What is dramalab

dramalab is a performing arts company that was founded in 1993 under The Instant Café Theatre Company and later became an independent company in 1995 Since its first double bill production of Jit Murad’s Gold Rain and Hailstones and Ann Lee’s Happy Families, dramalab has been at the forefront of encouraging new playwrights and producing original Malaysian work. dramalab’s Writers’ Workshops and their resulting productions have introduced a new breed of writers to the stage.

These are some of the writers who have been part of the dramalab process: -
· Jennifer Rodrigo
· Mira Mustaffa
· Tim Evans
· Dina Zaman
· Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
· Rahel Joseph
· Verna Taylor
· Mohd. Naguib Razak
· Bernice Chauly
· Mahani Zubaidy
· Yasmin Yaacob

dramalab has been very closely associated with the plays of our Writer-in-Residence, Jit Murad, widely regarded as one of the foremost playwrights in Malaysia. To date, dramalab has successfully produced four of Jit’s plays, Gold Rain And Hailstones, The Storyteller, Spilt Gravy on Rice and Visits. The plays reflect Jit’s unique brand of wit and humour. Spilt Gravy on Rice has been dramalab’s most successful production so far, garnering both critical acclaim and box office success. The play received four awards at the inaugural Cameronian Arts Awards 2002, including the Kakiseni Audience Choice Award. In February 2003, presented by the Singapore Repertory Theatre, Spilt Gravy on Rice played to packed houses at the DBS Arts Theatre in Singapore.

dramalab productions are known for achieving the highest standards in terms of content and presentation while still remaining entertaining and accessible. Among the company’s more acclaimed theatre productions are: -
· Gold Rain And Hailstones
· Happy Families
· One By One
· Talking AIDS
· The Storyteller
· A Flight Delayed
· Emily Of Emerald Hill
· Spilt Gravy On Rice
· Visits
· Otak Tak Center
· Notes on Life & Love & Painting and The Smell of Language
· Separation 40
· Tarap Man