George Tan is a small-town man with big dreams and a lifelong desire to see the world.

However, circumstances and his own good heart have kept him chained him to his hometown of Sungai Sentosa. He sacrifices his education for his brother’s, struggles to keep the family business afloat to protect the town from the greed of the millionaire mogul Mr. Wong, and marries his childhood sweetheart. But it is a long, difficult struggle, …and one Christmas Eve, the pressures get to George.

Feeling like a miserable failure, George wishes he had never been born and prepares to jump from a bridge. His guardian angel intercedes; showing him what life would have become for the residents of Sungai Sentosa had he never lived – granting George a joyous epiphany and renewed view of his life.

This live, localised adaptation turns Frank Capra’s classic film, It’s a Wonderful Life into an engaging one-man show. Abdul Qahar Aqilah – directed by Na’a Murad – brings to life more than 20 different characters who come from the small cozy town of Sungai Sentosa. Recommended for audiences aged 7 to 107, The Greatest Gift is a lively, inventive interpretation of the movie, based on Philip Van Doren Stern’s original short story, called The Greatest Gift, which inspired the title of our show.

Date & Time: 22 Dec @ 8.30pm (preview); 23 Dec @ 8.30pm, 24 Dec @ 6pm, 25 – 26 Dec @ 3pm
Ticket Price: RM35 (adults/centre), RM30 (adults/side), RM23 (students & the disabled)
Promotion: RM23 for preview night, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

Presenter: The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham OAM
Executive Producer: Dato’ Faridah Merican
Directed by: Na’a Murad
Adapted by: Marina Tan & Qahar Aqilah
Featuring: Qahar Aqilah

BOX OFFICE:
Call / walk in | klpac @ Sentul Park (03 4047 9000)
Call / walk in | The Actors Studio @ Lot 10 (03 2142 2009 / 2143 2009)