{"title":"Plays \u0026 Drama","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"student-plays-by-desmond-sim","title":"Desmond Sim: Student Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-DS_student-Sample.pdf?1262\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/204\/Desmond-Sim\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn veteran playwright Desmond Sim’s first collection for students, food and family ground seven heartwarming plays as sons and daughters, fathers and grandmothers fight, heal and find love in the kitchen and around the dining table. This collection includes \u003cem\u003eDrunken Prawns, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the first Hewlett Packard\/Action Theatre Ten-Minute Play Contest, and other critically acclaimed plays such as \u003cem\u003eTeochew Porridge \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Durian Man and His Daughters, \u003c\/em\u003ewith a foreword by Dr. K.K. Seet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eDrunken Prawns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the First Prize in the 1993 Hewlett Packard\/Action Theatre Ten-Minute Play Contest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“[Desmond Sim] uses food as a tool to prise open frayed family relationships in order to examine the strong, often painful emotions that long lie deeply hidden. Sim…borrows heavily from personal experiences. He ruminates on the process of change—the nub of his plays.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…an authentic flavour. Playwright Sim has a good ear for dialogue.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eTeochew Porridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…a warm serving of heartfelt personal theatre that we haven’t seen for a while…honest and poignant…a story about love, pain and how some things between a father and son will always be timeless…\u003c\/em\u003eTeochew Porridge\u003cem\u003e is certainly a dish that was served just right.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePerfecting Pratas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…one of those precious few Singaporean plays that’s truly naturalistic. Playwright Desmond Sim paints a touching portrait of a Chinese widower bringing up his half-Indian teenage son…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–Ng Yi-Sheng, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmond Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning playwright, poet and writer. Almost all of his 30 plays to date have been performed in professional theatres in Singapore, Malaysia and the United States. He was TheatreWorks' first playwright-in-residence and has been the associate artistic director of ACTION Theatre since April 2004, running Singapore Theatre Oasis, an incubator programme for new and existing Singaporean playwrights. He has participated in the Shanghai Literary Festival and was awarded a Fulbright fellowship. Desmond has also co-written two movies: \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Boxer\u003c\/em\u003e (Thailand) and \u003cem\u003eThe Wedding Game\u003c\/em\u003e (Singapore). He is an acknowledged Peranakan painter who has held more than a dozen exhibitions on Peranakan figurative themes. Desmond also teaches playwriting, branding, marketing and communications at Temasek Polytechnic Design School and Lasalle College of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804299219,"sku":"9789810756918","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-DStudent-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050233"},{"product_id":"six-plays-by-desmond-sim","title":"Desmond Sim: Six Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-DS-Sample.pdf?1262\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of Singapore’s most garlanded playwrights comes his first collection of published plays, including \u003cem\u003eAutumn Tomyam,\u003c\/em\u003e winner of Best Original Script and Play of the Year in the 2002 DBS\u003cem\u003e Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards. Guaranteed to challenge readers’ prejudices, Desmond Sim’s \u003cem\u003eSix Plays\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold and often hilarious exploration of sexuality, polygamy and love in all its guises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eAutumn Tomyam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Best Original Script, 2002 DBS\u003cem\u003e Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An instant hit with the critics…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Theatre-goers went to see \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutumn Tomyam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e expecting something hot and spicy, and ended up getting a little more—a touching story about love and truth set against a backdrop of social commentary on racial and ethical issues.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Desmond has created situations and characters that will test and challenge our prejudice levels.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–Ekachai Uekrongtham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Swimming Instructor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An audience favourite.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eWife #11\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“… a gem…beautiful in its subtlety.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePostcards from Rosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“… heartwarming…For many, Peranakan culture has been reduced to nothing more than the kebaya or sambal belacan. But Sim has lovingly resurrected his heritage from childhood memories.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmond Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning playwright, poet and writer. Almost all of his 30 plays to date have been performed in professional theatres in Singapore, Malaysia and the United States. He was TheatreWorks' first playwright-in-residence and has been the associate artistic director of ACTION Theatre since April 2004, running Singapore Theatre Oasis, an incubator programme for new and existing Singaporean playwrights. He has participated in the Shanghai Literary Festival and was awarded a Fulbright fellowship. Desmond has also co-written two movies: \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Boxer\u003c\/em\u003e (Thailand) and \u003cem\u003eThe Wedding Game\u003c\/em\u003e (Singapore). He is an acknowledged Peranakan painter who has held more than a dozen exhibitions on Peranakan figurative themes. Desmond also teaches playwriting, branding, marketing and communications at Temasek Polytechnic Design School and Lasalle College of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804299471,"sku":"9789810756895","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-DS-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050372"},{"product_id":"mimi-fan","title":"Mimi Fan","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e as a Classic Singapore Play in 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Mimi-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/264\/Mimi-Fan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe swinging 1960s. A nightclub in Singapore. A one night stand that turns into true love. Or not? In \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore playwright Lim Chor Pee weaves together a haunting tale about love, escapism and broken hearts searching for healing. Through the story of a teenage bar girl, Mimi Fan, whose destiny clashes with Chan Fei-Loong, an English-educated overseas Singaporean who has returned home to work, Lim brings to the fore some undeniable and searing truths: true love requires courage, it can be painful, and it can haunt you, despite your best efforts to ignore it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Singapore’s pioneer playwright Lim Chor Pee in 1962, \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e is considered Singapore’s first English-language play written by a local. It was first staged by the Experimental Theatre Club in 1962 and then restaged by Theatreworks in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A classic…[\u003c\/em\u003eMimi Fan\u003cem\u003e] is a confident character study featuring two young women who chose their own paths in an era where women were still expected to find fulfillment through marriage\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Corrie Tan, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/theatre-dance\/story\/five-reasons-why-the-play-mimi-fan-classic-20140624\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A revelation...The late playwright Lim Chor Pee weaves a taut, confident drama around the two women and returning overseas student Chan Fei-Loong, an idealistic intellectual who feels emasculated in the insular and increasingly materialistic Singapore of the 1960s...Lim's maiden play is so assured that one feels a sense of regret that he stopped\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ewriting\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The dialogue is vibrant and meaningful and is spliced