It was during the course of the revolution of 1932 that Thailand – or Siam as it was still called at the time – first acquired a constitution. Today, the commemorative monuments are disappearing, dismantled during nighttime operations. The democracy movement that successfully toppled the absolutist monarchy is being removed from public remem brance. And activists are the victims of repression and, once kidnapped, do not resurface. In 2019, Thai director Wichaya Artamat delighted Festwochen audiences with his entrancingly delicate This Song Father Used to Sing (Three Days in May). In his new production Four Days in September (The Missing Comrade), he addresses the consequences of these disappearances. It is the story of a group of friends from which someone suddenly goes missing. And while the others ignore what has happened, ‘someone’ returns. Finely crafted dialogues imperceptibly interlock the private with the political, reflecting the anxiety of the public mood.
Concept, Direction Wichaya Artamat Text Ratchapoom Boonbanchachoke, Wichaya Artamat With Jaturachai Srichanwanpen, Nualpanod Nat Khianpukdee, Saifah Tanthana, Suranya Poonyaphitak, Witwisit Hiranyawongkul Dramaturgy Ratchapoom Boonbanchachoke Set, Light design, Technical direction Pornpan Arayaveerasid, Rueangrith Suntisuk, Laphonphat Duangploy, Piti Boonsom Soundscape design Chanapon Komkham Costumes Nicha Puranasamriddhi Make-Up Punika Rangchaya Illustration Sina Wittayawiroj, The Art District86 Visual Design Rueangrith Suntisuk Translation Surtitles Maitane von der Becke (Deutsch), Chonlatep Nabangchang (Englisch) Surtitles Pathipon Adsavamahawong Rehearsal Venue Support B-Floor Theatre Production assistant Surat Tamjai Kaewseekram Production management Sasapin Siriwanij
Production For What Theatre Co-production Wiener Festwochen, Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), MC93 – maison de la culture de Seine-Saint-Denis (Bobigny), Festival d’Automne à Paris, Black Box teater (Oslo), Thanks to Ornanong Thaisriwong
Premiere June 2021, Wiener Festwochen