A LANGUAGE OF THEIR OWN
A Language of Their Own is set to
open in
DPAC(Damansara Performing Arts Centre)
stage from 24th to 26th March 2017, a highly anticipated
re-staging of the popular play by Singapore-born playwright Chay Yew.
This
intensely powerful drama left audiences seared during its 2013 run and is now
coming back to thrill those who want to relive the magic and newcomers with
love and heartache.
Chay Yew’s touching play provides a window
into some of life’s hardest, gentlest, and most tender moments. Relationships
that can’t bear a name in some conservative societies face the biggest test –
not just about societal progress, it is usually about the persons involved. The
presence of the disease AIDS in the eighties did not make things better.
The language in these voices is the only
path to freedom. This play celebrates that language. With this play, everyone
can experience the voices and poetry within their language.
Director Woon Fook Sen is once again
spearheading the production and described the beautifully written and
meaningful script as a rare and special piece. “Love is always a complex
emotion and this text has a healing effect which surpasses time.”
Alfred Loh, Gregory Sze, Dennis Yeap and
Jayson Phuah will bring out the inner voices of the LGBTI community in this
production.
As they rehearse, they have discovered a little more about the gay
community in the eighties in Singapore, their tastes and preferences, their
favourite hangout places, the friendships they choose to forge, besides those
out of personal need and convenience.
These men are more than just a face. They
have got histories in them, like the community. In this day and age, when “I
love You” seems flippant and free-giving, could the three words regain their
significance?. A Language of Their Own will seek out the answer.
Production Details
Damansara Performing Arts Centre, H-01,
DPAC, Empire Damansara, Jalan PJU 8/8, Damansara Perdana, 47820 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor. 03-4065 0001 / 2
24 March 2017, 8:30
pm. 25 March 2017, 8:30 pm. 26 March 2017, 3pm & 8:30 pm Tickets: RM100
Online enquiry via Facebook (A Language of
Their Own) https://www.facebook.com/events/220027865102708/
Online purchase: www.dpac.com.my
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