Man Wah

Playwright, actor (specialises in male roles), producer, stage setting and lighting designer. Graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese Language and Literature, Man Wah later attained a diploma in Performing Arts (Cantonese Opera) from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and completed a Cantonese opera scriptwriting course jointly held by the Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong. She founded the Sensational Sprouts Cantonese Opera Association in 2000. She has led the troupe to put on stage both well-known classic Cantonese operas and operas of originally created or adapted scripts written by herself. Among others, these include Plum Blossom Under the Lion Rock, The Dragon Story, Poon On, Yellow Stork Tower and Butterfly Lovers. Her original script Medical Sage Cheung Kei staged in 2020 was bestowed an Excellence Award of Performing and Production of Original Script in the 2021 Hong Kong Gold Bauhinia Cantonese Opera Award. She is also a member of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong.