Dancing just got serious!
2024 is set to start with a bang with the UK Premiere of Bhangra Nation – A New Musical!
This pulsating and powerful story about finding your true self is told with verve.
When Mary and Preeti’s American collegiate Bhangra team qualifies for USA Nationals, they set off on opposing quests to dance to their own beat.
Drawing from competitive Bhangra and mixing it with other Indian and Western dance forms, Bhangra Nation – A New Musical is a brash, intoxicating and joyous musical comedy for today.
This exhilarating new musical has been created by an international creative team, brought together by Tony and Grammy Award-winning producers Mara Isaacs (Hadestown), Tom Kirdahy (Hadestown, The Inheritance) and Peggy Koenig.
A new musical that celebrates traditions we inherit and those we create – Bhangra Nation promises to be a seriously great theatrical experience for all.
Jubilant, funny, accessible and entertaining…Well-crafted characters, quirky humour and touching moments…”
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Presented by
Birmingham Rep in association with Mara Isaacs, Tom Kirdahy and Peggy Koenig
Price
From £15
Book by
Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew
Music & Lyrics by
Sam Willmott
Directed by
Stafford Arima
Choreographed by
Rujuta Vaidya
Age Guidance
12+
Please note, no under 5s will be admitted to the auditorium.
Access Performances
Audio Described: Mon 11 Mar, 7.30pm (described by Julia Grundy and Carolyn Smith)
BSL Interpreted: Wed 28 Feb, 7.30pm (interpreted by Harjit Jagdev)
Captioned: Tue 5 Mar, 7.30pm (captioned by Cara Lawless)
Relaxed: Thu 29 Feb, 2.30pm
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Cast
Preeti
Zaynah Ahmed
Zaynah Ahmed
Zaynah is very grateful for the opportunity and super excited to be working with The Rep for the first time. She would like to thank her friends, family and of course, Paling and Jenkins for their continued support.
Training: The Urdang Academy and Emil Dale Academy.
Theatre credits include: Aladdin (Hackney Empire); Swing in Mermaids & Pirates (Perform in the Park); Ensemble in Hex (National Theatre).
Workshops Include: Odyssey (National Theatre).
Film credits include: Dancer in Wonka (Warner Bros); Dancer in Disenchanted (Walt Disney Co.).
Credits Whilst Training: Drowsy Chaperone (The Urdang Academy); La Copa De La Vida (The Urdang Academy); Pilar in Legally Blonde (Emil Dale Academy); Hairspray (Emil Dale Academy).
Jake
Gregory Armand
Gregory Armand
Training: Platinum Academy Of Performing Arts
Theatre credits includes: Beauty & The Beast (Lichfield Garrick Theatre), Mandela (Young Vic Theatre), DREAM, BELIEVE, SUCCEED (Millfield Theatre), Cinderella And Her Lost Prince (Millfield Theatre)
Recordings include: Mandela (Original Cast Recording)
Other work includes: Allegra – All About Us (Music Video)
Sunita
Siobhan Athwal
Siobhan Athwal
Theatre Credits: Tania In My Beautiful Laundrette (National Theatre/The Curve); U/S Juliet in Romeo And Juliet (Shakespeare’s Globe); Yarico in Yarico (Royal Opera House); Rachel Crabbe in One Man Two Guvnors (Everyman and Playhouse Theatre); And Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre); Emily Brontë in Wasted (Southwark Playhouse); Queenie in The Bone Sparrow (York Theatre Royal); Pinky Bhambra in Bend It Like Beckham (Phoenix Theatre); Jihad in The Infidel (Stratford East); Luce in Viva Forever! (Piccadilly Theatre); Cinderella in Cinderella (Capitol Theatre) and Genie in Aladdin (Capitol Theatre).
