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Glen Goei

Glen was educated at the Anglo- Chinese School from 1969 to 1980. After serving his national service in the SAF Music and Drama Company, he went to Jesus College, Cambridge to read History. He then went on to do a postgraduate in drama at Mountview Theatre School in London.

Glen came to international attention starring opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins on the London stage in the Tony award winning play M. Butterfly, which ran for a year in the West End. For this performance, Glen was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in 1990.

On leaving the production, he set up Mu-Lan Arts, the first Asian theatre company in the United Kingdom, which concentrates on new writing addressing Asian themes and issues.

The productions under his Artistic Directorship include Madame Mao's Memories starring Tsai Chin (U.K. tour), Porcelain (Royal Court Theatre, London), The Magic Fundoshi (Lyric Theatre, London and Singapore tour), Three Japanese Women (Soho Poly), Suzy Wrong - Human Cannon (Edinburgh Festival 1996) and Takeaway (Lyric, London and U.K. tour).

The Magic Fundoshi won Best Comedy in the London Fringe Awards 1993 and Porcelain won both Best Production and Best Play.

He came back to Singapore in 1994 to direct Tony and Olivier award winning actress Lea Salonga in Stephen Sondheim’s “Into The Woods” and also starred a directed the Festival of Arts musical “Kampong Amber”. The following year, he directed a new musical for NTUC, “Land of a Thousand Dreams” before going on to study film at the New York University.

In 1994, Glen was awarded the National Youth Council Award (Excellence) for his achievements in the arts from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.

Glen then went on to write, direct and produce his first feature film Forever Fever which was the first local film to be distributed internationally throughout thirty countries and which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1999, and later screened at numerous other film festivals worldwide. He also has a first-look three picture deal with Miramax Films and is currently working on several projects with them.

Two years ago, he was chosen to represent Singapore when the international media company J.C. Decaux wanted 10 film directors from around the world to direct their new commercial.

Last year, he directed for television Really Something (shown on Mediaworks) as well as a musical charity fundraiser for his alma mater, Godspell.

He continues to direct in the theatre, adding Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit and the French farce Boeing Boeing to his repertoire.

Glen has also directed several commercials including the Singapore Arts Festival, Macdonalds, OCBC and M1, as well as the music video for National Day featuring Stefanie Sun.

His work was seen by over two million people last year at the National Day Parade 2003 having worked as the creative director who was overall in charge of conceptualising and conceiving the show. He is also helming this year’s NDP 2004 and is directing the opening ceremony of the old Parliament House, now known as the Arts House.

Other projects lined up this year will be “The Revenge of the Dim Sum Dollies” at the Esplanade Theatre and the Christmas pantomime “Alladin” at the Raffles Hotel.

Glen comes from a family of property developers whose company, Goldhill Properties, have developed a wide range of impressive and prestigious residential and commercial projects in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia over the past 40 years.

He has travelled widely and has impeccable taste and will no doubt bring with him his knowledge and wealth of experience to any project he is involved in.