with an easy and distinctive Malayan humour\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Victor Doggett, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Attractive and brazen, Mimi symbolises the materialistic modern generation”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Malay Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLim Chor Pee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a pioneer Singapore playwright writing in English in the early 1960s, part of a circle of writers and theatre practitioners finding their voice as Singapore gained independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Penang in 1936, he attended the Penang Free School and in 1955, he set sail for England where he read law at St. John's College, Cambridge University. Upon graduation in 1958, he moved to London to sit for the English Bar exams. He came to Singapore in 1959 joining the Singapore Legal Service and later established himself in private practice where he spent the rest of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the founder president of the Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), which, together with like-minded friends, he set up in 1961 to foster the growth of English language Malayan theatre in a time when the local theatre scene was dominated by expatriates and Western plays. As well as producing plays for ETC, he began to write. The following year his first play \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e was staged by ETC at the Drama Centre at Fort Canning. His second play \u003cem\u003eA White Rose at Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e was staged in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe contributed articles on the development of local theatre to \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e, a literary journal, for which he also served as a member of its editorial advisory board. Started by poet and novelist, Dr. Goh Poh Seng in 1964, \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e aimed to provide a platform to nurture local writers and counted Edwin Thumboo and Robert Yeo among its contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLim practised law for over 40 years until he passed away in December 2006, leaving behind his Swiss-born wife, three children and three grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804301615,"sku":"9789810714598","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Mimi-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050506"},{"product_id":"model-citizens","title":"Model Citizens","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Model-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/263\/Model-Citizens\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA man stabs an MP at a Meet-the-People Session. But this is not their story. It is the story of the man’s girlfriend, an Indonesian maid who wants to get married and become a Singaporean citizen. It is the story of the MP’s wife, who tries to cope with her husband’s injury and the media spotlight. It is the story of the maid’s employer, who is also struggling with her own tragedy. These three women may mean nothing to each other, but they need one another to survive. The maid, the employer and the MP’s wife. Are they all model citizens? Written by veteran Singaporean playwright Haresh Sharma, \u003cem\u003eModel Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e won Best Director (Alvin Tan) and Best Actress (Siti Khalijah Zainal) at the 2011 \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Model Citizens\u003cem\u003e is simultaneously epic and intimate. It’s rich and complex, hitting you both at the level of gut and intellect\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mayo Martin, \u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAs a piece of theatre, \u003c\/em\u003eModel Citizens\u003cem\u003e has both power and veracity. It pulsates with a seething, palpable rhythm of resistance.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A penetrating look at the price of citizenship and the fragility of trust.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon,\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these, \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008, \u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published \u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for \u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e during the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the \u003cem\u003eTrilogy \u003c\/em\u003ecollection. Most recently, two collections of short plays by Haresh, \u003cem\u003eShorts 1\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShorts 2\u003c\/em\u003e, were published as well. In 2011, Haresh became the first non-American to be awarded the prestigious Goldberg Master Playwright by New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2014, Haresh was awarded the prestigious S.E.A. Write Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804303099,"sku":"9789810714611","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Model-3rd-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627034489"},{"product_id":"fear-of-writing","title":"Fear of Writing","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Fear-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/272\/Fear-of-Writing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe maestro of political plays is back and his latest offering in a decade, \u003cem\u003eFear of Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, is a groundbreaking commentary with its finger on the political pulse of Singapore today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFear of Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, a playwright struggles with writer’s block, a director and producer bemoan their failure to get a government license to stage their play, and a father writes to his daughter overseas. Seemingly disparate elements are woven together, while the line between art, performance and reality begin to blur dramatically as the play reaches its chilling conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFear of Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is a play that will haunt you while compelling you to decide where you stand on the issues of control and censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Tan Tarn How, \u003cem\u003eFear of Writing \u003c\/em\u003ewas first staged by Theatreworks in 2011 to critical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“[A]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003en important summation work at Tan's mid-point career. More than any other work in the Singapore canon, it questions the point and purpose of making theatre in Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Helmi Yusof, ‘The finest plays in 50 years’, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/the-finest-plays-in-50-years\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eFear of Writing\u003cem\u003e is an urgent and courageous piece of work\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Adeline Chia,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A scathing indictment. It analyses the very act of writing itself and its limits.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMayo Martin,\u003cem\u003e TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the most intelligent and scathing dramas ever written about the machinery of Singapore politics and the individual capacity to be a force for change. Tan has produced the gravest and most compelling work of his 20-year playwriting career.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Tarn How\u003c\/strong\u003e, senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, graduated in 1982 from Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge with BA Honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos. He also has a Diploma in Education from Singapore\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003es Institute of Education. After teaching, he joined \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e and from 1987-1996 was a political reporter, op-ed writer, arts deputy editor, and foreign correspondent in Hong Kong and Beijing. He left to be head scriptwriter for television drama and comedy at MediaCorp for about two years before returning to the newspaper in 1999 to be its science and technology editor, political correspondent and deputy news editor until 2005. He has also been the associate artistic director of the drama company Theatreworks, leading workshops for budding playwrights. