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Bayangkan Bayang [Imagine a Shadow] blends the poetic intimacy of verbatim theatre with the sensory power of interdisciplinary performance through intercultural forms.
Across seven languages, bodies become archives, shadows become witnesses and silence speaks as loudly as words. This is theatre made by artists asking questions they don’t yet have answers to and inviting audiences to ask them too.
The title- Malay for ‘Imagine a Shadow’ - speaks to duality at the core of the work; the experience of being present yet unseen, rooted yet unrecognised. It is a casting light on the shadows of absence, resillence and the quiet persistence of hope.

Drawing inspiration from Handke’s Self-Accusation and real testimonies – like Wong Kueng Hui’s decades-long limbo or Nurul’s fight for her children's papers – Bayangkan Bayang (Imagine a Shadow) fuses verbatim theatre with poetic provocation. Through migrant voices and fragmented narratives, we ask: Who bears guilt when borders erase lives?

Cast: 
Tristen ZiJuin
Rosemary Kingfisher
Ru Chavan
YY Yong
Kaja Posnik

Creative team:
Tristen ZiJuin
Leanne Lim
MengChu Huang

Performance Dates:
24 March 2026 at Camden People’s Theatre