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| Title : | Air Con |
| Venue : | KLPac - Pentas 2 Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh) Kuala Lumpur,Wilayah Persekutuan URL : http://www.klpac.com |
| Date & Time : | Thu 3 - Sun 6 Jul 2008 (Thu-Sun: 8.30pm; Sat & Sun: 3pm); Preview: Wed 2 Jul 2008 (8.30pm) |
| Tickets : | RM42/ RM27 (students, senior citizens)/ Preview on 2 Jul: RM22 |
| Ticket Contact : | KLPac: 03-4047 9000 |
| Synopsis : | A school. A dead body. A scandal... Chep and Burn are top students in Sekolah Menengah Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah, an elite school in Kedah. Burn is the school’s golden boy (Head Prefect, Captain of the Hockey Team) and his best friend Chep is feared and admired by the younger boys for his quick temper and skill on the hockey field. The school is well respected for its strong academic and sports record. However the discovery of a dead prostitute in the abandoned railway tracks near their school unravels the status quo and we discover a less golden world of bullying, sex crimes and violence. Best friends William and Asif go from innocence to experience as they are caught up in the repercussions of the murder. But who is really responsible for the murder, and will they be held accountable? Air Con challenges and interrogates the hypocritical habit of turning youth into scapegoats in times of moral panic. Ultimately, it casts a gentle albeit unflinching gaze at the perilous path of male adolescence, and interrogates the heartbreaking ways in which society often expects boys to become men. Air Con is award winning singer-songwriter Shanon Shah’s first full-length play, developed under the banner of The Instant Cafe Theatre Company's (ICT) FIRSTWoRKS playwriting programme. Directed by Jo Kukathas and Zalfian Fuzi and introducing Amerul Affendi, Firdaus Che Yahaya, Hazarul Hasnain, Nick Davis, Ryan Lee Baskaran and Zahiril Adzim. Also featuring performances by Nam Ron, Chew Kin Wah, Dara Othman and Ismady Wakiri. Presented in Bahasa Malaysia (Kedah dialect) and English, with surtitles. |
Public Rating
(Outstanding)
( 35 ) votes
User Comments
| posted by chikanozboy, Thu 03.07.200809:32:38 AM Readers say:  (Outstanding post!)
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| very entertaining show. had a nice time watching it last night. surprisingly it was a full house! funny and good with daring script writing.
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| posted by Sumit Mandal, Thu 03.07.200820:58:53 PM Readers say: (Outstanding post!)
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| I watched Air Con last night and thought it gave me so much more than promised by the synopsis and promotional material of the play. Its tagline is "A school. A murder. A scandal." Its poster simply portrays two young men in their white school uniforms set against greenery. What the ten performers deliver, however, is an epic story about growing up male in this society. They show how blurred are the lines between sexual identities and what the consequences are of conformity - especially when harshly enforced. At what cost do we become regular boys and girls? The performers tell the story with great humour as well as emotional depth and agility. It will stay with me for a long time and I hope many get to see it.
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| posted by deena anuar, Fri 04.07.200811:05:49 AM |
| hi abang burn!...and fellow schoolmates ;p great performance, worth watching this theatre! p/s:mimi i love u, can u teach me how to do wheel barrow? xP..n my sis kirim slm kt abang chep
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| posted by mimi@suhaimi@aircon, Fri 04.07.200811:52:36 AM |
| inshaallah nanti i tolong sampaikan kat chep... nak blajar? can.... heheheee...
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| posted by Sean Ghazi, Fri 04.07.200812:46:57 PM |
| AIR CON is our 'Dead Poets' Society. Amazing writing, direction and acting. Needs to be made into a film. And needs to be seen by everyone.
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| posted by Nur Farah Abdullah, Fri 04.07.200814:21:38 PM |
| Refreshing like Air Con! Humbled by the vast display of talented performers and gutsy script. Highly recommended, and this extends even to those who don't consider themselves much a theatre fan. If you miss this, it's not like you can go out and buy the DVD or wait for it to show on TV during Hari Raya. So go see it. Now.
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