A pauper and a prince swap places in KLPac's bangsawan theatre show


A quick poll among your friends today would reveal that many have never heard of bangsawan theatre (Malay opera), let alone seen it.

Hikayat Si Miskin Menjadi Raja, which premieres this week at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac), plans to change that.

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