Mum drove me to her place and her dad drove us to Bangsar Shopping Complex. While waiting for the show to start, there was a flea market going on and basically we spent most of our time browsing around and enjoying each other's company.(we have not hung out together in a LONG time.)
Being students, we managed to purchase the ticket for only RM17.The studio/auditorium was smaller than an average cinema but at least it served its purpose as the view was better and the voices were clearer. :) Excuse me, I've never been to The Actor's Studio before.
Warning, spoilers ahead if you're planning to watch the play! But tomorrow's the last day anyway.
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The setting was so minimal and beautiful.:) The set only consisted of two colours. White everything and a soft blue light cast upon the stage. Pretty much how I expected it to be. Which is good. :) The picture didn't really capture the full effect of the blue light. It filled up more of the stage actually.
Warning, spoilers ahead if you're planning to watch the play! But tomorrow's the last day anyway.
I Won't highlight the words from here on.
The setting was so minimal and beautiful.:) The set only consisted of two colours. White everything and a soft blue light cast upon the stage. Pretty much how I expected it to be. Which is good. :) The picture didn't really capture the full effect of the blue light. It filled up more of the stage actually.
The play started off with Patrick Teoh in an uncle-ish get-up.(out of shape collared shirt, beige pants with a belt and a plastic bag of orange). He sat on a white stool and started to have conversations with no one in particular. Things about what he did, and what he does now and how he feels about it. He was eating an orange as he was saying all that. Patrick plays an old man who died due to old age and is in much suffering. The character reminisce about how he usually eats his breakfast, and now he has to drink it with a straw. After a little bit more of solemn takes on his life, he took out an orange and sniffed it a little and set it upon the stool.
He then walks back to one of those square frames and disappears behind the curtains. In comes Chew Kin Wah who plays his son, David and Maya Abdullah who plays Doreen, his daughter. It seemed as if David was the more loving child compared to his sister. The sister could hardly care if the father was revived or not. Chew Kin Wah's David was pretty agressive in nature but he seemed to genuinely care about his father and misses him quite a bit. It featured quite a lot of raised voice. I still think Chew Kin Wah is a great actor:)
Soon after, Gavin who plays the young man who died is seated next to Patrick Teoh on the white bench in the centre of the stage. Gavin was dressed in a long sleeved shirt and tie and a pair of formal looking pants. Very yuppie and yummy! They are here because the both of them have many unresolved problems about their life. The two of them sat silently on the bench away from each other. Then Patrick(who was decked out in a hospital gown..he died in the hospital right?) tried to say Hi to Gavin, who did not reply but continued to stare out into the distance. Patrick then pokes Gavin softly and Gavin shouts in shock and Patrick shouts in shock too, shocking everybody in the crowd. LOL.
Patrick asks him questions as to why is here, have they died, more and more questions and sounds every bit the typical annoying old man who thinks he should be respected just because he is older. Whereelse Gavin was like a sullen teenager, unwilling to answer to any of his questions. This resulted in them having a huge row. Now, this was done in such a realistic manner. Perhaps it was due to the fact that it was live. I don't often witness shouting matches and would cower in fear/embarassment if I come across any. So it gave me that "uh-oh" feeling. Similiar to life-like situations.
As they were fighting, a woman(Samantha Schubert) who was in a glittery gold blazer and matching pants strutted in and propped herself up on a table. She downed a few 'tequillas', leaving the guys puzzled as there weren't any in sight. She was apparently God and obviously Patrick and Gavin did not believe her and started to laugh at her. Then they fired her with questions such as birthday, favourite colour, favourite book and finally accepted that she is, indeed God. She explains to them that they are put together to help each other out to solve their unresolved problems in life. And she teaches Patrick to drink the 'tequillas' as 'it is all in the mind now'.
This only leaves Gavin and Patrick feeling worse and more agitated. The both of them then calmed down and we find out that Gavin didn't die of a car accident as he said earlier, but because he killed himself. Patrick's worst fear about death is facing his wife(who died ages ago) as she would ask him about her children. He was scared because he's not able to tell her that they're fine. He made a mess with his relationship with them. And that was his problem and he has to face that.