Screen Credits: Zebra Girl (Feature Film), Walking On Sunshine (Feature Film), Eastenders (BBC) and Doctors (BBC)
Lily
Tia Antoine Charles
Tia Antoine Charles
Training: Arts Educational Schools London
Theatre credits include: EVITA (Leicester Curve Theatre); Let’s Face The Music (Royal Albert Hall); South Pacific (UK Tour); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK Tour)
Television includes: Olivier Awards 2023 (Royal Albert Hall)
Theatre in training: Diana Morales in A Chorus Line (Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre)
Shilpa
Lydia Danistan
Lydia Danistan
Training: BA (Hons) The Institute for Contemporary Theatre (ICTHEATRE BRIGHTON)
Theatre credits include: Titania ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (ICTHEATRE), The Little Prince ‘The Little Prince’ (ICTHEATRE), Dancer ‘Jack Whitehall Stood-up Tour’ (Brighton Centre)
Workshops: The 13 Labours of Popeye (R&D)
Recordings: Saboni ‘Someone Dangerous’ (BBC RADIO 4)
Film credits include: Revathi ‘Sila Nodigal’, Diya ‘Binny Aur Baba’, Dancer ‘Humraaz’
Television credits include: ‘Grace’ Season 4 (ITV)
Music video credits include: Averses d’été – Gilliamson, No Messiah – Skinny Living
Other work: Short film – Emily ‘A Misdirected Ode’
Noah
Kyle Evans
Kyle Evans
Billy
Iván Fernández González
Iván Fernández González
Training: Guildford School of Acting
Theatre credits include: Dan in Halls (The Turbine Theatre); Simeon & Reuben (u/s) in Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK & Ireland Tour, Princess of Wales Theatre Canada); Ram (u/s) Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Other Palace)
Workshops include: Darius in 13 Going On 30 (Battersea Arts Centre)
Recordings include: Pretty Clothes, Vamos Vente, Love Looks Great on You, Marco Polo (Original Music)
Other work includes: Starbucks Autumn, Omio Spring (2023 Campaigns), Dream Beds (2021 Campaign); The Clockmakers Daughter, Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Carousel, Magic of Animation 2 (Cadogan Hall Concerts); One Young World Summit – Opening Ceremony (Royal Albert Hall)
Mohan & Dance Captain
Kuldeep Goswami
Kuldeep Goswami
Wallace
Bob Harms
Bob Harms
Training: Arts Educational School Tring
Theatre credits include: Assassins (Chichester Festival Theatre); Mr. Thompson/ Happy Man in Pretty Woman (Piccadilly Theatre + Savoy Theatre); Come From Away (The Abbey Theatre, Dublin); Odin in Thor & Loki (Edinburgh Fringe + Tour); King Arthur in Spamalot (Mercury Theatre + UK Tour); Abananza in Aladdin (Richmond Theatre); Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity (Manchester Royal Exchange); Frankie in Jackie The Musical (UK Tour); Steve Baker/Jim Greene in Show Boat (Sheffield Crucible Theatre); Ephraim in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Regents Park Open Air Theatre); Ship Captain in Anything Goes (Sheffield Crucible/UK Tour); Backing Vocalist in Kate Bush Before the Dawn (Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith); Dr Grimwig in Oliver! (Sheffield Crucible Theatre); Merrily We Roll Along (Harold Pinter Theatre); Jesus Christ Superstar (UK Arena Tour); Fletcher in Wonderful Town (UK Tour); Pippin (Menier Chocolate Factory); Chicago (Adelphi & Cambridge Theatre); Larry Hastings in Bells Are Ringing (Union Theatre); Priscilla (Palace Theatre); Imagine This (New London Theatre); Dirty Dancing (Aldwiych Theatre); Alternate Ren in Footloose (UK Tour & Novello); On The Town (ENO); Mathew Bourne’s Swan Lake (International Tour).
Varun
Raimu Itfum
Raimu Itfum
Raimu Itfum is a multi-disciplinary artist now based in London with a main artistic focus in writing, producing, directing and performing.
In 2023 he directed “Lady Lessons” at Theatre 503, Movement directed “Brown Girls Noise” at The Hope Theatre and assistant choreographed Studio Canal’s feature film “What’s Love Got to do with it?“. He assistant directed “Sundown Kiki” at Young Vic Theatre and wrote a short play called “The Boys” which showcased at the Kiln Theatre in Jan’22. In 2022 he completed Soho Writers Lab with a full-length play called “Just a F@£K Boy With Feelings” which had a reading at Tara Theatre in Summer ‘22.