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804305399,"sku":"9789810714529","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Fear-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050766"},{"product_id":"everything-but-the-brain","title":"Everything but the Brain","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Brain-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e|\u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/276\/Everything-but-the-Brain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do Physics, three bears and a stroke have in common? Take a journey with Elaine, a middle-aged Physics teacher, as she explains the theory of relativity using the metaphor of three bears and a train, and devises a plan to turn back time and save her ailing father from physical deterioration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by gifted playwright Jean Tay, \u003cem\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was first developed at the Playwrights’ Cove at The Necessary Stage in 2001 and staged by Action Theatre in 2005. It won Best Original Script in \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times’ Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards in 2006 and has since been selected as an \u003cspan\u003e‘O’-\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan\u003e‘N’-\u003c\/span\u003eLevel literature text in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Jean’s adroit handling of themes, from the origins of genius to gene heritage and the tyranny of Time, makes \u003c\/em\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003cem\u003e one of the best things seen on stage here in a while.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the more thoughtfully constructed original shows to come out of Singapore in recent times.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Tay\u003c\/strong\u003e’s stage plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, the UK and Italy, and include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Won’t Be Too Long: The Cemetery—Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008, 2009, 2012),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005, 2007, 2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlunge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2000),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1999) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater from the Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1998). In addition, she has written the books for the musicals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Wall: One Woman’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Admiral’s Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005), the NUS Centennial musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2006), and children’s musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(both published by Epigram Books) have been used as O-Level and N-Level literature texts for secondary school students.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas awarded 1st prize for Action Theatre’s 10-minute Play Competition 2010 and selected as a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 10-minute Play Contest. Tay has been nominated four times for Best Original Script for the Life! Theatre Awards, and won for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything But the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2006. Her prose fiction has received honours as well: the 1997 Weston Undergraduate Prize for Fiction for “The Story”, as well as 1st and 3rd prizes for the National Arts Council’s Golden Point Award in 1995 and 2001, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTay graduated in 1997 with a double-degree in creative writing and economics from Brown University, attended the month-long International Playwriting Residency in 2007 (organised by the Royal Court Theatre in London), and participated in LaMama’s International Playwrights’ Retreat in Umbria, Italy in 2010. She served as resident playwright at the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) from 2006–2009, and helmed SRT’s Young Company Writing Programme from 2012–2016. She was also involved in the 2015 NDP: Majulah Singapura, Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, and the 2017 Home Team Show and Festival as scriptwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCurrently, she teaches playwriting as an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, and conducts playwriting masterclasses at the Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) for students in the Master’s of Writing for Performance programme. She is also the founding Artistic Director of Saga Seed Theatre, set up in 2015 to bring Singaporean stories to the stage, and to provide a platform to showcase and nurture local talent. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804308651,"sku":"9789810855116","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Brain-CVF-300_5thReprint_21b4905c-6a9b-46b2-9bbc-583983ae3622.jpg?v=1765268283"},{"product_id":"boom","title":"Boom","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Boom.2-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e|  Get the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/275\/Boom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the surreal world of \u003cem\u003eBoom\u003c\/em\u003e, where civil servants wake the dead, corpses are terrified of cremation, old women are besieged in their homes, and Ah Bengs still dream of being Superman. \u003cem\u003eBoom\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of an elderly woman and her property agent son in Singapore, who are struggling over the potential en bloc sale of their home. Their destinies become interwoven with that of an idealistic civil servant, Jeremiah, who is facing the greatest challenge of his career—persuading a reluctant corpse to yield its memories. Boom is a quirky yet poignant tale about the relocation of both dead and living, and how personal stories get left behind in the inexorable march of progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by economist-turned-playwright Jean Tay, \u003cem\u003eBoom\u003c\/em\u003e was conceptualised at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2007, and developed and staged by the Singapore Repertory Theatre in September 2008. It was nominated for Best Original Script for \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times’ Life!\u003c\/em\u003eTheatre Awards in 2009 and is now an ‘O’- and ‘N’-Level Literature text in Singapore schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Jean Tay is one of the most gifted playwrights I have come across in years.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gaurav Kripalani, Artistic Director, Singapore Repertory Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Tay\u003c\/strong\u003e’s stage plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, the UK and Italy, and include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Won’t Be Too Long: The Cemetery—Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008, 2009, 2012),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005, 2007, 2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlunge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2000),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1999) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater from the Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1998). In addition, she has written the books for the musicals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Wall: One Woman’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Admiral’s Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005), the NUS Centennial musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2006), and children’s musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(both published by Epigram Books) have been used as O-Level and N-Level literature texts for secondary school students.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas awarded 1st prize for Action Theatre’s 10-minute Play Competition 2010 and selected as a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 10-minute Play Contest. Tay has been nominated four times for Best Original Script for the Life! Theatre Awards, and won for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything But the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2006. Her prose fiction has received honours as well: the 1997 Weston Undergraduate Prize for Fiction for “The Story”, as well as 1st and 3rd prizes for the National Arts Council’s Golden Point Award in 1995 and 2001, respectively. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTay graduated in 1997 with a double-degree in creative writing and economics from Brown University, attended the month-long International Playwriting Residency in 2007 (organised by the Royal Court Theatre in London), and participated in LaMama’s International Playwrights’ Retreat in Umbria, Italy in 2010. She served as resident playwright at the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) from 2006–2009, and helmed SRT’s Young Company Writing Programme from 2012–2016. She was also involved in the 2015 NDP: Majulah Singapura, Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, and the 2017 Home Team Show and Festival as scriptwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCurrently, she teaches playwriting as an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, and conducts playwriting masterclasses at the Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) for students in the Master’s of Writing for Performance programme. She is also the founding Artistic Director of Saga Seed Theatre, set up in 2015 to bring Singaporean stories to the stage, and to provide a platform to showcase and nurture local talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804309935,"sku":"9789810840174","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Boom-7th-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627028947"},{"product_id":"eight-plays-by-ovidia-yu","title":"Ovidia Yu: Eight Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-OY-Sample.pdf?600\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-OY-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e|\u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/273\/Ovidia-Yu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/273\/Ovidia-Yu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFall in love with Singapore’s most prominent feminist playwright. Ovidia Yu dissects all things female—from breasts to virginity, motherhood to lesbian love—and lays them bare in this omnibus collection of her finest works.