Reviews of current and coming shows and events in Penang.
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Malaysia’s First Live Performance Post-MCO
Today, July 1st, theatres are permitted to open for the first time since the lockdown started, and penangpac at Straits Quay will be the first theatre in the country to put on a live performance, The Ice Kacang Project, Friday 3rd until Sunday 5th at 8.30pm. So what...
Murals, Now & Then, Until March 22nd
Murals, Now & Then is the 4th Solo Art exhibition of Mr Hoo Chee Few. It opened on March 8th at Galeri Seni Mutiara. the exhibition is about the artist’s impressions of murals and street art, represented in watercolours. Hoo Chee Few is a Penang-born artist who is...
Red Velvet, 26th-29th March 2020
Red Velvet The Play is billed as a “dark comedy”. In fact it has been described to me as a play that deals with taboo issues that are viscerally uncomfortable for some people, making them laugh as a deflection or a release. What are these issues? Paedophilia, hidden...
Art Within Theatre III: Growth, Until March 29th 2020
“Art Within Theatre” is a project that was initially started to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Penang Players Music and Drama Society. The idea was to show that Penang Players performers also had skills within the visual arts. Since then, they have grown in size,...
Belang, Until March 31st 2020
Belang is an exciting show that has brought together 75 of the country’s top artists as part of the Government agenda to fight against wildlife poachers and those who seek to endanger the Malayan tiger. In Dutch, Belang means “interest” but in Malay it means...
Forkbeard: A Viking Musical Odyssey, March 20th-22nd 2020
The all-singing, all-dancing musical is now becoming an annual event to be looked forward to in the Penang theatre calendar. Globe-trotter turned Penang resident Dr. Nancy Jenster, who premiered her shows “Abbie & the A Team” and “One Minute to Midnight” in...
Flowers For My Valentine, Until March 8th
Another heartwarming exhibition is being held by The Art Gallery, Penang with the theme of love and affection, a theme we need especially in this time of difficulties and unknown challenges. This exhibition features works done by the great masters of Malaysian art...
A Date with Faridah, February 9th 2020
Why not settle down for an an afternoon of light entertainment, a classic variety show, at penangpac on February 9th? For the third time, Dato’Dr. Faridah Merican, known as the First Lady of Malaysian Theatre, has curated a 90 minute programme showcasing lots of...