A Hainanese Mother has lived her entire life for only one thing - to perpeture the male line of her husband's family. Relentlessly, in response to a call from her ancestral land. Relentlessly, she stitches patch-quilts to keep her children warm and safe.
Relentlessly, she forces her daughters to make similar sacrifices.
The male line, in the form of a brilliant, loving, caring son, turn out to be one incapable of perpetuation of the lineage. Desperately, he tries to escape from the matriarchal net of relentless love.
In the end, the woman's life-long aspirations are seemingly destroyed when the son sends his Mother his last gift - his own quilt decorated with an extraordinary one-legged bird. He apologised for failing them, but enclosed a document giving them access to a special bank where his essence of life is preserved should they still wish to perpetuate the male line - on their own accord.
Playwright: Lin Soon Lan
Adapter/Director: Kuo Pao Kun
Producers: Wong May Lan, Ong Teck Lian
Speech Trainer: Choo Ping Chyuen
Sound Designer: Feng Qin
Set Designer: Kuo Jian Hong
Lighting Designer: Kuo Jian Hong
Costume Designer: Sze Ban Wah
Makeup Designer: Lim Poey Huang
Hair Stylist: Ser Lam Meng
Poster/Programme Designer: Les Lee
Editor for Programme: Quah Sy Ren
Stage Manager: Dorothy Png
Deputy Stage Managers: Goh Guat Kian, Tan Beng Tian
Sound Effect Crew: Koh Leng Leng, Low Yuen Wei, Lim Tun Wee, Lim Soo Guan, Ho Hing Ling
Dressers: Chu Li Jung, Tan Siew Lan
Makeup: Huang Yufeng, Tan Say Lang
Props Master: Amy Poh
Stage Crew: Deborah Lew, Eu Siew Leen, Tan Ing Ing, Loh Aik Khoon, Ng Hwee Leng
Ticketing: Lee Chee Keng
Publicity: Chu Li Jung, Angeline Yip
English Translator for Programme: Heng Siok Tian
Cast: Chia Choo Sian, Kwang Yoke San, Sim Chin Bee, Han Tan Juan
(Source: Synopsis from The Theatre Practice Brochure and Credits from The Theatre Practice Programme)