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Does theater force us to confront our specters or does it allow us to escape them? What possibilities are art afforded when enacted in a Malaysian context? What qualities make a play Malaysian? These are questions that the Literature and Drama Society’s Local Play invites. In an ambitious, well-executed staging, the cast and crew valiantly bring Terence Toh’s Restless to life, but their capabilities are ultimately hampered by the mediocrity of Toh’s play.