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Mud: Our Story of Kuala Lumpur

1. the male and female leads of MudKL
1. the male and female leads of MudKL

Shown twice daily at 3pm and 8.30pm at the iconic Panggung Bandaraya DBKL building located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur is Mud: Our Story of Kuala Lumpur or MudKL in short.

2. the three childhood friends
2. the three childhood friends
3. life in Kuala Lumpur
3. life in Kuala Lumpur

The story begins in 1857 until the tin mining boom of the 1880s. The tin rush had lured many people from across Malaysia and neighbouring countries to head to the frontier town of Kuala Lumpur to seek their ‘pot of tin’.

4. three struggling friends, Mamat, Meng and Muthiah
4. three struggling friends, Mamat, Meng and Muthiah
5. the discovery of teh tarik
5. the discovery of teh tarik

Back then, Kuala Lumpur was just a small town with three narrow streets at the muddy junction of Sungai Lumpur (now Sungai Gombak) and Sungai Kelang.

6. working hard in one of the tin mines in Kuala Lumpur
6. working hard in one of the tin mines in Kuala Lumpur
7. stay or give up?
7. stay or give up?

It is a story about three childhood friends (Mamat, Meng and Muthiah) and how they sought a new life in Kuala Lumpur, documenting their ups and downs in the new place they now call home.

8. at a thanksgiving dinner
8. at a thanksgiving dinner
9. ravaging fire tore through Kuala Lumpur, destroying the town
9. ravaging fire tore through Kuala Lumpur, destroying the town

This moving musical comes highly recommended and is a must-watch when you are in the city. I love how the audience is included in the performance rather than just sit down and watch the hour-long show.

10. and then a devastating flood
10. and then a devastating flood
11. a deliberation ensued if they should leave or stay to rebuild Kuala Lumpur
11. a deliberation ensued if they should leave or stay to rebuild Kuala Lumpur

Ticket prices are RM80 (Standard) and RM50 (MyKad holder). Tickets are subject to 6% Goods and Services Tax (GST). Children aged 12 and below must be accompanied at all times.

12. a time to rejoice
12. a time to rejoice
13. Panggung Bandaraya DBKL
13. Panggung Bandaraya DBKL

Do be informed that during the month of Ramadan, there will be only one show at 3pm instead of the usual two. Ramadan period is from June 6 to July 5, 2016.

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