Recommended Book List for Schools
A Breeding Pair
In 1971 Stella Kon wrote two plays exploring the implications of advanced techniques of human reproduction, which were then in the realm of science fiction. The plays have lost none of their relevance in the intervening years, while scientific achievements have caught up with the text.
In “Z is for Zygote,” universal contraception means that people are only allowed to reproduce themselves according to a quota system based on “Z-points.” When scientist Karl Masters achieves fame and rewards, women fight to share his Z-points.
“To Hatch a Swan” looks at a world where surrogate motherhood is the regular custom. A society lady hires a poor girl to gestate and bear her child; but the “brood nurse” comes to feel deep maternal love for the child implanted in her womb.
$15.90
Butterflies Don't Cry and Other Plays
In “Butterflies Don’t Cry,” Robert and Sharon are actors in a colourful presentation of the Chinese legend of the Butterfly lovers. But another drama is happening backstage, while Robert and Sharon plan to elope together after the last curtain. The play contrasts Chinese opera style and modern naturalism; legendary romance, and the nitty-gritty details of real life. What is real and what is acting?
“Feeding the Armadillo” is a short play about the plight of foreign maids in Singapore.Your foreign maid has her fears and her feelings too!
“One Night in Bethlehem” portrays the day before Jesus’ birth, as the prophet Simeon urges the people of Bethlehem to repent. The audience is invited to join the responses of the crowd, and thus becomes an integral part of the performance.
$14.50
Emily of Emerald Hill
This play won the first prize in the National Playwriting Competition in 1983, and has since become the most-produced play in Singapore.
For more about the play please see websiteemilyofemeraldhill.com
$15.90
Silent Son and Other Plays
In this collection of short plays Stella Kon, one of Singapore’s established literary figures, uses English which is both simple and poetic, to write powerful pocket dramas easily accessible to learners.
“Zeep,” is a comedy set in a school environment. The other plays tackle larger themes. “Runner of Marathon” is about people who are willing to die for democracy and freedom. “The Immigrant” casts the story of early immigrants to Singapore in Chine-opera style and “Hideout in Geylang” is a melodrama set in the gangster underworld of the 1960’s. “The Eldest Brother” describes family values in an HDB household – while “Birds of a Feather” satirically describes the plight of strangers who are not accepted by the culture in which they find themselves.
$15.90
For All Secondary School Levels
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