There’s nothing quite like being in the live audience and watching a theatre performance unfold before your very eyes. A well produced play can be one of the most immersive entertainment experiences, telling stories that encompasses the comedic highs and tragic lows that life often throws our way. Sometimes, watching a particularly relatable show can even be a sort of catharsis to laugh away the stress of the day-to-day.
If you’re looking to catch a production some time soon, here are some select productions for you to check out.
01 Stories For Amah
A restaging of a play that first debut to Malaysian audiences in 2002, Stories For Amah tells the story of Ruth de Souza, a young serani woman who finds herself at odds between the Chinese upbringing on her mother’s side and her Eurasian identity imposed upon her by her strict policeman father. These identities pull at Ruth from opposing sides as she finds herself alone in Kuala Lumpur after relocating there following the death of her grandmother. We live her story as she navigates her memories of growing up as a ‘lain-lain’ in Malaysia.
Its first staging 17 years ago was met with critical success, racking up five nominations at the BOH Cameronian awards, an impressive feat by the then first-time playwright Mark Beau de Silva. Now, Stories For Amah will grace the stage once more with original director Joe Hasham at the helm, for five showings at Pentas 2, klpac. This re-staging of Stories For Amah is part of The Actors Studio’s (TAS) 30th Anniversary celebrations this year, where various classic hits from the production house’s long repertoire have been and will be returning to the stage throughout the year.
Showtimes: 27, 28 & 29 Jun 2019 @ 8.30pm, 29 & 30 June @ 3pm
Venue: Pentas 2, klpac
Tickets: klpac.org
