{"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","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/fear-of-writing","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}