Lucy Sheen Chau Lai-Tuen
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Lucy Sheen was born in Hong Kong, orphaned and then adopted by an English family. She was flown over to the UK in the late fifties early sixties.
Lucy trained at The Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. One of the first if not the first British-Chinese actress to be accepted into a recognised UK adult drama school. Lucy graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts in 1984.
Lucy's first professional job was the female lead in the ground breaking British feature film PING PONG directed by fellow compatriot Po Chi’h Leong. This was the first feature film to try to explore the complex issues of the British-Chinese community. Though not in competition it received great critical attention at the Venice Film festival and much critical acclaim from the central European press such as La Figaro.
Lucy has over thirty years experience as a freelance actor working extensively in Film, TV, Radio, Theatre, Role Play, Forum Theatre and Drama tutor support.
Lucy has worked alongside many of the premier actors, actresses, directors, writers and filmmakers of the UK, and US, including:-
Karim Alrawi ·Nick Broadhurst ·Peter Cataneo ·George Chakiris Malcolm Craddock ·Julia Davis ·Alan Dobie ·Tony Dow ·Souad Faress ·Pam Ferris ·Rosa Fong ·Mark Gattis ·Kulvinder Gh’ir ·Jim Goddard ·Russell Hoban ·Ian Holm ·David Holman ·Dewi Humphreys ·Kathryn Hunter ·Vincent Ibrahim ·Glenda Jackson ·Pedr James.Vadam Jean Peter Jeffrey ·Shobu Kapour Caroline Langrishe ·Sara Lam ·Robert Lee ·Mike Leigh ·Susie Leong ·Po Chi’h Leong ·Alec McCowen ·Ian McShane ·Stephen Marcus ·Patrick Miller ·Helen Mirren ·Cyril Nri ·Con O’Neil ·Richard Olivier ·Adrian Pang ·Alan Platter ·Roger Rees ·Alexander Siddig ·David Threlfall ·David Tse ·Eamon Walker ·Zoe Wannamaker ·Josephine Welcome.Benedict Wong ·Leo Wringer and David Yip, to mention a few.
Lucy’s first theatre job in 1986 was at The Royal Exchange. Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker a visually stunning and physically demanding theatre piece. Since then Lucy has walked the boards in most major UK cities.In 1987 Lucy spent a season with the Bristol Old Vic’s Company 3. An inspirational attempt by a mainstream established theatre, to form a multi-cultured based company. Reflecting the diversity of the changing ethnic and cultural mix of the UK. Hoping, by example to encourage a wider audience to the theatre. By making the experience a more inclusive, both for the audience and the actor. By mounting theatre productions from a wide variety of sources, Shakespeare, German Classics and modern day masters. The first Company 3 production was Julius Caesar (Portia) directed by Roger Rees.
Following on from the critical success of Portia at the BOV Lucy then joined the now legendary theatre company Joint Stock. She embarked upon two very “controversial” theatre productions both directed by Nick Broadhurst and written by Karim Alrawi.
Child in The Heart - an investigation into cultural displacement and the western ideal of wallet charity.
Promised Land - the ongoing struggle between two cultures what lies beneath the struggle between the Palestinian and Israel Jew?
In 1990, Lucy was cast as Ioka in David Holman’s Drink The Mercury at The Bolton Octagon. Her performance in this production was nominated for the 1991 TMA drama award as Best Supporting Actress - one of the first, if not the first British-Chinese actress to be afforded such an accolade.
Lucy has always endeavoured by the mere fact of being British-Chinese to be a positive presence in mainstream theatre, film, TV and radio drama. Constantly trying to redress the imbalance of stereotypical inaccurate perceptions of the Chinese.
Lucy’s more recent TV appearances include Chinese Jean in Julia Davis’ black comedy Nighty Night series 2.
More recently Lucy has been once again treading the boards. In 2010 she played Pin-de in Tim Luscombe’s play Hungry Ghosts for which her performance was nominated for an OFFIE award.
In January 2011 Lucy went to the Sheffield Crucible to be part of the David Hare retrospective season (Mme Ong in Plenty) working with the award winning director Thea Sharrock.
Lucy went on to play The Mother in the British premier of the award winning play 73A by Yat Yau.
Lucy is now in production for an independent feature length documentary looking into the issues of trans-racial adoption and what it felt like growing up in the late sixties early seventies as a British-Chinese. Is there such a thing as being British-Chinese?
Lucy has also written and performed to great professional and public acclaim a one woman play at the award winning The New Diorama Theatre in association with True Heart Theatre. THERE ARE TWO PERFECTLY GOOD ME'S: ONE DEAD THE OTH ER UNBORN a singularly personal piece which explores the complex relationship between physical appearance and sociocultural identity; as a culturally displaced, dislocated transracially adopted child. Growing up in the UK of the early sixties.
Lucy is now developing a variety of written projects for small and large screen as well as the stage. She is also hoping to develop her producing and directorial skills.
Note : If you'd like to contact Lucy Sheen Chau Lai-Tuen, please follow the instructions at the bottom of the Enquiries page.
