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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Wael Qarssifi

In Malaysia, refugees discover that ‘theatre can be their voice’

The play, The roof that collapsed, tells the story of three refugee girls from Afghanistan, Myanmar and Yemen [Supplied/Al Jazeera]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – As the lights go out and darkness envelops the hall, three young girls walk onto the stage under three bright lights to talk to the audience and tell the stories of three refugee girls from countries far apart, yet similar.

This scene is a part of a play by the refugee-led theatre group Parastoo, which has been performing in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur for five years. The roof that collapsed is the latest of many plays written and directed by Parastoo’s founder, Afghan writer and director Saleh Sepas, who is also a refugee.

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