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Darren Robert Yap (born 23 August 1967)[1] is an Australian actor and director.[2][3][4]

Darren Yap
Darren
Born	(1967-08-23) 23 August 1967 (age 55) Sydney, Australia
Education	Newington College UWS Theatre Nepean NIDA
Occupation	Actor, Director
Years active	1990 to present

Early life

Yap was born in Sydney and grew up in the suburb of Cabramatta. He was the third child of a Malaysian-born father and his third-generation Australia-born ethically Chinese mother. Yap was educated at Newington College (1980–85).[1] His father and sister are medical practitioners and his brother is a pharmacist. He initially applied to do the stage management course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art but he wasn’t accepted. When the degree course in acting at UWS Theatre Nepean was first offered he chose to do that given his family all had University degrees.[5] Following UWS Yap graduated from the Director's Course at NIDA.[6]

Directing

Director

• The One, Ensemble Theatre 2022[7]
• Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta, 2018
• Spot the Dog, CDP Productions, 2018
• Miracle City, The Theatre Division at the Sydney Opera House Studio, 2017
• The Great Wall (One Woman's Journey), Glowsticks Productions, Singapore, July 2017
• Diving for Pearls, Griffin Theatre Company, 2017
• Letters to Lindy, Merrigong Theatre
• New South Wales Pemier's Gala Concerts, Allphones Arena, Homebush, Venables Entertainment 2016
• Ladies Day, Griffin Theatre Company, 2016
• Opening of the National Gallery and Art Carnival, SG50 Celebrations, Singapore 2015
• Little Diana and the Big Fuzz, Bree Langridge in association with the Hayes Theatre, 2015
• Miracle City for Luckiest Productions at Hayes Theatre Co, 2014
• The Serpents Table, Sydney Festival, Griffin Theatre Company and Performance 4a, 2014
• A Murder is Announced, Louise Withers and Associates, 2013
• Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias and Joe DiPietro & Jimmy Roberts' I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change for the Seymour Centre Subscription Season 2009 [8]
• Chinese New Year Parade for City of Sydney, 2008
• Segment Director of The Closing Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games, Doha, 2006
• World Premiere of Dick Lee’s Man of Letters, Singapore Repertory Theatre
• World Premiere of The Admiral's Odyssey, Action Theatre, Singapore
• New South Wales Premier's Concert, Sydney Entertainment Centre, 2006 & 2007

Associate Director

• CAIRO MISR PRESHOW CELEBRATIONS, World Events, Julie Brooks, Cairo 2016
• KING KONG, LIVE ON STAGE, Global Creatures, World Premiere, 2013
• MISS SAIGON, Cameron Mackintosh: Westend 2014, Tokyo, 2014
• MISS SAIGON, Cameron Mackintosh: Japan 2012, Holland 2011, Korea 2010/2011
• MAMMA MIA! 10th ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIAN TOUR, Judy Craymer, Michael Coppell and Louise Withers and Associates
• Miss Saigon tour for Cameron Mackintosh in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Manchester, Dublin and Edinburgh, 2007 & 2008
• Closing Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, 2000

Resident Director

• Australasian tour of Mamma Mia in Perth, Adelaide, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brisbane and Melbourne
• World Premiere of The Boy from Oz starring Todd McKenney

Affiliate Director

• Sydney Theatre Company for David Williamson’s The Great Man and Katherine Thomson’s Navigating
• Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts for Miracle City

Acting

Theatre

• Constance Drinkwater and the Final days of Somerset
• Shadow and Splendour (Queensland Theatre Company)
• Songket (Griffin Theatre Company)
• Sydney Stories (Sydney Theatre Company)
• M. Butterfly (Melbourne Theatre Company)
• Capricornia (State Theatre Company of South Australia)
• The Quartet from Rigoletto (Ensemble Theatre)
• Cockroach Opera (Company B)
• Miss Saigon (Cameron Mackintosh)
• Chess (Victoria State Opera)
• The Wedding Song (NIDA Company)
• Anything Goes (Mike Walsh).

Television

• Over the Hill
• G. P.
• Embassy
• Bony
• Heartland
• Mission Impossible
• Richmond Hill
• Tanamera - Lion of Singapore
• Children of the Dragon
• The Leaving of Liverpool
• A Difficult Woman

Film

• The Home Song Stories (Tony Ayres)
• Floating Life (Clara Law)

Awards

Yap received a Green Room Award for Best Re-Staging by a Resident Artist for the world Premiere of The Boy from Oz.

References

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