What’s on May 12 week 2019

THE MAY 9 SHOW, Presented by The Instant Café Theatre Company

Where: DPAC Theatre

When: May 8-11, May 14-18, at 8.30pm with a 3pm matinee on May 12

Tickets from RM65 |RM50. Visit www.dpac.com.my or call DPAC Box Office at 03-4065 0001, 4065 0002. Golden Tickets at RM150 available at dpac or by emailing GoldenTicketsICT@gmail.com

IRREVERENT. Witty. Tongue-in-cheek. Instant Café Theatre has made headlines with its brand of theatre, political satire and comedy for 30 years. ICT is back on stage with It’s Never Too Late, Late Talk Show”, perhaps the kind of the talk show that the performing collective would like see in Malaysia Baru.

Pix for May 9 Show courtesy of ICT

Says Kukathas: “There is this impression that post GE14, it would be easier to make political satire. In fact it has been more difficult. As my fellow writer Zalfian Fuzi said, “For 30 years we thrived on satire and succeeded not only through wit but also by tapping into the anxieties of the moment. There was plenty of fodder — putting verbatim headlines and statements onstage performed by any of our iconic characters was already funny. But now things are less clear cut.’

“Much has changed. Or has it? Who are we now? Are things really better? These were just some of the issues we face in creating this show. Like all Malaysians, we were trying to come to grips with issues and suspicions that not only permeate our complex society but are all too often fanned by old and now new politicians wishing to maintain their power status quo. The role of satire is to keep those in power on their toes. So let’s see what happens…”