8 ways to lighten the schoolbag
August 2, 2008 · Print This Article
The Curious Residency presents,
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8 Ways To Lighten The Schoolbag
Thursday 4 September – Sunday 7 September 2008
Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre +603 4047 9000
Tickets @ RM25 & RM 10 (students)
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Three good friends in a sekolah kerajaan (government school) sometimes play or fight. These fights attract the attention of the cikgus (teachers) so one day, after years of squabbling, the parents are called in to settle the problem. The cikgus and parents travel through years of textbooks, games, and tuition to try and unravel the seed of the conflict between their children.
The play is a humourous look at our country, its systems, and our education.
Written through KLPac’s inaugural Community Writing Project – a 3-month workshop attempting to involve the community in theatre making – the participants played, wrote, and are now acting in a play they wrote together.
The play is written by Cameronian Arts Award-nominee, Mark Beau de Silva, along with filmmaker Juria Toramae. Mark also serves as the director for this piece, tackling a script unlike any of his previous works.
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[...] friend Juria, co-wrote the upcoming 8 Ways To Lighten The Schoolbag with Cameronian Arts Award-nominee Mark Beau De Silva, who is also directing this production. In [...]