Alongside that he hosts a weekly Life & Culture podcast called Chai with Rai driving into the mindset and business of being a creative.
Training: Leeds Met University
Theatre credits includes: The Reelist at Tate Britain, Nybble at V&A Museum, Constellations at Tara Theatre, Ode to Queer Bollywood at National Theatre x The Glory, Magnets No.2- What it takes to be a man? at The Biscuit Factory, Zombieland at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Fame – The Musical at Rose Theatre and Lightness at Sadler’s Wells.
Film credits includes: Aladdin, The Eternals and Queer Parivaar.
Television credits includes: X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly – It Takes Two, Tui, Johnnie Walker, Ikea, Nio Cocktails, Hotel Chocolat, LFW ‘13 & ‘14, M&S, Oliver Awards ’15, Rambert Dance – The Playground , Adidas, and Levis.
Swing
RoMaya Jey
RoMaya Jey
Training: The Urdang.
Stage Credits: Alex Owens in Flashdance (The Urdang).
Bhangra Nation will be RoMaya’s professional debut.
New Mary
Sophie Kandola
Sophie Kandola
Rekha
Sohm Kapila
Sohm Kapila
Training: 3 year BA Hons Meisner Acting at Italia Conti London, Comedy Sitcom – Lesly Kahn Los Angeles, Film Acting – New York Film Academy.
Theatre includes: Bend it like Beckham Musical (Phoenix, West End for SFP), Bollywood Zack (Tara Arts), Bring on the Bollywood (Phizzical Theatre), Britains got Bhangra (Rifco) Beauty and the Beast (Trinity Theatre) Enemy of the People (Tara Arts), Handful of Henna (Rasa and OTC)
Film includes: Aquaman 2 (Universal), Spider-Man Across the Spider Verse (Columbia Pictures), Grizzly Night (out 2024), The Univited (out 2024), Untitled Horror
Film includes: (Bronwyn Cornelius Prod.) Skyscraper (Universal), The Mummy (Universal), Sammy’s Adventures (Pathé)
Television includes: Never Have I Ever (Netflix), The Morning Show (Apple TV), Charmed, AP Bio, NCIS LA, SWAT, Jane the Virgin, Madam Secretary (all for CBS), 911 (Fox) Doctors, Waking the Dead, Paradox (all for BBC) Coronation Street (ITV)
VO includes: Prof Shah in Hogwarts Legacy Video Game, Station Commander in Prey Moon Crash, Silver Street (6 years) for BBC Worldwide.
Sohm was chosen as a Bafta Connect member 2023/24 and also a writer and producer with her current film Ashes on the Highway on the film festival circuit. She is very excited to be back in Birmingham after her many years working at the mailbox with the Silver Street radio play and can’t wait to get those shoulders bouncing!
Shetal
Arysha Kelly
Arysha Kelly
Training: Arts Educational, BA Acting – graduated in 2021.
Theatre credits include: Twelfth Night (East London Shakespeare Festival); From The Ground Up (Almeida Theatre Company).
Television includes: Mel (Met Film School)
Constance
Ai Kumar
Ai Kumar
Training: Guildford School of Acting
Theatre credits include: Sleeping Beauty (Theatr Clwyd); The Sound of Music (Ciputra Artpreneur); Cry Baby (GSA); Applause (GSA); Holiday Inn (GSA)
Workshops include: 1666 (ATG)
Screen credits include: Nineteen (Frenesy Films)
Other work includes: West End Does: Hollywood (Cadogan Hall)
Swing
Aaron Mistry
Aaron Mistry
Training: Addict Dance Academy (2017-2020)
Theatre credits include: Bombay Superstar (2022), Rock of Ages.
Film credits include: MARVEL Eternals (2021), What’s Love Got To Do With It (2022).