The scene then shows us David talking to Doreen about how he should've been closer to their father. He understands how his father feels now as he himself has a son who's abit of a rebel too. However, Doreen doesn't seem to be affected by Patrick's death at all. Patrick's drops in on David's dream and wants to be close to Patrick. David seems to be cold to his father and he said that there was no way they could be close now. He deemed his father unreal. Nothing can be changed. He also said that he is numb towards his father and that not even his father can take that feeling away from him. Dejected, Patrick enters Doreen's dream. Doreen saw him and asked him if he wanted tea, coffee or anything and he said no, but she kept standing up to go make him some, he then loses his temper and shouts at her. Leaving her staring at him, expressionless.
He then sits her down and asks her if she remembers the time his mother met an old boyfriend for tea and how he beat her(Doreen) up when he found out that they kept it from him. Apparently he beat her up so bad that she was limping by the end of it. He felt so bad and called her over to apologize. She said, "It's alright. I deserved it..". Patrick then told her(in recent time), that, that night, he cried so much. He wanted his daughter to know that he cares for her but doesn't know how.
The sad part was when he was leaving and she said, "I never liked you, dad." and he was very quiet and he sighed, and said, "it's alright. I never liked me anyway.". After that, Doreen wakes up and she hugs David.
After that, it was time to solve Gavin's problem. His problem was because of his girlfriend. This character is played by Carmen Soo. His girlfriend was supposedly abit older than him. And that they've been living for two years now. One day she told him that she's been thinking about setting up a family, settling down. He told her straight that he never wants to get married, and never wants children, ever. He quickly told her that he loved her very much. But it was no use. She left. Soon after, he heard that she was getting married. Very very upset, he decided to take his own life.
We then have Carmen Soo in a blazer suit with a pair of strict looking glasses and her hair up in a firm bun. She is sipping wine while staring at a picture of Gavin. She reminisce about how they first met, how comfortable she feels with him. She said that lately, she sees him almost everywhere. But she knows it's not real. She gets all these heartbreaking lines and as she recites it, Gavin nuzzles her hair and puts a hand to her cheek, very perfume model like. Very sexy. And sad. She then proceeds to take off her blazer, releaving a tailored shirt. She removes her skirt and reveals a petticoat. She then unbuttons her tailored shirt and reveals a silk nighty. She removes her glasses and sets it upon the table. Mind you, she's still going on with her lines about how she misses him so and how she's not planning on getting married. Ever. She then removes the chopstick in her hair and her long hair tumbles down..and WHOA. Total transformation:)
Gavin can now go in peace because he understands it all now. God makes another reappearence. This time, she offers Gavin a smoke. Gavin says, "God smokes!?" and she sniffed and say, "What, you think I'm gonna let you people do it and not have some myself?". He sends Gavin off to a corner to concentrate on the 'ciggarette'(it's all in the mind, remember?) THis part gave me a good chance to oggle Gavin abit more. Such a pretty boy! God proceeds to talk to Patrick about his problems. Mostly about his wife.
God leaves and the two men sits back on the chair. They thanked each other solemnly and they now know that they are able to proceed to the next stage. Gavin invites Patrick to come along with him. Patrick said, "no, I'll stay here for awhile more..".. Gavin, being inquisitive, enquires, "why?" Patrick smiles and say, "oh, no, I'm waiting for someone." Gavin asks again, "really? Who?" Patrick smiles sheepishly and says, "My wife. She knows I can never get anywhere alone." Gavin understands perfectly but we know he is sad too because he never experienced more of life and it was clear that Patrick did not want to make Gavin sad.
The lights darkens to nothingness and the studio is bright again when the entire cast came out to take a bow:)
Great play. Good flow of tears from me, melissa and a bit of the audience.
It was so hyped up by the media, but sadly it was not a full house.
Patrick asks him questions as to why is here, have they died, more and more questions and sounds every bit the typical annoying old man who thinks he should be respected just because he is older. Whereelse Gavin was like a sullen teenager, unwilling to answer to any of his questions. This resulted in them having a huge row. Now, this was done in such a realistic manner. Perhaps it was due to the fact that it was live. I don't often witness shouting matches and would cower in fear/embarassment if I come across any. So it gave me that "uh-oh" feeling. Similiar to life-like situations.
As they were fighting, a woman(Samantha Schubert) who was in a glittery gold blazer and matching pants strutted in and propped herself up on a table. She downed a few 'tequillas', leaving the guys puzzled as there weren't any in sight. She was apparently God and obviously Patrick and Gavin did not believe her and started to laugh at her. Then they fired her with questions such as birthday, favourite colour, favourite book and finally accepted that she is, indeed God. She explains to them that they are put together to help each other out to solve their unresolved problems in life. And she teaches Patrick to drink the 'tequillas' as 'it is all in the mind now'.
