For its 35th Theatre Season, Dulaang up restages four of its most celebrated plays. Floy Quinto’s Shock Value…2 is a sequel to Shock Value which was staged in 2006. The play revolves around Mike, a tv host, whose life turns into a psychedelic rollercoaster. Under the direction of Alexander Cortez at the Wilfredo Maria Guerrero Theatre (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City; tel +632.926.1349)
The multi-awarded historian, journalist and author Professor Ambeth Ocampo gives a series of lecture on history. This month, Ocampo zeroes in on the Malolos Congress. Presentation starts at 3:00 pm at the Ayala Museum (Makati Avenue corner Dela Rosa street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City; tel +632.757.7117; www.ayalamuseum.org)
The first ever Festival Orchestra in the country which gathers performances from FILharmoniKA, Manila Philharmonic Orchestra, Manila Symphony Orchestra, up Symphony Orchestra, ust Symphony Orchestra, PREDIS Chamber Orchestra and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Performances up to 25 September at the ccp Main Theatre (ccp Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Manila; tel +632.832.1125)