Details Cannot Body Wants

Details Cannot Body Wants is a Singaporean feminist play^[1][2] written by Chin Woo Ping and directed by K.K. Seet. It was first published in 1992 in the book The Naturalization of Camellia Song & Details Cannot Body Wants and staged on 12 and 13 September 1992 in The Substation's Guinness Theatre by the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) as a part of the double bill Renewable Women, which contained Robert Yeo's Second Chance. It is a monologue by a character (played by Chin) who rants against the societal, cultural, and emotional restrictions of an Asian woman in a mixed culture society and is supported by a chorus as well as an array of props. The play received mixed reviews due to its unconventional form, later being restagged in New York by the Ubu Repertory Theatre in 1998.

The play mostly originated from Chin's personal experiences. When the play was to be adapted on stage, Robert Yeo submitted an application to the Public Entertainment Licensing Unit (PELU) requesting for a license of Renewable Women. PELU initially refused to administer the license unless if certain parts of the play was changed, but later allowed the play to be presented uncut (through an appeal by Yeo) with an R-rating, on the condition that all publicity material for Renewable Women contained a warning "discouraging" those under 18 years old to view the play. This technically made both Second Chance and Details Cannot Body Wants the first R-rated play in Singapore, though it was only Details Cannot Body Wants that was deemed as "offensive".

Details Cannot Body Wants
The 1993 cover of The Naturalisation of the Camelia and Details Cannot Body Wants
Written by	Chin Woo Ping
Directed by	K. K. Seet
Chorus	Unnamed characters
Date premiered	12 September 1992
Place premiered	The Substation's Guinness Theatre, Singapore
Original language	English
Original run	12-13 September 1992
Subject	Social construct of an Asian woman in a mixed-influence society