January 11th, 2016

Frank Lazarus How long have you been a member of MMD? Since seeing “The Challenge” in 1992.  I thought “I have to be a part of this!” How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? At 17, in Cape Town, I began writing the book, music and lyrics of my adaptation of a...

December 9th, 2015

Zara Nunn How long have you been a member of MMD? I’ve only recently joined actually after getting to the final four for this year’s Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer’s Scheme, but I have been on the periphery of the network for many, many years,  so it’s very nice to now be a part of it...

October 13th, 2015

Mark Carroll How long have you been a member of MMD? That’s a good question and I am not quite sure but it must be a while! How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I am an actor by profession presently in Memphis and for most of my career have performed in […]...

August 13th, 2015

Claire E Rivers How long have you been a member of MMD? I joined MMD in 2012, just after I finished uni.  So almost 3 years. How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I started writing musical theatre at Goldsmiths, on the musical theatre MA (2011-12).  I hadn’t ever written musica...

July 13th, 2015

Michael Patrick Walker How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I officially began writing for musical theatre while I was studying at Carnegie Mellon University. I became heavily involved in a theatre group there called “Scotch’n’Soda”. At the time, one of their primary missi...

June 13th, 2015

Ella Grace How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? Back in 2009 I was working for a youth drama group and the theatre where we met decided to put on a festival. I asked the organiser if I could present a show I had written as part of the line-up. I didn’t […]...

May 13th, 2015

Dike Okoh How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I began writing for Musical Theatre during my MA studies at university in 2012. I studied on the MA programme for musical theatre writing at Goldsmiths College. I’d been writing songs since childhood and I previously had a career as...

April 1st, 2015

Rebecca Applin How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I started at University – I had a very traditional, classical musical background and also adored theatre as a young performer. I was in my second year at university when I realised these two passions could come together. I spot...