Lucy Sheen Chau Lai-Tuen
Freelance Actor/writer – Managing Director and Founder of @ctors Business
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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 graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts in ‘82. Her 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.
Lucy has over twenty years experience as a freelance actor working extensively in Film, TV, Radio, Theatre, Role Play, Forum Theatre and Drama tutor support.
She has worked alongside many the premier actors, actresses, directors, writers and filmmakers of the UK, 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 ·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 ·Benedict Wong ·Leo Wringer ·David Yip
Lucy’s first theatre job in 1986 was at 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 and 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 1991, Lucy was cast as Ioka in David Holman’s Drink The Mercury at The Bolton Octagon. Her performance in this production was nominated for a 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 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.
One of Lucy’s more recent TV appearances was as Chinese Jean in Julia Davis’ black comedy Nighty Night series 2.
Lucy also has an impressive corporate background having worked in the field of research for seven years, five of which were at senior managerial level.
Professional Services
@ctors Business is a company, which has been born out of Lucy,’s combined vocational, corporate and training experience. In the long-term @ctors Business will be a full service creative company. Production, advice, training and mentoring. Promoting, the talents of SMEs and Sole Traders. Specialising in the support of artistic independent organisations, companies and individuals. One of the prime aims of @ctors Business will be to encourage, support and promote British-Chinese artists.
Lucy is based in the creative east end of London.
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Lucy trained at The Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts in ‘82. Her 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.
Lucy has over twenty years experience as a freelance actor working extensively in Film, TV, Radio, Theatre, Role Play, Forum Theatre and Drama tutor support.
She has worked alongside many the premier actors, actresses, directors, writers and filmmakers of the UK, 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 ·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 ·Benedict Wong ·Leo Wringer ·David Yip
Lucy’s first theatre job in 1986 was at 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 and 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 1991, Lucy was cast as Ioka in David Holman’s Drink The Mercury at The Bolton Octagon. Her performance in this production was nominated for a 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 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.
One of Lucy’s more recent TV appearances was as Chinese Jean in Julia Davis’ black comedy Nighty Night series 2.
Lucy also has an impressive corporate background having worked in the field of research for seven years, five of which were at senior managerial level.
Professional Services
@ctors Business is a company, which has been born out of Lucy,’s combined vocational, corporate and training experience. In the long-term @ctors Business will be a full service creative company. Production, advice, training and mentoring. Promoting, the talents of SMEs and Sole Traders. Specialising in the support of artistic independent organisations, companies and individuals. One of the prime aims of @ctors Business will be to encourage, support and promote British-Chinese artists.
Lucy is based in the creative east end of London.
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