| Biography | Robert has spent twenty-five years training aspiring professionals for a career in theatre and working with and encouraging some of the best professional actors in the industry.
He is a Conductor, Composer and Arranger of note with over thirty scores to his credit. As exclusive composer to Image Musical Theatre Company he currently has his musical versions of Wind in the Willows, Toms Midnight Garden and The Happy Prince touring the United Kingdom. He was also commissioned by the BBC to contribute songs to the last series of Boogie Beebies. .
As a conductor he has worked at the Royal Albert Hall, the Sibelius Academy Finland, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the majority of West End Theatres. As Musical Director to the group Theatretrain he will conduct 3,000 performers at the O2 this summer as they celebrate their 20th anniversary. Other credits include: The Big Life at the Apollo, Shaftesbury Avenue and Come Dancing, (written by and starring former Kinks front-man Ray Davies).
Also in 2012 he was MD for the Graeae Theatre Company production of the Ian Dury musical Reasons To Be Cheerful which toured the UK and performed Spasticus Autisticus to a TV audience of 11 million at the Paralympics Opening Ceremony.
Since 1998 Robert has worked extensively as a composer and M.D. at Theatre Royal Stratford East. He is currently writing the score and lyrics for Dick Whittington to be performed there this Christmas as he also provided for the 2007/8 Christmas show Cinderella which was nominated for an Olivier award for Best Production in Affiliate Theatre. |