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Theatre company Wild Rice said that they «categorically reject the characterisation» that one of their plays «glamorises drug abuse», after it was banned by local authorities for undermining anti-drug policy. The Infocomm Media De'Arts must have the space to explore uncomfortable realities': Wild Rice responds to ban on play by IMDA and MHA
Theatre company Wild Rice said that they «categorically reject the characterisation» that one of their plays «glamorises drug abuse», after it was banned by local authorities for undermining anti-drug policy. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in a joint statement on Friday (June 20), said that the dramatised reading of Homepar has been disallowed in its current form.This comes just a day before its staging. The revised script submitted on June 5 had substantially changed from the version submitted on April 21, they noted, pointing out that the new material glamorises drug abuse and portrays an undercover Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officer shielding abusers from detection.«It undermines Singapore's anti-drug policy, our drug rehabilitation regime, and public confidence in the CNB,» said the joint statement. «Performances that undermine Singapore's national interest are not permitted under the AECC (Arts Entertainment Classification Code).» Read more