Content advisory: This performance may include mature themes, death, suicide, grief, and violence.

The Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR), the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), and Amnesty International Malaysia present:

TALI TUKANG GANTUNG
(The Hangman’s Rope)

A solo performance drawn from real stories inside Malaysia’s criminal justice system

Synopsis

Siapa sebenarnya tukang gantung?

Tali Tukang Gantung examines the fragile line between justice and humanity within Malaysia’s criminal justice system. Drawing from real-life stories, the performance unfolds through multiple perspectives — inmates, their families, lawyers, judges, and prison officers — revealing the human cost of a system that decides who lives and who dies.

These are not abstract statistics. These are real lives hanging in the balance. We all have a part to play in making sure the right to life prevails!

Event details

Date:
17 & 18 January 2026

Time:
3 PM and 8 PM (please refer showtimes on CloudJoi)

Venue:
Five Arts Centre,
9th Floor, GMBB, Jalan Robertson, Bukit Bintang
50150 Kuala Lumpur

Tickets:
Pay what you can – All proceeds will support our upcoming creative writing workshops for the prison community.

Post-show programmes

The opening show will be followed by a panel discussion where audiences can further explore the themes raised in the play, hear from experts and individuals directly affected by the death penalty in Malaysia, and engage in a Q&A session. The panel will also explore how art and storytelling intersect with human rights work and abolitionist efforts!

The closing show will conclude with a vigil to honour lives lost to injustice and violations of the right to life.