Joyce Cheung
Joyce Cheung is a Hong Kong theatre producer. Graduated with an Advanced Diploma from the School of Drama at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing arts and a Bachelor of Arts (1st class honours) in Directing from the School of Drama, and a Master of Arts in Comparative and Public History from the Department of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has been actively involved in the radio, film, theatre and publishing industries, working both on- and off-stage, engaging in theatre production / distribution / promotion, and taking on the roles of producer, book editor and writer. With such a diverse exposure and more than two decades of experience, Cheung is a true veteran in the cultural circle.
Cheung was the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association (1993-2000) and was involved in planning and producing many theatre works, include Legend of the Mad Phoenix, Shanghai Blues and Enigma Variations. More recently, she was the producer of EQUUS, God of Carnage (premiere and re-run) and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and executive producer of Tonnochy.
Cheung founded the renamed SCHOOLMATES.CC in 2003 as a publisher of performing arts-related books and cultural events planner. She is currently its production director and chief editor. In 2013, she co-founded Dionysus Contemporary Theatre with Anthony Wong and Olivia Yan, and serves as its Administration Director.[1] Besides supervising the productions of the Theatre, she is dedicated to grooming the next generation of arts administrators. She has since conducted two terms of courses for theatre producers.
Apart from all above, Cheung was the Chairman of HKAPA alumni association (2014-2016) and was appointed by Hong Kong Arts Development Council to be one of the Drama Arts Advisors.[2]
Productions
- EQUUS (May 2014)
- Tonnochy (2014-2015)
- Le Dieu Du Carnage (August 2015)
- Le Dieu Du Carnage (Re-run) (January 2016)
- Le Dieu Du Carnage (Huayi - Chinese Festival of Arts) (February 2016)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (September 2016)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Huayi - Chinese Festival of Arts) (February 2017)
- Speed the Plow (September 2017)