Cultural inclusivity and student Shakespeare performances in late-colonial Singapore, 1950-59

• Main Author: SOON, Emily
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: student performances; Singapore; Shakespeare; national culture; Asian Studies; Theatre and Performance Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3450; https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009036795.012
• Institution: Singapore Management University

How did students in colonial schools engage with Shakespeare? How can Shakespeare education facilitate the emergence of a new national culture? This article explores these questions by analysing student performances in 1950s Singapore, then a British colony preparing for self-governance with a multi...