Jeffrey Tan
Jeffrey is a trained theatre director, drama educator and now, Creative Producer. He won the inaugural Singapore Producers Platform, a one-year mentorship with Performing Lines Australia, 2018/2019. Jeffrey graduated with a MA (Drama and Theatre Education) from the University of Warwick. He has worked full time as Resident Director with The Theatre Practice (1997), Drama Lecturer with LASALLE SIA (1999), Associate Artistic Director with TheatreWorks (S) Ltd (2002), Assistant Director (Festivals) with the National Arts Council (2007), Assistant Director, Community Arts and Culture Division, People’s Association (2012). Jeffrey has directed several interdisciplinary performances for three Singapore Writers Festival. His recent theatre productions include ‘Into the Blue Forest’ for The Artground, May 2018, “It’s a Happy Happy World’ as part of the National Arts Council’s Silver Arts Festival, Sept 2018, ‘Ghost in Your Head’, Singapore Writers Festival, Nov 2018. Currently, Jeffrey sits on the National Arts Council’s Arts Advisory Panel (2016 to 2018), NAC External Assessor (2016 to 2018) and the ‘Best Production for the Young’ Award for the MI- The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards (2016 – 2018). Jeffrey was also selected as one of the 32 Arts Fellows for the Singapore International Foundation’s Arts For Good Fellowship 2018/2019. Jeffrey is also one o the two selected Independent producers for the Inaugural Singapore Producers Platform.