Off The Press: Sharing your past (MalayMail | 25th Aug)

Sharing your past Thursday, August 25th, 2011 | by Anu Venugopal WE all keep secrets, sometimes even from ourselves.The six tales revealed in A Darker Shade of Red examine the nature of the human heart and may even remind you of a secret of your own. Presented at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) from now to Sunday, the play draws on...

Off The Press: Love and violence in A Darker Shade Of Red (The Star | 24th Aug)

Love and violence in A Darker Shade Of Red Wednesday August 24, 2011 | By SETO KIT YAN A Darker Shade Of Red is a six-in-one play. DUBBED six stories of secrets, closure and cruelty, A Darker Shade Of Red features nine actors exploring issues of love and violence across space and time. Featuring dark undertones punctuated with some dry humour and comic...

Selamat Hari Raya

To all our Muslim patrons and friends of the Performing Arts, May your home and heart be blessed with joy and peace. Wishing prosperity and happiness to all loved ones on the holy occasion of Hari Raya. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2011. Maaf Zahir dan Batin. From all of us at The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts...

Off The Press: Heart of Darkness (NST | 19th Aug)

Showbiz: Heart of darkness 2011/08/18 Marvin Wong loves scripts that portray people in vulnerable situations Director Marvin Wong reveals why he’s drawn to the six scripts in his upcoming play. THE upcoming play A Darker Shade Of Red explores the secrets we keep and that strange moment in love when violence seems perfectly reasonable. It contains six...

Off The Press: Interview – CARTOON by Steve Yockey (Selangor Times | 19th Aug)

Click on image below to view the full-sized interview with Kelvin Wong, the director of CARTOON by Steve...

Off The Press: Mooning over Earth (Malay Mail | 18th Aug)

Mooning over Earth Thursday, August 18th, 2011 | By Anu Venugopal AS the title suggests, Gila-Gila to the Moon promises to be a fun and crazy children’s pro­duction with a message. Presented at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) on Aug 21 and 22, the play in Mandarin, English and Bahasa Malaysia is all set to make an impact of...

Off The Press: Larger than life (The Star | 18th Aug)

Larger than life Thursday August 18, 2011 | By ELIZABETH TAI Cartoon may revolve around animated characters, but its themes are very real. CARTOON may be a play about animated characters living in a cartoon world, but it’s not for kids. (In fact, it’s recommended for a mature audience.) The 70-minute play, written by American playwright Steve Yockey, is...

Off The Press: Manor Murder Mayhem (Selangor Times | 12th Aug)

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Off The Press: Kelvin Wong On Directing CARTOON (WAMM | 13th Aug)

On the morning of Saturday 13th August 2011, WAMM had the opportunity to speak to Kelvin Wong, a Director-in-Residence at klpac since 2009. We discussed his views on local theatre and his upcoming production, Steve Yockey’s Cartoon, which opens on August 18th at Pentas 2, klpac. CLICK ON READ MORE for the interview, and for more information on Cartoon’s...

Off The Press: Cartoon by Steve Yockey Debuts In klpac (StyleKandi | 12th Aug)

Aug 12, 2011 | by Bervin Cheong “A one-of-a-kind experience of stepping into an alternate-yet-familiar, multimedia world of three-dimensional cartoon characters.” To be produced outside the United States for the very first time,Cartoon by Steve Yockey will premiere in KL with an Malaysian cast. This zany play will be set in the ubiquitous Toontown...

Off The Press: Joe Hasham OAM – Artistic Director For klpac’s CARTOON By Steve Yockey (StyleKandi | 9th Aug)

Joe Hasham OAM – Artistic Director For KLPAC’s Cartoon By Steve Yockey posted by Bervin Cheong on Aug 9, 2011 • 6:39 pm < “Steve Yockey’s play, Cartoon, is an outrageous romp – irreverent, ironic, hard-hitting and highly entertaining. At times the action is so fast-paced it takes your breath away,” answers Joe Hasham when asked to describe...

Off The Press: Cartoon capers (The Star iPad | 11th Aug)

Cartoon capers 11 Aug 2011 | Article by LIM CHIA YING | Photos by AHMAD IZZFARIQ A talented young cast brings us an original American slapstick comedy that Malaysians can relate to. The slapstick comedy Cartoon, an original American play by playwright Steve Yockey, is set to entertain audiences here with its zany humour and dramatic farce. The play is...

CARTOON by Steve Yockey (18th – 27th Aug)

klpac and the director that brought you Indicinelive! present CARTOON by Steve Yockey. IT’S A WAR ON TERROR™ IN TOONTOWN! Chaos ensues after mischievous urchin Trouble steals the oversized yellow sledgehammer that bratty, Hitler-esque Esther commands her toonizens with. Theme songs come to a halt as paranoia and violence follow a zany goose chase, while...

Cartoon Exhibition (23rd – 31st Aug)

The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and Cartoon directed by Kelvin Wong present the ‘Cartoon’ Exhibition. A collection of various illustrations, portraiture’s and works in progress by the artistic team of Cartoon by Steve Yockey. Venue: Pentas 2 Foyer Time: 10am – 10pm daily The Artist Siund Tan ( Tan Hong Shiun ) b. 1981 Alor Setar...

Fragile Presented by JS Dance Theatre (19th – 21st Aug)

Fragile presented by Js Theatre Genre: Dance Venue: Pentas 1, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Date/ Time: 19th – 21st @ 8.30 / 21st @ 3pm (matinee) Tickets: RM110 / RM90 / RM70 Promotion: Early Bird: RM90 / RM70 / RM50 (Before 1st July) Contact: 603-40479000 (klpac) / 603-21422009 (The Actors Studio) / 017-532 2297 (Dance Space) Sponsored by:...

Monster Series 1: Gila-gila to the Moon (20th – 21st Aug)

The Actors Studio Academy and Eutopia productions proudly present Monster Series 1 with Gila-gila to the Moon, a fun interactive (sometimes spooky) adventure for the whole family. This is how the story goes… Set in Earth City in the not-too-distant future, Jinnie and her father lived amidst rubbish. When it was unbearable to live with all the trash, the...

A Darker Shade of Red (24 -28 Aug)

klpac presents A Darker Shade of Red. “Even in a life as un-storied as mine I’ve had all manner of munitionleveled at me. I don’t know if it was the way she moved or the fire in her eye but the woman on the trigger end of that rifle scared me more than the jawing depths of hell.” “A Darker Shade of Red” is about the secrets we keep from...

Off The Press: Thato wins poetry slam with cry for freedom (NST | 8th Aug)

2011/08/08 By Michael Murty Fellow poets applauding Thato Ntshabele from Botswana (centre) after he is named winner of the Asia Pac-Regional Poetry Slam League Championship Challenge Shield at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre in Sentul on Saturday. — NST pictures by Hasriyasyah Sabudin KUALA LUMPUR: Ten young poets from Malaysia and Singapore battled it...

Off The Press: Goings-On (KL Lifestyle | Aug Issue)

Audition Call:”Si Puteh & The 7 Makciks” (19-21 Aug)

The exciting time for another pantomime has come for this year! Si Puteh and the 7 Makciks is a fairy tale set in two kampong kingdoms where there is an evil Queen who is jealous of her beautiful and fair step daughter, Si Puteh. Si Puteh plans to elope with her handsome and dashing Putera Hang, but before she manages to elope, Sergeant Sutera, faithful henchman...