Television includes: The Only Way Is Essex, ESPN, Slow Horses, Dance 100 (Netflix),
Other work includes: Natasha Hamilton (Atomic Kitten), Becky Hill, Mimi Webb, Yung Filly, Sinitta.
Amit
Mervin Noronha
Mervin Noronha
Mary
Jena Pandya
Jena Pandya
Training: Bird College
Theatre credits include: Natalie in Halls The Musical (Turbine Theatre); Sophie in Mamma Mia! (UK Tour); What’s New Pussycat? (Birmingham Rep).
Workshops Include: Arlene in 13 Going on 30 (Battersea Arts Centre); Sooz Kicklighter in Dark Lord (The Other Palace).
Other Work Includes: Girlfriend in Axis Bank (Commercial); Anita in West Side Story (Bird College); Dance Captain in Guys and Dolls (Bird College).
Gobind
Ajay Sahota
Ajay Sahota
Ajay Sahota is delighted to be making his professional stage debut in Bhangra Nation in his hometown of Birmingham.
He recently graduated with a BSc in Medical Sciences from the University of Leeds.
He would like to thank his family, friends and fellow members of Leeds University Musical Theatre Society for their endless love and support.
Swing
Edward Turner
Edward Turner
Edward Turner graduated from Bird College in 2023.
Theatre credits include: Aladdin (E M Forster Theatre Tonbridge); Cinderella-In-The-Round (English National Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall.)
Credits whilst training include: Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street; Georg Zirschnitz in Spring Awakening; and Move It 2022
Bob
Leo Udvarlaky
Leo Udvarlaky
Training: The BRIT School 2018-2020, Performers College 2020-2023
Television includes: Saudi Games 2023, The King Fahd International Stadium (Director Mitch Sebastian, Choreographed by Vikki Clark, Laura Gill, Jo Mcshane, Rocky Smith); UEFA Ladies Euro’s Final – Becky Hill 2022 (Director Christian Storm, Choreographed by Mark Jennings)
Other work includes: Aditya Birla Group Awards – India 2022 (Director LuSI, Choreographed by Nathan Clarke and Jared Hageman)
Creatives
Book
Rehana Lew Mirza
Rehana Lew Mirza
Rehana Lew Mirza’s plays include: Hatefuck (First Floor in Chicago; WP/Colt Coeur); A People’s Guide to History in the Time of Here and Now (Primary Stages Toulmin commission); Soldier X (Ma-Yi); Tomorrow, Inshallah (Living Room Theater; Storyworks/HuffPost commission); Neighborhood Watch (NNPN commission) and Barriers (Desipina, AATC.)
With Mike Lew, she shared a 2016-2022 Mellon National Playwright Residency (administered by Howlround) at Ma-Yi. In addition to the book to Bhangra Nation (La Jolla Playhouse, Rodgers Award, Project Springboard, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat) they’ve co-written The Colonialism Project (La Jolla Playhouse commission.)
Rehana’s short film “Modern Day Arranged Marriage” screened at over 30 festivals including the British Film Institute’s London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Her feature “Hiding Divya” screened at Tongues on Fire in the UK.
Honors include: Kleban, NYFA Fellowship, HBO Access Fellowship, Lilly Award, CCTP Residency, and a TCG/New Georges Fellowship. MFA: Columbia University; BFA: NYU Tisch.
Mike Lew
Mike Lew
Mike Lew (co-book writer) is a New York based playwright whose works include Teenage Dick (Donmar Warehouse & London school tour, Public/Ma-Yi, Wooly Mammoth, Huntington, Pasadena Playhouse, O’Neill); tiny father (upcoming Geffen, Barrington, Chautauqua, Audible); Tiger Style! (TheatreWorks, South Coast Rep, Olney, Huntington, La Jolla Playhouse, Alliance, O’Neill); Bike America (Ma-Yi, Alliance); and microcrisis (Ma-Yi, InterAct).
Alongside composer Sam Willmott he and Rehana Lew Mirza cowrote the book to Bhangra Nation (Birmingham Rep, La Jolla Playhouse; Project Springboard and Rhinebeck workshops).
