The Actors Studio

The Actors Studio The Actors Studio Sdn Bhd
Company No.: 199301007014 (261751-K) In 1989, two people joined hands to pursue a dream.

A pioneering theatre company in Malaysia, founded by Dato' Dr. Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham OAM, has become their phenomenal driving force, continually redefining the arts in Malaysia. Unbeknownst to them, this dream of theirs became a phenomenal driving force that has and continues to redefine the arts in Malaysia. The duo is none other than husband-and-wife team Datoโ€™ Faridah Merican and Joe H

asham OAM, Founders of The Actors Studio (Malaysia). Armed with a mission to nurture the arts in Malaysia, they have groomed countless of artistes, created a string of theatre spaces and enriched lives by improving access to the arts. Seven venues on, hundreds of award-winning productions later, The Actors Studioโ€™s expertise remains unrivaled. It has presented almost 600 productions and over a million people have passed through the doors of its theatres. Currently, the team is based at The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac), a non-profit arts centre co-founded by The Actors Studio. The Actors Studio Academy @ klpac: [email protected]
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The Actors Studio Sdn Bhd
Company No.: 199301007014 (261751-K)

____๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐——๐—จ๐—–๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ข๐—ซ ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ____๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ข๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟโ€™s international experience includes Battery Dance C...
17/09/2025

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๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐——๐—จ๐—–๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ข๐—ซ ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ
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๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ข๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟโ€™s international experience includes Battery Dance Companyโ€™s Dancing to Connect program (USA) and the Step Up 2014 project with Fabulous Dance Theatre (Ireland). She also took part in ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ถ, a production supported by the Krishen Jit Astro Fund. In 2015, Dutch choreographer Katja Grassli featured her in ๐˜๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜œ๐˜ด.
She has presented her choreography internationally, with ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ featured at the World Dance Alliance Asia-Pacific 2016 (South Korea) and ๐˜’๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ด selected for the Singapore International Dance Festival 2024. Her prolific body of contemporary work includes pieces such as ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ, ๐˜–๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฉ, ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต, ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต, ๐˜๐˜ต, ๐˜๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช, ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข, ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช, and ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. She was also one of the choreographers for the contemporary full-length production ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ 2024 and served as a panellist at ArtKU Xpert Sharing ChoreoX.
Most recently, under MyDance Alliance, she presented a piece for Dancing in Place. She also performed as a vocalist in ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ข ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ถ at the JKKN Traditional Arts Theatre (Panggung Seni Tradisional).
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๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜…: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ is just around the corner!
This exciting edition proudly features a dynamic lineup of women choreographers, each bringing their own unique voice and movement language to the stage.
Supported by ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
Don't miss itโ€”tickets are now available at:
๐ŸŒ https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/dancebox-september-2025

13/09/2025
Bringing Frank McGuinnessโ€™ Someone Whoโ€™ll Watch Over Me back has been on the cards for a few years but the pandemic did ...
26/08/2025

Bringing Frank McGuinnessโ€™ Someone Whoโ€™ll Watch Over Me back has been on the cards for a few years but the pandemic did not make things easy.

We finally did it for klpacโ€™s 20th thanks to ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช The Embassy of Ireland in Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ The Australian High Commission in Malaysia and, of course, the playwright himself and Ifunanya Madueke of Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.

Thank you from all of us at The Actors Studio & klpac for the full houses and standing ovation, night after night. Big shout out to those who bought the Patron of the Arts (POTA) tickets in aid of our fundraising.

Many said it hit them harder this time round ๐Ÿ˜ข Definitely a treat seeing this amazing cast together after a decade, working their magic on stage. Wishing everyoneโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ

Next, Joe & Faridah prep for Short+Sweet Malaysia 2025 which starts 27 Sep and a new play premiering in 2026.

๐Ÿ“ท Photo by Connie Chan

โœจ Audiences are raving! โœจSome even watched the first staging back in 2011 and said this version hits with even more emot...
22/08/2025

โœจ Audiences are raving! โœจ
Some even watched the first staging back in 2011 and said this version hits with even more emotional power. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ

Only a few shows left till 24 Aug๐ŸŽญ Grab your tix now!

