdullah as Wakil Bakti/Penolong
  Salleh Ben Joned as Wakil Maju/Pemangku
  Omar Abdullah as Wakil Rakan/Ketua Pejabat
  Mohd Izhar as Pak Tuan/Datuk Desaria
  Ahmad Tamimi Siregar as Raja Syed
  Rahim Razali as Mat Jengkut
  Khalid Salleh as Tok Nujum
  Tjoa Hock Guan as Porter
  Kamallah Mohd Dom as Siti
  Faridah Merican as Wan

• Ensemble:

  Rohani Yousoff, Oh Guan Seng, Phuah Si Lai, Elizabeth Cardosa, Krishnamoorthy, Sulong Hamid, please see images for full ensemble list

• Producer:Syed Alwi
• Production Manager:Ariff Ahmad
• Stage Manager:Oh Guan Seng, Ahmad Ibrahim
• Publicist:Norhayati Hashim
• Additional Notes:

  Sound Supervision: Ahmad Ibrahim
  Syair Vocalists: Saloma and S.M. Salim

• Other Information:

  The programme book contains an essay “Syed Alwi’s Brave New World” written by Salleh Ben Joned, in English and Malay. The Malay version of the essay is not pictured here. A scene-by-scene synopsis of the play is printed on a separate sheet of paper. Also printed on a separate sheet is a “Borang Permohonan Masuk Desaria” (“Desaria Entry Application Form”), a parody of an official application form. We believe these separately printed pages were distributed together with the programme book. Please see images for more details.