The only other malay musicals I've been before were from Enfiniti productions, Puteri Gunung Ledang, P. Ramlee and the Secret Life of Nora. Compared to those, Cuci looks less polished in my opinion. There seem to be a lot of adlib-ing involved in the presentation of the dialogues, more from the 4 main actors. Understand that that's probably part of what made it funny but it also made it seem more like a comedy show than a theatre production. These also might've lead to the show running almost 4 hours, which I felt could've been improved if the time was managed better. The supporting actors were great. Story-wise, its very simple yet they try to put in a lot of unnecessary scenes to make it seemed like the plot is deep. Set design, choreography and music was good but making the acting more professional would've made the production tigher. I felt the 2nd act had more structure than the first.
If you're looking to have a lot of laughs from a show, you should give it a try. It has enough jokes to keep you entertained. Just don't expect to see a world class theatre production with a great story.
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