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Women’s Play Marathon

Hana Nadira, Co-founder, Panas Panas Theatre | Arief Hamizan, Artistic Director, Panas Panas Theatre

01-Sep-20 15:00

Women’s Play Marathon

When it comes to the world of theatre, plays by women are still under-represented - both globally and here in Malaysia. In places like the UK and US, it is estimated that only a quarter of theatre productions being staged are written by women. And tellingly, many plays by women are not even known to most audiences or in some cases, theatremakers. So in a quest to correct this imbalance, local theatre company Panas Panas Theatre has started on a project called the Women’s Play Marathon, with the goal of reading 50 plays by women by the end of 2020. We speak with the company’s co-founder Hana Nadira, and its artistic director Arief Hamizan.

Image Source: Panas Panas Theatre

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  Film,  Performing Arts,  Visual Arts

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Front Row,  theatre,  plays,  playwrights,  female playwrights,  women in theatre,  Malaysian theatre,  performing arts, 


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