KUALA LUMPUR - Theatre group Electric Minds Project is staging a play entitled A Light in KL City this Christmas week at KLPAC, Pentas II.

The play is set in downtown Kuala Lumpur in an old hotel just as the lights are being snuffed out. When the day comes to a close and dawn rises, the hotel will be closed and the jack-hammers will come down.

From the carefully crafted dialogue, the play recounts, through the characters, the history and culture of Malaysia through the ages.

Marked for demolition

The hotel is marked for demolition and the characters, who live there must find a way to break out, because when it comes down, they can either go down with it and be lost as well or find the light within themselves to guide them.

A Light in KL City tells the story of the things we throw away- old buildings, history… people; this is the story of those who have been cast out and left behind in the city, forgotten by the future.

And most of all, people we shouldn't throw away.

A Light In KL City is a full length production directed by Rey Buono and featuring music by Mia Palencia.

The play was devised and written by Alex Chua, Mikey Tai, Calvin Wong, Erna Mahyuni, William Lau, Kathleen Choo, Elza Irdalynna, Nick Dorian, Tuan Faisal Azmy and Min Li.

The actors include Abdul Qahar Aqilah. Tuan Faisal Azmy,Min Li, Charlene Meng, Nick Dorian, Vicknesh Balasundran, Hana Mazlan, Wai Keat and Erna Mahyuni.

The play premiers on 22 Dec- 27 Dec at Pentas 2 KLPAC. For more information log on to: www.emptheatre.com