Pangdemonium’s A Mirror asks questions about censorship and artist’s responsibilities
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Pangdemonium's penultimate play A Mirror plays at the Singtel Waterfront Theatre from June 26 to July 12.
PHOTO: CRISPIAN CHAN
SINGAPORE – When researching for the authoritarian drama A Mirror, actor Zachary Pang was shocked to learn of the countries besides Singapore that required theatre scripts to be vetted by a censorship body – a roll call including Lebanon, Syria, China and Vietnam.
In British playwright Sam Holcroft’s work, scripts also have to be screened by the Ministry of Culture. A theatre production in an unnamed authoritarian state takes place under the guise of a wedding. Holcroft, in interviews, has said she was partly inspired by a life-changing trip to North Korea in 2011 which shook her deeply.
