(Double-bill with G.F.E.)
I’m a long, long way from home
And I miss my family so
In the early morning march
When the cold wind blows
It has been ten years since Xavier Ong left National Service. And yet, he is still haunted by a recurring dream in which he is interrogated by a man in army uniform. Each time, Xavier has to revisit his days on Pulau Tekong. Like the first time he timidly touched his newly-shaved head. Or the first time he started using coarse language. And the time he was promoted to Platoon Sergeant and became the kind of person he swore he would never turn into.
Written by Cut Kafka playwright Neo Hai Bin, 招: When The Cold Wind Blows is a bold, unflinching look at one of Singapore’s most emblematic institutions: its military service. It asks whether training for war endows us with a capacity for violence – or merely uncovers something that has always been hiding within us.
招: When The Cold Wind Blows was developed in residence at Centre 42 in 2016.
Performed in Mandarin, with English surtitles.
Restricted 18 (Mature Content & Strong Coarse Language)