\u003cbr\u003eIt contains \u003cspan\u003eaward-winning works such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Woman in a Tree on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ethe only\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eSingapore play to win the Edinburgh Fringe First award\u003cem\u003e; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHitting (On Women)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the comedy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Fat Virgins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and sociopolitical drama \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilence of the Kittens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This book is the third in our playwright omnibus series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in a Tree on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This production’s strength is…in the details. Touching and very brilliant.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jeremy Samuel, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThree Fat Virgins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Ovidia Yu’s light and witty comedy is (juxtaposed with) dark undercurrents of frustration, claustrophobia and hopelessness…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenneth Kwok, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eHitting (On) Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…a well-crafted play that gives an intimate examination of the knotted, entangled lives of two women.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvidia Yu\u003c\/strong\u003e has written over thirty plays including \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in a Tree on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, the only Singapore play to win an Edinburgh Fringe First. In her writing, she uses humour and storytelling to address the changing roles and identities of Singaporeans, on the principle that without entertainment there can be no engagement. Ovidia Yu received the National Arts Council Young Artist Award (Drama and Fiction), the Singapore Youth Award (Arts and Culture), and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Singapore Foundation Award for outstanding contribution to the development of arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804311387,"sku":"9789810884680","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-OY-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409051150"},{"product_id":"four-plays-by-chong-tze-chien","title":"Chong Tze Chien: Four Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-CTC-Sample.pdf?600\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-CTC-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/266\/Chong-Tze-Chien\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/266\/Chong-Tze-Chien\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingapore’s most promising playwright presents his sophomore collection of plays, including \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2011 \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times’ Life! \u003c\/em\u003eTheatre Award for Best Script. Through his signature use of experimental and innovative puppetry and stage devices, Chong’s \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e is Singapore’s most controversial and nuanced political play to date—addressing the issue of racial tensions in the most explosive of scenarios—that of a Chinese corporal shooting his Malay counterpart while on military duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Chong Tze Chien’s script…is rock solid writing. (It) serves up as an intimate understanding of the various complexities of race and the ways race intersects with other social divisions such as class. Chong does not treat his material with kid gloves and confronts difficult questions that are often buried below politically correct platitudes about race.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Adeline Chia, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eCharged\u003cem\u003e does not disappoint. It tackles issues of race with brutal frankness and a refreshing lack of political correctness…The script is explosive yet sensitive and nuanced.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenneth Kwok, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most incendiary - and necessary - plays of all time, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eCharged\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes a raw and unflinching look at race relations in Singapore through the murder of a Malay soldier and the consequent suicide of a Chinese one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Helmi Yusof, ‘The finest plays in 50 years’, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/the-finest-plays-in-50-years\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/the-finest-plays-in-50-years\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePoop!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003ePoop!\u003cem\u003e is heartfelt, beguiling and magical.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Adeline Chia, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Chong Tze Chien has crafted a piece which is whimsical and spell-binding, yet at the same time heart-breaking. \u003c\/em\u003ePoop!\u003cem\u003e presents a vision of mortality quite unlike anything you’ve ever seen. This is a work which will provoke you in unexpected ways.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ho Rui An, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“From the rag-tag denizens who trawl its corridors to the lonely, broken spirits of the folks within, Chong Tze Chien spins a triple-bill tapestry that is exquisite in its detail and cogent in its effect.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sangeetha Madhavan, \u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChong Tze Chien\u003c\/strong\u003e is a multiple-award-winning playwright who has been the company director of The Finger Players since 2004. Some of his prize-winning scripts include \u003cem\u003ePan Island Expressway \u003c\/em\u003e(Singapore Dramatist Award 1998), \u003cem\u003eFurthest North, Deepest South\u003c\/em\u003e (Best Production of the Year at the 2005 \u003cem\u003eStraits Times Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards) and \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e (Best Original Script at the 2011 \u003cem\u003eStraits Times Life! \u003c\/em\u003eTheatre Awards). Upon graduating from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Theatre Studies, he joined The Necessary Stage as a playwright and director from 2000 to 2004. He was awarded the Young Artist Award for theatre in 2006 by the National Arts Council for his contribution to the arts scene. In 2010, Chong Tze Chien represented Singapore at La Ma Ma—Playwright’s Symposium in Italy, where he wrote \u003cem\u003eTo Whom It May Concern.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804312847,"sku":"9789810884956","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-CTC-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409051228"},{"product_id":"six-plays-by-tan-tarn-how","title":"Tan Tarn How: Six Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-TTH-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/271\/Tan-Tarn-How\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet Tan Tarn How, one of Singapore’s most controversial playwrights, take you on a journey that confronts the social and political issues facing Singaporeans today. With his signature wit and unflinching candour, he puts the spotlight on issues of life and death, sex and love, government, national identity and racism. This collection contains six award-winning plays and an introduction by Dr. K. K. Seet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Lady of Soul and Her Ultimate “S” Machine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…the most important thing about Tan Tarn How’s play is its marking of a watershed in Singapore theatre: it is arguably the first English play to present the country critically and artistically, without hiding behind coy allegory.