Marble Hearts

Commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, The Actors Studio Seni Teater Rakyat’s 2016 Shakespeare Festival presents a modern tragedy “playing in the wings” of William Shakespeare’s King Lear‎.‎ Marble Hearts is a new play that tells the stories of three sisters—Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia—who seek to find their own way in life as their aged and abusive father descends into insanity.

The play intersects with the plot of King Lear at key moments but presents an entirely new perspective on the sisters’ hopes and fears as well as the relentless pursuit of ambition that drives them each towards seemingly inevitable self-destruction—but are they as calculative as they seem? Who is the victim and which of their stories is true?‎

Marble Hearts will feature Shakespeare’s original lines from King Lear and elsewhere as well as new dialogue in prose and modern blank verse.

Presented by:
The Actors Studio Seni Teater Rakyat

Date & Time:
20 Jan 2016 @ 8.30pm (Preview – Show #1)
21 – 23 Jan 2016 @ 8.30pm (Show #2-4)
24 Jan 2016 @ 3pm (Show #5)

Venue:
Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)

Show Duration:
90 minutes

Language:
English

Ticket Price:
RM35 (for 20 January show only)
RM45
RM35 (TAS Card Member / Senior Citizen / Disabled / Student)



*All tickets are inclusive of RM3 ticket handling fee and GST