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A rehearsed reading of 'The Carer’s Monologue & Chorus', featuring (from left) Ali Alasri, Hannan Barakbah, Leow Puay Tin and Darryn Wee, will take place at KL's Five Arts Centre on Nov 9. Photo: Centre 42

Theatre practitioner and academic Leow Puay Tin, synonymous with works like Three Children (1984), A Modern Woman Called Ang Tau Mui (1993) and Family (1995) usually reads her own writings as she writes.

“I do this to hear the ‘voice’ in my head, to check if the content and form are coming together, ” reveals Leow in a recent interview.

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