What I offer
Musical Direction
I run choirs, conduct theatre bands from the orchestra pit, lead workshops, rehearsals and accompany singers.
Piano
Theatres, Weddings, Concerts, Singalongs - you name it! I have worked in the West End and around the world, bringing a touch of musical magic to events and performances.
Creativity
New arrangements of old songs, writing new musicals and creating community and charity projects.
Growing up in a musical family, I started very young, singing in my local church choir, going to theatre school on a Saturday and learning to play the piano.
During my teenage years, I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (M.E.) and music was my therapy that allowed me to heal and recover to full health. It was at this time that I wrote my first musical, and its performances raised money for Great Ormond Street Street Hospital, where I had been a patient.
Realising the vital importance of music in my life, I went on to study as a Composer at Guildhall Junior Department, and then trained in Musical Theatre at Performance Preparation Academy.
Whilst studying I began teaching singing, piano and drama to children and then students and adults. I love sharing what I know and enabling others find their creative voice through the arts.
Straight out of college, I began working in London as a Musical Director, Pianist and Accompanist, playing in shows, gigs and events in the West End and around the UK. (See below for more details)
During the Pandemic, I was lucky enough to teach online and work on a number of films and also collaborate on some new writing projects as composer.
Coming out of Covid, I was cast in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End, where I spent two years performing on stage eight shows a week, whilst also managing to fit in all sorts of projects, productions and gigs in between.
Musical Direction:
Eight years with Qdos/Crossroads Pantomimes as MD for Joe Pasquale
In Pieces (award-winning film), various filmed musicals for Kidzania, London
Shakespeare 4 Kids, various international tours
Gatsby the Musical, London
Yank! Charing Cross Theatre (Assistant MD)
Creative:
Hatched! A New Audio Musical on Spotify (MD/Composer)
A Picture Perfect Christmas, National Gallery, London (MD/Composer)
Comedy of Errors, Petersfield Shakespeare Festival (MD/Composer)
Notre Dame The Musical, University of Chichester new musical project (MD/Composer)
Arthur’s Quest, Edinburgh Fringe (MD/Composer)
Teaching:
UK Drama Schools, teaching singing, musicianship and/or working on projects as MD: Guildford School of Acting, LAMDA, University of Chichester, Performance Preparation Academy
Community/Teaching Young People: Lion King West End Cub School (dep), Stagecoach, PPA Kids, Various shows and projects with WOW/WAOS (Theatre companies in my hometown)
Piano Gigs:
Overtures Musical Theatre Singalong Bar, West End
Songs For A New World, London Palladium (Keys II)
Accompanist for auditions/rehearsals: Joseph (London Palladium), Mrs Henderson Presents (Toronto), Peter Pan (Adelphi, London)
Gigs, performances, events, weddings around the UK and internationally