{"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","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/six-plays-by-tan-tarn-how","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}