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Hannah Pandian, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e as a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/theatre-dance\/story\/classic-singapore-plays-the-lady-soul-and-her-ultimate-s-machine-heral\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClassic Singapore Play\u003c\/a\u003e in 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eUndercover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The play, a farce about the goings-on in an internal security department, takes Singapore theatre into uncharted territory.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Koh Buck Song,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eSix of the Best\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eSix of the Best\u003cem\u003e, in dealing with such an explosive topic, will hopefully get under the skin to the heart of racism in Singapore.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Phua Mei Pin, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe First Emperor’s Last Days\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“With \u003c\/em\u003eThe First Emperor’s Last Days\u003cem\u003e, playwright Tan Tarn How continues to stake out a unique place for himself in Singapore theatre, as a creator of topical, political plays.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cherian George,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eMachine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Tan’s sensitivity and genius is obvious throughout: the dialogue is light but loaded. In the exchanges, there are just the right doses of surprise to compliment, of feigned ignorance to encourage and of coyness to intrigue, as both the man and woman manoeuvre expertly towards their ultimate goal—the bed, after which the relationship ceases to be.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Suhaila Sulaiman,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Tarn How\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, graduated in 1982 from Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge with BA Honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos. He also has a Diploma in Education from Singapore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es Institute of Education. After teaching, he joined \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and from 1987-1996 was a political reporter, op-ed writer, arts deputy editor, and foreign correspondent in Hong Kong and Beijing. He left to be head scriptwriter for television drama and comedy at MediaCorp for about two years before returning to the newspaper in 1999 to be its science and technology editor, political correspondent and deputy news editor until 2005. He has also been the associate artistic director of the drama company Theatreworks, leading workshops for budding playwrights. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804314587,"sku":"9789810879778","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-TTH-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409051418"},{"product_id":"those-who-cant-teach","title":"Those Who Can't, Teach","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Teach-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/265\/Those-Who-Cant-Teach\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e turns the spotlight on the madcap lives of teachers and students in a typical secondary school in Singapore. As the teachers struggle daily to nurture and groom, the students prefer to hang out and “chillax”. With upskirting and Facebooking, griping and politicking, school takes on a whole new meaning as the colourful characters struggle to prove that those who can, teach. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Singapore’s most prolific playwright Haresh Sharma, \u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e was first staged by The Necessary Stage in 1990 to critical acclaim. Twenty years later, Sharma revisits this classic to revitalise it for the Singapore Arts Festival 2010, transforming it into a powerful portrayal of the pressures and challenges facing teachers (and students) in schools in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The play throws up questions on the roles of parents, students and teachers, but does not collapse into an impotent tirade against society. The script is joyous. The laughter is warmly wry, not caustic.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003cem\u003e does much to do away with the stereotypes and fallacies of the teaching profession.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these, \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008, \u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published \u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for \u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e during the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the \u003cem\u003eTrilogy \u003c\/em\u003ecollection. Most recently, two collections of short plays by Haresh, \u003cem\u003eShorts 1\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShorts 2\u003c\/em\u003e, were published as well. In 2011, Haresh became the first non-American to be awarded the prestigious Goldberg Master Playwright by New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2014, Haresh was awarded the prestigious S.E.A. Write Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804320639,"sku":"9789810855109","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Teach-CVF-300_4thReprint.jpg?v=1764236052"},{"product_id":"a-white-rose-at-midnight","title":"A White Rose at Midnight","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Rose-Sample.pdf?6645134265022244130\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTake a look inside\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/660\/A-White-Rose-at-Midnight\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the cusp of independence, cultures collide in a bedroom in Singapore. As the Vietnam War rages on, the English-educated scholar Lee Hua Min—“the finest product of the University”—finds himself hopelessly disillusioned. Enter Wong Ching Mei, a Chinese-educated former nightclub singer seeking to enrol in Nanyang University. Mirroring the intense tussles between the English- and Chinese-speaking during Singapore’s formative years, Hua Min and Ching Mei trade ferocious barbs even as they are inexplicably drawn to each other. When Su-Ling, Hua Min’s ex-classmate, returns from London, Hua Min is torn between their advances and the extremely different worlds they inhabit. Humorous, witty and prescient, \u003cem\u003eA White Rose At Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e is a pithy portrait of a soul—and nation—divided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA White Rose At Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e was first staged to critical acclaim by the Experimental Theatre Club in 1964. It was pioneer playwright Lim Chor Pee’s second and final play after the landmark \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e (1962). In 2014, Centre 42 mounted a partial dramatised reading of the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Full of wit and humour... Though the humour is unending this play has a serious theme \u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e the search for identity by the present day generation.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[Lim Chor Pee has] a mind that has something original to say to an audience which is sympathetic to the growth of Malayan theatre.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLim Chor Pee\u003c\/strong\u003e was a pioneer Singapore playwright writing in English in the early 1960s, part of a circle of writers and theatre practitioners finding their voice as Singapore gained independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Penang in 1936, he attended the Penang Free School and in 1955, he set sail for England where he read law at St. John's College, Cambridge University. Upon graduation in 1958, he moved to London to sit for the English Bar exams. He came to Singapore in 1959 joining the Singapore Legal Service and later established himself in private practice where he spent the rest of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the founder president of the Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), which, together with like-minded friends, he set up in 1961 to foster the growth of English language Malayan theatre in a time when the local theatre scene was dominated by expatriates and Western plays. As well as producing plays for ETC, he began to write. The following year his first play \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e was staged by ETC at the Drama Centre at Fort Canning. His second play \u003cem\u003eA White Rose at Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e was staged in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe contributed articles on the development of local theatre to \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e, a literary journal, for which he also served as a member of its editorial advisory board. Started by poet and novelist, Dr. Goh Poh Seng in 