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Lucy trained at The Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. One of the first if not the first British-Chinese actress to be accepted into a recognised UK adult drama school. Lucy graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts in 1984.
Lucy's first professional job was the female lead in the ground breaking British feature film PING PONG directed by fellow compatriot Po Chi’h Leong. This was the first feature film to try to explore the complex issues of the British-Chinese community. Though not in competition it received great critical attention at the Venice Film festival and much critical acclaim from the central European press such as La Figaro.
Lucy has over thirty years experience as a freelance actor working extensively in Film, TV, Radio, Theatre, Role Play, Forum Theatre and Drama tutor support.
Lucy has worked alongside many of the premier actors, actresses, directors, writers and filmmakers of the UK, and US, including:-
Karim Alrawi ·Nick Broadhurst ·Peter Cataneo ·George Chakiris Malcolm Craddock ·Julia Davis ·Alan Dobie ·Tony Dow ·Souad Faress ·Pam Ferris ·Rosa Fong ·Mark Gattis ·Kulvinder Gh’ir ·Jim Goddard ·Russell Hoban ·Ian Holm ·David Holman ·Dewi Humphreys ·Kathryn Hunter ·Vincent Ibrahim ·Glenda Jackson ·Pedr James.Vadam Jean Peter Jeffrey ·Shobu Kapour Caroline Langrishe ·Sara Lam ·Robert Lee ·Mike Leigh ·Susie Leong ·Po Chi’h Leong ·Alec McCowen ·Ian McShane ·Stephen Marcus ·Patrick Miller ·Helen Mirren ·Cyril Nri ·Con O’Neil ·Richard Olivier ·Adrian Pang ·Alan Platter ·Roger Rees ·Alexander Siddig ·David Threlfall ·David Tse ·Eamon Walker ·Zoe Wannamaker ·Josephine Welcome.Benedict Wong ·Leo Wringer and David Yip, to mention a few.
Lucy’s first theatre job in 1986 was at The Royal Exchange. Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker a visually stunning and physically demanding theatre piece. Since then Lucy has walked the boards in most major UK cities.In 1987 Lucy spent a season with the Bristol Old Vic’s Company 3. An inspirational attempt by a mainstream established theatre, to form a multi-cultured based company. Reflecting the diversity of the changing ethnic and cultural mix of the UK. Hoping, by example to encourage a wider audience to the theatre. By making the experience a more inclusive, both for the audience and the actor. By mounting theatre productions from a wide variety of sources, Shakespeare, German Classics and modern day masters. The first Company 3 production was Julius Caesar (Portia) directed by Roger Rees.
Following on from the critical success of Portia at the BOV Lucy then joined the now legendary theatre company Joint Stock. She embarked upon two very “controversial” theatre productions both directed by Nick Broadhurst and written by Karim Alrawi.
Child in The Heart - an investigation into cultural displacement and the western ideal of wallet charity.
Promised Land - the ongoing struggle between two cultures what lies beneath the struggle between the Palestinian and Israel Jew?
In 1990, Lucy was cast as Ioka in David Holman’s Drink The Mercury at The Bolton Octagon. Her performance in this production was nominated for the 1991 TMA drama award as Best Supporting Actress - one of the first, if not the first British-Chinese actress to be afforded such an accolade.
Lucy has always endeavoured by the mere fact of being British-Chinese to be a positive presence in mainstream theatre, film, TV and radio drama. Constantly trying to redress the imbalance of stereotypical inaccurate perceptions of the Chinese.
Lucy’s more recent TV appearances include Chinese Jean in Julia Davis’ black comedy Nighty Night series 2.
More recently Lucy has been once again treading the boards. In 2010 she played Pin-de in Tim Luscombe’s play Hungry Ghosts for which her performance was nominated for an OFFIE award.
In January 2011 Lucy went to the Sheffield Crucible to be part of the David Hare retrospective season (Mme Ong in Plenty) working with the award winning director Thea Sharrock.
Lucy went on to play The Mother in the British premier of the award winning play 73A by Yat Yau.
Lucy is now in production for an independent feature length documentary looking into the issues of trans-racial adoption and what it felt like growing up in the late sixties early seventies as a British-Chinese. Is there such a thing as being British-Chinese?
Lucy has also written and performed to great professional and public acclaim a one woman play at the award winning The New Diorama Theatre in association with True Heart Theatre. THERE ARE TWO PERFECTLY GOOD ME'S: ONE DEAD THE OTH ER UNBORN a singularly personal piece which explores the complex relationship between physical appearance and sociocultural identity; as a culturally displaced, dislocated transracially adopted child. Growing up in the UK of the early sixties.
Lucy is now developing a variety of written projects for small and large screen as well as the stage. She is also hoping to develop her producing and directorial skills.
Note : If you'd like to contact Lucy Sheen Chau Lai-Tuen, please follow the instructions at the bottom of the Enquiries page.
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We saw you last night in the hungry Ghosts and you are truly amazing, compelling performance and truly a inspirational actress. Well done
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