Jen Tan

As a theatre fan, I always strive to make the work that I want to see. That is, work which is bold, dynamic, captivating and which resonates with a modern audience. I pride myself in working with humanity and kindness at the core of everything I do. Most of my work has been in new writing and I love to collaborate with writers to facilitate the development of plays.

Currently developing A.I.D.A.N with playwright Matilda Ibini, a play about AI and disability which subverts the robot-gone-bad tropes of science fiction and examines the human motivations behind technology.

I will direct a new play for Yellow Earth in 2020.

Credits

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Tao of Glass, MIF/Royal Exchange, 7 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Things Growing on the Dining Table & The Moths, Indonesian Playreading Festival/Ovalhouse, 1 week, 2019
DIRECTOR, Fix, Yellow Earth/Soho Theatre, 1 day, 2019
DIRECTOR, A.I.D.A.N, Miniaturists, 2 performances, 2018
DIRECTOR, Re(Action) & Generations, Applecart Arts, 2 weeks, 2018
CO-CREATOR, I Walk in your Words, Tamasha, 2 performances, 2017/2018
DIRECTOR, Fulfillment, Yellow Earth Typhoon Festival, 1 performance, 2017
DIRECTOR, Romeo & Juliet, Parkland Walk Pop-Up Shakespeare, 1 week, 2017
DIRECTOR, Of Being Alone in a Forest, Miniaturists, 2 performances, 2016
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Mission, Arts Ed, 5 weeks, 2016
DIRECTOR, The Plot/Peace Code, Tamasha/Soho Theatre, 1 performance, 2016
DIRECTOR, Belonging, Yellow Earth Typhoon Festival, 1 performance, 2016
DIRECTOR, Being Norwegian, StoneCrabs/Albany Theatre, 1 performance, 2015

Training

StoneCrabs Young Directors Programme
Postgraduate Acting - The Oxford School of Drama
Barbican Labs with Thomas Ostermeier, Deborah Warner & Lyndsey Turner