Writers Set for BRITISH MUSICAL FUTURES - A NIGHT OF NEW WRITING, Hosted by Stiles & Drewe
By: Tyler Peterson Apr. 09, 2015
After a huge volume of submissions and a lengthy selection process, the writers who will be showcased at British Musical Futures have been chosen. They are Stephanie Amies & Teddy Clements, Nick Barstow, Tim Connor, Ben Frost & Richard Hough, Tim Gilvin and John Kristian. The evening will be hosted by award-winning writing partnership George Stiles and Anthony Drewe and will take place on 19th April 2015 at the St James Studio. The cast for the concert will feature a number of West End stars, led by Emma Williams and Aaron Sidwell.
Emma Williams is a two-time Olivier Award nominee, and was recently nominated for a Manchester Theatre Award for her portrayal of Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun. She has also appeared in numerous TV and film dramas including The Parole Officer, Bleak House, First Night, Marple and Casualty, as well as several productions for BBC Radio.
Aaron Sidwell's career began at 18 when he was cast in the BBC's long running drama Eastenders playing the role of Steven Beale. His theatre credits include Michael Dork in Olivier Award nominated Loserville: The Musical (West Yorkshire Playhouse & Garrick Theatre West End, Original Cast), Michael Carrington in Cool Rider Live (Lyric and Duchess Theatre West End, Original Cast), Carl Bruner in Ghost: The Musical (English Theatre Frankfurt), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (Open Air Tour) and Jack Sprat in the UK No1 Tour Carnaby Street - The Musical.
Stephanie Amies and Teddy Clements met at the University of Southampton. They have worked together for six years on over 20 different projects and officially formed their partnership in 2014; this will be their first public performance of their work as a writing duo. They are currently working on their first show together, 'Tomorrow, Maybe' which is due to be performed in Southampton in May.
Nick Barstow trained as a musical director at the University of Oxford and University of London. MD credits include Princess Ida (Finborough Theatre), You Won't Succeed on Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews (Garrick Theatre) and AfterParty A Cappella (Aldwych Theatre, St. James Theatre and The View >From The Shard). Composing and Orchestrating include AQUILA (Tristan Bates Theatre), Tuesdays and Sundays (Brighton Fringe) and Curve 5th Anniversary Gala (Curve Theatre, Leicester). He is currently working at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama on the MA Musical Theatre course.
Tim Connor trained at the Bridewell Theatre, AMOS and Mercury Writing Lab. Music and lyrics credits include Heart of Winter and The Stationmaster. His ballad 'The Little Match Girl' was recorded by Olivier Award winner Janie Dee for broadcast on BBC Radio's 'Loose Ends', hosted by Ned Sherrin. A new studio recording of the song was released by Auburn Jam Records in Christmas 2014 to raise funds for TheatreMAD. Tim's cabaret songs have been performed at numerous established London venues including Crazy Coqs, Soho Theatre and Wilton's Music Hall.
Ben Frost and Richard Hough have been writing together since 2010. Their first project was Nightmare on Sunset Boulevard, a musical short story commissioned for The Cochrane Theatre, London. Since then, they have written a full-length original musical called Possession; a one-woman musical that looks like a cabaret, called Sin; and an action-adventure reworking of Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days. They are currently writing a new musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol for production at The Castle Theatre, Wellingborough.
Tim Gilvin grew up in Swindon. Whilst at the University of Birmingham, he started writing his first musical In the Rush Hour. Since graduating, Tim has written four more musicals: Gap Year: A Musical Comedy (Leicester Square Theatre); Kate and the Devil (workshop at King's Head); the as yet unfinished 1001 Nights, and Stay Awake, Jake - winner of the S&S Award 2014. Outside of composition and lyrics, Tim works as a pianist and MD, and also sings and writes with the folk-pop trio Fallingham Fair.
John Kristian is a writer/composer based in London. After graduating from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts as an actor, John followed his passion for writing. John's first venture into writing was a collaboration with members of his year on a musical called The Picture House. It debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe where it was nominated for Scottish Daily Mail Best New Musical award. His professional writing debut was The Homefront, a semi verbatim musical about Homeless life on the streets on London. John has also written VOW, Hidden Talents and The Ship & Lighthouse.
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