![]() ![]() And true enough, my friends had this to say collectively when we discussed the production over drinks: This was a great play – and we didn't know Singaporean Malays felt that way.Īlfian Sa'at's Malay Sketches is a timely and valuable addition to the Singapore literary canon for three reasons: When the play ended, I exited the theatre with this unspoken sentiment: This was a great play that more ethnic Chinese Singaporean people need to watch so that they know how minorities in Singapore feel. I am an ethnically mixed (Chinese-Indian), English-educated professional with a middle-class background. Those I watched the play with were ethnic Chinese Singaporean, English-educated professionals with an upper-middle/lower-upper class background. Two years ago, a couple of friends and I watched the premiere of Charged by Chong Tze Chien, a play with a National Service setting that explores tensions between the Malay and Chinese communities in Singapore. – David Mamet, Race, Samuel French: New York, 2010. Henry: Do you know what you can say? To a black man. Īlfian Sa'at sketches what it is like to be Malay in Singapore QLRS - Criticism : On the Subject of Race | Vol. ![]()
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