Budgie - West End Creative Team

Don Black OBE is a highly-acclaimed, Oscar-winning lyricist. His works have included movie themes, hit songs, and numerous musicals, including three with Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tell Me on a Sunday, Aspects of Love, and Sunset Boulevard, for which he received two Tony Awards for Best Book and Lyrics, together with Christopher Hampton. Mr. Black's movie credits include themes for many James Bond films: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, "Surrender" from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough. In collaboration with composer John Barry, he wrote the title song for the 1966 film Born Free, ... read more Don Black OBE is a highly-acclaimed, Oscar-winning lyricist. His works have included movie themes, hit songs, and numerous musicals, including three with Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tell Me on a Sunday, Aspects of Love, and Sunset Boulevard, for which he received two Tony Awards for Best Book and Lyrics, together with Christopher Hampton. Mr. Black's movie credits include themes for many James Bond films: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, "Surrender" from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough. In collaboration with composer John Barry, he wrote the title song for the 1966 film Born Free, ... read more Mark was the recipient of the 1992, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards for Lighting Design, was awarded a Tony award in 2006 for The History Boys. Has lit extensively for all the major theatre, opera and dance companies in the UK including over 60 productions for the National Theatre and over 70 in the West End together with over 20 Broadway productions. Ian trained at the National Theatre of Wales and Birmingham University. Theatre: winner of the first Royal National Theatre/Ian Charleson Award for title role in TORQUATO TASSO at the Lyric Hammersmith. For the Royal Shakespeare Company: TWELFTH NIGHT, ROMEO AND JULIET, HENRY IV parts one and two, OEDIPUS THE KING, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS, ANTIGONE, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (world tour), HAMLET, KING LEAR, ELGAR'S RONDO, THE VENETIAN TWINS, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE WINTER’S TALE, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE RIVALS, MERRY WIVES: THE MUSICAL, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. For the RSC Festival: THE MAN OF DESTINY and EDMUND KEAN. Other ... read more