Alzheimer's takes spotlight as new Malaysian play tackles memory loss


The cast for new theatre work 'Opium At Closing Time', includes Yen (Alexis Wong, seated) and (from left) Chai (Samuel Low), Tuk (Brendan Vinsent), Kak Lin (Hannan Barakbah) and Hui (Grace Ng). Photo: Engku Armand

When reality unravels, it can be a disconcerting, dark and confusing time.

Like many others, theatre practitioner and writer Tarrant Kwok has seen it happen to a loved one. His grandmother was an Alzheimer’s patient for many years before her passing in 2017.

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