A girl from Ipoh

Title: The Girl From Ipoh

Venue: KLPac - Pentas 1 Jalan Strachan, off Jalan Ipoh, Sentul West, 51100, Kuala Lumpur
Date & Time: Wed 9 - Sun 13 Nov 2005 (8.30pm)
Tickets: RM 300 (premiere night only)/ RM38 / RM48 / RM60 (10% discount for students and those from Ipoh (with relevant proof)
Ticket Contact: KLPac - (T):03-4047 9000; (E): E-Mail给tickets@klpac.com OR The Actors Studio @ BSC - (T): 03-2094 9400; (E):tickets@theactorsstudio.com.my

Synopsis:
At 15, she asks, "I go to a Malay school. I don't speak Chinese. Am I still Chinese?" Then she decides with zeal, "Maybe I shouldn't be a Chinese then!"
Fifteen years later, all grown up and world-weary, she questions relationships: "What we have is not perfect, so this must be love!"

This is The Girl From Ipoh - Wong Mei Lee's life story told in an hour and fifteen minutes. It is her life straight out of a black and white 1960s film, her little world made out of those little voices singing in her head and the loves of her life. It is a Chinese love story, told to redeem her Chinese roots.

The play explores an issue that plagues many-a-Malaysian - when is a Chinese person not Chinese enough? Does speaking English without sounding Chinese make them a traitor to their culture? Or does speaking 'mat-salleh' sounding Chinese make them an abomination to the race? Does liking everything Western mean a degradation of everything that is Asian?

Directed by Low Ngai Yuen, with Music Director Penny Low. This is their first collaboration, fusing their great talents in the fields of theater and music respectively. The music is this musical/drama will be performed by the pioneering all women A Capella group LiT Performers.

Starring Carmen Soo in the title role, with Lee Swee Keong, Tony Eusoff and Season Chee.

Do note, the performance on the Premiere Night, Wednesday 9th November 2005 is a charity event. At RM300, you get TWO tickets to the premiere PLUS you sponsor a deserving student to watch the show. All done in the name of bringing arts to the people!



-thought its kind of cool..so decided to promote it.......i'm guessing the directer is a fan of 'the girl from ipanema' :)