TEMUAN TALE IS MORE THAN CHILD’S PLAY

Lagu Siamang Tunggal.

Actors, seated on both sides of the Play Haus’ small stage, used slide projectors to cast silhouettes onto the screen at the back of the stage. They controlled the story with such silhouettes and sometimes, they would leave only to appear on stage as part of the story.

The three actors handled their many roles — of shadow puppet masters, voices and walk-ons — without glitches, so kudos to director Chang Wei Loy.

The audience, with children in the front seats, was responsive to the antics on stage by Ng Yuan Ci, Liang Ka En and Low Wai Kei.

Ng, who appeared in Kee Thuan Chye’s play 1984 Here And Now, is a theatre grad- (From left) Ng, Liang and Low. uate of New Era University College, as is Liang, who is also co-founder of the Troubadour Theatre Group.

Low, a full-time drummer and performer of the Orang Orang Drum Theatre since 2015, took part in director Chang’s 2017 staging of The Myth Of The Sunrise.

The trio kept the children engrossed enough to laugh at the jokes and answer queries thrown at them.

The moral of the tale, I believe, was that although we face difficulties in life, we can’t be afraid. Like the Temuan couple, we must learn to overcome fear and face life with courage.

When the hour-long play ended, Hongjiejie Work Station founder and the play’s producer Linda Ang conversed with WHEN: Today, 11am and 4pm VENUE: The Play Haus @ Pearl Shopping Gallery, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur

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the children in Mandarin about aspects of the play.

Ang has made a name for her children’s plays and is currently a producer at Play Haus, an arts space at Pearl Shopping Gallery in Old Klang Road.

The follow-through by the production team in the overall message was impressive, with vegetable seeds, as a token from the nature-loving Temuan, and some puppetry tools. It was a sweet, enjoyable affair for families, especially children.