{"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","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/eight-plays-by-ovidia-yu","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}