How I Became An Award-winning Theatre Director, Playwright, Actor and Designer | LUCK-IT

A Fiend’s Diary (2019) directed and performed by Oliver Chong. He won a Best Actor award for this performance.

Oliver Chong joined the theatre industry at age 25 as an actor and set designer, added the title of director and playwright to his repertoire at age 29 and won his first major award at age 34. He has since amassed 23 nominations and 5 awards for his work in the industry. We asked him how he got his career to where it is today.

Q: How did you end up in the theatre industry in the first place? What was your first job scope and how did you get the job?

A: I’ve been performing since I was four and there wasn’t a single year that I wasn’t on stage. However, pursuing theatre as a career used to be a far-fetched idea as it was much more difficult to make a living out of it. It was until 2002 that I decided to burn all bridges and …

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