He is a Tony Voter and member of the Dramatists Guild Council. Awards/Fellowships: Guggenheim, New Dramatists, Mellon/Howlround, Lark Venturous, NYFA, PEN, Richard Rodgers, Lanford Wilson, Helen Merrill, Weissberger, Heideman, and Kendeda. Education: Juilliard, Yale.
Music & Lyrics
Sam Willmott
Sam Willmott
Sam Willmott is a New York City-based composer and lyricist. Sam teaches at Harvard University and serves as a staff writer for English Egg, a Korean language training program.
Theatre Credits: Wake Up, Daisy! and Yo, Vikings! (both with Marcus Stevens), Standardized Testing – The Musical!!!! and the mini-musical Scarlet Takes a Tumble.
Television Credits: HBO’s Emmy-nominated Song of Parkland.
Awards: Kleban Prize, Fred Ebb Award, Jonathan Larson Grant, Richard Rodgers Award (for Bhangra Nation), and ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson and Cole Porter Awards, among others.
Director
Stafford Arima
Stafford Arima
Stafford Arima (Director) is a graduate of York University (Canada), where he received the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Creative Work. He is currently the Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary in Canada.
Selected directing credits include: West End: Ragtime (Olivier nominated); Broadway: Allegiance, Seussical (Associate Director), A Class Act (Associate Director); Stratford Festival of Canada: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; USA: Bhangin’ It, Altar Boyz, Carrie, The Tin Pan Alley Rag, A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim, Dial M for Murder, Candide; Canada: Forgiveness, A Christmas Carol, Billy Elliot, Mary & Max; Japan: The Secret Garden, Allegiance.
Choreographer
Rujuta Vaidya
Rujuta Vaidya
International choreographer Rujuta Vaidya‘s credits include a variety of work from the world of Broadway the Musical “Bhangin It“, to Hollywood the Britney Spears “Circus” Tour, Disney’s Cheetah Girls, Oscars 2009 “Jai Ho” AR Rahman performance, to Bollywood Sridevis “Navrai Majhi” from English Vinglish, Rajakumari & Madhuri Dixit’s “Made in India“, Priyanka Chopras “In My City” amongst many more. Rujuta has also been a part of the world of academia as an Adjunct Professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, as well as many prestigious Performing Arts Colleges, Universities and programs across the US. Currently Rujuta lives between India and the US choreographing for both Hollywood and Bollywood.
Set Designer
Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor
Training: RADA
Previous work includes: Evita, Billy Elliot, West Side Story, What The Butler Saw, (Leicester Curve); Playboy of the West Indies (Birmingham Rep); The Dresser (Duke of York’s); The Ladykillers (Gielgud Theatre); The Crown Jewels (Garrick); White Christmas (Leicester Curve and Dominion Theatre); The Man In The White Suit (Wyndhams); The Best Man (Playhouse Theatre); The Winslow Boy (Birmingham Rep & Tour); A Christmas Carol (Northampton Royal Theatre); My Boy Jack (Hampstead), Kill Johnny Glendinning, Waiting For Godot, The Price, Death of a Salesman (Edinburgh Lyceum); The Shadow of a Gunman (Tricycle); Anne Boleyn, All’s Well That Ends Well, In Extremis, (Shakespeare’s Globe); Amphibians (RSC); Mountain Language (National Theatre); The Fatherland (Riverside Studios).
He won the Drama Magazine Best Designer Award for Tony Marchant’s The Attractions (Soho Poly).
For The Ladykillers, he received nominations for Best Set Design at the Olivier Awards and the Whatsonstage.com Awards.
Costume Designer
Linda Cho
Linda Cho
Broadway Credits: Harmony, Doubt, Summer, 1976; Take Me Out; Grand Horizons; Anastasia (Tony nomination); The Great Society; A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder (Tony & Henry Hewes Design Awards, Outer Critics Circle Nomination); The Lifespan of a Fact; Velocity of Autumn.
