CNA938 Rewind - Check into HOTEL – the 5-hour Wild Rice production - with actor Ghafir Akbar as your guide

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with award-winning Malaysian actor Ghafir Akbar, now starring in the restaged version of HOTEL by theatre company Wild Rice. Billed as a multi-generational epic, HOTEL spans a century and is performed for over five hours in nine languages. Ghafir will discuss the production’s timeless appeal, his characters, as well as the hotel’s other residents which include Indian mutineers, Cantonese nannies, Malay film stars, Japanese soldiers, and wedding guests. He’ll also talk about how acting is a passion and lifelong career.