This only leaves Gavin and Patrick feeling worse and more agitated. The both of them then calmed down and we find out that Gavin didn't die of a car accident as he said earlier, but because he killed himself. Patrick's worst fear about death is facing his wife(who died ages ago) as she would ask him about her children. He was scared because he's not able to tell her that they're fine. He made a mess with his relationship with them. And that was his problem and he has to face that.
The scene then shows us David talking to Doreen about how he should've been closer to their father. He understands how his father feels now as he himself has a son who's abit of a rebel too. However, Doreen doesn't seem to be affected by Patrick's death at all. Patrick's drops in on David's dream and wants to be close to Patrick. David seems to be cold to his father and he said that there was no way they could be close now. He deemed his father unreal. Nothing can be changed. He also said that he is numb towards his father and that not even his father can take that feeling away from him. Dejected, Patrick enters Doreen's dream. Doreen saw him and asked him if he wanted tea, coffee or anything and he said no, but she kept standing up to go make him some, he then loses his temper and shouts at her. Leaving her staring at him, expressionless.
He then sits her down and asks her if she remembers the time his mother met an old boyfriend for tea and how he beat her(Doreen) up when he found out that they kept it from him. Apparently he beat her up so bad that she was limping by the end of it. He felt so bad and called her over to apologize. She said, "It's alright. I deserved it..". Patrick then told her(in recent time), that, that night, he cried so much. He wanted his daughter to know that he cares for her but doesn't know how.
The sad part was when he was leaving and she said, "I never liked you, dad." and he was very quiet and he sighed, and said, "it's alright. I never liked me anyway.". After that, Doreen wakes up and she hugs David.
After that, it was time to solve Gavin's problem. His problem was because of his girlfriend. This character is played by Carmen Soo. His girlfriend was supposedly abit older than him. And that they've been living for two years now. One day she told him that she's been thinking about setting up a family, settling down. He told her straight that he never wants to get married, and never wants children, ever. He quickly told her that he loved her very much. But it was no use. She left. Soon after, he heard that she was getting married. Very very upset, he decided to take his own life.
We then have Carmen Soo in a blazer suit with a pair of strict looking glasses and her hair up in a firm bun. She is sipping wine while staring at a picture of Gavin. She reminisce about how they first met, how comfortable she feels with him. She said that lately, she sees him almost everywhere. But she knows it's not real. She gets all these heartbreaking lines and as she recites it, Gavin nuzzles her hair and puts a hand to her cheek, very perfume model like. Very sexy. And sad. She then proceeds to take off her blazer, releaving a tailored shirt. She removes her skirt and reveals a petticoat. She then unbuttons her tailored shirt and reveals a silk nighty. She removes her glasses and sets it upon the table. Mind you, she's still going on with her lines about how she misses him so and how she's not planning on getting married. Ever. She then removes the chopstick in her hair and her long hair tumbles down..and WHOA. Total transformation:)
Gavin can now go in peace because he understands it all now. God makes another reappearence. This time, she offers Gavin a smoke. Gavin says, "God smokes!?" and she sniffed and say, "What, you think I'm gonna let you people do it and not have some myself?". He sends Gavin off to a corner to concentrate on the 'ciggarette'(it's all in the mind, remember?) THis part gave me a good chance to oggle Gavin abit more. Such a pretty boy! God proceeds to talk to Patrick about his problems. Mostly about his wife.
God leaves and the two men sits back on the chair. They thanked each other solemnly and they now know that they are able to proceed to the next stage. Gavin invites Patrick to come along with him. Patrick said, "no, I'll stay here for awhile more..".. Gavin, being inquisitive, enquires, "why?" Patrick smiles and say, "oh, no, I'm waiting for someone." Gavin asks again, "really? Who?" Patrick smiles sheepishly and says, "My wife. She knows I can never get anywhere alone." Gavin understands perfectly but we know he is sad too because he never experienced more of life and it was clear that Patrick did not want to make Gavin sad.
The lights darkens to nothingness and the studio is bright again when the entire cast came out to take a bow:)
Great play. Good flow of tears from me, melissa and a bit of the audience.
It was so hyped up by the media, but sadly it was not a full house.
After that,we took their autographs. Chew Kin Wah remembers me!! hahaha. He told patrick, "Careful ar, this girl watches tv." Erm..k..?
I felt like kicking myself in the ass for forgetting to take pictures!!! We got everyone's autograph except Maya Abdullah's.
