Aidli ‘Alin’ Mosbit graduated with a degree in Drama from Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia). She writes, directs, acts, teaches, designs lighting and costume, and has produced arts education programmes for schools. As early as 1993, Aidli has been involved in the Arts Education Programme; as an actor, facilitator, trainer, director and programme designer. She was one of the pioneering practitioners of AEP (Arts Education Programmes) in the Malay theatre scene. Starting with Salina: Theatre-In-Education Programme with Teater Kami, she progressed to designing and producing assembly shows and other school tours. Some of the productions she has designed and directed include, ‘The Adventures of Dollitt from 2097’, ‘Tonight Live! : The People In Your History Book’, ‘Kelab Jiwa Remaja : Kisah Cinta Nina & Abu’, ‘Satu, Satu, Saya Sayang Ibu, Dua, Dua, Juga Sayang Ayah’, ‘The Day The Big Birds Came’ and many others. Besides Teater Kami, Aidli has toured to many schools in Singapore in Act 3’s, Theatre-In-Education Programme entitled “Solomon & The Big Cat”. As a drama trainer and lecturer, she had numerous drama teaching experience with both primary and secondary schools. She taught Malay drama to students from the Malay LDDS of Commonwealth Secondary School. Under the D.E.E.P (Drama Education & Enrichment Programme) with The Necessary Stage, Aidli has had experience teaching drama to primary school students, too. She is also one of the guest lecturers in Teater Ekamatra’s yearly programme, Pesta Peti Putih. Aidli has had experience in performing as an actor, from as early as 1989. She has also done work in mime and mask. Aidli has acted in numerous productions for The Necessary Stage that includes Off Centre, The Exodus, Pillars, one-woman play Rosnah, 1+1=3 and Don’t Say I Say. She played the title role in Salina and as Nyai Sunarti in Lantai T. Pinkie, both produced by Teater Kami and performed in The Glass Menagerie, produced by Main Theatre. Aidli has devised, written and directed her own plays such as ‘Ikan Cantik’, ‘… Dan Tiga Dara Terbang Ke Bulan’ (which was also chosen to represent Singapore at the Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre), ‘Kosovo’, and ‘Lintasan’ (that was commissioned by Action For Aids Singapore for World Aids Day 1994). Her other works like Spice, Where Water Where? and Iddah & The Boys are yet to be published. She also acts and writes for television. Her credits include Bisikan Bayangan, Semarak Budaya, Kerja Overtime and Koridor. In 1997, Aidli was invited to participate in the ASEAN Young Writers’ Week organized by the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports. Her plays Kosovo and … Dan Tiga Dara Terbang Ke Bulan won the Commendation Prizes in 1995 and 1997 respectively at the Literary Awards presented by the Singapore Malay Language Council. In 1999, Aidli was one of the featured writers in the Singapore Writers’ Festival. In 2003, together with other writers like Noor Effendy Ibrahim and Alfian Saat, Alin had published an anthology of plays in the book, BISIK. Aidli also directed the well-received Madu II that was part of the critically acclaimed double-bill Bulan Madu, Teater Ekamatra’s Debut Production in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 2001. In June 2002, Aidli directed Causeway, written by Alfian Sa’at, as one of the main offerings for the Singapore Arts Festival. The play is a collaboration between Singapore’s Teater Ekamatra and Malaysia’s The Actor’s Studio. Her production Main2, which she had devised, written and directed, was a commissioned project by the Esplanade –Theatres On The Bay for the Pesta Raya 2002 programme held in December 2002. In 2003, she was invited to take part in the first Kuo Pao Kun Festival during the Septfest. This Malay production of Descendants of Eunuch Admiral, or Keturunan Laksamana Tak Ada Anu, was her first-time collaboration with The Theatre Practice. December 2003 saw her devising, writing and directing actress Molizah Mohd Mokter, in La Libre Latifa, a one-woman play as part of Pesta Raya 2003 programme commisioned by the Esplanade –Theatres On The Bay. Since 2004, Aidli returned to acting and performed in plays like Sing Song, GodEatGod, What big Bombs You Have!!! and Boxing Day : The Tsunami Project, all produced by The Necessary Stage. GodEatGod was also featured in the Sibiu International Theatre Festival in Romania in May 2005. In September 2005, Aidli performed in Separation 40, a collaborative production between The Necessary Stage (Singapore) and the Dramalab (Malaysia). Her latest work, Impenjarament, which was staged at the Esplanade Theatre Studio as part of the 2005 Singapore Arts Festival Main Programme, had a sold-out run and received excellent reviews.