Singapore Pulls Wild Rice Play Homepar for Undermining Anti-Drug Policy; Theatre Company Rejects Ban

IMDA bans Wild Rice theatre performance 'Homepar' for depicting ...

Singapore bans play for 'glamorizing' drug abuse as alleged attempt to undermine anti-drug laws

Infocomm Media Development Authority imposes ban just one day before play's premiere, with theater company Wild Rice saying play does not condone or glorify substance abuse - Anadolu Ajansı

Wild Rice’s Homepar pulled by IMDA_ MHA for ‘glamourising drug abuse’

“It undermines

Wild Rice’s Homepar pulled by IMDA, MHA for ‘glamourising drug abuse’

“It undermines Singapore’s anti-drug policy, our drug rehabilitation regime and public confidence in the CNB," said IMDA and MHA. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore pulls Wild Rice play Homepar for undermining anti-drug policy; theatre company rejects ban

"The new material depicts and glamorises drug abuse and portrays an undercover CNB officer shielding abusers from detection," said IMDA on Wild Rice's revised script for Homepar.

Wild Rice's Homepar pulled by IMDA, MHA for 'glamorising drug abuse'

Just a day before its staging, a production by theatre company Wild Rice has been pulled by the authorities for "glamorising drug abuse", with the company saying the play does not condone or glorify substance use....