天冷就回来 If There’re Seasons

《天冷就回来》落幕至今已近两个星期，大伙虽已投入各自的领域，心中仍怀着不舍之情。办公室里不时还听到剧中的歌曲在播放，同事们也想尽办法要将缠绕在脑袋里的旋律一一的甩掉。为期两个月的排练，一个月的演出，让参与此剧的导演、演员、及工作人员的感情增进不少，大伙也拥有了一个美好的回忆，而让我们更加珍惜的是你们不吝的支持、掌声、祝福和反馈。感谢许多朋友在看完戏后，纷纷的在部落格上留言，给我们鼓励，给我们你最真诚的批评。这一切，我们都用心聆听。

我们首次在演出后举办签名会，让观众朋友们能够近距离的与演员们接触并献上祝福。当大家因能得到演员们的签名而开心的同时，亦有些观众质疑为何签名会要限定只签原声专辑的歌书？其实在预演当晚，我们曾经让感谢大家的支持而在各式《天冷就回来》的周边商品上签名。可是，也因此而使到整个签名会延迟了许多。演员们在演完3个小时的戏后亟需充分的休息，为隔天的演出做好准备。签名会一延长便会减少演员休息的时间。为了能在最短的时间内，让最多的观众能拥有演员的签名，又不会影响下一场戏的演出的的情况下，我们不得不做出只签原声专辑的决定，望大家见谅。

有许多观众在看完演出后，欲罢不能，希望能带些与演出相关的周边商品回去做纪念，《天冷就回来》原声专辑便是其中受欢迎一种。原声专辑中收录了剧中百分之八十以上的歌曲，其中便包括了开场曲《某某人住在很那个的小镇》、《担心》、《一步一步来》、《天冷就回来》，以及新加入的《另一首歌另一个伤心故事》等等。原声专辑让大家在听着歌曲的同时，还能回味舞台上演出的情景。由于版权的因素，我们无法将所有的歌曲收录在专辑中，只能将它们割爱。

在众多的观众当中，我们发现有好些是来自国外的，这让我们深深感动。音乐是无国界的，戏亦是如此，我们非常感谢这群远道而来的朋友们给予我们的支持与祝福。至于将《天冷就回来》带到新加坡以外的地区去演出，我们不排除其可能性。然而，要将一台音乐剧搬到国外去演出，除了演员、乐手及后台的工作人员的档期需配合外，所需要的财力与物力极为庞大。因此，目前尚无此计划。

2009年的五一劳动节对剧组来说是别具意义的。当晚，负责票务的同事明凤传来了好消息——26场的演出门票已售罄，大家一夜兴奋难耐。消息传开后，希望重演的声浪不断。《天冷就回来》虽已被列为实践剧场的保留剧目，但短期内重演的可能性不大。我们在艺术追求的道路上，仍需要做出许多不同的尝试，上演更多不同的剧种。吸取不同的养分后，剧团才能茁壮长。我们也希望观众能一起陪伴我们走过这条成长之路，让本地的华语剧场能够生生不息。因此，纵有万般的不舍，我们都必须暂时跟它道别。《天冷》何时再回来？我们也只能说声——后会有期。

实践剧场在往后的日子里，仍有许多活动和好戏要登场。5月23日的《我们的歌大家唱》便是一个可以扶老携幼的，好玩的活动。千人K歌所能带给你的震撼，只有在这里体会得到。

今年7月及9月，我们也将陆续会上演英国剧作莎拉凯恩（Sarah Kean) 的《4.48精神崩溃》（7月）及改编自日本同名短篇小说的《罗生门》（9月）。希望大家能继续给予我们同样的支持。如你希望得到我们演出的最新资料，请将您的资料电邮至jolim@practice.org.sg。

感谢您对《天冷就回来》的厚爱，也希望您能继续支持实践剧场，继续支持本地剧场。

It has been a little more than a week since we, the Theatre Practice has moved out of Drama Centre, and packed the boxes away. It is with a heavy heart that the team has walked away from the production that has consumed so much of our lives the past few months. This intense experience is made the more memorable because of you, every single one of the audience member who has sat in the dark theatre with us to watch a simple story of love and friendship acted out by an entourage of dreamers. Thank you for your support, your applauses, your standing ovations and your gentle criticisms. We appreciate every one of your efforts to pen your thoughts cohesively and sending them to us. We will try our best here to answer your questions.

George can dance, someone has commented. Yes, he is a beautiful dancer but he is not alone. Oliver Pang, also a talented dancer has flown to London for the performance of yet another musical. And thank you for loving the music and the songs as much as we do. After 26 shows and umpteen times more in rehearsals, we are still humming the songs that are already knitted into our memories.

We have also received some feedbacks on the autograph session. Generally people are happy to have a chance to be in close proximity with the stars of the show, which includes Dr. Liang Wern Fook on most days. Others wondered why we have decided to set restrictions on what can be signed. We did allow for most items to be signed on the first couple of shows and the team end up signing everything from the ticket stubs to blank pieces of paper and someone’s outstretched hand, and inevitably, the sessions dragged on. With the show running almost daily and twice on Saturdays, our actors and actresses need ample rest to re-charge for the show the very next day. We also have audience members returning to have their songbooks signed by other cast members. That we did oblige.

We have two experienced actors- Robin Goh and Jeffrey Low playing the character, A Qiang in this run. We had published this information in our blogs- this one and our resident blog in OMY.com. And audience members who have watched both performances enjoy the unique interpretation of one character by two actors, which in the end enriches the entire show.

In the beginning, the media has focused heavily on the homosexual sub-plot that has earned us an advisory. In the end, it was mentioned only a couple of times in feedback forms over a 26-show run. The general audience has focused on what this play is really about- dreams and pursuing them, love lost and reclaimed, the songs and music of xinyao and the singing talents of our cast.

For those who wish to buy the original soundtrack for the musical, it is available for sale in major music stores. For a full listing of the songs, please refer to our show programme.

Many of the audience members who have watched ‘If There’re Seasons…’ are first-time theatre goers, and it is tremendously important for us, a theatre company to cultivate new audience in our expanding repertoire. We thank you all for your support and your faith.

You may email us directly to jolim@practice.org.sg if you would like to be in our mailing list.

This is a brief listing of our upcoming shows, and we hope to see you there!

23^rd May 7pm (Saturday)- We Sing Our Songs

This is an annual mega sing-along event at Creative Resource Amphitheatre. Bring your friends and family members and sing along with our band. We will also be setting up mini food and drink stalls featuring our sponsors Ding Tai Fung and Cool Rhino. Performers include ‘If There’re Seasons…’ cast- Johnny Ng, Ric Liu and Joanna Dong.

Parents can also bring their children along for a free session of the Little Rascals Workshop.

Ticketing and shuttle bus info here.

16^th- 26^th July 4.48 Psychosis

Directed by Christina Sergeant, 4.48 Psychosis is the final play written by British playwright Sarah Kane. Performed by Kuo Jing Hong in the Drama Centre Black Box.

Performed in English with Mandarin surtitles.

3^rd- 13^th September Rashomon

Akira Kurosawa’s Japanese crime drama dwells largely on the subjectivity of perception of the witnesses surrounding an episode of rape and murder in the forest. To be performed in the Drama Centre Theatre.

Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles.