Imagining The Singapore Theatre Field -- The Arts In Singapore: Site Of Ideologies, Fantasies, And Orthodoxies -- The Singapore Theatre Field: A Different World -- Unique But Not Completely So -- Claiming Authenticity: Theatre-state Tensions -- Cultural Intermediaries: The Media And The Arts Education Program -- Because It's In My Blood: The Politics Of Illusion -- The Invisible State: Disciplining The Theatre Field -- Resistance And Defiance: The Revenge Of The Middle-class Artist -- Conclusion. Terence Chong. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.