'The Working Dead': A musical about zombies and dying on the job

Iz Sulaini plays salaryman Edwin in The Working Dead, who dies on the job and is brought back to life as a zombie. Photo: RaffleThazzle Photography

Let's be honest: a lot of us feel overworked. Office-life balance is almost foreign to most Malaysians. But what if you drop dead on the job? The Working Dead (TWD) takes on this morbid eventuality with a humorous, supernatural twist.

“Young adults who are already in the workforce or are just getting started in their career will find this musical very relevant,” says Nicole-Ann Thomas, the director of TWD, an original musical by Malaysian playwright Terence Toh. “TWD might even scare some of them!” she says, laughing.