Faith Ng

Faith Ng (born 25 June 1987) is a Singaporean playwright. Her plays are noted for their rich characterization and sensitive portrayals of Singapore life.[1] She is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Checkpoint Theatre.[2]

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

Ng is the second daughter of Stefanie, a tutor, and Raymond, a logistics manager.[1] 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[3]
2013 For Better or For Worse Produced by Checkpoint Theatre; staged 20 to 24 March 2013 at Drama Centre Black Box[4]
2015 Normal Produced by Checkpoint Theatre; first staged April 2015 at Drama Centre Black Box,[5] restaged in 2017.[6]
2017 Whale Fall Produced by The Necessary Stage; first staged August 2017 at The Necessary Stage Black Box.[7]
2018 A Good Death Produced by The Esplanade; first staged March to April 2018 at The Esplanade Theatre Studio.[8]
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
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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. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
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