1964, \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e aimed to provide a platform to nurture local writers and counted Edwin Thumboo and Robert Yeo among its contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLim practised law for over 40 years until he passed away in December 2006, leaving behind his Swiss-born wife, three children and three grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7564366403,"sku":"9789814615488","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Rose-CVF-300.jpg?v=1625542212"},{"product_id":"the-eye-of-history","title":"The Eye of History","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Eye-Sample.pdf\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   |   Get the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/647\/The-Eye-of-History\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 5 July 1981, Sir Stamford Raffles leaves his pedestal by the Singapore River and pays a visit to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana. What follows is a wide-ranging discussion, both heated and humorous, that illustrates just how very human Singapore’s two most towering figures were. This conversation, along with the introduction of Munshi Abdullah (author of the \u003cem\u003eHikayat Abdullah\u003c\/em\u003e), provides a fascinating backdrop for the investigation of historical authority and grand narratives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Yeo\u003c\/strong\u003e has been described as “the most Singaporean of Singaporean writers.” He has written five volumes of poetry and five plays, dealing with issues ranging from political detention in Singapore to the Vietnam War and the Great Marriage Debate. He has also written a novel, a memoir and essays on cultural policy and theatre, compiled anthologies of Singaporean Literature, and co-written books on the teaching of Literature for secondary schools. In 1978, he attended the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, and in 1995 was a Fulbright Scholar. From 1977 to 1994, he chaired two drama committees, the Drama Advisory Committee and the Drama Review Committee, which helped to develop English-language theatre in Singapore, and in recognition of his service, he was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis triptych of connected plays—\u003cem\u003eAre You There, Singapore?, One Year Back Home and Changi\u003c\/em\u003e—was collected in 2001 as \u003cem\u003eThe Singapore Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e. In October 2009, his libretto for opera titled Kannagi, a short chamber piece based on an Indian epic poem, was staged in Singapore’s Sri Mariamman Temple with John Sharpley as composer. Another libretto, a full-length work titled \u003cem\u003eFences\u003c\/em\u003e (also with John Sharpley) was staged in August 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYeo was awarded the SEA Write Award in 2011. 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Currently, he teaches creative writing at Singapore Management University and mentors for NAC’s Mentor Access Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26493463302,"sku":"9789814757690","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Eye-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627005552"},{"product_id":"sisters-senang-the-island-plays","title":"Sisters \u0026 Senang: The Island Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Sisters-Sample.pdf?104390327072321530\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  Get the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/648\/Sisters--Senang\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sisters Islands and Pulau Senang: two satellite islands off the coast of Singapore, small but rich in story. 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This is one man’s attempt to create a utopian penal colony, which tragically led to his violent end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Jean Tay is one of the most gifted playwrights I have come across in years.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gaurav Kripalani, Artistic Director, Singapore Repertory Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Tay\u003c\/strong\u003e’s stage plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, the UK and Italy, and include \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eIt Won’t Be Too Long: The Cemetery—Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eSenang\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e (2008, 2009, 2012), \u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e (2005, 2007, 2013), \u003ci\u003ePlunge\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eWater from the Well\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). 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She read English Literature at Jesus College, Cambridge before training to be an actor on the Nick Hytner scholarship at LAMDA. Her eighteen-year career as an actor has spanned the UK’s major theatres and TV channels. Theatre credits include James Graham’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eQuiz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the West End, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eBehind the Beautiful Forevers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eNightwatchman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the National Theatre, the latter earning her a Whatsonstage nomination for Best Solo Performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephanie is currently the Resident Playwright at Pangdemonium Theatre Company and a columnist for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the world’s oldest theatre publication. She is on the Board of Chichester Festival Theatre and cofounded and chairs The Act for Change Project, a campaign for representative diversity in the UK performing arts. 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Yet these plays go beyond being simply out, loud and proud. Rather, they deal with a range of topics—from dealing with death in \u003ci\u003eTop or Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e, to fissures within the community in\u003ci\u003e Mardi Gras\u003c\/i\u003e, to examining the limits of liberal ideals in \u003ci\u003e________ Can Change\u003c\/i\u003e—and advocate tolerance and acceptance of difference in our midst.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe collection also includes a foreword by Artistic Director Alvin Tan and an introduction by researcher Shawn Chua.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. 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She shares her most immediate concerns, such as trying to settle a divorce with her husband through the Syariah laws in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest Of\u003c\/em\u003e, although specific in its issues – grappling with divorce matters in Singapore's Muslim community – broaches more universal themes. It appeals to anyone regardless of identity markers such as race, class, gender and faith.•\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the kindness of strangers to the staleness of familiarity, the protagonist reveals, through her encounters in this one day, the worst of and the best of, the people around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There's the kind of storytelling that lights up fireworks and milks this communal moment for all its worth. Best of, The Necessary Stage's enjoyable one-woman show featuring Siti Khalijah Zainal, skips all of that and simply tells.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mayo Martin, TODAY ONLINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...it was the simplicity of the play that allowed its authenticity to come through, and it proves that they don't need elaborate or extravagant arrangements to touch an audience.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Angela Low. 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It features pedagogical notes, insights on the play, as well as a question and answer section with the playwright, Haresh Sharma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e made history in 2007 by being the first Singapore play selected by the Ministry of Education to be offered as a GCE O- and N-Level literature text. The play, best remembered for presenting an honest and unflinching look at mental illness and the social prejudices surrounding it, is back on the syllabus since 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Necessary Resource\u003c\/em\u003e features:\u003cbr\u003eFounder and Artistic Director of The Necessary Stage, Alvin Tan shares his insight on directing and staging \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEducator Laremy Lee provides a useful guide on approaching narrative, characters, themes, and theatrical and stylistic devices in the play\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJournalist Akanksha Raja reflects on her experience studying \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaywright Haresh Sharma responses to frequently asked questions about the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecollection. 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Despite some controversy on funding and censorship, the play was eventually performed to public and critical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past 13 years, \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e has been made into an experimental feature film, published as part of a one-play series, adapted into a television movie, given a full reading in the UK, taught at a University in Kuala Lumpur and translated and staged as \u003cem\u003eOtak Tak Centre\u003c\/em\u003e in Kuala Lumpur. As one of The Necessary Stage’s landmark works, \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the Singaporean canon of literary works, and now and “O” and “N” level Literature text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e is also the first ever Singapore text to be offered at “O” levels. The creation of \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e owes much to a methodology and process that allowed a group of dedicated and passionate artists to research into matters beyond their life experiences, to build a body of emotional and psychological knowledge to draw from, and sufficient time to nurture the maturity of character, relationships and themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Off Centre \u003c\/em\u003emarks a new maturity in Singapore theatre, addressing an audience prepared to be challenged.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eHannah Pandian, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, 3 Sept 1993\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecollection. 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Six of these plays can be found in this brand new collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning playwright Haresh Sharma has created stories and characters that will entertain, delight and surprise the reader. The plays include contemporary adaptations such as \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSuch Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSorrow\u003c\/em\u003e (based on Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eWhat Big Bombs You Have\u003c\/em\u003e (based on \u003cem\u003eLittle Red\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRiding Hood\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003eAh Boy \u0026amp; the Beanstalk\u003c\/em\u003e (adapted from \u003cem\u003eJack and the Beanstalk\u003c\/em\u003e). The collection also includes the hugely entertaining \u003cem\u003eHistory, Whose Story?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSurvivor Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlays for School \u003c\/em\u003econtains notes on the plays by the writer as well as an introduction by Alvin Tan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The play, written by resident playwright Haresh Sharma and directed by Sean Tobin, is practically a textbook study of the sort of theatre that appeals to young people.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Flying Inkpot On Such Sweet Sorrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A bold and creative artistic venture, and it delivered a biting commentary on an immensely relevant social issue.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Flying Inkpot On What Big Bombs You Have\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. 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A unique production involving social media interaction, audiences of \u003cem\u003ePoor Thing\u003c\/em\u003e were invited to watch a video clip of an accident before they enter the theatre to catch the 'live' action on stage. During the performance, more clips were posted online which audiences could view and comment on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoor Thing\u003c\/em\u003e challenges you to explore what drives road rage in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more about The Necessary Stage at http:\/\/www.necessary.org\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... a pulsating, visceral production that swings steeply from taut silences to heart-pounding violence, and what becomes clear is that what is unfolding off-camera is just as important, if not more, than what is captured on camera and presented for the world to see. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e... Poor Thing sharpens the focus on that undulating territory of conflict resolution both online and offline that we are still learning how to navigate, and the line between bullying and righteous anger.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eCorrie Tan, The Strait Times Life!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eDirector Alvin Tan and playwright Haresh Sharma have always been sharp and sensitive social commentators. Their grasp of social issues and ability to transform these into gripping theatre is second to none... But the duo has been equally forward thinking when looking at theatre as a mode of communication... TNS has embraced and integrated these seamlessly into the show, raising some interesting pissibilities.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eMayo Martin, TODAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... thoroughly gripping and unique production by The Necessary Stage that bitterly embraces the world of social media and explores the irrational rage that Singaporeans seem to have when dealing with each other...\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eNaeem Kapadia, Cristalwords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecollection. Most recently, two collections of short plays by Haresh,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShorts 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShorts 2\u003c\/em\u003e, were published as well. In 2011, Haresh became the first non-American to be awarded the prestigious Goldberg Master Playwright by New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2014, Haresh was awarded the prestigious S.E.A. 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They raise new ideas about issues often overlooked on stage. Sharma doesn't create a discourse of antagonism or aggressive advocacy for change. Rather, he gently opens up little corners, pushes aside, just a little, the curtains, to open up a new discourse of what it means to be the first adult new Singaporeans post separation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—David Birch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. 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To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. 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His published works include three collections of poetry (\u003cem\u003eOne Fierce Hour, A History of Amnesia and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-invisible-manuscript\"\u003eThe Invisible Manuscript\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e), two collections of short stories (\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/corridor-12-short-stories-pos\"\u003eCorridor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMalay Sketches\u003c\/em\u003e), three collections of plays (\u003cem\u003eCollected Plays One, Two and Three\u003c\/em\u003e), and the published play \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/cooling-off-day\"\u003eCooling Off Day.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eWf49pq7JYI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32311929012337,"sku":"9789814845885","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/WildRice-CV-May6.jpg?v=1620284635"},{"product_id":"reading-the-room-a-playwright-s-devising-journey","title":"Reading the Room: A Playwright’s Devising Journey","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-TextContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Caption\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the past three decades, award-winning playwright Haresh Sharma has written more than 120 plays, many of them created with the The Necessary Stage’s unique devising methodology.⁣⁣⁣\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⁣⁣\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮: 𝘈 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵’𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 offers unprecedented access into the devising process, with keen insights and intimate reflections gleaned from Haresh’s artistic journey.⁣ ⁣This book describes Haresh’s devising process in meticulous detail, illustrated by production case studies and incorporating numerous archival artefacts, including photographs, early drafts of scripts and personal correspondences. 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To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecollection. 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Directed with gleeful irreverence by Ivan Heng, this audaciously funny new play will make you laugh until it hurts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTARTUFFE: THE IMPOSTER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wealthy family starts to unravel when the head of the household, Orgon, befriends Tartuffe — a charming, seductive con artist masquerading as a man of faith. Everyone else smells a rat, even as Tartuffe weasels his way into Orgon’s home, heart and bank account. What will it take for Orgon to finally see the light? Can unholy disaster be averted? Or will blind devotion win the day?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn celebration of the 400th anniversary of Molière’s birth, Wild Rice’s \u003cem\u003eTartuffe: The Imposter\u003c\/em\u003e remains trenchantly relevant today, in a world populated by scam artists and false prophets. With an incisive new script by Joel Tan and direction by Glen Goei, this is a classic satire on religious hypocrisy and a warning about the calamity that can follow when we turn a blind eye to the dark deeds of the “pious”. Desperately trying to untangle vice from virtue is a stellar ensemble cast led by Ivan Heng and Benjamin Chow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The questions that \u003cem\u003eG*d Is A Woman\u003c\/em\u003e poses have very little to do with Ariana Grande or God’s chosen pronouns. Instead, it demands us to consider the cost of living in such a close- minded complaint culture.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—We The Citizens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eTartuffe\u003c\/em\u003e is Wild Rice firing on all cylinders. This scabrous satire manages to be simultaneously the most fun this reviewer has had in the theatre since the pandemic began - and also deeply unsettling...Playwright Joel Tan has commendably transformed a nearly 400-year-old script, eschewing Molière’s alexandrine rhyming couplets for deliciously profane modern dialogue packed with zingers... The cast is superlative across the board.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Straits Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoel Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright, performer, and inter-disciplinary artist. He is an Artist-in- Residence at Wild Rice, and serves as the company’s Literary Manager. His playwriting practice is divided between Singapore and London, and he has written plays for leading companies in both cities including Wild Rice, Pangdemonium, Checkpoint Theatre, The Royal Court, The Almeida Theatre, Headlong Theatre, Theatre 503, and the Orange Tree Theatre. Joel also writes for screen and audio, and collaborates inter-disciplinarily to create installation and contemporary performance. Joel is a passionate advocate for new writing development for the theatre, and is a Creative Associate with Centre 42’s New Writing Development Programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48538516422953,"sku":"9789811897450","price":25.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TartuffeCover_500x_4a770228-b916-4c8e-b7e5-188cb7beb2b9.webp?v=1715923699"},{"product_id":"three-plays-by-goh-poh-seng","title":"Goh Poh Seng: Three Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-GPS_Sample.pdf?v=1718248713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn omnibus of groundbreaking Singaporean playscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoh Poh Seng played an active role in the arts scene of post-independence Singapore. He was a pioneer of Singaporean drama, and the author of what is considered the first local English-language novel, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/if-we-dream-too-long-new-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf We Dream Too Long\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1972). However, despite him winning the Cultural Medallion, his three playscripts have never been published…until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Plays\u003c\/em\u003e—consisting of \u003cem\u003eThe Moon Is Less Bright\u003c\/em\u003e (1964), \u003cem\u003eWhen Smiles Are Done\u003c\/em\u003e (1965) and \u003cem\u003eThe Elder Brother\u003c\/em\u003e (1966)—rescues these dramatic works from obscurity, and presents them on the sixtieth anniversary of first being staged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Where does one begin to address such neglect? [Goh’s] three plays, written and staged in the 1960s but never published, cry out to be documented and written about in greater detail.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon, \u003cem\u003eQLRS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Moon Is Less Bright\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the political and social awakening of Asian peoples, with all the fears, aspirations and violence of the era.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Thespis, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, 25 Nov 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If Lim Chor Pee and Goh Poh Seng had continued their playwriting activities, and if there had been others to follow, drama in English would certainly have surged ahead and found its mark in the mid-sixties instead of the mid-eighties.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_robert-yeo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Yeo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSingapore Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWhen Smiles Are Done\u003c\/em\u003e is a delicate, unpretentious play with a large heart.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Edward Dorall, playwright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No matter what we feel, think or say, it is fair to remark that [Lim] Chor Pee and [Goh] Poh Seng pioneered Singapore theatre in English and laid the foundations for a truly Singaporean perspective\/voice on the Singapore experience.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_kirpal-singh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKirpal Singh\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsplanade Offstage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Set in Singapore’s Chinatown of today, \u003cem\u003eThe Elder Brother\u003c\/em\u003e is simple yet very moving, and presents with stark clarity how home life can be wrecked through intolerance and lack of understanding on the part of the breadwinner. It should give much food for thought.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Merry Andrew, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, 7 Aug 1966\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoh Poh Seng\u003c\/strong\u003e was a playwright, novelist and poet, regarded as a pioneer of Singaporean literature in English. A medical doctor by training, his first novel \u003cem\u003eIf We Dream Too Long\u003c\/em\u003e is widely recognised as the first Singaporean English-langauge novel, while his play \u003cem\u003eWhen Smiles Are Done\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the first instances of the use of Singlish in drama. Goh also released five books of poetry, founded the literary magazine \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e and formed Centre 65 to promote the arts. In addition, he chaired the National Theatre Trust and was Vice-Chairman of the Arts Council from 1967 to 1973. Goh received the Cultural Medallion for Literature in 1982 and emigrated to Canada in 1986. He passed away in 2010, leaving behind his wife Margaret, four sons and three grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48576663486761,"sku":"9789815105742","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/GohPohSeng_ThreePlays.jpg?v=1716284400"},{"product_id":"plays-for-youth","title":"Plays for Youth","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResource Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-SDEA_Sample.pdf?v=1742579083\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix modern student plays about growing up in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dynamic collection of plays, written by seasoned drama educators and emerging voices, offers a compelling exploration of growing up in Singapore. Devised in part with students, the plays tackle pressing issues from body image and the impact of social media to the quest for identity and belonging. With themes that resonate with young readers and offer universal reflections on youth, this collection serves as both an educational and artistic resource for teaching drama, and a valuable tool for sparking meaningful discussions on social topics in and beyond the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA)\u003c\/strong\u003e was established in 2002 as a not-for-profit organisation by a group of artists and drama educators. 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Each editor provides their own directorial perspectives and excavation methods that will be useful beyond the prescribed play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guide is an invaluable resource for drama educators, trainers, and teachers-in-charge looking for tools, strategies, activities, and worksheets useful in unpacking the themes in the texts, and exploration of drama and theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49921207173417,"sku":"9789815105940","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/PlaysforYouth_CV.jpg?v=1740389011"}],"url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/plays\/publisher_epigram-books.oembed","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}