天冷就回来 If There’re Seasons

Getting the show started! 好戏上场！

Welcome! Ric Liu will bring you backstage as the cast moves into the Drama Centre Theatre. Come savour the priceless experience of exploring the backstage and listen to the hopes and fears of our hottest cast this season! Our opening night reception ended on a high note with raves and well wishes by friends and guests. Come catch us before the season reaches an end on 10th May!

演员上台前到底得做些什么准备？他们的心情到底如何？晋旭带你走一趟戏剧中心的后台！首演当晚，好评如潮！听听嘉宾，朋友怎么说！《天冷就回来》将演至5月10日，别犹豫了，来看戏吧！

Roadshows & Promotional Events 《天冷》宣传活动！

With our ensemble actor Jinfu as your guide, catch a glimpse of the roadshows and events that were organised in conjunction with our musical. Kicking off was Dr Liang Wern Fook’s museum talk on Xinyao, followed by the CLAP community show at HDB Hub where our star tenor Lin Xieyi sang the theme song. The Theatre Practice’s very own ‘Look See Look See’ was held at the National Library where MAC’s Beno Lim demonstrated stage makeup on Joanna Dong and where our stage and costume designers shared their insights and knowledge on bringing theories and inspirations to stage life!

实践剧场为《天冷》造势，安排了各种宣传活动，就让演员劲夫带你一探究竟！活动包括：
（1）梁文福博士主讲的新谣座谈会
（2）本地男高音林燮毅高唱“天冷就回来”的户外造势活动
（3）实践剧场主办，剖析舞台演出设计的座谈会：“看看我！听听我！”

日盼夜盼，万众翘首，《天冷就回来》终于再次拉开帷幕。

4月17日首演当天，无论是台前或幕后，都洋溢着期待与喜悦的气氛。大伙儿一早便抵达剧院为晚上的演出做准备，制作组和演员们紧锣密鼓的进行着彩排，务必要为观众献上一场好戏。而前台的工作人员也不敢怠慢，票务、场刊、周边商品、及前台摆设，每一个细节都尽量做到尽善尽美，让观众有个美好的夜晚。

晚上7时许，宾客及观众陆续抵达戏剧中心，领票的领票，看周边商品的看周边商品，场面好不热闹。电视荧光屏上播着《天冷》的幕后花絮，众人看得开心的同时，也从中看到剧组在排练时酸甜苦辣。出席首演的宾客当中，有不少熟悉的面孔，如贸工部兼人力部政务次长李奕贤、国会议员姚莉明与林伟杰、老曾记主席韩权元及总裁林照壹、本剧的词曲作者梁文福、国际影星卢燕、歌手蔡淳佳、音乐人黄韵仁、写词人小寒等等，大家都在百忙当中拨冗出席《天冷》的首演，为剧组打气加油。

8时正，布幕缓缓升起，万众期待的音乐剧《天冷就回来》正式开演！

场内上演着一幕幕扣人心弦的故事，唱着一首首动听的歌曲，场外的工作人员也没闲着，老曾记的工作人员忙着为演后的酒会准备佳肴和美酒，实践一群职员则在打点签名会。

演出后，《天冷》的4位主要演员以及词曲人梁文福在大堂为购买原声专辑的观众签名留念，一条长长的人龙顿时形成。可见大家对此剧的喜爱。

酒会上，场面也很热闹。宾客们一面享用着美食，一面热烈的讨论着剧情。大家都给予当晚的演出很高的评价，也给了我们不少意见。首演礼便在大家的祝贺声及欢笑声中结束。宴会厅一角突传来一阵“Yam Seng”声，是所有台前幕后的演员和工作人员，在为这几个月来辛勤的付出加油！

For Love!

For Theatre!

For Life!

请大家在这里为导演、演员、工作人员、乐手等留言。谢谢！

Please leave your comments / messages / well-wishes for our directors, actors, crew, musicians here. Thank you!

