Details

'The foreign devils will be entranced by our performance and line our path back to Shandong with gold and cherry blossoms...' 1917. Shandong Province, Northern China. Times are tough in Horse Shoe Village. Old Six and Second Moon struggle to earn enough to feed their young child. Big Dog struggles to overcome opium addiction and for Eunuch Lin, the fall of the Imperial Dynasty couldn't have come at a worse time. Could a fierce war far away in Europe present an opportunity to put both themselves and their struggling nation on its feet? Forgotten is inspired by the little-known story of the 140,000 Chinese Labour Corps who left everything and travelled half way around the world to work for Britain and the Allies behind the front lines during World War One.

Cast/Performers

Rebecca Boey (Second Moon / Marie), Jon Chew (Headman Zhang / Wild Swan), Zachary Hing (Eunuch Lin / Follower of Christ), Camille Mallet De Chauny (Big Dog), Michael Phong Le (Old Six), Leo Wan (The Professor)

Creatives/Company

Author: Daniel York Loh
Company(s): Moongate, Yellow Earth
Director(s): Kim Pearce, Quang Kien Van (movement), Mingyu Lin (assistant)
Design: Emma Bailey
Music: Liz Chi Yen Liew
Lighting: Jessica Hung Han Yun
Sound: Luke Swaffield
Producer(s): Zhen Lin (for Moongate), Kumiko Mendl (Yellow Earth)