Shakespeare is having a moment in Malaysia

Local expressions: Actors playing their parts in ‘Mak Yong Titis Sakti’ at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre. The current explosion of homegrown productions of Shakespeare is unapologetically Malaysian. – Filepic/The Star

THIS April, exactly 410 years after Shakespeare’s death, Malaysian productions of Shakespeare are being staged in the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC), Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) and Singapore’s Esplanade.

The excitement will extend into the coming months with local takes on Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, and The Comedy of Errors.