Friday, July 06, 2007

alias Grace @ KLPac

This is a must-see for all those who believe in giving voices to the subalterns, dead or alive. Kudos to Caroline Lee for her spell-binding performance that captivated the audience for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Walking away from the "Pandora's Box", I can't help feeling thankful for being born a woman in this day and age.
SYNOPSIS:
"Murderess. Murderess. The word rustles like a tafetta skirt across the floor."
In 1844 sixteen-year-old Grace Marks is convicted of the brutal murder of her employer and his pregnant mistress. Eight years later she is offered the chance to redeem herself, but telling a story is never an innocent act.
In her brilliant portrayal of the celebrated murderess in the play alias Grace, award-winning Australian actress Caroline Lee transforms into Marks in a performance as intimate as it is dangerous. The character is based on the real-life Grace Marks, one of the most notorious Canadian women of the 1840s.
Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood's multi-award winning novel, has been adapted for the stage by Laurence Strangio. The KL production is supported by the Australian Government, through the Australia International Cultural Council in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Relations between Malaysia and Australia.

2 comments:

Mat Salo said...

Aaaaaah QB,

Miss all good things when I'm away.. Will miss this one too. Sounds very interesting, the protagonist. Tolong ya, update us on upcoming plays...

Now, I wish I was in Jakarta. The Photograph", the new film by Nan T Achnas has just hit the big screen. It stars ex-rocker and presenter Shanty Harmayn and senior Singaporean stage cctor Lim Kay Tong. Apparently Lim had to go through a lot to get the accent right...

So far the reviews has been very encouraging for this "Art House" film. Hope I get to see it soon, QB...

BaitiBadarudin said...

Mat Salo,
Will surely update when I get more freebies and junkets coming my way.
Wah, saya juga kepingin nonton bioskop itu di Jakarta metropolitan, dong!
Apa ada peran 'cameo' untuk saya?
Anda sudah tentu tiada masalah dengan loghat Indon di BP, ya? TGC