Cheng Lock - the Musical

Cheng Lock the musical is currently being staged at Istana Budaya, in conjunction with Malaysia's 50th independence anniversary.

Date : May 25 - June 3, 2007
Time : 8.30 pm
Tickets (very reasonable) : Rm 20, Rm 30, Rm 50
20% discount for senior citizens and students.

The musical will be in 3 languages - BM, English and Mandarin, (the muhibbah spirit?). I guess this musical is an attempt to impart history to the younger generation, through the medium of music.

Tun Tan Cheng Lock is a Chinese born in Malacca to a Baba family, who himself can't speak Mandarin fluently, so I guess the musical in the 3 languages is in line with the times.

Tan Cheng Lock is the founder of the MCA, the largest Chinese political party in Malaysia. Tan Cheng Lock together with Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra and Tun VT Sambanthan were instrumental in fighting for Malaysia's independence on 31 August 1957.

Read reviews of the musical, Captivating Insight

Will I go for the musical? I'm not too fond of history, but I would love to judge for myself how effective the musical is in bringing the message across. We shall see