'The Fall Of Singapore' is a musical loaded with black magic, betrayal and the colonial twist

The young cast of 'Malaya Relived: The Fall Of Singapore' (top, from left): director Shafeeq Shajahan, music director Ian Nathaniel, and actors Zickry Yusoff and Putrina Rafie. Photo: Marzuqi Johari

It's a shocking sight: a dead body, wrapped in cloth, lying on the floor.

No cause for alarm, though. This is not a murder scene, and the body isn’t real. It’s an eye-catching prop from a rehearsal of Malaya Relived: The Fall of Singapore.