Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍 (they/she) is a Hong Kong-Irish writer, director and designer creating innovative work that explores heritage, language and queerness.

Their pieces include WHERE ARE YOU FROM? (2019), presented at the Abbey Theatre (Ireland’s National Theatre) and by Dublin Theatre Festival at Electric Picnic. WINDOW A WORLD (2022) was co-produced by Dublin Theatre Festival and Kunstencentrum BUDA as part of the EU’s Be SpectACTive! project. More recently, THE MADONNA OF ASIA enjoyed a sold-out run with a story inspired by Hong Kong cinema. Their first work, MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL (2017), was a nine-hour piece examining representations of East Asian women in Western media. They are currently in pre-production for their first short film as writer/director, Another Christmas, selected for the First Credit Scheme from the National Talent Academy for Film & TV. Their projects often involve collaborators without experience working in the arts, reflecting their belief that art should be more accessible to everyone.

Born and raised in Enniskerry, Wicklow, Ping originally graduated from English Literature and Sociology at Trinity College Dublin. After completing an MA in Performance Design at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, they won both the Linbury Prize and John Elvery Prize. Since then, they have worked across theatre, film, dance and opera at venues such as the Abbey Theatre, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Singapore Repertory Theatre and on the West End. Their designs for Boyfriends by Ultan Pringle and Tearmann Aiteach / Queer Sanctuary by Isabella Oberländer and Fearghus Ó Conchúir have toured throughout Ireland. Alongside their own practice, they have also worked as an associate / assistant to Vicki Mortimer, Sabine Dargent and Nina Dunn.

Ping received the Arts Council of Ireland's Next Generation Award in 2022. The same year, they were selected from an open call for Rough Magic's inaugural Rough Ideas programme. In 2023, they received the three-year Propel Programme Award with Strollers Network, a partnership made up of ten arts centres across Ireland. They have also recently been part of Irish Theatre Institute's Six in the Attic programme.

Ní Chléirigh-Ng is pronounced: nee clair-ree ng, like the end of “ring” or “sing.” Credits prior to 2024 were noted with the surname Clarke-Ng.

Photograph: Owen Clarke

Calligraphy (on mobile): Chi Wai Ng 吳子威

Agent: Holly Carey: holly@sovrancarey.com

hello@choyping.com