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Raymond To Kwok-Wai () (born 13 August 1946) is a Hong Kong contemporary
dramatist
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just
reading. Ben Jonson coined the term "playwri ...
, screenwriter and film director, with ancestry from
Panyu
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,
Guangzhou
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, China.
Raymond's broadcast script was once broadcast in New York by
Chung Wah Commercial Broadcast. He has created more than 60 stage plays, including "Born in Hong Kong", "Boundless Movement", "Dark Tales", "Fuso passing", "I Have a Date with Spring", "Mad Phoenix", "Walled City", "Love Avalokitesvara "," Miss Du ", " Forever"," Adventure, "," Broadcasting Lovers "and" Sentimental Journey "etc.
Among those works, "I am a Hong Konger" was tour performed in Europe.
In addition, Raymond has written "Under the Roof", "
Below the Lion Rock" and other popular series for
RTHK
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.
Raymond is not only a prolific and exhaustive screenwriter. Besides, he is the composer and lyrics writer for the scripts, such as "Sentimental Journey", "In love with Sister Liu", etc.
Early life
Raymond To has a sister, Mei Zi (formerly Duyan Zhi), who is an announcer. During his childhood, Raymond had the reputation of being a "broadcasting prodigy" after he participated in
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and
Rediffusion Television
Rediffusion Television (, RTV) was a defunct television station in Hong Kong. It was the city's first broadcaster and the first in any British colony or majority-Chinese city.Kitley, Philip. 003(2003). ''Television, Regulation and Civil Soci ...
programmes. In his early years, he performed in movies including "The affairs of Miss Ping" and "The Fatherless Son".
In 1971 and 1982, Raymond graduated from the Department of Geography at
University of Hong Kong
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and the
.
Career
After graduation, he became a high school teacher at Ho Lap College and was responsible for the school drama club, one of the four kings -
Andy Lau
Andy Lau Tak-wah ( zh, order=t,j, t=劉德華, j=Lau4 Dak1 Waa4; born Lau Fook-wing; 27 September 1961), is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He was named the "Fourth Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1 ...
, being one of his students. At this time, he was already an amateur writer. He began his second career as a professional playwright when, in 1979, his short play "Ball" was selected by the
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre for excellence in script writing. and for which he was invited to participate in the performance of "Rickshaw Boy/Camel Xiangzi".
On 3 June 1995, Raymond To, together with Ko Tin Lung and
Clifton Ko
Clifton Ko (; born 6 August 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer, and scriptwriter.
Background
Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director ...
founded the "Spring Stage Production Company". In addition to being the theatre company's playwright, he is also an artistic director. Although the majority of his original work is for the stage, some have been adapted for film, with To being responsible for many of these adaptions. Raymond To was elected as the president of the Hong Kong Film Writers' Guild. During 2000, Raymond directed his own work for the first time, "Forever and Ever", to much acclaim.
Filmography (1956–2005)
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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HK cinemagic entry
Living people
Hong Kong male dramatists and playwrights
Hong Kong male screenwriters
Hong Kong film directors
1946 births
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