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Model Citizens
Haresh Sharma Synopsis: A 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, Model Citizens won Best Director (Alvin Tan) and Best Actress (Siti Khalijah Zainal) at the 2011 The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards. “Model Citizens is simultaneously epic and intimate. It’s rich and complex, hitting you both at the level of gut and intellect.” —Mayo Martin, Today “As a piece of theatre, Model Citizens has both power and veracity. It pulsates with a seething, palpable rhythm of resistance.” —The Flying Inkpot ISBN: 978-981-07-1461-1 Format: Paperback Size: 145 x 210mm Pages: 128 Published: April 2012 Also in the From Stage To Print series: Those Who Can’t, Teach by Haresh Sharma Boom by Jean Tay Everything But The Brain by Jean Tay Mimi Fan by Lim Chor Pee Fear of Writing by Tan Tarn How |
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