No, I am pretty sure they will love it,” said Fa.
It was a hit with audiences so Fa is applying the same concept to Once Upon a Time where the audience can expect to be part of the show. Last December, the theatre venue staged Twisted: A Different Kind of Fairy Tale which Fa directed and adapted from various Western fairy tales but in “true Malaysian rojak style”. The one-hour show is conducted entirely in English to introduce Malaysian folktales to a new generation and expats. Initially slated to be staged in February, the show was postponed to April due to the second movement control order (MCO) making it Penangpac’s first internal production post-MCO 2.0. Penangpac was one of 150 beneficiaries from the arts and culture sector to receive a grant under the Cendana Recovery Initiatives programme which helped fund this children’s theatre special. “We were brainstorming for the projects to propose and somehow the idea just popped and got everyone excited,” the Penangpac general manager said.
The dance scenes are choreographed by ADT founder Muhammad Afif Anor.įa told Malay Mail the idea for Once Upon a Time came about when Penangpac was applying for a grant from the Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana). It stars Garu Rumon, Karam Tabba, Lara Matias, Lawrence Chin and Martina Andrene as well as Nur Liana, Nur Khairina, Nor Shafiqah and Natasha Amanda from the Afif Dance Theatre (ADT).
Penangpac’s five-part series ‘Once Upon a Time’ is a fresh take on Malaysian folktales. The one-hour show will be conducted entirely in English except for the traditional Malay dance scenes that will feature popular Malay tunes. “It is also a dream of mine to educate the new generation and the expat communities in Malaysia of our own folktales - which is why I decided to adapt the stories into English.” “As such, it has always been a dream of mine to stage the stories I once loved especially since I feel our theatre industry players seem to be quite obsessed with everything Western,” she told Malay Mail today. Ramlee and Tan Sri Jins Shamsuddin with her family on RTM every week. Picture courtesy of Penangpacĭirector Fa Abdul has given these tales a new spin in the form of humour and audience interaction.įa’s love for Malaysian folktales began at an early age when she would watch black and white films featuring screen legends Tan Sri P. ‘Si Tanggang’ tells the story of a poor man who becomes a rich merchant but is ashamed of his humble roots.
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