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Script by
Dharmara
Hans Nash Production / Art Theatre Club
Miri Technical School
Cast of character
Scene
In a ruai at a fort.
Synopsis
This is the story of Rentap, one of the Sarawak’s great Iban war chiefs of
enemy is James Brooke, The White Rajah of Sarawak. This story is about all
his ups and downs in the battle for his land, people and traditional ways of
living.
SCENE 1
(Music – Sape – On stage, a warrior was standing still. When the music began,
Narrator This is the story of Rentap, one of Sarawak’s great Iban war
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makes the world shake’ first name was Libau and took the name
Rentap only after his first head in battle. Rentap did not want
men. His struggle won the respect of his enemy and forced the
with many other Ibans of his period, Rentap spent his time
Maru on the 31 July 1849 and when he realized that Brooke had
SCENE 2
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Rentap First we must make sure that our stronghold is ready. When
the British.
Warrior 1 Yes Rentap, you can check the stronghold today, as it is ready.
Rentap Good. We will also get ready our men to attack the trade and we
Warrior 1 Then I should get all the men ready for leaving.
Rentap Yes, you get all our supplies ready as well as all the weapons we
(Rentap and his warrior pick up some things and they went out slowly.
SCENE 3
Narrator Rentap and his men attack the trade and plundered the villages
with people in the lower area. This annoyed Rentap so much that
(Out come the dancers, dancing a welcome home for victory dance)
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Narrator The Rajah’s men were ambushed and Lee, the English Officer in
(Out went the dancers, leaving only two warriors, greeting Rentap. Rentap
comes in)
Warrior 2 Welcome home Rentap! It is good that you have come home
without hurt.
Warrior 1 Yes, Rentap. Congratulations, too for your victory in killing the
English Officer.
Rentap It was nothing and yet it was a good fight between the Brooke
Warrior 2 It is easy because they were too busy involved in building the
fort in Lingga
the attack on Skrang. Now, we must get ready for any news
Rentap?
Warrior 2 Yes, Rentap. We might need some time off to mend our good
warriors and get their energy back, as well as mending all our
weapons.
Rentap We might need the break, but if Brooke’s army comes we have
Warrior 3 Rentap!
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Warrior 3 There is a messenger wanting to see you.
Messenger I come with a message from the White Rajah, James Brooke.
Messenger He asks me to come and tell you that he is now in Fort Lingga,
and....
Messenger And he wishes to invite you over to Fort Lingga and talk peace.
Rentap What peace? I will be at peace with him only if he leaves our
land.
Rentap I refuse to talk to any men who want to conquer our land. Tell
him, I will not come and see him. Tell him that he can bring all
his fire guns from England and we will still not be afraid of him.
Warrior 2 What do you think the White Rajah will do now? What will we
do?
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Warrior 1 Then we will be ready for them.
Rentap We must go and find the poison for our weapon. It’s one of our
Warrior 2 I have already sent our men to search for the poison. They
Rentap Good. As long as we are ready for Brooke’s Army, we will give
them a good fight that they wished they had come to the land
of Sarawak.
Warrior 3 Rentap!
Warrior 3 There are two men out there wishes to see you.
Warrior 3 They say their names are Sherip Masahor and Sherip Jafar, the
Malay Chief.
(Out come Warrior 3 and in come Sherip Masahor and Sherip Jafar)
Rentap Yes, my friend. I have killed and cut the head of Lee, the
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Rentap Proposition? What kind of proposition?
Rentap Ammunitions?
We can supply you with lots of fire guns that are as powerful as
the Brooke’s weapon. We will also supply you with all the
S. Masahor Yes, we think that the ammunition that we supply will be a great
Rentap I am sure it will. I would only be happy that you were willing to
S. Jafar We just want you to defeat the White Rajah. I want him to
leave our country and leave our people and our ways of life
alone. His high taxes to our people are making our people
suffering.
S. Masahor And there are sayings that he wishes to raise the tax even
further. If this happen, our people will work with nothing to eat
but all the crops will have to be given to the White Rajah as
their taxes.
Rentap Yes, I have heard of these high taxes the White Rajah is
help you, as it will also benefit my people. We will try and keep
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Rentap Ha, here come our drinks. (Warrior 1 and Warrior 2 pass around
(All went on drinking and laughing heartily. Then Warrior 1 and Warrior 2
gather all things and went out. Rentap and the two Sherip went
out.)
Rentap strongholds.
began to call himself the ‘Inland Rajah’ and became the centre
Rentap It is only we Dayaks who can walk and fight on land and climb up
steep mountains.
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Narrator He is remembered by the Ibans as a great warrior and a
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