Amy Ng

Amy is a British-Hong Kong writer for stage and screen. Her next play SHANGHAI DOLLS will premiere at the Kiln Theatre in spring 2025. Her previous plays include MISS JULIE (After Strindberg - Storyhouse Chester), UNDER THE UMBRELLA (Belgrade Theatre Coventry - UK tour), ACCEPTANCE (Hampstead Theatre) and SHANGRI-LA (Finborough Theatre). In 2023, her play GIRL, DISAPPEARED was shortlisted for the prestigious Women's Playwriting Prize. She was part of the inaugural Genesis Almeida New Playwrights Big Plays programme where she is currently under commission. Amy was named as a Broadcast Hot Shot in 2022 and is developing original projects with Bad Wolf. Her radio plays include TIGER GIRLS (BBC Radio 4) and KILBURN PASSION (BBC Radio 3).

Amy trained as a historian with a research interest in multinational empires, imperial decline, and nationality conflict, and is the author of ‘Nationalism and Political Liberty’ (Oxford University Press).  She is fluent in English, German and Chinese and regularly translates contemporary Chinese plays into English.