Huzir Sulaiman (born in 1973) is a Malaysian actor, director and writer.
One of Malaysia's leading dramatists, acclaimed for his vibrant,
inventive use of language and incisive insight into human behaviour in general
and the Asian psyche in particular. His plays, often charged with dark humour,
political satire, and surrealistic twists, have won numerous awardsand
international recognition. He currently lives in Singapore.
His father is Haji Sulaiman Abdullah, who was born G. Srinivasan
Iyer, a Tamil Brahmin who later converted to Islam. Sulaiman is a veteran
lawyer who served as Malaysian Bar Council president. His mother is Hajjah
Mehrun Siraj, who has served as a professor, lawyer, consultant for United
Nations agencies, NGO activists and a Commissioner with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia.
For a short time in the early part of this decade, he hosted an
afternoon talk show on WOW FM, a now-defunct Malaysian radio station.
He is currently married to Claire Wong, a Malaysia-born Singaporean stage actress.
He is best known for his works "Atomic Jaya",
"The Smell of Language", "Hip-Hopera" the Musical,
"Notes on Life and Love and Painting", "Election Day",
"Those Four Sisters Fernandez", "Occupation" and
"Whatever That Is" which have been published in his collection of
"Eight Plays" by Silverfish Books. He also contributes articles to
the The Star.
Antares is radioactivated yet again by Huzir
Sulaiman’s masterpiece, ATOMIC JAYA
Since March 1998 when Atomic Jaya first
opened at the original Actors Studio Theatre (now reclaimed by the primordial
ooze), too many things have gone badly for the world. So when something bucks
the global trend of failure, destruction and disaster – when something goes
very well indeed – it’s a call for huge celebration and rejoicing.
A sure sign that something is going very well indeed is when you
see nothing but cheerful faces leaving their seats at intermission, and there
are far more grins than frowns at the end of the show.
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