Puteri Gunung Ledang

Its a Malaysian Legendary Tale.... I was supposed to watch the movie that came out about 6ish years ago but well, 6ish years later, I still didn't know the story. Anyway, Sonny flashed over the IM asking whether I would like to go, well why not? It sounds interesting. And anyway, the tickets are cheap - comparatively.

Catagory A seats are Rm 150, Catagory B seats are RM 100. There are also plenty of Cat B seats in the stalls. And heck, if you are some kind of Celcom user, you should also be entitled to a 30% discount (exactly how that works, I don't have the faintest idea, my buddy at IB box office arranged it for me that I paid RM 106.50 for a RM 151.50 tick)

So last night (Valentine's day) I forght a hellish jam to Istana Budaya (what's with KL when it rains?? Traffic is total CHAOS) and found that the show was delayed for half and hour because too many people were still stuck in traffic jam. Poor Sonny and Szeto took about 1 1/2 hours to get there from their place and managed to arrive, just in time for the opening. Phew!

The show last night was sold out. And I could see why. It was really very well done and I must say it exceeded my expectations. The scenery, the music, costumes, choreography... was really quite spectacular.

The storyline... well it's not much to shout about, it's a love story. Stephen Rahman-Hughes who takes the male lead well, let's just say he looks better in real life and he can sing (with a slight lisp). Tiara Jacquelina she does have stage charisma and can also sing. Let's be fair now... KL is no broadway or west end. And the actors may not be of sterling caliber, the mic system (some tweaking need to be done) but heck.. for a hundred bucks a throw, it's well worth it!

For those like me, clueless to our national language, no fear, there are SURTITLES in ENGLISH. But would strongly advise that you read the synopsis before watching the show.. cos reading too many surtitles can cause serious headaches.