Chia has been working in theatre both as an actor and director since 1994. Chia's first major TV role in the drama Together Whenever, which was aired on SPH MediaWorks Channel U, alongside Erica Lee. He briefly headed the Department of Theatre in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, but later left the post in order to devote more time to his craft. He is currently an adjunct lecturer with the Department of Theatre in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts as well as the Theatre Studies Program in National University of Singapore. He is the associate artistic director at Toy Factory Productions (formerly Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble),[2][3] an Associate Artist with The Substation and the founding member of a collaborative ensemble A Group Of People.[4]
Chia founded Mandarin theatre company Nine Years Theatre in 2012.[5]
Personal life
Chia is married to fellow theatre practitioner and co-founder of Nine Years Theatre Mia Chee,[6] and has two twin daughters (born 2004).[7]
Crossfire 針鋒相對 (forum programme, in Mandarin), (as host), Mediacorp Channel U
References
^ ab"Sailing into theatre as a career". AsiaOne. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
^"High drama and lots of heart". The Straits Times. 11 February 2014.
^Tan, Corrie (5 February 2014). "Sailing into theatre as a career". The Straits Times.
^Yusof, Helmi (23 September 2016). "How we age, how we die". The Business Times.
April 19, 2023
nelson, chia, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, potenti. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Nelson Chia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Chinese name the family name is Chia Nelson Chia simplified Chinese 谢燊杰 traditional Chinese 謝燊傑 pinyin Xie Shenjie is a Singaporean theatre director actor and lecturer He is the co founder of Nine Years Theatre Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Theatre 4 1 As director 4 2 As an actor 5 Filmography 6 ReferencesEarly life and education EditChia studied at The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College 1 He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from National University of Singapore and a master s degree in Theatre Arts Directing from Goldsmiths College University of London Career EditChia has been working in theatre both as an actor and director since 1994 Chia s first major TV role in the drama Together Whenever which was aired on SPH MediaWorks Channel U alongside Erica Lee He briefly headed the Department of Theatre in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts but later left the post in order to devote more time to his craft He is currently an adjunct lecturer with the Department of Theatre in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts as well as the Theatre Studies Program in National University of Singapore He is the associate artistic director at Toy Factory Productions formerly Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble 2 3 an Associate Artist with The Substation and the founding member of a collaborative ensemble A Group Of People 4 Chia founded Mandarin theatre company Nine Years Theatre in 2012 5 Personal life EditChia is married to fellow theatre practitioner and co founder of Nine Years Theatre Mia Chee 6 and has two twin daughters born 2004 7 Theatre EditAs director Edit Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Goldsmiths College London 2000 Animal Farm in Mandarin 動物農莊 The Theatre Practice Victoria Theatre Singapore 2002 Oleanna in Mandarin 奧里安娜 The Theatre Practice Singapore 2002 Mergers And Wills in Mandarin 暗流胸涌 as co Director Toy Factory Productions Singapore 2004 First Light Toy Factory Productions Esplanade Theatre Studio Singapore 2008 LIV Full Frontal A Group of People Esplanade Theatre Studio Singapore Arts Festival Singapore 2009 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Nine Years Theatre Esplanade Theatre Studio Huayi Festival 2012 Singapore 2012 Twelve Angry Men Nine Years Theatre Esplanade Theatre Studio Huayi Festival 2013 Singapore 2013 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Nine Years Theatre Dom Pedro V Theatre Macau Arts Festival 2013 Singapore 2013As an actor Edit Lao Jiu in Mandarin 老九 The Theatre Practice Singapore 1990 Titoudao in Mandarin 剃頭刀 Toy Factory Productions Singapore 1994 1 The Coffin is Too Big For The Hole in Mandarin 棺材太大洞太小 The Theatre Practice Singapore 1995 The Soldier and His Wife in Mandarin 都是當兵惹得禍 The Theatre Practice Fort Canning Drama Centre Singapore 1996 Love A La Zen in Mandarin 愛情觀自在 The Theatre Practice Victoria Theatre Singapore 1999 A Midsummer Night s Dream in Mandarin 仲夏夜之夢 The Theatre Practice Singapore 1999 Hundred Years In Waiting in Mandarin 百年的等待 The Theatre Practice Singapore 2001 The Island in Mandarin 島 as John The Theatre Practice Singapore 2002 Animal Farm in Mandarin 動物農莊 The Theatre Practice Victoria Theatre Singapore 2002 Mad Phoenix in Mandarin 南海十三郎 as Title Role Toy Factory Productions Esplanade Theatre Studio Huayi Festival Singapore 2003 Porcelain as John Lee Toy Factory Productions Singapore 2005 Big Fool Lee in Mandarin and Cantonese 李大傻 Toy Factory Productions Singapore 2005 Nanjing 1937 The Substation The Substation SeptFest Singapore 2007 Nanjing 1937 Phase II The Substation The Substation SeptFest Singapore 2008 Own Time Own Target W LD RICE Drama Centre Theatre Singapore 2009Filmography EditFilmYear Title Role Notes Ref1996 Agong Bak Kut Teh 阿公肉骨茶 Alan Cameo telemovieTelevisionYear Title Role Notes Ref2003 Together Whenever 天倫 Zhengbei2007 Like Father Like Daughter 寶貝父女兵 AkirahLive Again 天堂鸟 Sayang2008 Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 Robert2009 Table of Glory 乒乓圆 Richard2010 Happy Family 过好年 bread skin2006Crossfire 針鋒相對 forum programme in Mandarin as host Mediacorp Channel UReferences Edit a b Sailing into theatre as a career AsiaOne 5 February 2014 Retrieved 19 January 2023 Association of Singapore Actors Archived from the original on 14 June 2009 Retrieved 5 June 2009 Toy Factory Productions Ltd Archived from the original on 20 June 2009 Retrieved 5 June 2009 Substation Associate Artists Performance Nelson Chia Archived from the original on 28 August 2008 Retrieved 5 June 2009 High drama and lots of heart The Straits Times 11 February 2014 Tan Corrie 5 February 2014 Sailing into theatre as a career The Straits Times Yusof Helmi 23 September 2016 How we age how we die The Business Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nelson Chia amp oldid 1134559388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
