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ANDREW RITCHIE Production Designer Andrew Ritchie was born and raised in the United Kingdom. He completed design training in London, before moving to Hong Kong in 1973, where he worked in the architectural field for over 25 years. His interest in the theatre began in primary school days, when he was lucky enough to see spectacular productions in the Edinburgh Festival. Later he got see plays such as The Royal Hunt of the Sun at the Old Vic in London, and to take part (backstage) in school productions. Involvement in theatre in Hong Kong began a few months after arrival. Although active in set design (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Taming of the Shrew, etc), and stage management (City of Broken Promises, The King and I), he quickly specialised in lighting. He has designed lighting for more than 70 stage productions in Hong Kong, ranging from late-night revue to grand opera. Highlights include La Bohème for the Urban Council (City Hall Concert Hall), Rashomon for Seals Theatre Co (APA Lyric Theatre), the first plays in the Arts Centre’s Shouson Theatre (Bequest to The Nation), and the Macauley Studio Theatre (Stoppard’s Travesties), Fiddler on the Roof for the 25th anniversary of the City Hall, 2 different productions of The Fire Raisers in both English and Cantonese, etc. The Lost World is his 12th production for AFTEC after The Duchess of Malfi, Volpona, The Kitchen, Death of a Salesman, Sherlock Holmes’ The Speckled Band and Emma. He has also designed for Seals’ Three Sisters, Othello, The House of Bernarda Alba.
LEE MA TAI Sound Designer Lee completed his Bachelor of Sound Design and Music Recording at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Awarded with scholarships, he had internship and academic exchanges at Canada and Singapore. By The Sequel of Troy, he won the Best Sound Design Award (2005-2006). He was nominated the Best Sound Design in the 16th Hong Kong Drama Award. His recent works include Miracle Kingdom of the Wilderness Creation, Aloha! Summer Fiesta of the Jumbo Kids Theatre, Little Green Warrior and Swan Lake of the Hong Kong Ballet, Love Wanted of The Radiant Theatre, Sing- a- long and If You Love of the Trinity Theatre, The Cat and the Solitary Man of the Theatre Dojo, Emma of The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection, June Lovers of the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Cabaret of The Whole Theatre, Laugh me to the Moon of Kearen Pang Production and etc. Upon his graduation, he has worked with various organizations for sound designing and controlling. He is now a freelance theatre worker.