Selected Opera Credits: Turandot at Washington National Opera, American Soldier at the Perelman Performing Arts Center, The Dwarf at LA Opera, Samson and Dalila at the MET. Currently residing in New York City, this Korean-born Designer is on the Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing.
Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama, BA McGill University, Paris American Academy.
Lighting Designer
Nick Richings
Nick Richings
Credits include: Frank and Percy (The Other Palace); Alone Together (Theatre Royal Windsor);The Rocky Horror Show (UK Tour, Paris, Australian Tour); Blood Brothers (UK Tour); Saturday Night Fever (West End & UK Tour); Wizard of Oz (Birmingham Rep); Jack and the Beanstalk (Hackney Empire). La Cage aux Folles (Playhouse Theatre & Broadway, Tony Award nomination Best Lighting, Tony winner of Best Musical); Nell Gwynn (Apollo Theatre & Shakespeare’s Globe); The Master Builder; A Man for All Seasons (Theatre Royal Haymarket); Spamalot (Playhouse Theatre); Damon Albarn’s Monkey: Journey to the West (Royal Opera House, Lincoln Center, Paris and the O2); Aspects of Love (Prince of Wales), Whistle Down the Wind (Palace Theatre and US tour); Fiddler on the Roof, Scrooge (London Palladium), Ghost (UK tour, Moscow, Paris, Dubai)
Sound Designer
Adam Fisher
Adam Fisher
Sound design credits include: Evita (Curve Leicester); Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre); Lizzie the Musical (Hope Mill Theatre & Tour); Evita in Concert, Love Never Dies in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium, Curve Leicester); Phantom of the Opera (Middle East Tour); Billy Elliot (Curve Leicester); The Witches of Eastwick in Concert (Sondheim Theatre); The Last Five Years (Garrick Theatre & Southwark Playhouse); The Show Must Go On! (Palace); The Phantom of the Opera (Greece & Riyadh); The Lord of the Rings, Our Man in Havana (Watermill Theatre); Into the Woods (Theatre Royal Bath); Cinderella (Hope Mill Theatre); The View Upstairs (European premiere, Brighton Theatre Royal); Soho Cinders (World premiere, Soho Theatre).
Adam was also involved in the 25th Anniversary concerts of Les Misérables (The O2 Arena) and The Phantom of the Opera (Royal Albert Hall).
Projection Designer
David Bengali
David Bengali
Broadway: Water for Elephants, The Thanksgiving Play, 1776.
Off-Broadway including: Twilight: LA 1992 (Henry Hewes Award, Drama Desk Nom.), Monsoon Wedding, Anthony Rapp’s Without You, The Visitor (Lortel Nom.), Circle Jerk (Obie Award, Drama League Nom.), Einstein’s Dreams (Drama Desk Nom.), Van Gogh’s Ear (Drama Desk Nom.), The Great Leap, Here There Are Blueberries.
U.S. Regional including: La Jolla Playhouse, A.R.T., Yale Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Alliance
U.S. National Tours of: Peter Pan, 1776, Rockin’ Road To Dublin.
Additional Choreography & Musical Staging
Rebecca Howell
Rebecca Howell
Training: London Studio Centre.
Theatre credits include: Farewell Mr Haffman (Ustinov); The Third Man (Menier Chocolate Factory); Berlusconi (Southwark Playhouse); Cabaret (Gothenburg Opera); Lady in the Dark (Opera Zuid); The Louder We Get (Theatre Calgary); Moulin Rouge! (Broadway/West End – Associate Choreographer); The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (West End, Menier Chocolate Factory); The Man of La Mancha (ENO, London Coliseum); The Wizard of Oz (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Ruthless (West End); Barnum; She Loves Me (Menier Chocolate Factory); Mamma Mia! (Municipal Theatre, Cyprus); The Country Girls (Chichester Festival Theatre); Spamalot; The Glass Menagerie (English Theatre Frankfurt); The Life of The Party (TheatreWorks, San Francisco); Blockbuster (UK Tour); The Taming of the Shrew; As You Like It (Guildford Shakespeare Company).
