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| Conductor | ||
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| Royal National Theatre | ||
| The Prince's Play | Musical Director & Conductor | Director: Richard Eyre, Music: Richard Blackford. Olivier |
| Closer | Musical Director (Deputy) | Lyttelton Theatre |
| Amy's View | Piano | West-End Transfer, Aldwych Theatre |
| Volpone | Keyboards | Olivier Theatre |
| Money | Harmonium | Olivier Theatre |
| Guys & Dolls | Rehearsal Piano | Olivier Theatre |
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| Queen Elizabeth Hall | ||
| I Write the Songs | Musical Director | Sell-out concert celebrating the greatest song writers in the world of Musical Theatre |
| From Borscht to Blighty | Musical Director | Musical Theatre concert with patron, Don Black |
| National Tours | ||
| Night Fever | Musical Director | Compilation show of the hits from the 1970's |
| The Blues Brothers | Musical Director | Concert Tour |
| Puttin' on the Ritz | Musical Director and Arranger | The music of Porter, Gershwin, Rogers, Berlin and Coward |
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| London and Regional Theatres | ||
| Hollywood Legends | Musical Director | Dance show spectacular for the Global Pulse Awards at the Grosvenor |
| Sounds of the 70's | Musical Director | Sell Out Concert at Hever Castle |
| James Bond Concert | Musical Director | Sell Out Concert at Hever Castle |
| Broadway & Beyond | Musical Director | Sell Out Concert at Hever Castle |
| Entartete Muzik | Musical Director | Theatre Royal, Bath |
| Days of hope | Associate Musical Director | New Musical by Howard Goodall. The Kings Head Theatre |
| A Night at the Movies | Musical Director | Sell out Concert at Hever Castle |
| Hever Showtime | Musical Director | Sell out Concert at Hever Castle |
| Broadway Highlights | Musical Director | Sell out Concert at Hever Castle |
| The Great British Musical | Musical Director | Sell out Concert at Hever Castle |
| Too Darn Hot | Musical Director | Leading West-End Cabaret Show |
| A Christmas Carol | Musical Director | New family musical. Hackney Empire |
| Nigel Osner's Little Epics | Musical Director / Co-Composer | Comedy One Man Show. Soho Theatre |
| Nightingale | Musical Director | New musical about Florence Nightingale. Electric Theatre |
| One Touch of Venus | Associate Musical Director | Critically acclaimed revival at the King's Head Theatre |
| Falling Stars | Musical Director / Arranger | Peter Polycarpou/Sally Ann Triplet at Jermyn St Theatre |
| Never Left Alright | Musical Director / Co-Composer | Comedy Cabaret Revue. King's Head Theatre |
| Vision in Scarlet | Musical Director/Arranger | An Evening of Song and Dance at the Bridewell Theatre |
| Goblins | Musical Director/Arranger | New family musical. New End Theatre, Hampstead |
| Lights, Camera, Icon | Musical Director | Pop Icon Tribute Show at Madame Tussauds |
| The Canterville Ghost | Associate Musical Director | New musical by Charles Miller. Bull Theatre, Barnet |
| The Rivals | Musical Director/Arranger | Music / Songs added to this classic. Southwark Playhouse |
| Scrooge: The Sequel! | Musical Director | New musical. Staged at the Wallace Collection. |
| Recruiting Posters | Musical Director | Peter Reeves and the music of Jaques Brel |
| Promises, Promises | Assistant Musical Director | Musical by Burt Bacharach. Bridewell Theatre |
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| West-End | ||
| Wicked | Keyboards | Apollo Theatre |
| Hard Times | Keyboards | Haymarket Theatre |
| Phantom of the Opera | Keyboards | Her Majasty's Theatre |
| Beauty and the Beast | Keyboards | Dominion Theatre |
| Scrooge | Keyboards | Dominion Theatre |
| Prisoner - Cell Block H | Keyboards | Queens Theatre |
| Fame | Keyboards | Cambridge Theatre |
| Dr. Dolittle | Keyboards | Apollo Hammersmith |
| Whistle Down the Wind | Keyboards | Aldwich Theatre |
| Summer Holiday | Keyboards | Apollo Hammersmith |
| Til the Clouds Roll By | Keyboards | Prince Edward Theatre, Gala Concert |
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| National Tours | ||
| The Magnificent Musicals | Piano Soloist | With Ruthie Henshall |
