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周恩恩 声音专业工作坊
非劇坊，創立於 2002 年，創團人為王文真、葉偉章，兩人均畢業自台灣私立中國文化大學戲劇與影像系。創團作品為王文真編導的《獻給陌生人的葬禮》。 劇團以「非」為名，主要是兩位創團人有感自身作品非主流、非傳統戲劇手法，且希冀不囿於特定形式。 創團二十餘年，非劇坊的演出至今依然強調導演個人特色與風格，堅持著成為主流以外的一道風景。
Fay Theatre was founded in 2002 by Eva Heng and Yves Yap Wai Cheong. They both graduated from the Taiwan Chinese Culture University Drama and Cinema Department. The group’s debut performance was “A Funeral for the Stranger”, written and directed by Eva Heng.
The theatre group used “Fay” (“not” in Mandarin) as its name, mainly because the two founders felt that their works use non-mainstream and unconventional methods and hoped to be unconstrained by a certain form.
In 2003, Fay Theatre was invited by Sin Chew Daily to perform at the 7th HuaZong Literature Award Ceremony. The show was called “Flora Ocean”, written and directed by Yves Yap, in which the form and style were acknowledged and applauded by international authors.
In 2005, Eva Heng left Malaysia. After that, Fay Theatre went into hibernation.
In 2011, Yves Yap was invited to the "Women: 100" Art Festival organised by Kakiseni. As the presenting unit, Fay Theatre performed “After Sunset Before Sunrise” written and directed by him. The show’s methods of imagery and the director’s expertise in the split-role
technique struck an impression on many of the audience.
In 2018, Fay Theatre repositioned and set off once again, releasing Yves Yap’s “The White Raven”, which focused on imagery as the main concept.
In 2020, the pandemic hit. Fay Theatre’s plan in place had to be postponed.
At the end of 2021, Fay Theatre launched a three-month actor training workshop with Yves Yap as the instructor. The workshop was held three days a week and led to a total of 150 hours of classes. After that, it became Fay Theatre’s regular activity held annually.
In 2022, Fay Theatre was invited by the Reunion Foundation to tour a show at 24 Chinese primary schools in southern Johor. This anti-online fraud charity tour, “Awas! Jangan Tertipu” lasted for nearly two months. Other than reminding the students to surf the net with caution through a drama performance, it is an attempt to promote stage theatre, so that more teachers and students can interact with this art form.
In 2023, Fay Theatre introduced two minimalistic shorts, which are “Room I”, directed by the budding director Joven Leong, and “Room II”, written and directed by Yves Yap. A total of 6 shows were performed, which brought forth enthusiastic responses from the streets. Fay Theatre then, although independently taken charge by Yves Yap, gathered quite a few novices in theatre. Other than Joven Leong, there are Benjamin Heng, Monnie Loh, Koek Peik Yong, and more, where a new wave of energy is ready to propel.
In 2024 and 2025, “Rain” and “The Cat Office”, written and directed by Yves Yap, were both nominated “Best Ensemble” at the Boh Cameronian Arts Award. The theatre group’s actor training and the “realm of energy” acting method in recent years have gradually formed.
More than twenty years after it was founded, the directors’ unique quality and style in Fay Theatre’s shows remain accentuated today, determined to paint a landscape beyond the mainstream.
非劇坊，創立於2002年，創團人為王文真、葉偉章，兩人均畢業自台灣私立中國文化大學戲劇與影像系。創團作品為王文真編導的《獻給陌生人的葬禮》。
劇團以「非」為名，主要是兩位創團人有感自身作品非主流、非傳統戲劇手法，且希冀不囿於特定形式。
2003年，非劇坊受星洲日報之邀於第七屆《花踪》 文學獎頒獎典禮演出，作品是葉偉章所編導的《花海》，其風格形式備受海外作家肯定與讚賞。
2005年，王文真離開馬來西亞。其後，非劇坊即進入凍眠狀態。
2011年，葉偉章受邀參與Kakiseni主辦的「婦女100藝術節」，非劇坊作為呈獻單位，推出了由他編導的《天黑以後，天亮以前》。作品的意象化風格，導演所擅長的角色分裂手法，讓許多觀眾都留下了深刻印象。
2018年，非劇坊以重新整頓之姿再出發，推出葉偉章以意象概念為主的作品《時間·遠方·白烏鴉》。
2020年，大疫來襲，非劇坊原定的演出計劃被迫展延。
2021年杪，非劇坊推出了為期三個月的演員訓練工作坊，由葉偉章擔任指導老師，每週三天，課時合共約150小時。其後，工作坊被列為非劇坊特定活動，每年持續舉辦。
2022年，非劇坊受圓聚基金會之邀，前往柔南24所華小巡演。這部名為《小心！別上當》的防範網絡詐騙公益巡演歷時近兩個月，除了以戲劇表演形式提醒學子們慎用網絡，也試圖推廣舞台劇，讓更多師生有機會認識與接觸這門藝術。
2023年，非劇坊推出了兩部風格極簡的小品，分別為新生代導演梁兆雯的作品《房間一》，以及由葉偉章編導的《房間二》，一共上演了6埸，獲得坊間熱烈迴響。此時的非劇坊，雖由葉偉章獨立擔綱，但已聚集了好些劇場新鮮人，除梁兆雯外，尚有王一祥、羅妙玲、郭碧容等，一股嶄新能量儼然已蓄勢待發。
2024、2025年, 由葉偉章編導的《雨》及《貓の事務所》兩度入圍 Boh Cameronian Arts Award「最佳群演」，劇團近年來的演員訓練及「能量場域」表演方法已逐漸成形。
創團二十餘年，非劇坊的演出至今依然強調導演個人特色與風格，堅持著成為主流以外的一道風景。
