Pileh Menantu: A Landmark Play

NYONYA CYNTHIA WEE-HOEFER REMINISCES WITH NYONYA CECILIA ONG ABOUT THE PLAY THAT LAUNCHED BABA GT LYE’S WAYANG PERANAKAN CAREER Photos courtesy of Baba Peter Wee. For more than 20 years since the 1960s, there was a lull in the Peranakan theatre scene. No new plays were written or staged until 1984, when Pileh Menantu (Choosing … Continue reading Pileh Menantu: A Landmark Play