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The British Theatre Playhouse (BTP) is a professional theatrical and musical production company incorporated in Singapore in 2004.〔http://www.singapore.doingbusinessguide.co.uk/market-experts/british-theatre-playhouse-pte-ltd〕 With the motto ''The Best in Live British Entertainment'', the BTP is internationally focused with a British connection, as well as it is a long-standing member of the Singaporean British Chamber of Commerce〔http://www.britcham.org.sg/membership/member-testimonials〕 and the European Chamber of Commerce.〔http://tell.com.sg/eurocham/membership/members-listing/?letter_val=b〕 In 2012, the BTP also established a UK branch office, in order to work more closely with acclaimed British playwrights, writers, actors, directors, musical directors, and set and costume designers. The company has produced and presented a series of highly successful British productions in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the UK, and is currently looking to expand its production output in Hong Kong and India. Its aim is to continue bringing to the audience shows which feature stars and other prominent stage, television and film actors, or music performers, from London’s West End, as it has been the case with all its shows so far,〔http://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/company/105504/british-theatre-playhouse〕〔http://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/company/105504/british-theatre-playhouse〕 and presenting them in world-class hotels and other venues. So far, the BTP has produced 17 plays and musicals, making it a largely active production company, as it has been steadily achieving 1 to 2 productions per year since its foundation. == Founding history == The founders of the British Theatre Playhouse are Cecilia Leong-Faulkner〔http://www.britishtheatreplayhouse.com/directors.html〕 and John Faulkner.〔http://www.britishtheatreplayhouse.com/directors.html〕 Cecilia and John met in Kuala Lumpur in 1987 when Cecilia was working for American Express International in Kuala Lumpur which sponsored the play Bedroom Farce by Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE and John was appearing in a dinner-theatre play at The Regent Hotel for the late British actor and producer Derek Nimmo. The idea for the foundation of the BTP came to them over a dinner one evening back in 2002, two years before the foundation of the BTP in 2004, when a comment was made about the absence of British plays in Singapore. Cecilia has always enjoyed British theatre and music. Her love for the arts and culture sparked off in childhood, and one of her favourite magazines was Vogue, which introduced her to glossy lifestyle and people with interesting careers or hobbies. To her, art is culture, an expression of one’s dreams, inspiration, life and society. Cecilia is currently the Managing Director of the company. Previously, she worked as a Marketing Executive for American Express when she was living in Kuala Lumpur, then as a Marketing Manager for Wembley Stadium when she moved to live in London, then when she first moved to Singapore as a Marketing Manager for Magazines Inc., then as a Corporate Director of Marketing Communications for the luxury Banyan Tree Resorts and Spas again in Singapore, and as a Regional Advisor to the Association of Business Executives (ABE). At some point, she even formed her own marketing and PR firm called Cecilia Leong-Faulkner Marketing and PR Consultancy,〔http://singapore.company-archive.com/company-profile/cecilia-leong-faulkner-marketing-consultancy.EOw.html#sthash.YUGWuzUf.gbpl&st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/〕 and thus she worked for various clients including the Six Senses Hotels, Resorts and Spas, for fashion events with the Singapore Tourism Board, and for fashion designers such as Lawrence Steele, Neil Barrett and Dsquared. In addition to her background in magazine publishing with Magazines Inc., she has also been a free-lance journalist writing articles for Singapore’s Women’s Weekly. She is a current Life Member of the Chinese Women’s Association in Singapore, which is well known for its fund-raising activities, and has served as the Honorary Secretary on the main committee. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Hotel Management from Cornell University, one of the top Ivy League universities in the USA, and a Diploma in Business Management from the Association of Business Executives (ABE). John Faulkner (also known by his equity performer’s name Richard Denning) was born and raised in London, and saw his career starting in London when he graduated from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He has since worked as a producer, director and performer in London, UK, and in over twenty other countries. His London West End shows include e.g. Sir John Gielgud’s production of The Gay Lord Quex with Judi Dench, and Me And My Girl at the Apollo Theatre. In London too, he performed his cabaret act featuring the songs of Noël Coward, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and many others of that period, at The Ritz, The Dorchester and Claridges Hotel. His overseas work includes the recital programme Remembrance for Shakespeare in the USA with Princess Grace of Monaco, which was also presented in London six months later in the presence of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and a year in Paris with Roland Petit and his wife Zizi Jeanmaire in their revue Zizi, Je T’Aime! at Le Casino de Paris. He produced and acted in Noël Coward’s Cowardy Custard in a national tour of Sweden in conjunction with the Swedish National Theatre. In Singapore, he co-founded the LaSalle School of Drama at LaSalle College of the Arts, and he was also the director of the Musical Theatre School, which offered recreational classes in song and dance for musical theatre to adults. He is currently the Artistic Director of the BTP. Thanks to their long-standing promotion of the British culture in the area through the British Theatre Playhouse, Cecilia and John were also invited to meet The Queen and Prince Phillip on the occasion of the Queen’s State Visit to Singapore in March 2006.〔http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f118/queen-elizabeth-and-prince-philip-state-visit-to-singapore-march-16-18-2006-a-9169.html〕 On another occasion, Cecilia was invited to meet Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton when they officially visited Singapore in September 2012.〔http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120911-370952.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Theatre Playhouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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