Suan Tin Pty Ltd/CMC

i am the artistic director of the Australasian Chinese Theatre/film company. I am also a novelist, poet & playwright. i founded the ACT because i believe that Australasian Chinese performances are important to bridge the two cultures. Theatre is a fun way to do this!

The ACT’s mission is to create,  present & showcase Australasian Chinese actors and their performances.

The ACT’s inaugural production was From Little Things… in 2008. The ACT commissioned Aurora Kurth, a theatremaker/actor/singer to write, design and devise an inter-cultural show.

http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/melbourne/from-little-things--australasian-chinese-theatre-1411.html

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/04/27/1209234648687.html

In 2010 The ACT produced Blues in the Night with Tegan Jones.
http://www.theatrepeople.com.au/reviews/blues-night

ACT's current production Our Man in Beijing is a romantic comedy poking fun at Aussie and Chinese cultures.

 I had lots of fun writing this play which was based on real stories that the managers in the corporate world told me in my workshops on doing business with Asians. A lot of managers sent to Beijing, Shanghai, Tsingdao or wherever in China will recognise a bit of themselves in John Williams, Our Man in Beijing.