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There’s a lot of drama online this weekend, and we mean the good kind of drama.
Many theater companies, local and international, have been putting on virtual shows to keep the masses busy during these closing times. That means there is a good variety to choose from – be it a classic horror story, a Singapore play starring a Malaysian theater veteran, or an art theater show surrounding the arrest and disappearance of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. .
Here are five shows you can watch for free online this weekend:
Monstrous blow of the National Theater Frankenstein
Enjoy not one, but two versions of this deeply disturbing gothic horror story by Mary Shelley this weekend.
You get to see both monstrous versions of Frankenstein directed by award-winning British director Danny Boyle in 2011. It features Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch in alternate roles such as The Creature and Victor Frankenstein.
Frankenstein with Cumberbatch as the Creature and Miller as Victor Frankenstein, it will air on the National Theater YouTube channel, starting at 7pm UK time on April 30 (2am, May 1, Malaysian time) .
Frankenstein with Miller as the creature and Cumberbatch as Victor Frankenstein, it will air as of 7 p.m. UK time on May 1 (2 a.m., May 2, Malaysian time).
Love is in the air with Sepet: the musical
This theatrical adaptation of Yasmin Ahmad’s film is the story of an innocent romance between a nineteen-year-old Chinese VCD vendor and a Malaysian school girl who loves John Woo movies and everything Takeshi Kaneshiro.
As romance blossoms between them, social and racial pressures slowly emerge as obstacles. This production by British-Malay theater group Liver and Lung Productions played for the sold-out audience at KL last September.
Sepet: the musical starring Joshua Gui and Badrika Bahadur. The music is composed by Badrish Bahadur and Shafeeq Shajahan, who also directed the work. The choreography is by Hannah Shields and the musical direction by Wai Leong.
You can see the Sepet: the musical production here from 9 p.m. m. May 1st.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 50th birthday party rewind
In the last weeks The shows must go on The series has been featuring many of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musicals, such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Phantom of the Opera and Love never dies.
This week, he presents a star-studded tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber, who was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in 1998 for Webber’s 50th birthday.
It features songs from many of its major musicals, including Cats, Sunset Boulevard, The Phantom of the Opera, and Avoid
Artists include Elaine Paige, Glenn Close, Sarah Brightman, Tina Arena, Antonio Banderas, Donny Osmond, and Michael Ball. Andrew Lloyd Webber – Royal Albert Hall Celebration starts here in May at 2 a.m. (Malaysian time).
The free broadcast lasts 48 hours.
Catch Patrick Teoh at Wild Rice’s Supervision
Grumpy retiree Teck, played by Malaysian actor Patrick Teoh, suffers a stroke and is left in a wheelchair. His daughter Jenny hires a young Indonesian domestic worker, Yanti, to look after him.
At first, Yanti obediently follows Jenny’s care regime. Teck, however, refuses to give up his favorite vices, and Yanti eventually forces him. But Jenny always seems to know what’s going on.
This Singaporean work by Thomas Lim raises timely questions such as: Would you give up the things you enjoy in exchange for a few more years (to live)? Does working in someone else’s home mean giving up your right to privacy?
This production, directed by Glen Goei, also stars Janice Koh and Umi Kalthum Ismail. It was recorded at the Wild Rice Ngee Ann Kongsi Theater in Singapore in August last year.
Supervision will air here for a week starting at 7:30 p.m. May 1. A live talkback session will take place at 9 p.m. May 7.
A story about Ai Weiwei’s arrest and ‘disappearance’
Originally made and broadcast live in 2013, this unique recording of #aiww: Ai Weiwei’s arrest returns as part of the Hampstead Theater At Home series in Britain.
Howard Brenton’s stage production is about the arrest and interrogation of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei by Chinese authorities in 2011.
The play, which is based on Ai Weiwei’s own account in Barnaby Martin’s book Hangman (first published in March 2013), it was directed by James Macdonald with Benedict Wong in the title role.
The game #aiww: Ai Weiwei’s arrest It’s available to view on demand here until May 3 (10 p.m. UK time) or May 4 (5 a.m. Malaysia time).
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