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Spotlight: Sara Eker
December 20th, 2018
How long have you been a member of MMD? Only about 2 years, with my writing partner, Giles Fernando, and they’ve opened so many doors for us already! How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? Only about 2 years ago. I’ve been working as a pop music writer for about 20 years...
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Spotlight: Dawn Farrow – Board Member
December 20th, 2018
What were the circumstances behind you joining the MMD board? And how long have you been a board member? I was initially inspired by the first year of BEAM and with a passion for new musicals wanted to see how I could use my skills to get involved with the team in a meaningful way. […]...
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Spotlight: Giles Fernando – Masterclass Blog
November 26th, 2018
I dreamed a dream … And then it came true. At RADA. Because 23rd November was the day we got to work on our musical compositions with legend Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. All thanks again to the top team at Mercury Musical Developments who keep coming up wit...
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Spotlight: Adam Gwon
April 19th, 2017
How long have you been a member of MMD? Since I gave a talk with Adam Lenson last spring. How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I had played piano and been involved in theater on parallel tracks as a kid, and when I got to university (where I studied as a […]...
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Spotlight: Sarah-Louise Young & Michael Roulston
December 14th, 2016
How long have you been a member of MMD? SLY: We joined earlier this year around the time of BEAM and have already got so much from our membership. We were fortunate enough to be selected for the Claude-Michel Schonberg masterclasses and present some of our work in a Scenic Route cabaret. What are yo...
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Spotlight: Tim Connor
September 7th, 2016
How long have you been a member of MMD? A while now! Probably about eight years. How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I started writing songs when I was ten. When I was sixteen I read an article on Whatsonstage.com by Mark Shenton. It was about the Bridewell Theatre. I remember [&...
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Spotlight: Sarah Henley
June 10th, 2016
How long have you been a member of MMD? About a year. How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I trained at LSMT as a musical theatre performer, but as a writer started by focussing on writing plays, particularly comedies. I was lucky enough to have a couple of plays produced at [&hel...
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Spotlight: Annemarie Lewis Thomas & Tony Bogod
February 16th, 2016
Annmarie Lewis Thomas How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I would say that I’ve written for MT since I was a teenager, the only difference was in those days I was writing the songs that had already been written (whilst being too young to understand what plagiarism was, I was de...
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