THE BOXER Played 3rd - 19th March, 2006; 30th January - 11th February, 2007 Performed by Ketch & Hiro-pon Produced by Chae Lian & Richard Harding Gardner Staged in The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre
Hiropon
'92 started learning mime at Fuchu Mime Theatre Pierrot Kan
'94-'95 Performed all over Japan as member of Mimewonderland
'94,'95,'96,'97,'98 solo stage performance
'95,'96,'97 Daidougei world cup in Shizouka
'98 Inchon International Clown Mime Festival (Korea)
'98 Youth culture and arts festival at Kyungsung Univ. (Korea)
'99 Polyphonic arts in Prague (Czech)
'99 Stralsunt International Mime Festival (Germany)
Ketch!
'90 started learning mime at Tokyo Mime Institute
'92 learnt juggling and clown skills in London
'93 started street performances in Tokyo
'95,'97,'98 solo stage performance
'98 Chunchon International Clown Mime Festival (Korea)
'98 Inchon Clown Mime Festival (Korea)
'99 Polyphonic arts in Prague (Czech)
'99 Stralsunt International Mime Festival (Germany)
'99 Daidougei world cup in Shizouka
12/03/2006 New Sunday Times by Aref Omar SERIOUSLY FUNNY ...gut-busting performance... wowed the audience... make sure you treat yourself... + more
12/03/2006 The Malay Mail by Amir Hafizi MASTERMIMES ATTACK!
…delight to watch... storytelling genius… the two brought the house down… one of the funniest shows to have hit Malaysia in the past few years + more
12/03/2006 The Star by Martin Vengadesan RACY, PACY HUMOUR
…audience roaring with laughter… Malaysians are in for a real treat… very accessible… child-friendly… superbly paced… hilarious… Ketch demonstrates great skill not only as a humorist, but also as a professional performer… + more
09/03/2006 New Straits Times by Debra Chong SPEECHLESS WITH LAUGHTER
…incredible! …blood-racingly gorgeous! ...madcap world of mime as never seen before… uproarious guffawing… palm-burning applauding… performance was flawless… brilliant entertainment + more
"the most entertaining show I have seen in years! These guys rocked da house!" - Harith Iskandar
"utterly delightful... inventive, witty, silly... too good to miss... you'll be grinning for days." - Jit Murad