Features, Reviews, Op-Eds, and More
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INTERVIEW | Science-Inspired Theatre: Asyraf Syahir on Socrates
Asyraf Syahir talks about his penchant for blackbox theatre, how science inspires his art, and writing and directing Socrates in D# Minor.
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REVIEW | SUSAN is Theatre’s Hilarious, Feminist Take on Netflix Murderers
It’s Malaysian theatre’s dark-comedy take on Netflix murderers, with a feminist twist, but does its experimental storytelling go too far?
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REVIEW | Malaysia’s Kindest and Fiercest Piece of Theatre
A multidisciplinary performance of drama and dance by artists with disabilities that takes us into their world and experiences.
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INTERVIEW | Gen-Z DJ with a Gen-X Playlist: Mixing Raya with Cantopop & Bollywood
Malaysia’s youngest DJ takes the stage at Beats & Bru’s latest event, a cross-cultural Raya celebration that feels authentically Malaysian.
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REVIEW | Tali Tukang Gantung peeks behind the curtain of Malaysia’s death row machinery
Human rights activist Effa Qamariani depicts the lives impacted by Malaysia’s death penalty system with striking honesty, with Post-Show interview
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INTERVIEW | Joe Hasham: “Theatre Till the Day I Die, Which I Hope Isn’t Too Soon”
Playwright-director Joe Hasham and composer Wesley talk about the creative hurdles behind making God’s Waiting Room.
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REVIEW | Entourage: A murder-mystery, without the mystery
Jit Murad’s lost play stages a murder-mystery at the heart of KL’s party scene, but does his subversive storytelling survive its 20-year stagnancy?
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REVIEW | The Many Voices of a Single Instrument
LaguKu 3.0 gives young shigu drummers the opportunity to express their art in their own ways, with creative ideas and global influences
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REVIEW | The Slow Unravelling of the Absurd
Ian Skatu’s debut play is a brave and experimental absurdist work, but does it have a place within Malaysian theatre?