EQUUS POSTER
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Equus
Posted on 24 April 2008 by denise
Based on true events which occurred in the UK, Equus is a play written by Peter Shaffer in 1973 that tells the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a boy who has a pathological fascination with horses. The boy, Alan Strang, a hardworking stable boy with a passionate love of horses, suddenly blinds six with a metal pike, shocking everyone in his small town. Child psychiatrist Dr Martin Dysart becomes interested in the case, refusing to give up on Strang at the cost of his own internal struggles along the way. Staged to international acclaim in the 1970s on both sides of the Atlantic, Equus is a firebrand of a play that has over the years accumulated much praise and success. This month, the graduate students of Sunway University College’s Performance & Media Department will present their staging of the play. The opportunity will allow these students to showcase what they’ve learnt over the two-year duration of their course. Putting a new spin to the play’s original take on Dysart as the protagonist, director and lecturer Melissa Teoh plans to portray the story through the Strang’s point of view, not just to take advantage of the young student cast but also to allow for a more contemporary take on the story. The production will also feature a combination of naturalised and stylised theatrical modes to describe Strang’s inner thoughts, alongside live music performances. Experience a cerebral encounter with one of modern theatre’s best known plays and welcome a new breed of Malaysian stage talents.
Text: Claudia Low
SUNWAY University College’s Department of Performance and Media will be presenting its fourth batch of graduating students in a production of the play Equus, directed by lecturer Melissa Teoh.
In Equus, a stable-boy who loves horses suddenly blinds six of them with a metal spike one night.
Everyone is shocked by the violence of his act for he is generally perceived as a good and hardworking young man.
Refusing to give up on him, his psychiatrist tries to uncover the events that led to the crime.The play will be staged at Sunway’s Roof Top Theatre in Bandar Sunway, Selangor, from May 15 to 17 at 8.30pm, and on May 18 at 3pm.
Tickets are available at RM10 each but seats are limited. For enquiries, call
012-350 0626
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Just got home from rehearsals & came across to this page…
so, yeah, just to post this up in case nobody visit my highlights page, lol
I know, ive been busy and not updating my blog this few days
sorry peeps, im really busy with my rehearsalsss
do catch this performance even if you don’t like me in person or my blog 
I will post up the poster soon once i got the soft copy.. 
had fun & enjoying every minute rehearsing with Melissa & my classmates.
I have faith in us, really.
sorry friends, that i couldn’t hang out with you guys these days… and I know you’ll forgive me, right?
hope you guys will come and support the local theatre.
guys, have a great week ahead 
take care
here’s a picture of me on the rehearsal floor
*hugs & kisses*
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