Renee Chua is a theatre maker and an applied theatre practitioner. She is passionate about making theatre that reflects contemporary issues. Her works are inspired by collaborating with communities and artists to co-create interdisciplinary encounters that challenge, provoke, and reflect. She has recently created and performed in PlastiCity (Playthings Collective), Ma Forgets (ITI Artist in Residency), Tunnel Vision (UK), Sanguine (UK) and as a performer, her works include The School (SIFA 2023), The Last Chapter (Substation), Exile or Pursuit (Inarts Theatre), The Magic Lantern (Paper Monkey, won ST Life! Award for Best Production for Young), 11 (Theatre Practice, nominated for Best Ensemble), and Home Boxes (Paper Monkey, nominated for Best Ensemble). Renee’s directorial works include In A New Light (Imaginate, The Art Ground), The House of Bernada Alba (NAFA), Wonderland (Double bill, M1 Peer Pleasure 2019), The Puppet King (NAFA, Toy Factory). Renee founded Her Playback Theatre in 2018, a company made up of female-identifying members to serve women’s stories of all ages. She is also with Tapestry Playback Theatre since 2006, working with various communities to promote dialogue and social change. As one of the co-founders of Cassia Kaki 2.0, Renee worked with the elderly to provide support for the senior community. She also continued to work with the elderly in Cassia Crescent under Drama Box’s Art in the Commons. Previously, she had also worked with seniors in an intergenerational workshop under the Queenstown Festival’s programme Masak Masak. Renee graduated from MA Advanced Theatre Practice (Distinction) in Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and is a recipient of National Arts Council Scholarship (Postgraduate) 2021. She was also a graduate of the Centre of Playback Theatre (Dip) and an accredited Playback Theatre Trainer (APTT).