After winning three BOH Cameronian Arts Awards last week, Liver & Lung, a critically acclaimed theatre company with Malaysian and British roots, is reviving its sold-out adaptation of Yasmin Ahmad’s masterpiece film, Sepet The Musical, this August.
They will also be treating audiences to a preview of their brand-new original musical, Songs Inspired by A Little Life.
This will be KL’s first live-theatrical production since the Movement Control Order.
The double bill will be staged over three weekends in August from: 7th to 9th, 14th to 16th, 21st to 23rd August (Fridays through Sundays) in partnership with GMBB, a creative community mall in Bukit Bintang.
“Directing Sepet The Musical was a lifechanging experience,” said Shafeeq Shajahan, co-founder of Liver & Lung and recent recipient of the Boh Cameronian Arts Award for Best Direction.
“Gaining recognition from Kakiseni was both humbling and deeply rewarding. We wanted to celebrate the win by reviving the show for new audiences and bring the hope that Yasmin Ahmad inspired to a post-COVID world. It’s time that Malaysia enjoys theatre again.”
Sepet The Musical
For the first time, Liver & Lung will be presenting Malaysians with a double bill teaming Sepet The Musical with a first look of at their new musical Songs Inspired by A Little Life.
Inspired by Hanya Yanagihara’s award-winning novel, the musical tells the story of brilliant and enigmatic, Jude, a successful lawyer who must learn to confront his past before it defines his life forever.
“We wanted to go bigger and better!” says Hannah Shields, co-founder of Liver & Lung.
“To thank our audiences for their continued support, we decided to treat them to a thirty-minute preview of our brand-new show complete with original songs, incisive storytelling and an immersive set up.”
With a run time of 2 hours 45 minutes, Sepet The Musical stars Joshua Gui and Badrika Bahadur as Jason and Orked respectively. Joshua will then be taking on the role of Jude St Francis in Songs Inspired by A Little Life with Badrish Isdin (also co-composer of Sepet The Musical) playing younger Jude.
Ticket Link: https://www.liverandlung.com/sepet
