A Samad Said - master wordsmith, literary warrior…

Abdul Samad bin Muhamad Said, A Samad Said and more affectionately, Pak Samad. Monikers of a man who is such an iconic figure in Malay literature, one could almost say that his name is synonymous with it. He has traversed all genres of the written form - from plays to novels, short stories to poetry - yet he is as humble and enthusiastic about working as before he became a published author, playwright and poet.

Pak Samad’s sharp observation and detailed writing style transforms his stories of ordinary people facing petty problems into something of a larger significance; creating subtle layers of meaning and different dimensions to what is commonplace.

Director, Atin Amat

Atin is the Artistic Director of Teater Kami Limited and one of the pioneers of professional Malay Theatre. Her involvement ranges from her participation in workshop locally and abroad, acting, stage management, directing and producing. To date, she has directed more than 40 plays since 1989 and her plays have been staged at Victoria Theatre, Drama Centre, World Trade Centre Auditorium, and The Teater Kami’s Blackbox Studio. Some of her accomplishments in drama productions includes Wira Bukit, Ribut, Rashomon, Lantai T.Pinkie, Salina, Indera Bangsawan, Munsyi & Pentas Opera. One of the highlights of her involvement in Malay Theatre was the staging of the re-devised play "Tiga Dara Terbang Ke Bulan" at the Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre in Egypt and Mat Rock Minah Kental at the Esplanade during Pesta Raya 2004.

Teater KAMi

Teater KAMi was founded in 1989 by a group of enthusiastic young theatre practitioners who realised at a very early stage that theatre, as an art form, is one of the most effective tools for education and social awareness towards a better life.