Started
improvising on the piano at the age of three, and learning to
do it properly two years later; parts of the latter process involved
a music degree from Cambridge and postgraduate work at the London Opera
Centre. Has been Director of Music for Productions at LAMDA for
many years, and since 2001 Musical Director of Opera Circus; has
written original scores for over sixty musico-theatrical productions
(notable: 'Nana', Almeida 1987/Mermaid '88; 'The Invisible Man',
Stratford East 1991; 'A Working Woman', West Yorkshire Playhouse
1992; 'Misalliance', Clwyd 1997), and directed the music for as
many others. Also regularly appears in recital (as accompanist)
and in country dance bands (as bass player). Is the Voice of the
Rooster in Opera Circus's current production, 'Arcane'.