| Les Miserables | Keyboards | No 1 Tour |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Keyboards | No 1 Tour |
| Cats | Keyboards | Scandinavian Stadium Tour |
| The Rat Pack | Keyboards | No 1 Tour |
| La Cage aux Folles | Keyboards | No 1 Tour |
| Goodbye Girl | Keyboards | With Marti Webb & Gary Wilmot |
| Fame | Keyboards | No 1 Tour |
| Evita | Keyboards | With Marti Webb as Eva |
| Al Martino in Concert | Keyboards | Concert Tour |
| The Famous Five | Piano/Keyboards | No 1 Tour |
| The Pirates of Penzance | Keyboards | With Paul Nicholas |
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| London and Regional Theatre | ||
| Dick Whittington | Keyboards | Hackney Empire |
| Cinderella | Keyboards | Hackney Empire |
| Jack & the Beanstalk | Keyboards | Hackney Empire |
| Mother Goose | Keyboards | Hackney Empire |
| Happy End | Keyboards | Bridewell Theatre |
| Me & My Girl | Piano | Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham |
| After the Fire | Piano | Gate Theatre |
| Aladdin | Keyboards | Hackney Empire |
| The Secret Love Life of Ophelia | Piano | The Kings Head Theatre |
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| Film/TV/Radio | ||
| The Holiday | Film | Music Director for Big Band track. Starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslett and Jude Law |
| Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason | Film | Pianist - Jazz Piano quartet. Starring Renee Zellwegger / Colin Firth |
| Mrs Henderson Presents | Film | Big Band Piano soloist. Starring Judy Dench / Bob Hoskins |
| One More Bite | Film | Keyboards for film sound track |
| Just One More Night | Film | Piano / Keyboards for the film soundtrack. |
| Blaze | Film | Piano / Keyboards for the film soundtrack. |
| How Proust Can Change Your Life | BBC 1 | Classical Piano soloist. Starring Ralph Fiennes |
| Charlie Chaplin; The Composer | BBC Radio 2 | Pianist / Arranger for Chaplin songs sung by Peter Polycarpou |
| The James Whale Show | ITV | Cabaret performance with Ivan Cartright |
| Anything's Possible | Channel 5 | Ballet pianist for comedy sketch |
| The Lottery with Michael Crawford | BBC1 | Boxing Day special |
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| Classical Conducting | ||
| The Amphion Ensemble | Guest Conductor | Repertoire included: Mozart's Serenade for Winds Gounod's Peitie Symphonie Jonathan Dove's Figures in the Garden |
| Lambeth Orchestra | Guest Conductor | Repertoire included: Beethoven 3rd & 5th Symphonies Dvorak New World Symphony Brahms 1st Symphony Strauss Don Juan Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture |
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| Theatreland 2000-2005 |
Musical Director, Founder and Company Director | Over 30 children aged 7-16 attended regularly during term time, and over 50 on the holiday courses. 2 highly successful productions staged.2 of our children in the original West End cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. |
| Stagecoach | Musical Director and Vocal Coach | Ages 7-16 |
| Perform | Musical Director and Vocal Coach | Ages 4-7 |
| Chiswick Holiday School | Musical Director | Devised highly successful new musical theatre course (ages 8-10) |
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| Children's Shows | ||
| Mother Goose | Hackney Empire | Childrens Rehearsals |
| Les Miserables | National Tour | Childrens Rehearsals |
| Writing Orlando | Bridewell Theatre | Childrens Rehearsals |
| The Wiz | High Wycombe | Childrens Production |
| Scrooge | Dominion Theatre | Childrens Auditions |
| South Pacific | National Tour | Childrens Auditions |
| Copacabana | Wyvern Theatre | Youth Production |
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| Teaching | ||
| Gayhurst Boys' Prep School | Piano and Junior School Music | Gerrards Cross |
| Trevor-Roberts Prep School | Piano | Hampstead |
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| Qualifications | ||
| 1990/3 | B.A. (Hons) | University of Durham |
| Piano recital studies | Under David Murray | |
| 1994 | Conducting studies | Under Lawrence Leonard |
| 1989 | Finalist: | Young Musician of the West, Piano |
| 1988/9 | Grade 8: Piano |
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