Atishoo!

A visual fantasy
for children under 6.

A runny nose. Bleary eyes.
Feeling hot and bothered?
And stuck in bed?
What could be more uncomfortable and boring than a cold?

But when the imagination is well and alive,
what amazing dreams, fantastic scenes and
brilliant creatures can be made up?

Every child has had a cold at one point or other in his young life! And it can be miserable, drippy and uncomfortable!

But take a box of tissues, a roll of paper, and just the right dash of light from the bedroom window and get ready to go on an incredible journey of illness through to recovery!

“Using a combination of visual theatre techniques such as light, shadow, paper and puppetry, Dynamic New Animation (DNA) will lead young children through specially composed soundscapes and stunning physical imagery to engage and stimulate them to see and feel beyond the ordinary. Being sick will never be the same again!” say Ruby Lim-Yang, Artistic Director, ACT 3 International.

Join us as our wonderful imagination takes you through strange lands represented by the four elements - air, fire, water and earth. Each element symbolises respectively the feelings and experience of having symptoms of the ‘flu’ such as shivering and sneezing, feeling the heat of the fever and sweating it out and then finally becoming well and strong again!

For more information, call ACT 3 International 012 372 6389 or 019 336 7939 www.act3international.com

Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!

DATES & TIMES
18 - 28 September
8.30pm (Tuesdays - Saturdays) / 3pm (Sundays) / NO SHOWS ON MONDAY
VENUE
Pentas 1, KLPac
Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan off Jalan Ipoh, 51100 KL.
TICKETS: RM60  / RM40 / RM20  (students)

Family Packages: Family of 4 = RM100 (any additional member = RM40)
Early Bird discounts available 2 weeks before opening night show at RM40 (adults) and RM10 (students)
For bulk ticket booking call Shalini at 03 2093 0400

It’s back!!! With the same fun filled song and dance numbers, all new cast, and an all new venue, The Actors Studio with the support of KLPac brings you Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! Since everyone had so much fun last year we’re bringing it back just for you.

A fun-filled revue of well-known song and dance numbers in which the lyrics have been spoofed to showcase and celebrate a range of uniquely Malaysian culture, characters and icons. ‘Chicken Rice’, ‘Good Morning Towel’ and ‘The Bomoh of the Bursa’ are sort of Reggie Lee and Kee’s World cartoon characters in lyrical form. With a hugely talented cast, fantastic Broadway style choreography and both live and computer-sequenced musical backing, BPLL promises to repeat its runaway success of last year and again be the show that everyone will want to see!

The Man Who Planted Trees

Dates: October 7 - 19, 2008
MySL interpretation on October 11
Times: Tue – Fri @ 10 AM
Sat & Sun @ 11 AM & 2 PM
Tickets: RM42, RM53, RM64 (Gardner & Wife Friends Rates: RM42, RM42, RM53)
Venue: The Actors Studio @ BSC

Don’t miss award-winning puppeteers Rick Conte and Richard Medrington in the stage adaptation of French author Jean Giono’s 1953 book THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES!

This is a wonderfully inspiring story of a simple man of the land, who moves with his dog to a remote part of France and plants trees in the simplest way possible: 100 in the morning and 100 in the afternoon!  The barren wasteland, where only wild lavender grows, is transformed into a great forest, which rejuvenates the local ecosystem.  A new population of birds and people brings renewed life, proving that the simplest ideas have the most profound effect.

Dates: September 30 – October 19, 2008
Times: Tue – Sun @ 8:30 PM, Sat & Sun @ 5 PM

Reduced rates for OKU cardholders and school groups available.

 Japanese comedy sensation GAMARJOBAT returns to Kuala Lumpur with a brand-new show, and this time it’s a case of East meets West-ern. The multi-award-winning duo present their own take on spaghetti Westerns in a brilliantly unique and hilarious tale of love and revenge in the Wild West. To delight their audience further they will be opening the show with their signature fast-paced comedy, together with an all-new audience interaction beat box.

THE LAUGHTER BEGINS!
Give yourself a treat with your friends, colleagues,
family, boyfriends, girlfriends, hubby, wife, mother!
ACTION Theatre
proudly presents the world premiere of
MAMA’S WEDDING
by Mark Beau de Silva



KUALA LUMPUR
4th - 6th November 2008, 8.30pm at The Actors Studio @ BSC

PENANG
31st Oct @ 8.30pm & 1st November 2008 @ 3pm and 8.30pm at The Actors Studio @ Greenhall

MAMA’S WEDDING is a sparkling and colourful comedy about what happens to 3 sisters when their mother decides to remarry at 56.

