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
Occupation	Playwright
Language	English
Nationality	Singapore

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

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.