As Merdeka approaches each year, we’re often encouraged to reflect on how far Malaysia has come.
But it is also a chance to ask some difficult questions: have we lived up to the ideals that independence promised, and what does the ‘Malaysian dream’ actually mean today?
Those are the questions at the heart of Once Upon a Malaysian Dream, a new play that is equal parts history, satire, music and heartfelt drama, exploring the country’s past while imagining where it could still go.
BFM finds out more from its writer, producer and director, Kee Thuan Chye.
Presenter & producer: Juliet Jacobs/BFM
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