15 November 2018
Newsdesk
Ground-breaking new musical theatre event SIGNAL is taking over The Hospital Club’s Oak Room for the fourth time. This free concert showcases some of the best and boldest new British musical theatre and since its first incarnation last December has presented over fifty world premieres of new musical theatre songs. Helped by a selection of West End performers and accompanied by a live house band, SIGNAL looks to showcase the breadth and talent of those currently developing new British musical theatre.
Previous writers who have presented at SIGNAL include Sheila Atim, Bella Barlow, Rachel Bellman, Rebecca Brewer, Josh Bird, Matt Board, Daisy Chute, Tim Connor, Chris Czornyj, Joseph Finlay, Vin Goodwin, Ella Grace, Toby Marlow, Sarah Middleton, Dominic Powell, A. C. Smith, Josh Sneesby, Sumerah and Ajay Srivastav and Dylan Wynford.
Previous events have included performances by actors Sheila Atim, Siobhan Athwal, Natasha Barnes, Carley Bawden, Carley Bawden, Tyrone Huntley and Rebecca Trehearn.
Curated and hosted by leading London musical theatre director Adam Lenson (The Rink, Wasted, Superhero) and featuring a fusion of musical styles, including rock, folk, electronica and R&B, this is an evening for those who love musicals and more importantly, those who think they don’t.
Adam Lenson says: “It has been so exciting to start a bonfire for new musical theatre. A place where the most courageous, innovative and talented writers can truly engage with the form and can tell the stories they want to tell. It’s been inspiring to watch our bonfire grow over the last year and I can’t wait to see these writers and their shows go from strength to strength.”
All performances from SIGNAL are available to view on YouTube.
Writers confirmed to perform work on 30 November include:
- Darren Clark and Rhys Jennings (Stiles & Drewe mentorship winners, featured at NAMT 2018, The Wicker Husband)
- Rebecca Applin and Susannah Pearse (Jabberwocky - with YMT, Amy 37, Hourglass - commissioned as part of Mayflower 400)
- Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth (Winners of the Perfect Pitch Award, writers of The Assassination of Katie Hopkins)
- Amir Shoenfeld (Selected for BEAM 2018, Shortlisted for the Old Vic 12)
- Kate Marlais and Alex Young (S&S award winners - Here, BEAM 2018 selected - F**ked in Marrakesh)
- Emily Rose Simons (An Inconvenient Miracle, Home, Graduate of NYU Tisch)
- Pippa Cleary, Daniel Elliot Pool and Robyn Grant (A new collaboration between the composer of Adrian Mole and the writers of Fat Rascal’s Vulvarine and Beauty and the Beast)
- Stephanie Amies and Teddy Clemments (Tomorrow, Maybe, Obella, Compass - commissioned as part of Mayflower 400)
- Eamon O'Dwyer (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - with NYMT, The House of Mirrors and Hearts - MTM Award winner)
- Luke Bateman and Michael Conley (The Sorrows of Satan and Personality)
- Maimuna Memon (composer of the multi award winning Electrolyte which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018)
- Theo Jamieson (Musical Supervisor of Everyone’s Talking About Jamie, Composer of Tender, Kali’s Toenail. Featured at BEAM 2016 and 2018)
- Jack Godfrey (Free Solo, 42 Balloons, featured at BEAM 2018)
- Stu Barter & Amber Hsu (NMDC residency, Natural Born Nobodies)
- Matthew Jacobs Morgan (currently on the BAFTA/BFI Flare mentorship where his industry mentor is John Cameron Mitchell)
Twitter: @signalmusicals @hclubLondon