ID

Premiering at The Actors Studio Greenhall Penang on
October 17th @ 8.30pm,18th-19 @ 3pm & 8.30pm
and travelling to The Actors Studio @ BSC, KL with shows from
October 24th @ 8.30pm, 25th - 26th @ 3pm & 8.30pm

‘Id’ tells a very simple story on the basis of a very ‘complex’ theory. It is simply a tale of human behaviour and how one’s desires is coupled with one’s sense of moral judgment and finally leads to an individual’s decision. ‘Id’ is a potpourri of sociological studies summarised and portrayed through the lives of six people who encounter the values of friendship, family, social choice, religion, etc. Perhaps understanding Freud isn’t as difficult as it has always seemed.

Written and Directed by John Shebat de Silva. This is de Silva’s second production since 2007 / 2008’s ‘News for You: Termination of the Teenage Population’ which was staged at bothTAS@GreenHall in Penang and KLPac. John was inspired to compose ‘Id’ after a brief semester of studying Sociology in college and based the plot on campus occurances.

Fresh from their highly successful comedy that paid tribute to the greatest ‘highway’ statesman of all time in WHY BE, Monti and Logi will take a fresh look at the new Bolehland in their new political satire and stand up comedy MALAYSIA KINI.

The old Bolehland had provided more than 9 years of entertainment, laughter and joy to the audience and the new Bolehland will continue to play to the demanding audience with exciting scenes and the new characters pitting against each other in the recent political arena.

With a group of strong new guards of more than 82 in the opposite end and the emergence of new expressive, vocal and bumbling new leaders from the other end, the political scene is set for tumultuous and humorous years ahead.

The scene kicks off with the results on March 8 2008 with many political giants going tumbling down the hill and calling each other monkey and ape. You can expect more to come.

Presenter: BOLEHMAN COMEDY THEATRE
Date & Time: 16 – 20 September @ 8.30 pm
Tickets: Adult - RM57 & side wing RM47
Student, Disabled, Elderly - RMRM42 & side wing RM32

THE ACTORS STUDIO
presents
STUDENT STAGE
Coordinated by John Shebat de Silva
May Showcase
Theme: ‘Superheroes!’
This month, TAS GreenHall celebrates the release of the many superhero blockbusters on the silver screen. Be it a sketch, a presentation of an exerpt of a dialogue from superhero film, songs from the films, etc…
but remember, bring your own props, costumes, make-up, and instruments!
Date: 17th May (Saturday)
Performance Criteria: anything to do with your favourite superheroes!
Showtime: 8.00pm
Installation and Sound Check for performers: 4.30pm onwards
Admission: minimum donation of RM5.00
Venue: The Actors Studio GreenHall,
Light Street, Penang
for those interested in performing, kindly contact John at
012 - 451 9304 or email shebatdesilva@yahoo.co.uk
johndesilva.blogspot.com / theactorsstudio.com.my

Presenter: The Actors Studio

The Actors Studio presents Sukania Venugopal as SYBIL.
A play in 2 acts based on the book ‘No Dram of Mercy’ by Sybil Kathigesu
With Doppo Narita as Yoshimura. Adapted by U-En Ng

Directed by Dato’ Faridah Merican
Artistic Director Joe Hasham

Sybil, her husband, and the Captain (her Resistance contact) listen one evening to devastating news of British defeat throughout the peninsula. Suspicion is rife, Japanese collaborators are present in every town, and the feared Kempetai—the Japanese Military Police that is answerable only to itself—is beginning to take an interest in the small town. Sybil, however, refuses the Captain’s advice to flee to the jungle, and instead redoubles her efforts to thwart the Japanese. Before long, Dr Kathigasu is arrested on suspicion of aiding the resistance, and Sybil’s arrest follows soon after.

The story of a national hero, never before told in the form of performing arts! Sybil…

TAS @ BSC
12- 22 June @ 8.30pm Sundays: 3pm

Taman Budaya Negeri Perak
25-26 June 2008 @ 8.30pm

Call 03 2094 0400 / 1400 for tickets