๐ŸŽซ Buy Tix:
https://bit.ly/swwom2025

๐Ÿ“… Date & Time:
21 - 23 Aug @ 8 pm
24 Aug @ 3 pm

๐Ÿค Venue:
Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Regular Price
RM 68 (Students & PWDs), RM 88 (Educators & Seniors > 60), RM 100 (General), RM 150 (POTA*)

๐Ÿ“ž Enquiry / Concession BookingWhatsApp / Call
+60 18 227 7212

*POTA: arts patrons who wish to make a monetary gift on top of the ticket value and will have access to reserved seating.-

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Thank you for the full house yesterday!Today is your LAST CHANCE to enjoy Weekday Promo!Only @ RM 58 ๐Ÿ”ฅTix is already sel...
20/08/2025

Thank you for the full house yesterday!

Today is your LAST CHANCE to enjoy Weekday Promo!
Only @ RM 58 ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Tix is already selling fast, donโ€™t miss it!

๐ŸŽซ Buy Tix:
https://bit.ly/swwom2025

๐Ÿ“… Date & Time:
20 - 23 Aug @ 8 pm
24 Aug @ 3 pm

๐Ÿค Venue:
Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Regular Price
RM 68 (Students & PWDs), RM 88 (Educators & Seniors > 60), RM 100 (General), RM 150 (POTA*)

๐Ÿ“ž Enquiry / Concession BookingWhatsApp / Call
+60 18 227 7212

*POTA: arts patrons who wish to make a monetary gift on top of the ticket value and will have access to reserved seating.-

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Another   yesterday yayyyyy! ๐ŸŽ‰Someone Whoโ€™ll Watch Over Me is an emotional roller coaster ride for the audience.Donโ€™t mi...
20/08/2025

Another yesterday yayyyyy! ๐ŸŽ‰

Someone Whoโ€™ll Watch Over Me is an emotional roller coaster ride for the audience.

Donโ€™t miss todayโ€™s show with our weekday promo: RM58 flat!

๐ŸŽญ Meet the Playwright: Frank McGuinnessOne of Irelandโ€™s most celebrated living playwrights, Frank McGuinness is best kno...
20/08/2025

๐ŸŽญ Meet the Playwright: Frank McGuinness

One of Irelandโ€™s most celebrated living playwrights, Frank McGuinness is best known for his powerful, character-driven dramas that explore identity, conflict, and the human spirit.

His works have been performed around the world, earning him a place among Irelandโ€™s literary greats.

๐ŸŽซ Buy Tix:
https://bit.ly/swwom2025

๐Ÿ“… Date & Time:
19 - 23 Aug @ 8 pm
24 Aug @ 3 pm

๐Ÿค Venue:
Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธWeekday Promo (19 & 20 Aug show only)
RM 58 (General), RM 150 (POTA*)

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Regular Price
RM 68 (Students & PWDs), RM 88 (Educators & Seniors > 60), RM 100 (General), RM 150 (POTA*)

๐Ÿ“ž Enquiry / Concession BookingWhatsApp / Call
+60 18 227 7212

*POTA: arts patrons who wish to make a monetary gift on top of the ticket value and will have access to reserved seating.-

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No show today ๐ŸŽญ๐ŸŽญ but weโ€™ll be back on stage tomorrow!Someone Whoโ€™ll Watch Over Me๐Ÿ’ธ Weekday Promo (Tue & Wed): RM58 flatN...
18/08/2025

No show today ๐ŸŽญ๐ŸŽญ but weโ€™ll be back on stage tomorrow!

Someone Whoโ€™ll Watch Over Me
๐Ÿ’ธ Weekday Promo (Tue & Wed): RM58 flat

Not sure if itโ€™s for you? See what others are saying ๐Ÿ‘‡

16/08/2025

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Tuesday 10:00 - 18:30
Wednesday 10:00 - 18:30
Thursday 10:00 - 18:30
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In 1989, two people joined hands to pursue a dream. Unbeknownst to them, this dream of theirs became a phenomenal driving force that has and continues to redefine the arts in Malaysia.

The duo is none other than husband-and-wife team Datoโ€™ Dr. Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham OAM, Founders of The Actors Studio (Malaysia).

Armed with a mission to nurture the arts in Malaysia, they have groomed countless of artistes, created a string of theatre spaces and enriched lives by improving access to the arts.

Seven venues on, hundreds of award-winning productions later, The Actors Studioโ€™s expertise remains unrivaled. It has presented almost 600 productions and over a million people have passed through the doors of its theatres.