Following the resounding success of the play-reading of “Ayer Di-Tetak Tak-Leh Putus” at NUS Baba House last October, TPAS would like to invite participants for the next play-reading session which will be of an original musical “Bibiks Behind Bars”, written and directed by Baba Richard Tan when it was first performed in 2002. The musical is about a group of ladies and their exploits caught by the law during a gambling session. A true-life episode that will tickle your heart for sure. Not to worry, even though it is a musical, you will not be required to sing.
We recognise that the use language of Baba Malay is fast diminishing, and as such, are striving to revive our unique native tongue that is bazaar Malay mingled with Chinese dialects and English. And what better way to do so than through the reading of a play in Baba Malay?
So, if you read and speak Baba Malay, or want an opportunity to practise your Baba Malay, or just want to observe, please email events@peranakan.org.sg.
Fees to cover refreshments and materials for this event are:
Member: $15 | Non-member: $20
Registration will be on first-come first-served basis, limited to 20 places only.
Read about the play in THE PERANAKAN magazine archive www.peranakan.org.sg/