A graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in directing, Roy Szeto joined the HKRep in September 2006 as resident director. He has been involved in productions large and small including Snow Wolf Lake, The Legend, Freemen Show 2, War of the Genders, Cheung Tat-Ming's One-Man Show 1 & 2, and Butterfly Lovers. In 2000, Szeto's 1941 Girl not only was a theatrical hit but also created tremendous cultural resonance. The following year, Szeto directed the blockbuster stand-up comedy by Cheung Tat Ming and Sandra Ng. In 2002, Szeto began his collaborations with the W Theatre company and has sinced directed Best memories in my life, Superman Forever, Butterfly Lovers, Once in a life time, Last Smile First Tear, Unhappy and Octave along with co-director Wong Chi-Lung. He has also contributed multi-media creations for Best memories in my life, Funny Money, The Glass Menagerie, Queer Show, Rotate 270o, EMPTY and Mr Snow White and Mr Cinderella, Richard III, Scrooge: The Musical, and Unhappy. Szeto's HKRep directorial contributions include such productions as Xi Nai on Rock, The Lost and Found Trilogy, Calling, the original musical Family Protection Unit, Moon over Buffalo, Beautiful Connection and Communicating Doors. Many of Szeto's works have been selected among the Top Ten Popular Works at the Hong Kong Drama Awards. He has received three Hong Kong Drama Award nominations as Best Director. A practitioner who is constantly refining his art, Szeto has been enrolled in the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Masters Degree Course in Directing since September 2008.