This article is about the lawyer and playwright. For the piano player and teacher, see Eleanor Wong (musician).
Eleanor Wong Siew Yin (born 6 February 1962) is a Singaporean playwright, poet, lawyer and legal academic. She is an associate professor of law at the National University of Singapore, where she is vice dean of student affairs and director of the legal skills programme. She is also a member of the Remaking Singapore Committee.
Wong also provided communications consultancy and held several top management portfolios within the television production arena. She has anchored a television current affairs show After Hours, and used to host a radio programme, Sex, Rights & Videotape. Wong has worked as a prosecutor and an international finance lawyer. Wong also serves as a mentor on the playwright development platform Watch This Space, spearheaded by director-playwright Chong Tze Chien, where she first mentored teacher and playwright Lucas Ho. Wong joined NUS in 2002 as director of the legal skills programme.[1]
Playsedit
Wong's plays have been produced in Singapore and regionally. She is best known for Invitation to Treat (2003), her trilogy of plays centred on the experiences of the character Ellen Toh, a lesbian lawyer in Singapore. This comprised the plays Mergers and Accusations, Wills and Secession and Jointly and Severably. Mergers and Accusations won the National Book Development Council of Singapore Award (Drama) in 1996. In 2005, Firstfruits Publications published the trilogy in book form. Wong made her theatrical debut with her first play, Peter's Passionate Pursuit, which clinched a joint first prize at the NUS-Shell Short Play Competition in 1986.[2] Wong is currently one of two writers-in-residence at the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at NUS.[3]
Poemsedit
Wong has also written poems: she contributed 12 to y grec (2005), a collection co-authored with Madeleine Lee and recently published Life – Science (2010), 22 poems accompanied by Chinese translations by Enoch Ng and Caleb Kiu. In 2015, Wills & Secession was selected by The Business Times as one of the "finest plays in 50 years" alongside productions by Goh Poh Seng, Michael Chiang and Alfian Sa'at and others.[4]
List of worksedit
Two’s Company or Peter's Passionate Pursuit (1986)
To Touch the Soul of a God (1988)
Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities (1989)
Exit (1990)
The Joust (1991)
Mergers and Accusations (1993)
Block Sale (1996)
Wills and Secession (1995)
Jointly and Severably (2003)
The Campaign to Confer the Public Star on JBJ (2006, revised 2007)
References and notesedit
^"WONG Siew Yin, Eleanor". from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^"Winning play from DPP". Singapore Press Holdings. The Straits Times. 16 August 1986. from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^. NUS. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^Yusof, Helmi. "The finest plays in 50 years". The Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings. from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
External linksedit
January 01, 1970
eleanor, wong, playwright, this, article, about, lawyer, playwright, piano, player, teacher, eleanor, wong, musician, eleanor, wong, siew, born, february, 1962, singaporean, playwright, poet, lawyer, legal, academic, associate, professor, national, university,. This article is about the lawyer and playwright For the piano player and teacher see Eleanor Wong musician Eleanor Wong Siew Yin born 6 February 1962 is a Singaporean playwright poet lawyer and legal academic She is an associate professor of law at the National University of Singapore where she is vice dean of student affairs and director of the legal skills programme She is also a member of the Remaking Singapore Committee ProfessorEleanor Wong Siew Yin王少研Born 1962 02 06 6 February 1962 age 62 NationalitySingaporeanAlma materNational University of Singapore Faculty of Law LLB New York University School of Law LLM Occupation s Playwright poet legal academicEmployerNational University of Singapore Faculty of Law Eleanor WongSimplified Chinese王少研TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWang Shǎo Yan Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Plays 3 Poems 4 List of works 5 References and notes 6 External linksEarly life and career editA graduate of the National University of Singapore NUS Faculty of Law as a Public Service Commission merit scholar Wong won the Best Oralist Championship Round at the 1985 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition where she was a member of the victorious NUS moot team Wong started her career with the Commercial Affairs Department prosecuting complex commercial and securities frauds She obtained a Master of Laws in corporate law from New York University in 1990 and practised in the New York office of Coudert Brothers before returning to Singapore in 1992 Wong also provided communications consultancy and held several top management portfolios within the television production arena She has anchored a television current affairs show After Hours and used to host a radio programme Sex Rights amp Videotape Wong has worked as a prosecutor and an international finance lawyer Wong also serves as a mentor on the playwright development platform Watch This Space spearheaded by director playwright Chong Tze Chien where she first mentored teacher and playwright Lucas Ho Wong joined NUS in 2002 as director of the legal skills programme 1 Plays editWong s plays have been produced in Singapore and regionally She is best known for Invitation to Treat 2003 her trilogy of plays centred on the experiences of the character Ellen Toh a lesbian lawyer in Singapore This comprised the plays Mergers and Accusations Wills and Secession and Jointly and Severably Mergers and Accusations won the National Book Development Council of Singapore Award Drama in 1996 In 2005 Firstfruits Publications published the trilogy in book form Wong made her theatrical debut with her first play Peter s Passionate Pursuit which clinched a joint first prize at the NUS Shell Short Play Competition in 1986 2 Wong is currently one of two writers in residence at the Centre for Quantum Technologies CQT at NUS 3 Poems editWong has also written poems she contributed 12 to y grec 2005 a collection co authored with Madeleine Lee and recently published Life Science 2010 22 poems accompanied by Chinese translations by Enoch Ng and Caleb Kiu In 2015 Wills amp Secession was selected by The Business Times as one of the finest plays in 50 years alongside productions by Goh Poh Seng Michael Chiang and Alfian Sa at and others 4 List of works editTwo s Company or Peter s Passionate Pursuit 1986 To Touch the Soul of a God 1988 Jackson on a Jaunt or Mistaken Identities 1989 Exit 1990 The Joust 1991 Mergers and Accusations 1993 Block Sale 1996 Wills and Secession 1995 Jointly and Severably 2003 The Campaign to Confer the Public Star on JBJ 2006 revised 2007 References and notes edit WONG Siew Yin Eleanor Archived from the original on 25 October 2018 Retrieved 12 December 2019 Winning play from DPP Singapore Press Holdings The Straits Times 16 August 1986 Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 30 September 2014 Centre for Quantum Technologies NUS Archived from the original on 8 March 2015 Retrieved 5 March 2015 Yusof Helmi The finest plays in 50 years The Business Times Singapore Press Holdings Archived from the original on 1 December 2018 Retrieved 5 January 2015 External links editBio details National University of Singapore Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eleanor Wong playwright amp oldid 1181159476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
