Chris Burgess

Name

Chris Burgess

Biography

CHRIS BURGESS
Winner of the 2011 ANMT Award for Musical Writing
Winner of the 2012 S&S Award for Musical Writing
Winner of the 2020 MTI Award for Musical Writing
THEATRE WRITING CREDITS INCLUDE: 

Tales My Lover Told Me’ and ‘Tickle’ (King’s Head Theatre, Islington); ‘The Last Fattybottypuss in the World’ (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); ‘It’s Only Make Believe’ (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate), Dishonorable Ladies’, one woman show for Honor Blackman, (National tour, and West End); Sophie Tucker’s One Night Stand’ ,‘Bette Midler and Me’ and ‘Skin Deep’ (Edinburgh Fringe Festival);  ‘Lunch With Marlene and Noel’ – starring Kate O’Mara – and ‘Hetty Feinstein’s Wedding Anniversary’ (New End Theatre, Hampstead) ‘Devilish!’ (Landor Theatre). Jewish Legends’‘Great Jewish American Songbook’, ’That’s Jewish Entertainment’‘MGM Story’ and ‘A Night at the Oscars’ (Upstairs at the Gatehouse)
His musical ‘Sleeping Arrangements’ opened in 2013 at the Landor Theatre. CD available from SimG Productions.
Elton John – A Little Bit Funny’ –  UK tour and Apollo Theatre, West End 2021 forthcoming.
TV WRITING CREDITS INCLUDE:
Episodes of the Carlton drama serial ‘London Bridge’, Channel TV’s ‘Island Life’, Channel 5’s teen serial ‘Risk’, and the BBC’s ‘Doctors’. (His screenplay ‘Rock Swap’ is in development. )
RADIO WRITING CREDITS INCLUDE:
A five part drama serial for Radio 4 ‘The Invincible Violet’ starring Sylvia Syms.
WEBSITE: chrisburgess.org.uk

Website

chrisburgess.org.uk

Writer Type

Bookwriter, Lyricist, Composer