Name | Simon Arrowsmith |
Biography | I work as a composer, songwriter and sound designer. And when not doing musical things I run a storytelling consultancy. Below is a recent programme ‘blurb’ containing some work history and credits: Simon graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a first-class BA Hons and later a Masters in Contemporary Arts. His focus was on live performance with sound as an integral ingredient. His work has been selected for festivals and showcases including Manchester’s Greenroom, London’s ICA, and as part of the National Review of Live Art. Composition and sound design includes Macbeth (Tunbridge Wells), Checkpoint Chana (Finborough), The View from Nowhere (Park Theatre), Something Something Lazarus (King’s Head Theatre) April in Paris (English Theatre of Hamburg) and Two Gentlemen of Verona, Jekyll & Hyde (White Horse Theatre, Touring Germany). He also produces music and sound for film and games. His most recent digital project is The Monarch Papers an interactive year-long story from New York publisher Ackerly Green. He was nominated for Off West Awards (Offie) in 2018 for his work on The Lesson (Hope Theatre) and 2022 for Thrill Me (Jermyn Street Theatre). Credits include: Macbeth – The Shakespeare Project, Tunbridge Wells Thrill Me – The Hope Theatre, London & transfer Jermyn Street (sound designer) 2022 OFFIE NOMINATION The Collectors of Screams, Pleasance Theatre, London (composer and sound designer) The House of Yes, The Hope Theatre, London (composer and sound designer) 2019 STANDING OVATION AWARD TEAM WINNER – OUTSTANDING THEATRICALITY The Lesson – The Hope Theatre, London (sound designer and composer) 2018 OFFIE NOMINATION Jekyll & Hyde – touring, Germany (sound designer and composer) Something, Something Lazarus – Kings Head Theatre, London (composer) The View from Nowhere – Park Theatre, London (composer and sound designer) Checkpoint Chana – Finborough Theatre, London (sound designer) April in Paris – English Theatre, Hamburg (composer) Questions of Terrorism and Repression – Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London (sound designer) Two Gentlemen of Verona – touring, Germany (composer) Julie Andrews Ate My Calvins – ICA, London / Green Room, Manchester (composer, sound designer) Songs From A Road Movie – Axis Arts Centre, Cheshire (composer, sound designer) |
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Writer Type | Lyricist, Composer |