[Performing Arts] Shakespeare Demystified: ROMEO & JULIET
Kuala Lumpur, February 2018 - For the eighth year running, theatre-in-education KL Shakespeare Players (KLSP) offers to secondary-and-university students its engaging and illuminating performances of the Bard’s plays. The company will stage Shakespeare Demystified: Romeo & Juliet (SD:R&J) this year around.
KL Shakespeare Players and The Actors
Studio Teater Rakyat present
SHAKESPEARE
DEMYSTIFIED: ROMEO & JULIET
IN KUALA LUMPUR
Venue
Pentas
2, klpac Ground Floor, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan, 51100 Kuala Lumpur
Dates & Times
24-28
Apr 2018 @ 8.30pm
28-29
Apr 2018 @ 3pm
Ticket Price
RM55,
RM 45 (for students)
Promotion
Education
Group Bookings (Minimum 40 seats purchased): RM40
*Extra
day shows available upon request
IN PENANG
Venue
Stage
2, penangpac Level 3A, Quay 1, Straits Quay, Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang,
Tanjung Tokong, 10470 Pulau Pinang
Dates & Times
3-5
May 2018 @ 8.30pm
6
May 2018 @ 3pm.
Ticket Price
RM45,
RM 35 (for students)
Promotion
Education
Group Bookings (Minimum 40
seats purchased): RM30
*Extra
day shows available upon request
BOX OFFICE
Call / Walk-In
klpac
@ Sentul Park (+603-40479000)
penangpac
@ Straits Quay (+604 899 1722 / 2722)
Online / Walk-In
ticketpro.com.my
/ Ticketpro locations
Website
www.theactorstudio.com.my | www.klpac.org/
|
www.penangpac.org | www.klshakespeare.com.my
Facebook
(Penang)
www.facebook.com/events/1601212176611448/
(Kuala
Lumpur) www.facebook.com/events/1550042205090967/
(SD
Page) www.facebook.com/ShakespeareDemystified
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production
Manager: Lim Kien Lee
Assistant
PM: Zul Zamir
Director:
Lim Kien Lee
Cast
Lim
Soon Heng
Hana
Nadira
Ali
Alasri
Ivan
Chan
Safia
Hanifah
Phraveen
Arikiah
Stage
Manager: Zul Zamir
Everyone knows of Romeo & Juliet
as their names tease thoughts of young star-crossed lovers and their tragic
end. Trapped by the feud between their families--the Montagues and the
Capulets--their lives seem to tumble into an inevitable and ill-fated tragedy.
The apparent “good” coming out of that “misadventured” is that they “bury their
parents’ strife”.
KLSP’s unique 100-minute abridgment of this Shakespeare’s play
will peel back the layers, and unveil some issues that the tale may be a
metaphor of. KLSP will keep its characteristic format of performing the key scenes in Shakespeare’s words and piecing the
parts together into a coherent whole with a narrative glue in contemporary English (and with a sprinkling
of our local mother tongues). It is during this narration that certain
now-exotic words are explained, overlooked issues underscored, questioned
raised, etc.
Always innovating, KLSP in its 2017 production of Shakespeare Demystified: Macbeth made
music central in its performance. This time, the company will incorporate in SD:R&J
not just music but also a more physical performance, driven by the practices
and philosophy of physical theatre.
Underscoring KLSP’s educational mission--each
performance will conclude with a question-and-answer
session which allows students to inquire, make comments as they engage with
the play and the actors. This Q&A is also a favourite part for students
attending our performances.
To create this production, KLSP has gathered a youthful
cast: Hana Nadira, Ali Alasri, Safia
Hanifa, Ivan Chan and Phraveen
Arikiah. Soon Heng will play the patriarchal roles. The production is
directed by Lim Kien Lee.
KL Shakespeare Players and The Actors Studio Seni Teater
Rakyat will
present Shakespeare Demystified: Romeo
& Juliet from 24 - 29 April
2018 in Pentas 2, klpac; and 3 - 6 May 2018 in Stage 2, penangpac.
Ticket prices: for klpac RM55, RM45 (student-concession) and
RM40 each for education groups of 40 and more. For penangpac: RM45, RM35
(student-concession) and RM30 each for education groups of 40 and more.
Extra
day shows are available upon request by calling +6012-653-0987. For other
inquiries call +603 4047 900 (klpac), +604 899 1722 / 2722 (penangpac) or +603
7880 7999 (ticketpro). Buy online at ticketpro.com.my.
