… at the 2008 Wellness Summit, an international gathering of the movers and shakers in the spa, preventive medicine, anti-ageing and medical tourism. At The Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur; 15-17 October 2008 http://www.wellnesssummit.com/
Chacko is Master of Ceremonies …
October 14, 2008 · No Comments
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NTV7 Breakfast Show - SHORT and SWEET
August 3, 2008 · No Comments
I will be directing a short play entitled COFFEE SHOP and acting in another piece entitled AS THE BELL RINGS in exciting festival of short plays: SHORT + SWEET at KLPAC 6 to 17 August. do check out www.klpac.com, www.shortandsweet.org/malaysia for full details.
It has been exciting to be directing for a change and also to see so many fresh new plays and fresh new actors working alongside more jaded old hams like me! I got to adapt Cofffee Shop which was originally set in Dublin, to be work in Kuala Lumpur. It has some interesting ideas and themes, about migrant workers about class and economic divisions as well as just loneliness and the search for love. As The Bell Rings is a fun little piece about two boys getting caught playing truant at the shopping mall by their Headmaster.
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CHACKOS COLUMN IN HOMME
May 31, 2008 · No Comments
I have a regular column in Men’s LIfestyle Magazine, HOMME, the editor, Nick Pinder lets me write about pretty much anything.
Here are some recent articles published there. Enjoy (I hope!)
Koh Lanta, Island of Dreams (PDF file)
What’s With The Name (PDF file)
Driven Round The Bend (PDF file)
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Aladdin At KLPAC, A Wonderful Panto with all Beatles Songs
April 21, 2008 · 1 Comment
Aladdin was an amazing experience, a truly magical show with an amazing cast, of some of the top theatre personalities of Kuala Lumpur. I was the evil wizard Abanaza who had a a big wicked cackle and a penchant for wearing women’s underwear! Indy Nadarajah was Widow Twanky, Aladdin’s ,mother who had a thing Mary Quant and Tina Turner outfits and for Abanaza! Joanna Bessey made a charming Aladdin, Doreen Tang a lovely Princess Paris (as in Hilton!), Joanne Kam Poh Poh was her mother The Empress of China while Monty was the Emperor, Sham Sunder Binwani was the Genie of the Ring, the talented and very little Badrul was the Genie of the Lamp, Nell Ng was Won Ton and Douglas Lim was the whacky Wishee Washee plus a gorgeous talented ensemble. Kids loved it, lots of audience participation, Booing and cheering and shouting and singing a long, and lots of risque and political humour for the adults. A clever, fun and joyous piece of music theatre.
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1957: Hati Malaya
February 4, 2008 · No Comments
1957: Hati Malaya (Heart of Malaya) is a movie about our struggle for independence from the British, Merdeka or Independence was achieved on 31st August 1957. I play the role of Sir Clough Thuraisingam who was the leader of the minority Indian community in what was then Malaya, he aligned himself with Dato Onn bin Jaafar who spearheaded the initial struggle, they were later usurped by Tunku Abdul Rahman (our first Prime Minister) and Tun Sambanthan (leading the indians, and became our first Labour Minister) who went onto get freedom from the colonial masters. Very exciting bringing history alive. Thuraisingam was a fascinating man, also from Cambridge (Selwyn College) and a lawyer by profession. He owned several winning race horses and was the first non-white president of the Selangor Turf Club. As part of my research into the character, I had a pleasant afternoon with his gracious wife, who is still very much alive, looking at wonderful old photos of an eventful and gracious era.
You can see more great pictures from this feature film here.
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