THE show had almost begun. They already had the Yogyakarta-Jakarta train ticket. W.S. Rendra had also gone around advertising it: “Coming soon, an experimental performance by Bengkel Teater!” But then they had not collected enough money to support their accommodation, and to buy a number of properties for the Bip Bop performance at Balai Budaya, March 1968.

Rendra had a major headache. How was he supposed to get more money? A savior then cam