Andy Ng Wai-shek is an acclaimed actor, director, critic, playwright and educator. Before joining the faculty of ITI, Andy was the Programme Deviser & Acting Teacher at the Acting Research Centre in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2021. He also taught at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Tang Shu-wing Drama Workshop, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and the Psycho-physical Acting Training Programme by Blank Space Studio.

As a performer, Andy was lauded for his role in Tang Shu-wing's productions of Titus Andronicus (World Shakespeare Festival 2012) and Macbeth that premiered at Shakespeare’s Globe before touring around Europe and East Asia. He was awarded Director of the Year at the 2019 International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) (Hong Kong) Critics Awards.

His critiques have been published in City Magazine, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Ming Pao and Sing Tao Daily. He also served as Chairperson for IATC (Hong Kong) from 2007 to 2008.

Andy is a graduate of the pioneer cohort of ITI (then known as TTRP) and also holds a Master of Arts in East/West Theatre Studies from Middlesex University.

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