Thanks to KLpac for
giving me and my partner Josephine a chance to review the play of Our Sister’s Son during the opening
date on 1st August 2013. The opening show was full house!
Kuala Lumpur, 2nd August 2013 – Our
Sister’s son: The Story of a Boy Through The Eyes of his queens is the latest play written & directed by Mark Beau de Silva featuring the
lineups of Roax Tan, Amelia Tan, Douglas Wong, Bella Rahim & Ashraf
Zain.
The story of the play is
regarding Ah Mei (played by Amelia Tan) who knows that her boy ah Ren (played
by Roax Tan) is different from typical boys. Ah ren doesn’t like typical boy
activities such as football, fishing and etc. Instead, he would prefer to sing
Cantopop with his quirky aunties. Currently, Ah Ren has grown up and he has
left his home. Ah Mei and her sisters are left in their kampong house located
in Kulim. While in the house, Ah Mei and her other two sisters recall and
imagine how Ah Ren’s life would be, for being “different”.
Multilingual presentation with doses of Malaysia
Cultural flavor!
The play was presented
in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Hokkien.
The setting of the show
is in Kampung Area and most costumes are either traditional or common attire in
Malaysia setting.
It is a play which
practically brings the Malaysia Kampung atmosphere onto the stage.
A tackle on sexual identity issue in local norm!
Sexual identity crisis Is
a common issue nowadays. While some community can accept it with open heart, some
community are conserved and find it hard to deal with the situation.
The play has intended to
give you an insight of how an “unconventional” boy’s life would be in our
social setting. The acceptance, rejection and struggles in search of sexual
identity has been well-depicted via this stage play!
(It include scenarios in
the school, park and etc)
Magnificent award winning casts with splendid
actings!
Roax
Tan, Amelia Tan, Douglas Wong, Bella Rahim & Ashraf Zain are notable actors and
actresses in Malaysia stage play! You guys can expect to see some fine acting
and some commendable acts on stage by these lineups!
Overall,
me and my partner Josephine really like the stage play. Our favourite actor is
Ashraf Zaim because he is really funny and we think that he’s awesome for
playing so many different roles (male and female roles) for the same play. Of
course, we like the other casts as well.
Thanks for all the splendid acting and thanks to the production team for the unique show!
Thanks for all the splendid acting and thanks to the production team for the unique show!
Verdict:
It is a pleasant
experience which will give you an insight of how someone’s life would be like
when he/she is in the struggle of sexual identity crisis.
“ Unique and adept performance with daring theme
in our cultural context! ”- by WLJack.
(This
article is written by WLJack.)
