14 – 17 Dec
Peking Man
A man still dreaming about the past. A good-for-nothing son living off his father. A girl yearning to break free. The atmosphere in the Zeng household is stifling. The once wealthy family is on the brink of ruins. Its inhabitants trapped but by what or by whom?
After the sold out success of Thunderstorm comes another Cao Yu masterpiece. Beijing-based multi-award winning director Dr. Deric Gan will be making his annual pilgrimage home to direct Peking Man to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Chinese theatre. An apt tribute since Cao Yu is considered to be the founding father of modern Chinese theatre. With five award-winning productions under his belt, Deric’s adaptation of Peking Man headlined by an all-star team is sure to make waves.
“Peking Man” was considered the most satisfying work from Cao Yu. Written in 1940, it was also his final work, devoid of his signature Anton Chekhov inspired psychological realism. “Peking Man” describes the transformation of an old Chinese feudal family. It is a process that objectively presents the decline of a once-prominent scholar-official family into total collapse. Cao Yu emphasizes on interpreting the contradiction and conflicts among the three generations of grandchildren within the family. This is an elegant play that portrays the secrecy and inner thoughts of people in a poetic manner. The intense picture of the play is powerfully hinted through the old Soviet clock, the crumbling walls, the pigeons in the cage alone and the baby that died. With the progression of corruption and the underlying theme of change, “Peking Man” merges tragedy and comedy into one, making it a modern tragicomedy. While the playwright satirises, ridicules, and attacks human beings, he also exposes their own tragedy to sympathy and compassion.
Performance Dates & Times
14 – 17 Dec 2017
Thu, 14 Dec 2017 @ 8.30pm (selling fast)
Fri, 15 Dec 2017 @ 8.30pm (selling fast)
Sat, 16 Dec 2017 @ 3pm
Sat, 16 Dec 2017 @ 8.30pm
Sun, 17 Dec 2017 @ 3pm
Sun, 17 Dec 2017 @ 8.30pm
Performance Venue
Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)
Performance in Mandarin with English & Mandarin surtitles
Ticket Price
RM 88
RM 78 (TAS Card member, Seniors Citizen, Disabled & Students only
Promotion
RM 330: Group of 4 tickets
(ONLY available for walk-in at klpac box office call 03-4047 9000)
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Online Ticketing
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The Actors Studio Seni Teater Rakyat & MUKA SPACE
Celebration of 110th anniversary of Chinese Drama
Featuring (in alphabetical order)
MayJune Tan (ntv7 Star Idol Malaysia Champion)
Grace Looi (Best Newcomer, ADA Drama Award)
Ruby Yap (Best Actress, ADA Drama Award)
Vivienne Oon (Best Newcomer, SHORT+SWEET)
Tan Li Yang (Best Newcomer, ADA Drama Award)
Peking Man Production Team
Executive Producer: Dato’ Faridah Merican
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham OAM
Producer: Easee Gan
Director: Dr. Deric Gan
Adapted by: Dr. Deric Gan
Original Author : Cao Yu
Director’s Assistant: Winston Liew
Stage Manager: Jiacy Chuah
Music Assistant: Alicia Tan Ly Xuan
Assistant Stage Manager: Lauren Ooi
Lighting Designer & Operator : Amelia Tan
Original Music: Lee Yueh Yi
Sound Designer & Operator : Lee Yueh Yi
Costume and Image Designer : Quito Neng
Hairdo & Make-Up Artist: ST Make-Up Academy
Set Designer: Dr. Deric Gan
Set Builder: David Wong
Subtitle Operator : Winston Liew
Subtitle Translator: Ryan Voon
Graphic Designer: Joel Wong
Multimedia Designer: Sharifah Masathira @ Sha & Coebar Rezza
Photographer: Dev Lee Photography
Head of Marketing & Communications: Ang Yue May
Publicists: Angel Lai & Sukhbir Singh
Theatre Management & Front-of-House Executive: Melissa Lim
Production Manager: Soo Choy Wah
Assistant Production Manager : Olivia Saw
Assistant Production Manager & Assistant Stage Manager: Benedict Chin
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Peking Man supported by
ACX Productions
Crystal Inter Supply
Dominant Music Studio
Dev Lee Photography
LCCN Global
ST Make-up Academy
The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)
Secret Fox Entertainment
