Jo Kukathas: 'Everyone assumed I’d be a journalist like my dad'

‘A lot of people are doing political comedy in KL, so I feel that need is being met. Before, we (Instant Cafe Theatre) did it because no one else was doing it. There are so many great satirical websites in KL now. I don’t feel the compulsion I once felt to do it,’ says Jo Kukathas, who is focusing on other genres in theatre. — Faizal Mustafa

Satire to Shakespeare to anarchy

A year later, Kukathas directed her first production, an open-air Midsummer Night’s Dream on the grounds of luxe hotel Carcosa Seri Negara.