Months of preparation are finally coming together this Thursday, culminating into a much-awaited 26-shows performance in Drama Centre. Behind everyone’s fatigue is a shell-shock expression, ‘let the show begin!’.
多日的努力即将呈现于戏剧中心的舞台，一连演出26场更是让大家都迫不及待！但紧锣密鼓的彩排与种种筹备工作让人心力交瘁，但这却无法浇熄我们即将公演的兴奋之情！

The actors and actresses appear rather calm and remain highly professional in the string of media dialogues taking place before the show opens. Round table dialogue by Zaobao, one-to-one-interview by Straits Times Life!, video recording by Razor TV, appearance on prime time show Good Morning Singapore, humming familiar xinyao songs on air Radio 1003 are now part and parcel of daily life between snatches of sleep and nights of fine tuning in rehearsals. And our very own Practice Cat is published in the Straits Times next to Sing Chew, who plays the lingering singing spirit.
在公演之际，实践的宣传更是不敢怠慢，安排了好些媒体专访：联合早报、海峡时报生活！、Razor TV、早安您好、电台1003都有《天冷就回来》演员们的踪迹！演员的时间其实都排得满满的，平日不是排练，就难得有多少时间休息，所以访问时间都非常珍贵。尽管如此，演员在面对媒体时仍处之泰然，非常专业！我们的践猫也不甘示弱，与扮演幽魂小静的石欣卉抢镜，被刊载在海峡时报！

Sing Chew posing with the Practice cat for Straits Times Life!

Sing Chew, George Chan and Jianhong with the news anchors of Good Morning Singapore

Joanna Dong, Ric Liu and Sing Chew at Radio 1003 with our favourite DJs!

The production team led by two formidable skinny lasses and a prop making skinny lad has started the move into Drama Centre on Sunday just as ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ crew moves out. Sets, lighting, sound system would be fine-tuned and any snags resolved before the actors/actresses and musicians move into position.
制作群由两位瘦瘦的女中豪杰和一名道具高手率领正准备步入戏剧中心。制作群把布景、灯光与音响安排妥当后，演员就会进场就定位置！

More than 10 schools would be attending our performances despite the advisory and as a result, artfund funding withdrawn. Resourceful teachers who believe firmly in the necessity of arts education (beyond dancing bunnies) have sought alternate sources of funding. The draw of a previously sold-out Singapore Chinese Musical strung together by xinyao has silenced the hug.
虽然这次演出附有忠告，但有超过10所学校仍会带同学们来观看演出！谢谢老师们这么支持艺术教育！尽管少了津贴，他们更是想方设法筹集足够资金让同学们共赏一出由新谣歌曲贯穿的本地华语音乐剧！

Art has prevailed! 艺术至圣！

Let the show begin. 好戏登场！

Look out for our front-of-house installation at the Drama Centre, conceptualised by Jianhong and executed by Mirene!

We are lucky to have not one but two A-Qiangs this season! Jeffrey Low and his doppelganger, Robin Goh!

Since its launch on the 6th of March, ‘If There’re Seasons…’ soundtrack has claimed a notable fifth position on Popular’s CDRama ranking. An inaugural effort by both Theatre Practice and Warner Music Singapore, Mr. James Kang (Marketing Director of Warner Music Singapore) takes time off his busy schedule to speak to us …

Q. Why did Warner decide to partner with The Theatre Practice to produce this soundtrack?
A:The advent to produce the soundtrack to the most anticipated Chinese musical of the year blends the commercial market experience of Warner Music with the artistic essence of Theatre Practice. The result is an extraordinary product that is unique on both fronts – to the recording Industry as well as the theatre scene. The casting of Warner Music Recording Artiste Shi Xin Hui in a key role in the musical is also a key factor in bringing us together.

Q. Is this your first time producing a soundtrack for a theatre production? How does it differ from the production of other albums?
A. Yes it is. The production of a soundtrack is not just about replicating the theatre experience audio-wise, but also to ‘flesh out’ the characters in the songs in accordance to their show personalities. Precision in timing and tempo in recording is also essential as a huge cast is involved, and every aspect of their contribution is crucial.

Q. Tell us more about the process of producing/marketing & distribution a soundtrack.
A: A soundtrack is inevitably linked to the source – in this case, a well-established play. This is something the audience wants to bring back home as part of the holistic theatre experience. Awareness and word of mouth are both extremely important in the marketing of this product. The challenge is in the marketing of this soundtrack outside of the core audience of theatergoers, though I believe that the recordings will resonate well with the local audiences. The music and the lyrics of xinyao have an impact on our collective memory, and have exerted considerable influence on the local musical culture of today. Of course, we do hope that the promotion of the soundtrack on-air would drive listeners to watch the play.

在这一季最轰动的华语音乐剧上演之前，听听主要演员田伟鸿、石欣卉、刘俊葳、董姿彦、彭达文和刘晋旭道尽彩排时的点滴， 看看他们彩排时究竟是什么“魔”样吧！哈哈！

Hear what our star-studded cast- George Chan, Sing Chew, Jeffrey Low, Joanna Dong, Oliver Pang and Ric Liu has to say in preparation for the hottest Chinese musical this season… and watch snippets of the rehearsal before our hit musical starts its second run this April!