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...

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. […]...

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...

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 […]...

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...

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 [&...

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...

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...

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...