Faust International Youth Theatre

"The older I grow the more I realise not everyone gets that privilege and I am extremely lucky to get to do something I love." During this period, we would like to share with you a series of interviews from our leaders, other creative members in our community and behind the scene glimpses of our youth theatre. In this interview, we met with Desiree Ho, one of our Group Leaders at Faust. Desiree has 18 years of experience in the performing arts field and specialises in directing and managing performing arts projects. Prior to joining Faust, Desiree was an active performer, choreographer and director, working with youth organisations and adults. She trained with the City Contemporary Dance Company's Wudaoqingnian scholarship programme, at Dancecity in the UK and Hotstepper in Denmark. She is an awardee of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council's Cultural Bursary, and previously worked at the Sage Gateshead in the UK, a world-class performing arts venu

"We are constantly in search of more, to help make us more complete.  Do something that will help you find a lost piece, do something that makes you feel more whole. That's the point." During this period, we would like to share with you a series of interviews from our leaders, other creative members in our community and behind the scene glimpses of our youth theatre. Eric Ng is a lawyer by day, theatre director by night. He has built an impressive body of work with English language theatre shows in Hong Kong with a wide range of plays including last year’s HK Players’ Sleeping Beauty the Pantomime, Yellow Face, The Laramie Project, 9 Circles, The Pillowman and many more. Eric talked to us about his theatre experience and opinions on acting, directing, auditions, creativity and much more.  How would you describe yourself? I'm about 5 ft. 11in tall, large build. Asian-American that is too American for the Chinese and too Chinese for the Americans. I'

“With education you can create a life and there are endless possibilities. I see that discipline and mentality with many families here in Hong Kong.” Ines Laimins   During this period, we would like to share with you a series of interviews from our leaders, other creative members in our community and behind the scene glimpses of our youth theatre. Ines Laimins is a professional actress who has performed in numerous film and television shows in the US and Asia. Highlights include the critically acclaimed The Farewell , recent release Go Back to China and numerous Chinese series such as Forever Young ( 不老奇事) , Dream on this side of the Sea ( 梦在海这边) , Diplomatic Situation ( 外交风云)  and Wait in Beijing  ( 我在北京等你) . She is also a photographer who has shot many of our promotional photos for our productions in the past few years. In this interview, we will focus on her film and television career. A Quick Introduction I’ve been in the creative industry ever since I cou

During this period we wanted to share the creative endeavours of our Faust Leaders, Members and others in our community.  In this feature, we interviewed Faust Leaders Janet Walker, Miguel Urmeneta, Samantha Brooks and Annabelle Lyn regarding their recent experience from performing at Hong Kong Players' annual Christmas pantomime of Sleeping Beauty , back in December 2019. Miguel Urmeneta during a performance of Sleeping Beauty the Panto in December 2019 How did you hear about the annual pantomime and how did you get involved MIGUEL:   I have friends who have been involved with Panto for many years, so it was always something that I was aware of. I was actually told by Kathy Mak that Hong Kong Players were in need of a replacement Prince for this year's panto. She's been involved both on and off-stage with Panto for quite a while, returning to last year's panto as choreographer once again and being friends with me already, she was the one to reach out.

"...if you can stand on a stage and perform in front of a live audience, you can conquer anything the universe throws at you." During this period, we would like to share with you a series of interviews from our leaders, other creative members in our community and behind the scene glimpses of our youth theatre. Becky is one of our Group Leaders at Faust. Becky trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Drama, Applied Theatre and Education. Since then, Becky has worked both as a director - creating plays for young audiences, and as a youth theatre leader, touring across Europe, Asia and Africa. Highlights of Becky’s career so far include directing Simon Armitage’s play for young actors, Eclipse, as part of the Connections Festival at The National Theatre, London and touring with her own company, LPA Theatre, with performances at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and The Lake of Stars. What current creative projects