Zhui Ning Chang

Zhui Ning Chang (she/they) is a Malaysian theatre director, writer and facilitator based in London. She is interested in innovative and sharply written stories, particularly under the broad banners of new writing, devising, musical theatre, and mixed media. A key part of her work engages with decoloniality, queer hopepunk action, and building support and solidarity across boundaries. She is well-versed in multilingual theatre, intercultural performance, and new writing co-created with marginalised communities.

Credits

DIRECTING

Asian Pirate Musical (R&D) by Zhui Ning Chang, Frey Kwa Hawking, Jade Leamcharaskul, Sarita Lewis, Nemo Martin, and XANA, Papergang Theatre, 2021/22
Calm by Jimin Suh, Creating Apart, 2021
Us Against The World [audio drama, excerpt from Seashore Yuanfen] by Zhui Ning Chang and Nemo Martin, Broccoli Arts, 2020
Pareidolia by Sonny Nwachukwu [audio drama], Tamasha Theatre, 2020
Kami by Enxi Chang, New Earth Theatre, 2020
The Grand March by Pooja Sivaraman, Fresh Lime Soda Productions (USA), 2020
Wired by Alex Robins, Theatre503, 2020
Comeuppance by Sammy Willbourne, Bunker Theatre, 2020 (postponed due to COVID-19)
Asian Pirate Musical: Act One by Zhui Ning Chang, Frey Kwa Hawking, Jade Leamcharaskul, Sarita Lewis, Nemo Martin, and XANA, VAULT Festival, 2020
Tamasha Scratch Night, Tamasha Theatre, 2019
Tango by Joel Tan, Yellow Earth Theatre, 2019
Bin Juice by Catherine Kolubayev, Flux Theatre, 2019
Inside Voices by Nabilah Said, VAULT Festival, 2019*
Inside Voices by Nabilah Said [excerpt], Arcola Theatre, 2018
Strange Fish by Isobel Pilkington, Theatre N16, 2018
Wotsits by Joanne Griffiths, Horse & Stables Theatre, 2018
Monochrome Society by Valerie Isaiah Sadoh, White Bear Theatre, 2018

*won VAULT Origins Award for Outstanding New Work

ASSISTANT DIRECTING

Fix by Julie Tsang, dir. Jen Tan, Pleasance Theatre, 2020

WRITING

Director/Co-Writer, Seashore Yuanfen, in development under MGCfutures Bursary 2021
Director/Co-Writer, Asian Pirate Musical, in development with Papergang Theatre

FACILITATION

Mentor, New Earth Academy Mentorship Scheme, 2021/22
Workshop Facilitator, Devising Transformative and Futuristic Narratives, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 2021
Workshop Facilitator, Decolonisation and Multilingualism in Theatre, RYTDS and Young Vic, 2020
Associate Artist and Workshop Facilitator, Flux Theatre, 2019

PRODUCING

Connections Producer, Global Voices Theatre, 2018-Present
- Global Jewish Voices, Bush Theatre
- Anti-School: Historical Drama and Social Activism with France-Luce Benson, online
- Anti-School: Political Theatre A Global Series with multiple international facilitators, online
- Global Latin American Voices, Roundhouse
- Global Black Voices, Roundhouse
- Global Arab Female Voices, AWAN/Rich Mix
- Global Indigenous Voices, Border Crossings/British Library
- Global Female Voices, Arcola Theatre

ASSISTANT PRODUCING

Summer Rolls, Park Theatre and Bristol Old Vic, 2019
Summer season (6 productions across 4 venues), Iris Theatre, 2018

Training

TRAINING

Tamasha Directors' Programme, Tamasha Theatre
MA Text and Performance (Distinction), Birkbeck and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Director's Club, Director's Cut Theatre
New Earth Academy, New Earth Theatre
Musical Theatre, City Academy