The 1955 Baling Talks

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Event The 1955 Baling Talks
Venue School of the Arts Gallery, Singapore, Singapore
Umbrella Event Singapore Festival of Arts 2011
First Date 18 May 2011
Last Date 19 May 2011
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The dates are 28 and 29 December 1955, when the revolutionary war now known as the Malayan Emergency has been going on for seven long years. In a simple school room in Baling, Kedah, a pivotal moment of Malayan-Malaysian-Singaporean history is playing out: the talks to finally bring an end to the war. Relive the heated debates and shrewd political maneuverings of Malayan Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, Chief Minister of Singapore David Marshall and Chin Peng of the Communist Party of Malaya in the 1955 Baling Talks.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Storytelling
Organisations
Text Nationality Malaysia
Singapore
Production Nationality Malaysia
Singapore
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Singapore Festival 2011
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 211087