YearStarter 2023: Arts – Malaysian theatre scene ready for a busy 2023


For 2023, KLPac has announced nearly 50 shows to highlight an eventful year ahead, with addition shows set to added on later. - KLPac

Performing arts venue KLPac and in-house theatre outfit The Actors Studio in Kuala Lumpur are leading from the front with the early announcements surrounding their 2023 programme highlights, which sees nearly 50 shows lined-up across an eventful calendar.

Theatre life, arguably, is still in a recovery mode, but with a mixture of revenge programming, supportive crowds, arts grants, cross-disciplinary shows and new talent pushing through, the creative scene in the Klang Valley is slowly finding its way back.

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