Amberjade Arts is proud to present OPIUM AT CLOSING TIME, an original Malaysian work written and directed by Tarrant Kwok. It is set to premiere on the 20th of October 2022, and will play 9 shows till the 30th of October 2022, at Black Box, Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC), Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Based on oral histories, secondary research and archived interviews, OPIUM AT CLOSING TIME stars Alexis Wong, Samuel Low, Grace Ng, Hannan Barakbah and Brendan Vinsent, as well as featuring music by Yanwen. Yen, a woman of many triumphs - is starting to forget. Or has she already forgotten? Her son Chai is trying to help her, but what can Chai do when his Ma is stuck in the past? Did she actually go and see Sudirman’s concert, or was that his funeral? An exploration of a disquieting human condition - OPIUM AT CLOSING TIME is an unflinching dive into the often disjointed experiences of those suffering with Alzheimer’s and those who care for them. It’s also a story of Malaysia, of pivot
