Joel Tan (Chinese: 陈文传; pinyin: ‘‘Chén Wén Chuán’’; (born 25 June 1987), is a Singaporean playwright and dramatist.
Tan is the second son of three; his mother is a nurse and his father is a manager at a maritime company.
He is currently pursuing a Masters in Dramatic Writing at Central Saint Martins.
[2] Tan is often termed a rising star;[3][1] his work is described as "beautiful and admirably complex",[4] and has spanned a range of topics, such as single-sex parenting in Singapore,[5] and younger Singaporeans grappling with the impact of progress.
[6] His body of work also frequently straddles genre boundaries, including drag theatre, naturalistic plays, and musical theatre.