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June 2012
A Running Jump
Thin Man Films / Film4 / BBC Films Director: Mike Leigh Producers: Georgina Lowe, Ruth Mackenzie Starring: Eddie Marsan.../ ➝
May 2012
Chicken Soup With Barley
Transfer to radio of The Royal Court Theatre’s 2011 production of Arnold Wesker’s landmark play from 1958 that captures the collapse of an ideology, alongside the disintegration of a family. Directed for the stage by Dominic Cooke, for radio by Simon Godwin, and produced for BBC Radio 3 by Catherine Bailey. .../ ➝
March 2012
Divine Words
RADA production, 2012 Described by its author as a ‘village tragicomedy’, Divine Words (Divinas Palabras) is a grotesque picture of rustic life, in all its cruelty and sensuality. Author: Ramón María del Valle-Inclán (1920) Director: Paul Hunter Composer: Gary Yershon.../ ➝
December 2011
The Comedy of Errors
National Theatre, London, December 2011 – The Mail ★★★★★ “The show is wall-to-wall joy and Mr Henry is beyond good.” – by Quentin Letts.../ ➝
September 2011
August 2011
Billy
In 2011, as part of the celebrations for the reopening of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre after a major renovation, the RSC asked The Brothers McLeod to make ‘Billy’ featuring William Shakespeare and his pet pig Francis. In each animation Billy searches for a crucial idea for one of his plays.
June 2011
Chicken Soup with Barley
Royal Court Theatre, London, June 2011 Arnold Wesker’s Chicken Soup With Barley at the Royal Court is given a beautifully judged and often deeply moving production” – by Charles Spencer The Telegraph * * * * The Guardian * * * * *.../ ➝
February 2011
A Doll’s House
Manchester Library Company, The Library, Salford, February 2011 “It may have been ahead of it’s time when first published, but don’t miss the opportunity to see it now.” by Poppy Helm.../ ➝
September 2010
September 2010
Another Year
***Best Composer Nomination at 2010 European Film Award*** Thin Man Films / Film4 / United 09 Director: Mike Leigh Producer: Georgina Lowe Starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville.../ ➝
June 2010
The Road to Mecca
Arcola Theatre, London, June 2010 “There’s a dream-like quality to Russell Bolam’s production as the world of these women drifts in and out of focus.” – TimeOut – Telegraph ★★★★.../ ➝
May 2010
The Roman Bath
Arcola Theatre, London, May 2010 “It makes for a buoyant evening that displays the satiric strengths, as well as the occasional limitations, of the absurdist genre.” – Michael Billington, The Guardian ★★★ The Independent ★★★.../ ➝
January 2010
Melodrama, Parody and Paradox
Opera North 2010 programme essay to accompany Jo Davies’ production of Ruddigore. .../ ➝
December 2009
Arabian Nights
The star of Dominic Cooke’s adaptation of Arabian Nights is Shahrazad whose bewitching tales include those of Ali Baba and Es-Sindibad. The play celebrates the power of the imagination and storytelling, told through a mixture of song, dance, puppetry and illusion..../ ➝
October 2009
The Man of Mode
RADA production, London 2009
Director: William Gaskill
Composer: Gary Yershon
October 2008
The Norman Conquests
At the Old Vic and on Broadway Drama Desk Nomination : Outstanding Music in a Play Old Vic website : The Norman Conquests .../ ➝
May 2008
Reading Room
Turtle Key Arts production, 2008 “a gem of choreographic ingenuity” The Guardian “seamless in finish” The Observer Choreographer & director: Jonathan Lunn.../ ➝
April 2008
Happy-Go-Lucky
Film4 / Ingenious Film Partners / Thin Man Films Director: Mike Leigh Producer: Simon Channing Williams Starring: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman This was my first score for a film. I was fifty-four years old, rather late, in movie industry terms, to be making such a debut. I felt at ease, though, because I’d […].../ ➝
March 2008
