Jul 1, 2020 | Comedy, Theatre
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...
Mar 13, 2020 | Comedy, Theatre
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...
Mar 7, 2020 | Art, Exhibitions, Sculpture, Theatre
“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,...
Feb 22, 2020 | Children, Dance, Music, Theatre
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...
Feb 2, 2020 | Dance, Jazz, Music, Theatre
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...
