New Musical!

I spent 2009 writing a new musical called 'AlterNativity' - a modern retelling of the nativity story with pop music in different styles. I directed the show for the 90 children in Year 6 of Fleetville Junior School in St Albans. The show was performed at the SandPit Theatre in St Albans in December to great critical acclaim. I am currently negotiating publication of my musical.

To read the review and article on AlterNativity click here

Songwriting

I entered two of my songs into the UK Songwriting Contest -
'Gotta Be' from my musical AlterNativity, and 'Two Souls, One Destiny'. Both songs reached the semi-final stage.

Click here to hear a snippet of one of my new songs: 'Two Souls, One Destiny'

Theatre

I appeared in Old Tyme Music Hall at the Harpenden Public Halls in September 2009 as a guest act, singing music hall favourites.

 

Also in September I resurrected my Elvis impression for another performance of 'The World's Wife' at the Abbey Theatre, to celebrate Carol-Ann Duffy's appointment as Poet Laureate. I played Salome and Delilah and was the singing link between poems.

 

Twelfth Night - The Musical, which I choreographed for OVO Theatre Company, returned for another run at the Bridewell Theatre, London, from 7-12 July 2008:

'it is a glorious mix of straight Shakespeare, well-known music-hall songs (you'll recognise most of them and be surprised at how well you know them), and wonderful dance routines (choreographed by Jill Priest).' The Shakespeare Revue

Click here to see the Charleston routine I choreographed in a promotional trailer: