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2018
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25 28 JAN Shakespeare Demystified: Constellations 29 AUG 1 SEP
OCD Romeo & Juliet ROMA N C E
P HYSI CAL S HAKE S PE ARE indicine Life Sdn Bhd: What Does
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7 9 DEC It Mean To Be Malaysian?
27 JAN 4 FEB 2 5 MAY The Odd Couple - Female Version TRUE STORIES
Tap. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten. ADAPT E D BY Easee Gan
WORLD P REMIE RE
Tap. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten. Norzizi Zulkifli & Nan Megat From the same team that created Dont Let
Goodnight Papa. Papa goodnight. Papa Shakespeare Know (2016) and Dont Let Children
goodnight. Goodnight Papa. DIRE CT E D BY WRITTEN BY
Know (2017) comes another exciting installment
Papa goodnight. Goodnight Papa. Norzizi Zulkifli Mark Beau de Silva in this short play series slated for April 2018.
Goodnight Papa. Papa goodnight. MUKA Space & The Actors Studio Seni Teater Rakyat
DIREC TED BY
Mak Yong Titis Sakti adalah sebuah adaptasi dari proudly present Dont Let Writer Know which will
No, no, no. Not right. Someone is going to die. karya Shakespeare: A Midsummer Nights Dream. Titis Joe Hasham OAM feature a variety of short plays related to Chinese
Again, Again, Again. From the start. Sakti adalah karya Norzizi Zulkifli dan Nan Megat. Literature in conjunction with the 100th anniversary
Mak Yong ini adalah terbitan The Actors Studio Seni Men in Heels is a funny and touching story about of Malaysian Chinese Theatre. Expect the unexpected
The rituals, compulsions, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, checking, Teater Rakyat dan diarahkan oleh Norzizi Zulkifli. three boys growing up in colourful Malaysia wanting as seven directors each present their own take on a
counting, hoarding, rewinding, and contamination issues. to be Madonna (the singer not Jesus mother). As Chinese Literature but with a twist. Hence, the title Dont
What happens when you take a classic written by recession hits the country in the 90s, it seemed more Let Writer Know because there will be some risqu
OCD is a devised physical theatre piece exploring what one of the greatest English playwrights ever and re- rational to idolise queens closer to home like Anita material too. The production aims to nurture, develop
its like living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. tell it through an 800-year-old Asian art form? Sarawak, the earrings were easier to source too and celebrate Chinese Literature and Malaysian Theatre
among young Malaysian audiences and artists.
What does it do to a person? How does one fight these Mak Yong Titis Sakti is a Mak Yong performance One would think that as the new millennium
intrusive thoughts? And how does one cope out there? based on Shakespeares romantic comedy A approaches, they would find love and life easier, but
Midsummer Nights Dream. Adapted by two exponents that is not to be. Life, and love, especially love will P E RFORMED IN A MIX OF L ANG UAG E S
of this traditional Malay art form Norzizi Zulkifli never come easy for one with dreams like these
and Nan Megat, and directed by Norzizi herself,
it tells the tale of a love triangle gone wrong. But they will sing. And they will dance. As long
as the heels are high, and sparkling!
Mak Yong Titis Sakti was selected to be a part of the Asian
Shakespeare Intercultural Archive and is studied as a P E RFORMED IN ENGL ISH
part of the National University of Singapores syllabus.
The New Play Project is a project initiated by The Actors Romeo & Juliet (Penang Tour) & Omar Ali Shakespeare 400 season to full houses and rave reviews.
Studio which aims to bring to the fore a new wave of DIREC TED BY
S HAKE S PE ARE Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim
local story-tellers and playwrights to tell our stories. @stage 2, penangpac Omar Ali and Omar Alis rework is accessible,
Five contemporary playwrights have been selected to be a
DIRE CT E D BY Taksub mengejar pangkat, harta dan kuasa, seorang even speckled with comedy.
part of the programme. Besides masterclasses with notable bangsawan dan wira negara sanggup mengkhianati
theatre-makers and playwrights of our region, they have Lim Kien Lee raja dan membelakangkan perjuangannya sendiri. Deric ECT, The Daily Seni
worked tirelessly to get their scripts ready to be performed
and published in an anthology by The Actors Studio. In 2018, KL Shakespeare Players (KLSP) returns with Ikuti jejak langkah serta nukilan fikiran P E RFORMED IN BAHASA MAL AYS I A
its now well-established abridged format to present seorang pemimpin yang gila kuasa.
