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Playwright (b. 1987)
Faith Ng
Born(1987-06-25)June 25, 1987
OccupationPlaywright
LanguageEnglish
NationalitySingapore

Faith Ng (born 25 June 1987) is a Singaporean playwright. Her plays are noted for their rich characterization and sensitive portrayals of Singapore life. She is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Checkpoint Theatre.

Ng is the second daughter of Stefanie, a tutor, and Raymond, a logistics manager. She has a twin sister named Debbie; their elder sister is Cheryl. She is married to theatre academic Assistant Professor Alvin Lim.

Works

Stage
Year Title Notes
2010 wo(men) A NUS Arts Festival 2010 commission & Festival Opening Production
2013 For Better or For Worse Produced by Checkpoint Theatre; staged 20 to 24 March 2013 at Drama Centre Black Box
2015 Normal Produced by Checkpoint Theatre; first staged April 2015 at Drama Centre Black Box, restaged in 2017.
2017 Whale Fall Produced by The Necessary Stage; first staged August 2017 at The Necessary Stage Black Box.
2018 A Good Death Produced by The Esplanade; first staged March to April 2018 at The Esplanade Theatre Studio.
Books
Year Title ISBN Notes
2016 Faith Ng: Plays Volume 1 ISBN 9789811116131 Edited by Lucas Ho; Introduction by Dr. Philip Holden

Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 wo(men) Best Original Script, Life! Theatre Awards Nominated
2014 For Better Or For Worse Best Original Script, Life! Theatre Awards Nominated
2019 - Young Artist Award Won

References

  1. ^ Said, Nabilah (2015-04-10). "Theatre review: Normal is a sensitive portrayal of the challenges of school life". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  2. "About Team | Checkpoint Theatre". checkpoint-theatre.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. "wo(men) | Checkpoint Theatre". checkpoint-theatre.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. "For Better or for Worse | Checkpoint Theatre". checkpoint-theatre.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  5. "Normal | Checkpoint Theatre". checkpoint-theatre.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  6. "Normal 2017 | Checkpoint Theatre". checkpoint-theatre.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  7. hermes (2017-08-12). "The dream-like Whale Fall is a sell-out". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  8. "Many Lives in "A Good Death" | ArtsEquator". artsequator.com. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
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