Chronicles of The Juggler

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE of KUALA LUMPUR
Presents

8 Short Plays by SAMUEL BECKETT
In

“A Bucketful of Beckett: 8 Shots”

Directed by CHRISTOPHER JACOBS


Watch your subconscious take centre stage.
Forget about looking at life from your daily eyes.
But catch a glimpse from that corner of your mind.
That nook where your thoughts take shape,
however perverse or popular they may be.
Where your dreams live, be they funny or frightening.
Where your secrets, dark or delightful, seek refuge.


Fresh from raising the curtain with “The Stronger” (written by August Strindberg, featuring Nicole-Ann Thomas & Kay Chin, directed by Christopher Jacobs) for Masakini’s “In The Name of Love” (written by Ramli Ibrahim, starring Sabera Shaik, directed by Christopher Jacobs) in April, the KL Ensemble continues to fulfill its calendar of events with A BUCKETFUL OF BECKETT: 8 SHOTS. Call it a Beckett marathon, if you like. The first of its kind in the local theatre scene, this production in May marks KL Ensemble’s maiden effort since its official inception in 2006.

From the same company who performed in Alan Bennett’s Habeas Corpus and Moliere’s Tartuffe, A BUCKETFUL OF BECKETT will feature a collection of eight short plays by the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, better known for his well crafted yet ambiguous qualities of writing for theatre, television and even radio. A Nobel Prize winner, his works are often likened to an orchestral score, without the orchestra.

This anthology will feature some of his most challenging works for every human facet. Expect a night of visually arresting images and thought provoking dialogue, from a mouth on stage to humans in urns.

Come surrender yourself to an “out-of-the-ordinary” theatrical experience, Beckett style, this May!


o May 2 – 6, 2007
o Stor Theatre DBP, Bangunan Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, KL
o Wed – Sat: 8.30pm / Sat & Sun: 3pm
o RM25 (adults) & RM15 (students and disabled)
o Enquiries: 019-266 1257 or 012-976 3012
o For more information, visit: www.klensemble.com
MASAKINI THEATRE COMPANY
presents

The Ensemble Theatre of Kuala Lumpur
in

August Strindberg’s
THE STRONGER

Directed by CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
Featuring NICOLE-ANN THOMAS & KAY CHIN
Sponsored by HSBC


“You can never keep a man’s love with your tulips and your passions …. but I can keep it.”

Two women meet each other in a café on Christmas Eve. At face value, they are friends who go back a long way, having started out as peers in the theatre industry. With nothing more than a single conversation between them, this supposedly simple scene explores the brutal power struggle between two different characters who are as different as they are similar.

As they string each other along on an emotional roller-coaster ride, the audience is soon drawn into a psychological tug-of-war, where the lines between victim and predator are distorted. A short play that is rich in allegory and steeped in its many layers of interpretation, “The Stronger” gets the audience up close and personal with the politics of the heart.

o Pentas 2, KLPac, Sentul Park, Jln Strachan, Off Jln Ipoh, KL
o Apr 26 – 29 (8.30pm nightly, except for Sunday at 3pm)
o RM35 (adults) & RM20 (students & the disabled)
o Box Office KLPac: 03- 4047 9000 / The Actors Studio Bangsar: 03- 2094 0400/1400
o Website: www.klensemble.com
o Enquiries: 012-976 3012 / 019-266 1257