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26/02/2007
SMEGMA
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Dear Friends & Supporters of Truth
SMEGMA, written and directed by Elangovan and presented by Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire)was the most controversial play of 2006.
On 1 Aug 06, MDA gave the play a public entertainment license with RA-18 rating, and suddenly cancelled the license on 4 Aug 06, the eve of the production.
MDA replied that SMEGMA portrayed Muslims in a negative light.
But MDA had the full particulars of the 5 Muslims who were acting in the play.
Subsequently, MDA's bureaucratic acrobatics raised questions on 'transparency in censorship' (if there is one in Singapore) in the international print-media and alternative websites.
Since then, many have asked for the text of SMEGMA.
SMEGMA, the book, ISBN: 981-05-6441-4, S$15 (without GST). is now available at
Select Books Pte Ltd
19 Tanglin Rd #03-15
Tanglin Shopping Centre
Singapore 247909
Republic of Singapore
Tel: 65-67321515
Website: www.selectbooks.com.sg
The communication between Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire) and MDA, as well as the press-release to the international media are documented in SMEGMA, a social register of the hilarious state of censorship in Singapore.
Kindly globalise this information for those who would like to enjoy reading SMEGMA to inhale some alternative truth from the plastic nation.
Thank you.
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S Thenmoli
President
Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire)
12:43 Posted by soci | Permalink | Comments (1) | Email this | Tags: Singapore, Censorship
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What a bloody nonsense. Who do these tossers at the MDA think they are anyway?
The fact that one has to "ask permission" to express oneself in the arts is a signal that The State is too fucken powerful.
But the play's writer and presenter have it all wrong: whether the play portrays Muslims (or any group for that matter) in a "bad light" is IRRELEVANT.
Posted by: Matilah_Singapura | 26/02/2007