Miriam Cheong is an actor, theatre-maker and writer based in Singapore. Her explorations in autobiographical theatre have brought her to exploring fatphobia in Wild Rice’s The Other F Word, her relationship with her mother tongue and Chinese identity at Esplanade’s Foreword Festival with Bin Hai: Xiao Ming by The Bay, and polycystic ovarian syndrome with Lotus Root Support Group. Her work in The Other F Word landed her nominations for Best Actress and Best Original Script at The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards. Miriam has also performed her autobiographical work internationally, debuting Sunday School of Hard Knocks at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2023 and earning a Judge’s Pick for theatre.
Her other acting credits include Abby in Impromptu Meeting’s The Lobby, How Drama’s Fat Kids are Harder to Kidnap 2021, and debuting the role of Lily in Caricapture Theatre’s Tissue Paper Auntie The Musical at the Musical Theatre Festival Fringe Festival in 2022.
Last Updated: April 2024