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16:41 - “To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression, We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world: but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only knew!”

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Teater Kami mempersembahkan / 11:50 AM

'Maafkan Anan' / Forgive Anan tells the life story of a young man named Anan who was raised in an unconventional family. His mother is a 50 years old widower while his elder sister, Bedah, suffers from mental disorder. Though Anan is a stepson, he is arrogant and self-centered. Since he is living in a good life, he never knew his real parents and never bothers to find out. Bedah, in her own personal story, is haunted by an event from the past that Anan could never understand while his mother is having her own dilemmas of a dark history concerning Anan. When one day Anan was caught for drug abuse, all secrets came to light. He began to know about his family and mother. But this regret comes a little too late and Anan was left with no choice but to seek forgiveness.

I went for Teater Kami's show with the lions from SSP without even knowing what it was going to be about till I got there. I didn't even know how many characters were in the play or what does the story revolve around. Furthermore, it was my first time watching a show at the black box. I was seriously blown away by their acting. At some parts I was already on the verge of tears. I feel like the scenes were from another time because of lines like "air kencing syaitan" which the mother associated with beer. Parents nowadays don't relate alcohol to the piss of satan. They'll just tell you it's bad kinda thing. I get this guilty feeling when I watch some of the parts, especially the part about the crazy 'sister', Bedah. It really questions your humanity when you see such people in the streets and all. So overall, I was really blown away by the way the actors pull of their characters, it was as if we were really there in that old kampung house, watching an unconventional malay family break apart because of drugs and alcohol.

It would be great if SSP cubs could act as good or almost there or better for this year's muzikarama. There are a lot of things to learn from this but I think with proper guidance, we can produce a good show too. Terus Berjuang!