'Lingkaran Kapur’ begins as an uprising takes place in Grusinia (a fictional historic country in the Caucasus). When Governor Abashvili is overthrown and beheaded, his wife, Natella, flees the new regime, leaving her infant son, Michael, behind. A palace kitchen maid, Grusha, steals the child away so that it would not fall into the hands of the new regime. Pursued by soldiers, Grusha undertakes a risky journey to carry the child to the other side of the mountains, where it will be safe, ‘adopting’ the child in the process. Two years later, when the political situation reverts, soldiers cross the mountains and takes Michael away from Grusha, charging her with kidnapping the child.
Grusha and Natella must appear in court to fight for custody of the child. Since the uprising during which the governor was overthrown, Azdak has been presiding as Judge. He is a rascal whose judicial decisions are guided not by the letter of the law, but instead by bribes and his own ideas of justice. The unconventional judge ultimately devises an unconventional scheme to decide who should be given the child – the test of the chalk circle. The results of this test convinces Azdak to award the boy to Grusha.
Review:
The play starts off with a beautiful dance scene choreographed by Mr. Hamzah Tahir himself. I personally think the first scene was superb. All of the movements are synchronized and followed the beat accordingly. I am amazed with the fact that the entire script was adapted into Bahasa Malaysia and it has reached its highest standard in terms of delivering the message to the audience.
All of the casts and crews that were involved in the process had given up their 100 percent in making sure that showcase is at its highest point. Since Saturday was their second show, i can totally understand the fact that some of them were starting to show the sign of fatigue. But, they managed to cover it with the jokes and ad-libs that appeared in the middle of the show.
Even though the show started off quite slow during the first part, i personally think that they had managed to make a spectacular comeback during the second part right after the intermission. Plus, the 1Malaysian element that was slipped in the show managed to capture and sent a direct message towards the audience.
However, the singing from the narrator somehow had put the show into an awkward moment. I don't know whether the narrator was meant to sing like that (its totally out of tune) or maybe it was entirely done with a purpose. The set that was constructed for the play was superbly cool and it has also achieved its true purpose which is to make the audience felt like they were in the play as well as the cast. Kudos to those who are involved directly and indirectly with the showcase. In overall, i would give 3.5 out 5 for it.
Grusha and Natella must appear in court to fight for custody of the child. Since the uprising during which the governor was overthrown, Azdak has been presiding as Judge. He is a rascal whose judicial decisions are guided not by the letter of the law, but instead by bribes and his own ideas of justice. The unconventional judge ultimately devises an unconventional scheme to decide who should be given the child – the test of the chalk circle. The results of this test convinces Azdak to award the boy to Grusha.
Review:
The play starts off with a beautiful dance scene choreographed by Mr. Hamzah Tahir himself. I personally think the first scene was superb. All of the movements are synchronized and followed the beat accordingly. I am amazed with the fact that the entire script was adapted into Bahasa Malaysia and it has reached its highest standard in terms of delivering the message to the audience.
All of the casts and crews that were involved in the process had given up their 100 percent in making sure that showcase is at its highest point. Since Saturday was their second show, i can totally understand the fact that some of them were starting to show the sign of fatigue. But, they managed to cover it with the jokes and ad-libs that appeared in the middle of the show.
Even though the show started off quite slow during the first part, i personally think that they had managed to make a spectacular comeback during the second part right after the intermission. Plus, the 1Malaysian element that was slipped in the show managed to capture and sent a direct message towards the audience.
However, the singing from the narrator somehow had put the show into an awkward moment. I don't know whether the narrator was meant to sing like that (its totally out of tune) or maybe it was entirely done with a purpose. The set that was constructed for the play was superbly cool and it has also achieved its true purpose which is to make the audience felt like they were in the play as well as the cast. Kudos to those who are involved directly and indirectly with the showcase. In overall, i would give 3.5 out 5 for it.
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