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Founded in 2000, Gardner & Wife Theatre is Malaysia's leading arts presenter for international  theatre and family-friendly performances. We believe in providing our audiences with a positive cultural experience by making theatre accessible and fun for the whole family. Gardner & Wife Theatre is committed to developing and growing Malaysian audiences for the performing arts and this is reflected in the wide range of shows we present, including classic farce comedies, quirky off-Broadway musicals, audience-winning fringe acts and award-winning West End plays. However, every show is subjected to our simple criteria: Will it bring new audiences to the theatre and will they enjoy themselves when they get there?!
THE TEAM
Founders: Richard Harding Gardner & Chae Lian
Producer: Natalie Chong
Associate Producer: Janice Lim
Graphics Designer: Laylu, Yeoh
Production Manager: Bebe Chan
Lighting Design & Operations: Ee Chee Wei
Front-of-House Manager: Syed Zalihafe |
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| Richard Harding Gardner (Co-Founder & Artistic Director) |
| Richard started life as a professional actor, combining his two
passions of travelling and theatre by working in the theatre in
London, Madrid, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Houston and Los Angeles.
Relocating to Los Angeles, he started writing and directing among
other things, the stage play Pacific Palisades, episodes
of Fox TV's Small Wonder, and the film Sherlock:
Undercover Dog for Columbia-Tri-Star.
Here in Malaysia, he has directed the stage productions of the
Alan Ayckbourn play RELATIVELY SPEAKING,
the comedy-with-music SOUVENIR, the musical comedies NUNSENSE and A
FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, as well as
writing and directing both productions of CHARLEY'S AUNTIE! In Singapore, he directed SYLVIA.
He has also written and directed several episodes of the RTM sitcom All Mixed Up! Although Richard has had to learn many new, non-theatre skills such as HTML, list management, graphics and video editing, his real interest is seeking out the pre-famous and the quirky, and persuading them to come to Malaysia! Among his and Chae Lian's "finds" are PLUCK, GAMARJOBAT, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL and STONES IN HIS POCKETS with its West End cast!
Richard was born in England, trained as an actor at The
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and educated in the
U.S. with a degree in Philosophy from the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In earlier years, he was a
member of British Actors' Equity
Association, American
Actors' Equity Association, Screen
Actors Guild, British Academy
of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the
Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) and the Film Workers' Association of Malaysia - Persatuan Pekerja-Pekerja
Filem Malaysia (PPFM). |
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| Chae Lian (Co-Founder & Executive Director) |
| Chae Lian initially trained as a performer, first at La Salle-SIA College of the Arts in Singapore, and later in the USA, receiving her Honours degree in Drama (Acting) from Carnegie Mellon University. Returning to Malaysia, she spent two years as a Malaysian TV series regular in Ramona Rahman's sitcom Life's A Pitch! and Othman Hafsham 's sitcom All Mixed Up with Joanna Bessey, Rashid Salleh and Manesh Nesaratnam.
She co-founded Gardner & Wife Theatre with Richard in 2001 and since then, they have developed it into Malaysia's leading presenter for family theatre. Chae Lian has produced over 20 local and international productions, developing extensive experience in dealing with multiple government agencies with regards to censorship, permits, taxes and immigration matters. In addition, she is a pioneer in arts marketing initiatives to further develop audiences for the performing arts in Kuala Lumpur.
In 2006, Chae Lian became the first South-East Asian recipient of the Fellowship in Arts Management programme which provided for a 10-month residency in Washington DC at the John F Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts, the national cultural institution of the United States of America. She was also awarded a scholarship by the International Society of Performing Arts (ISPA) to attend the 2007 Congress in New York City. |
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| Natalie Chong (Producer) |
 Natalie Chong joined Gardner & Wife Theatre in 2006 as the Media Manager. She has since been promoted to the role of General Manager, which, in arts-speak, means that she has also taken on the responsibility of the accounts, office administration and marketing coordination!
An Honours graduate in Marketing from the University of Abertay Dundee, Natalie previously worked in a variety of industries including Information Technology, Market Research and Trading. She is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, English and is now mastering Japanese.
Natalie was recently awarded an arts management internship by the Association of Asian Performing Arts Festivals (AAPAF).
Her attachment will be at the 2009 Hong Kong Arts Festival. |
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| Janice Lim (Associate Producer) |
 Several years ago, while still at university, Janice began her "formal" career with Gardner & Wife Theatre as an usher, working her way up to Assistant Front-of-House Manager and occasional Stage Manager. Now a full-time staff member, Janice heads up Group Sales, Customer Service as well as the production of marketing collaterals.
She is a recent graduate from Monash University with a BA in Communications. |
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30-G Jalan 25/70A #308
Desa Sri Hartamas
50480 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
TICKET RELATED ENQUIRIES
6012.269.0375
OFFICE PHONE
60.3.2273.1398
OFFICE FAX
60.3.2273.1402
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