It's Week 12, everyone's busy in school, so... ten quick facts!
1.
KPK wrote,
directed, and acted in plays in both English and Mandarin
2.
KPK has
written a total of more than 20 plays
3.
KPK worked
as a radio broadcaster at the tender age of 14
4.
KPK’s
plays have been staged in Asia as well as Australia, the USA, Europe, Africa
and the Middle East
5.
KPK’s
plays have been translated into German, Japanese, Hindi, Malay and Tamil
6.
KPK’s
works are / will be celebrated in the Kuo Pao Kun Festival 2012
7.
KPK was
imprisoned under the Internal Security Act due to the political nature of Chinese theatre in the
1970s
8.
KPK
founded The Substation to support the development of young artists
9.
KPK founded
Theatre Training & Research Programme, a training program that trains students in areas encompassing acting,
performance, theatre theory, and cross-linguistic and cross-cultural boundaries
10.
KPK’s
company, The Theatre Practice, is managed by her daughter Kuo Jian Hong today
