劍魚群起襲擊獅城，戰士相繼陣亡， 小男孩獻計平息災厄，最後卻不幸殞命； 新任國王統御獅城，為了迎娶貌美的大臣之女， 應允改革朝綱，赦免無辜的人。 然而皇后嫉恨誣陷，妃妾遭受酷刑而死。 獅城境內人禍連連，古老的誓約開始失效， 王朝覆滅之際，國王與人民所選擇的道路，是否還能相合？ 平台計畫口碑佳作《劍魚◉妾》暌違5年後，將於2022年3月10-13日在吉隆玻表演藝術中心（klpac）載譽重演。此作由馬來西亞劇作家紀傳財改編自經典文學《馬來紀年》，2016年由導演羅國文執導，用木偶、面具組成戲劇語言，以馬來傳統民謠《Ulek Mayang》、皮影動畫串合故事，首演即獲得巨大迴響。如今修訂重演，希望再次呈現想像力豐富、屬於馬來西亞人的民間傳奇。藉由中世紀歷史與神話故事反映當代社會困境，以豐富幽默的戲劇藝術形式談論現實的政治課題，不只是復刻中世紀的群島文明剪影，亦是馬來西亞人所能共情的啟示、笑罵政治現實的草根戲曲。 The Lion City is attacked by swordfish. Warriors are getting killed one after another. A little boy comes up with a plan that ends the disaster. Yet, he is rewarded with death. A new king rules the Lion City. In order to marry the beautiful daughter of a minister, he promises reform and to pardon the innocent. However, the queen becomes jealous. And the concubine is framed and then sentenced to a torturous death. Human disasters befall the Lion City. An ancient covenant has been broken. As the kingdom plummets to its destruction, do the paths chosen by the king and by the people still align? The story of The Swordfish, Then The Concubine is derived from the Malay classic literature "Sejarah Melayu" by Malaysian playwright Kee Thuan Chye. Director Loh Kok Man translated the text into Mandarin, and premiered the show in 2016. For its exploration of local cultural diversity and its showcasing of innovative performance aesthetics, the show garnered positive response. Using puppets, masks and animation as part of the language of his theatre, and incorporating traditional elements like the Malay folk song ‘Ulek Mayang’, Pentas Project recreates this renowned play and presents a work of art that is full of imagination. It not only reproduces a silhouette of the 15th century archipelagic civilization, but also channels revelations that Malaysians can empathize with, like a grassroots theatre for political satire.