When: 12 to 15 November 2026
Where: klpac (The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), Sentul Park
Tickets: official tickets page
Full details: The Ghosts Within (遙遠的東方有一群鬼) event guide
A Taiwan-Malaysia co-production reimagining Ibsen’s Ghosts inside an Asian family opens Thursday at klpac in Sentul Park. The Ghosts Within runs from 12 to 15 November 2026 with evening shows at 8pm and afternoon matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm. Written by Taiwanese playwright Chien Li-Ying and directed by Loh Kok Man, the Mandarin production carries English surtitles and runs 90 minutes without an intermission. Presented by Pentas Project and W Productions with support from TECO Malaysia and Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, the opening night on 12 November is sold out on CloudJoi while tickets remain for the other performances.
What to expect
The programme stages a single work that transposes the Norwegian classic into an Asian household, keeping the original’s tension around inherited burdens and concealed truths. Loh Kok Man directs a cast drawn from the co-production partnership between Pentas Project and W Productions. The staging uses Mandarin dialogue with English surtitles projected above the stage. At 90 minutes straight through, the piece moves without a break, letting the family drama build in real time inside klpac’s theatre space in Sentul Park.
Tickets and how to attend
Tickets are sold only through CloudJoi at the official event link. Prices are Regular RM88, VIP RM128 and a Group of 4 bundle at RM300. The organiser warns that resale or unofficial tickets may be refused at the gate. Buyers should complete the purchase on the CloudJoi platform and bring the digital confirmation for entry. The venue doors open ahead of the 8pm evening curtain and the 3pm weekend matinees.
Getting there
From central Kuala Lumpur, the venue sits inside Sentul Park, a quiet green enclave north of the city centre. A Grab ride from the central Cormar Suites area takes about 15 to 20 minutes, longer during rush hour. Tell the driver to drop you at klpac, Sentul Park. After an evening show, book the return Grab as the audience empties out; cars arrive quickly from central KL to pick up passengers at the park entrance.
Where to stay
Cormar Suites Kuala Lumpur makes a central base for The Ghosts Within (遙遠的東方有一群鬼). The newly renovated 4-star hotel is about 15 minutes’ walk from the Petronas Twin Towers, with Bukit Bintang’s food streets close by. Its studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites are larger than a standard hotel room, with comfortable beds, a full kitchenette and a bathtub, and there is a rooftop pool and Parry Road Cafe downstairs for breakfast before the event.
How to get there from the city centre, what is nearby and the full event details are on the The Ghosts Within (遙遠的東方有一群鬼) guide. Event dates fill hotels fast: book direct with Cormar Suites for the best available rate, and confirm times and entry rules with the organiser before you go.
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Photo: Mostafameraji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
