Changi [videorecording] / National University of Singapore Society presents ; written by Robert Yeo ; producer, Robert Yeo ; directed by Elangovan.



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"Raffles Studio Theatre, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 23-30 Nov 97 8 pm". Recorded in 1997, Raffles Studio Theatre, National Institute of Education. Donated by Robert Yeo. Set and costume design, Bee ; stage manager, Pua En ; music directed by Rajakanth ; performed by Ankara. James Soh, Marc Toh, Cordelia Fernandez, Ahmed Ali Khan.

Title
Changi [videorecording] / National University of Singapore Society presents ; written by Robert Yeo ; producer, Robert Yeo ; directed by Elangovan.
Artist
Yeo, Robert.
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Language
English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
Videorecording of Robert Yeo's play, 'Changi' staged at Raffles Studio Theatre, National Institute of Education. Based on the third of the Singapore Trilogy, a collection of three related plays by Robert Yeo, which follows a group of characters from their student days in London. In this third play Changi, we see the imprisoned Reginald Fernandez being interrogated by the Internal Security Department under inhuman conditions, and finally, in order to gain release, forced to compromise his beliefs by confessing to trumped-up political wrongdoings on TV. After going into exile in London, he returns to attend his father's funeral and cannot resist the temptation to enter opposition politics once more. The play is set in Singapore in the early years of its independence and the lead character, Reginald Ferandez was loosely based on a political detainee, Michael Fernandez's life.
Year
1997
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