1930s onwards: New World Amusement Park

As the thirties wore on, boria was slowly being taken off the streets and put on permanent stages, ending up as revues that toured various Amusement Parks that emerged as centres of entertainment across Malaya's towns. It would not be long before the form was taken up by the central government of the independent nation of Malaysia to be absorbed into its national culture as representative of Penang tradition. In the process, theatrical show and social life became safely separated, while the boundaries between playfulness and sincerity were reaffirmed
and strengthened.