STRANGE TALES OF MA LAI SIA I: OINK! @ The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac), Jalan Strachan, Off Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur

This year, Mark has included farmers, students and even animals in his workshop. With a synopsis that includes dead pigs and talking noses, Strange Tales of Ma Lai Sia 1: Oink is an exciting look at the migration of the Chinese to Malaysia, from their development to its current predicament.

Using the 1999 Nipah virus outbreak as its backdrop, the play travels to the future and back to solve the mystery of the dead pigs that are causing a panic amongst the people. Cik Lydia and her boss, Tuan, enlists the help of Min, a 40-something housewife to solve the epidemic. The only problem is the source of the epidemic is unknown.

The play stars Bella Rahim (Best Newcomer, Short+Sweet Malaysia 2009), Lim Tiong Wooi (who was in Loh Kok Man’s acclaimed production of Animal Farm) and Kimmy Kiew (who directed The Bench earlier this year).