About
Theatre Hikari
Hikari means “Light”.
Our motto and belief is that, through contributing our creative, performative and educative talents, to always be the light in darkness. Living across Asia and Europe during a difficult era, our mission is to explore every possibility through artistic creations, performances, workshops, sharing and collaborations, to impact audience and participants with our honor and love for our unique identity, heritage and culture, and pass the spirit on. Formed by award-nominees of The Hong Kong Drama Awards, the biggest ceremony of the field of our mother-city Hong Kong, we are committed to devote quality and impactful projects for all, across languages, nationalities, orientations and beliefs.
Our Educative Vision
Experienced in both drama and music pedagogy, our tutors conduct creative classes both in Cantonese and English. We had collaborated with numerous schools and organizations since 2015 in teaching drama and singing as well as training participants from solo pieces to large-scale theatre productions and concerts. We aim at stimulating participants' curiosity and passion for performing arts, which serves as a catalyst for them to build up their unique sense and sensibility for their own selves and the world around them.
About Our Artistic Director
Mr. Janwick LAM
(a.k.a Jan Sir/ Jan gor gor)
Graduated with B.F.A. (Hons) in Acting from the drama School of The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, where he began to perform in classics including
“The Cherry Orchard”, “Merchant of Venice” and “Execution in Autumn” (Toronto tour), Janwick had participated in a total over two-thousand shows of various scales since then.
He was nominated as “Outstanding Actor” in The 2nd Hong Kong Theatre Libre for his comedy performance in Chivalry's Creative Theatre’s original farce ‘Knock Her Down’.
He then became a Resident Actor for Chung Ying Theatre and left to found his own Theatre Hikari thereafter. He had also been a Halloween Acting Coach for Ocean Park Hong Kong over the decade.
Recently he focused more on directing. His recent directing works include concert “This this this rice” with The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra; Musicals & concerts “The Adventure with Tam Kung”, "East Side Story", “A Musical Night” with Ponte Orchestra and Singers x Hong Kong Eastern Council; "Voice of the Woods" Acapella Musical and "The Nightingale" Musical for Hong Kong International Art Carnival; and dramas "Exit" and "Re-Exit" when he was in Chung Ying Theatre.
Educationally, he also directed large-scale college anniversary Musicals including ‘Saint Paul The Apostle’, ‘Dear Edwina’, ‘Back to Now’ and ‘Without Dream’ respectively with St Pauls College, Kowloon True Light Middle School, Salesian English School etc.
Janwick’s Producer works include comedies “My Scientist Father" and "I Love Football" by Chivalry Creative Theatre. He had also been the DJ and MC of radio program “Teen Power” by RTHK Radio 2, hosting programs including “Weird Tea Restaurants” and “0923”.
He co-founded Theatre Hikari in Hong Kong, became a guest tutor for Actors Workshop Spain in Barcelona, and is currently residing in London, establishing Theatre Hikari London, as a freelance director, actor and educator.
About Our Creative Director
Ms. Jarita Wan
a.k.a. Ms. Jarita/ Jarita jeh jeh)
Graduated with M.F.A. (Hons) in Creative Writing in English (HKU), B.A.(Hons) in Western Music (CUHK) and Holder of DipABRSMs (Distinctions) in Singing and Piano Performance (ABRSM), Jarita starred in her musical debut for ActorsFamily's The Passage Beyond in 2009 and had received wide recognition. She toured around Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou for this production for years, including the Musical in Concert with The Hong Kong Sinfonietta and its Decca Records soundtrack recording, where SCMP described her voice as “beguiling”.
She portrayed the female leads over 20 musicals produced in Hong Kong and Macau, and by staging her original musical The Nightingale, being the music director, playwright, composer, lyricist and prima donna for it, she was nominated at The 29th Hong Kong Drama Awards for the “Best Leading Actress” (Comedy/Farce) and the “Best Original Score” (Musical Theatre), being the first artist receiving nominations in these two catergories at the same time.
Jarita also performed in numerous concerts, including those with Bamberger Symphoniker, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Ponte Singers & Orchestra. She had been the vocal coach for many staged productions.
For screen, Jarita wrote the movie theme for The First Girl I Loved, performed in TVS sitcom The Best Is Yet To Come (Season 4) as the supporting actress, sang the Cantonese movie theme for Monster Hunt and voiced for the female leads in numerous animation movies, plus singing commercial themes for popular brands including Darlie, Merci and Trolli.
Jarita co-founded Theatre Hikari in Hong Kong, advocating performing arts education for schools and charity organizations. She is also a guest singing coach for Actors Workshop Spain. Currently residing in London, she established Theatre Hikari London CIC and now being a freelance performative, creative and educative artist.
