OWN TIME OWN TARGET: Three New Comedies about Our Boys in Green

 

Own Time Own Target is a triplebill about National Service in Singapore, written by two exciting young talents—Laremy Lee and Julian Wong, and directed by Jonathan Lim (Homesick, Mad Forest).

From the loneliness of BMT to the power struggle between ranks; from the joy of booking out to desperately going AWOL – NS is revealed in all its familiarity and strangeness.

Featuring Radio Silence and Full Tank! by Laremy Lee.

 

DATE: Wed, 20 Aug – Sun, 24 Aug 2008.

TIME: 8pm (with 3pm matinee shows on Sat and Sun).

VENUE: Esplanade Theatre Studio.

PRICE: $30.

 

Radio Silence is a play that takes place in a jungle, with two main characters – Boon, an officer, and Charlie, his driver. They are on a mission, the objectives of which they are unclear about, and their destination, equally uncertain. In this play, I explore the complexities of human relationships – the power struggles, the absurd rules and structures upon which society – especially military society as a subset of Singaporean society – operates, etc. The themes of communication and miscommunication are, as the title of the script might indicate, a major part of the interactions between the characters in the play, as they try to find their way out of the jungle.

 

Full Tank! is a farce in which four soldiers – Sergeant Leroy and his three men: Ali, Moti and Lim – go Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) when their tank unexpectedly veers from the training grounds of Lim Chu Kang to… Orchard Road. They go on a journey of disparate proportions, meeting over-accommodating mamasans and verbose pump station attendants as the soldiers try to make their way back to camp. Intertwined with this narrative is a separate but related thread which sees the top brass of Singapore’s army try to recapture an escaped terrorist, and somehow, the four soldiers also manage to get themselves involved, in this (mis)adventure that takes a look at race and politics in our sunny island.

 

And

 

Botak Boys by Julian Wong
BMT is a rite of passage for every Singaporean male—you’re homesick and lovesick, and you don’t know which will kill you first: the morning exercises, the food or your buddy. Watch this batch of blur recruits sing and dance their way through their BMT in this cheeky mini-musical guaranteed to have you humming along!

 

I’m supporting Laremy, the writer of the plays, as well as Dwayne, who happens to be a cast member!

 

anyone keen to join me? =p