Opera Credits include: Peter Grimes; Giulio Cesare (Teatro alla Scala); Aida; Falstaff (Royal Opera House); Il Trionfo del Tempo (Salzburg Festival); Die Tote Stadt (Komische Oper Berlin); The Beggars Opera (Paris)
Screen Credits include: The Crown Season 4 (Left Bank)
Bhangra Consultancy
Parambeer Samrai
Parambeer Samrai
As a seasoned Bhangra director with a robust background in Bhangra dance, Parambeer‘s career spans over two decades of dedicated expertise.
Renowned for his exceptional choreography, he has graced international dance competitions, leaving an indelible mark on prestigious stages worldwide. His vibrant presence has illuminated television screens on esteemed channels like the BBC, while his collaborations with global icons in music and dance have garnered acclaim.
Music Supervision
Richard Morris
Richard Morris
Richard Morris has worked extensively in Theatre, TV and Radio as Musical Supervisor, Conductor, Musical Director, Musician Contractor, Arranger and/or Orchestrator,
His Theatre credits include: The Phantom Of The Opera (European Tour, Middle East Tour), Cinderella (Gillian Lynne, Original Cast Recording, Broadway), The Cher Show (UK Tour), Unmasked (Papermill Playhouse), Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Other Palace, UK Cast Recording), Evita (Phoenix Theatre, UK tour, European tour), The Glenn Miller Story (London Coliseum, UK tour), The Osmonds (UK Tour), Ghost (UK tour, European tour), Abenteuerland (Capitol Theatre), Berlin, Berlin (Admiralspalast Theatre, German Tour), American Idiot (Arts Theatre, UK tour), Blood Brothers (UK tour), Cabaret (UK tour), La Cage Aux Folles (UK tour), Saturday Night Fever (UK tour), Avenue Q (UK tour), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK tour), Sound Of Music (UK tour),
Richard also serves as the Senior Music Consultant for The Really Useful Group.
He has worked as a Musical Director on numerous BBC radio and television programmes, such as The One Show, The Andrew Marr Show, Woman’s Hour, The Radio 2 Arts Show etc. and his orchestrations have been performed by numerous orchestras in major venues, worldwide, notably for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert and the Coronation ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III.
Orchestrations
Matthew Malone
Matthew Malone
Additional Arrangements & Orchestrations
Kuljit Bhamra
Kuljit Bhamra
Kuljit is best known as a pioneer of the British Bhangra sound and for his many collaborations with musicians from different cultures.
He has recorded and produced over 2000 songs and is the recipient of many awards including a platinum disc for outstanding record sales presented by the much-loved BBC Radio DJ, John Peel. Currently Professor of Tabla, Indian Rhythm & Improvisation at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Kuljit is passionately committed to promoting the understanding of Indian instruments, and broadening their use in all types of music.
In his ongoing mission to Demystify Indian Music and Democratise Indian drumming, he created a Tabla Notation system which is now being used by composers and music students worldwide. Recently, he created the world’s first electronic tabla which he developed in his company Keda Music.
His cutting-edge projects and ground-breaking educational work earned him the prestigious honour of MBE in 2009
Casting (Grindrod Burton Casting)
David Grindrod
David Grindrod
Theatre includes: Sinatra (The Rep), Mamma Mia! (Worldwide), Matilda, Groundhog Day, Back to the Future, Time Travellers Wife, Grease, Greatest Days, Elf, Mamma Mia! The Party, Hairspray and all titles composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Film includes: Musical Ensemble casting: Greatest Days, Matilda, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia!
UK Dance Casting: Mary Poppins Returns, Nine.
Casting Director: Phantom of the Opera.
Television includes: Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream, Sound of Music Live, Superstar, Over the Rainbow, I’d Do Anything, Any Dream Will Do, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria.
David is also proud to be Associate Artist at the Old Vic Theatre, Vice President for Arts Educational School, Trustee Watermill Theatre, Newbury, Trustee Council of Dance and Musical Theatre, advisor to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation for Scholarships.
Casting Co-Ordinator for GBC: Will Burry.
Musical Director
Josh Sood
Josh Sood
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