Michael Chiang
Encyclopedia
Michael Chiang is a prolific playwright
of the '80s and '90s art scene in Singapore
. He wrote Army Daze
and Beauty World.
He is also editorial director of Mediacorp Publishing, which publishes 8 Days (magazine)
.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
of the '80s and '90s art scene in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. He wrote Army Daze
Army Daze
Army Daze is a 1996 Singaporean comedy movie based on the 1987 theater play of the same name by Singaporean writer Michael Chiang...
and Beauty World.
He is also editorial director of Mediacorp Publishing, which publishes 8 Days (magazine)
8 Days (magazine)
8 Days is a weekly Singaporean magazine published by MediaCorp's publishing arm MediaCorp Publishing, aimed mainly at the teenage and young people market. The magazine is predominantly about the latest celebrity gossip and television news as well as television synopsis for every episode, with small...
.