Warwick MNight 2017- Mitos Mahsuri

Warwick Malaysian Night 2017- Mitos Mahsuri: Chains of the Past is a Malaysian Night (MNight) run by the Warwick Malaysian Student Association on March 4th 2017. This is a traditional MNight that re-interprets the legend of Mahsuri and is the 10th recorded MNight run by the society at the Warwick Arts Centre, based in Coventry, UK.

Blurb
Langkawi is popularly known as the Jewel of Kedah, a state situated in the northern part of Malaysia. Langkawi is a beautiful place with sandy beaches and glittering waves; world-class infrastructure and a booming tourism industry; and more importantly, fascinating and mysterious myths and legends. It is said that to achieve this prosperity a terrible price was paid: seven generations of the island’s inhabitants were cursed because a young girl, Mahsuri, was falsely accused of adultery.

Amirah and Hazim are two siblings who are part of that curse. Having lost their parents in a car accident, Amirah is desperate that their lives will never turn for the worse, ever – and so she takes it upon herself to reverse the curse of Mahsuri by going back in time to right old wrongs, dragging Hazim with her along the way. As they learn about their ancestors and about themselves, a more pertinent question appears: will the chains of the past drag Amirah and Hazim down, or will they break free?

For its tenth instalment, Warwick’s Malaysian Student Association proudly presents Mitos Mahsuri: Chains of the Past. 4 March 2017.