The first ever theatre run staged by the MACC is well received, said its chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad.

"I was made to understand the play received an extraordinary response," he said after attending a preview of the play called "Bahara Emas" today.

The play, which features the fall of the Malacca Sultanate in 1511 to the Portuguese, will take place from Oct 19 to Oct 22 at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), Kuala Lumpur.

Siti Rohayah Attan, the play's producer, announced during the preview event today that seats for the play were 95 percent booked.

The anti-graft agency is expecting some 2,400 people will attend the play throughout its screening...