Author: G.V. Aeria
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When Theatre Royalty Meets Mortal Truths
From writer-director Joe Hasham’s God’s Waiting Room, the stage at KLPAC transformed into an intimate vestibule of memory. Featuring the historic first-time trifecta of Datuk Faridah Merican, Patrick Teoh, and Anne James, the production served as a landmark celebration of Malaysian theatre. While the performance was bolstered by masterful stage command and an undeniable natural…
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Pigs, Power and the People We Recognise
Loh Kok Man’s latest return to Animal Farm at Pentas 2, KLPAC, is less a simple revival than a reckoning. Staged in Mandarin with English surtitles, this new collaboration between Pentas Project Theatre Production and W Productions reintroduces George Orwell’s fable to a Malaysian audience already bruised by cycles of hope and disillusionment. The result…
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The Lit Fest That (Frankly) Lights Up George Town
George Town’s annual literary festival is examined against its past history, looking into its evolving nature and political core.