One of these new plays will be staged in full under the Shakespeare Demystified: Romeo & Juliet, but be prepared WITH ENGL ISH SURTITLES
direction of The Actors Studios Director in-Residence for theatrical elements that keep its performances fresh Dato Seri adalah sebuah adaptasi karya
Tung Jit Yang while the other four plays will be and engaging, taking the audience on a roller-coaster ride William Shakespeare yang berjudul The Tragedy
featured as professionally-directed of belly-aching laughs and handkerchief-soaking tears. of Macbeth ke dalam Bahasa Melayu dan
staged readings. konteks budaya kepimpinan tempatan.
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Fiery Family 2.0 Brand Teenage Dream: T4YP ADAM The Musical
2.0 CLASS IC
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2018 Final Showcase MUSICA L
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COME DY / MA NDAR I N YOUTH
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WRIT T E N BY P REMIE RED BY THE AC TOR S STUDI O, 2 010
Set in a Malaysian context, Tung Jit Yangs adaptation of only and longest running youth theatre programme Joe Hasham OAM
Henrik Ibsens Brand explores the many facets of freedom of its kind. It has enjoyed many successful seasons
While preparing for Adam and Sylvias wedding,
of will and the consequential choice. It examines the and nurtured even more young thespians that have
philosophical and ideological polarities that many face gone on to enjoy great success in the industry. Adam is hospitalised. As Adam lays in his bed, the
doctor can only tell Sylvia, your husband is not well
on a daily basis. It investigates the age old question;
Sylvia spirals down an emotional roller coaster, as her
What does it mean to be a good human being? One of the hallmarks of the programme is its highly-
inability to believe how lucky she has been to find
anticipated final showcase where the T4YP members
Adam now is confirmed. She moves through friends,
PE RFO RME D IN E NGL IS H devise original Malaysian works. The 2016 final
family, and strangers; their stories of life, death,
showcase, Still Taming, not only sold out but was
described as a shining example of young peoples and surviving provide comfort, horror, and love.
MUKA SPACE in collaboration with The Actors Studio
theatre. It enjoyed phenomenal success in 2017
Seni Teater Rakyat first debuted Fiery Family in 2014 Adam is about the dangerous time we live in, of suspicion
again with its sold out production of Family.
under the direction of multi-award winning director Dr. and fear of people and things we dont know. It is about
Deric Gan. This one-act comedy was inspired by Tony compassion and strength, and how these qualities
T4YP 2018 is back with stories of growing up as a
Award-winner, Yasmina Rezas Broadway black comedy can turn the bleakest days into one with light, even if
teenager in our country. TEENAGE DREAM explores the
God of Carnage. The production later toured to Perak it is just a faint one. Adam is about finding true love,
joys and heartache of being an adolescent through
as part of the L.E.D. Fiesta 2017 organised by UTAR. and knowing that we can be very lucky after all.
multiple devised stories and movement pieces.
Fiery Family 2.0 will be shorter, tighter and packed with ADAM The Musical was originally commissioned
more humour. The 60-minute comedy centres on a face- P E RFORMED P REDOMIN A NTLY IN ENGL ISH
by the Malaysian AIDS Foundation.
off between two couples who meet at a playground
to resolve a fight between their children. With the
pressure of parenting in Malaysia and the stress on P E RFORMED P REDOMIN A NTLY I N E NGL I S H
family life, this play will definitely resonate with local WITH SOME BAHASA MA L AYS I A
audiences and leave them with plenty of laughs.
AWARDS
- Best Costume Design, Styling & Make-Up
(Eugene Ng), BOH Cameronian Arts Award
TIME Magazine
NOMINAT IONS
- Best Stage Design, BOH Cameronian Arts Award
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role,
BOH Cameronian Arts Award
NOMINAT IONS
- Best Actress (Mew Chang Tsing),
BOH Cameronian Arts Award
- Best Director (Joe Hasham), BOH Cameronian Arts Award
- Best Original Script (Mark Beau de Silva),
BOH Cameronian Arts Award
- Best Lighting Design (Tan Eng Heng),
BOH Cameronian Arts Award
- Best Set Design (Joe Hasham),
BOH Cameronian Arts Award
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RHB Bank
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