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AS  COMPOSER   |   MUSICAL DIRECTOR   |   SOUND DESIGNER


CURRENT & UPCOMING

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE 2025
Adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Amy Leach
OLIVER TWIST - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Mark Babych

LITTLE MAN
By Isley Lynn. In development
THE GOOD GIRL
By Mary Jane Wells. In development



PREVIOUS

RHINOCEROS - ALMEIDA THEATRE
Directed by Omar Elerian. Original Music, MD, and cast member
THE BORROWERS - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Directed by Mark Babych. Music and co-lyricist with Charles Way
HACK YOUR BODY; HEAL YOUR MIND - AUDIBLE ORIGINALS
Produced by BBC Studios
MR SNOW - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
By Robert Alan-Evans, directed by Amy Leach

DISCOVER YOUR INNER ASTRONAUT - AUDIBLE ORIGINALS
Produced by Adrian Washbourne. Sound Design and Music
THE LAND BEHIND THE CURTAIN - JUNGES ENSEMBLE STUTTGART
Directed by Josie Dale-Jones
EXODUS TO SHANGHAI - BBC RADIO
By Kate McAll
PINOCCHIO - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Original music and co-lyricist with Mike Kenny, directed by Mark Babych
CRACKING - BBC RADIO & EUROPEAN TOUR
By Shôn Dale-Jones, directed by John Norton
LORD OF THE FLIES - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
Directed by Amy Leach

THE WILLOWS - BBC RADIO 4
By Stef Penney, starring Bill Pullman
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - SHEFFIELD THEATRES
Directed by Rob Hastie
NINE NIGHT - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE AND NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE
Directed by Amanda Huxtable. Sound Design
THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBOURS
By Katharine Williams
STILL FLOATING - SDJ Productions
By Shôn Dale-Jones

NOTHING HAPPENS (TWICE) - LITTLE SOLDIER PRODUCTIONS
Directed by Ursula Martinez
, dramaturg Adam Brace
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Original music and co-lyricist with Mike Kenny, directed by Mark Babych
POSSIBLE - LIVE STREAM & NATIONAL TOUR - NATIONAL THEATRE WALES
With Shôn Dale-Jones, dir. Stefanie Mueller

OLIVER TWIST - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE / RAMPS ON THE MOON
Adapted by Bryony Lavery, directed by Amy Leach. Sound Design

MURDER ON THE LINKS - L.A.THEATRE WORKS
Adapted by Kate McAll, dir. Anna Lyse Erikson, starring Alfred Molina. Audiofile Earphone Award
THE FAMILY SEX SHOW - PODCAST AND LIVE SHOW - THIS EGG
By Josie Dale-Jones. Music and co-writing lyrics with Stephanie Levi-John and company

DEAD HONEST - PODCAST - GEORGIE VESTEY & KATE MCALL
Original music and episode mixing. British Podcast Award. European Lovie Award

IGNITE - SIX SHORT RADIO PLAYS
Royal Society of Chemistry / Fierce Green Productions
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
Adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Amy Leach
PRINCE CHARMING'S CHRISTMAS CRACKER - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Written and directed by Mark Babych
YOUR CALL - PODCAST - BBC ARTS
By Josie and Shôn Dale-Jones
FRANKENSTEIN - RADIO & STAGE - L.A.THEATRE WORKS
Adapted by Kate McAll, performed live in L.A. and then worldwide radio release
STILL FLOATING - HOIPOLLOI
By Shôn Dale-Jones
PETER PAN - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Mark Babych
THE LADDER - HOIPOLLOI
By Shôn Dale-Jones
THE BORROWERS - STORYHOUSE CHESTER
Adapted by Bryony Lavery, directed by Rob Shaw Cameron
HENRY V - STORYHOUSE CHESTER
Directed by Loveday Ingram
TWELFTH NIGHT - STORYHOUSE CHESTER
Directed by Julia Thomas
MUCKERS - THE EGG BATH / CONDE DUQUE MADRID
By Caroline Horton, directed by Jose Troncoso
KES - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
Adapted by Robert Alan-Evans, directed by Amy Leach
OLIVER TWIST - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Mark Babych
UNCONDITIONAL - THIS EGG
By Josie Dale-Jones and Steffi Mueller, directed by Shôn Dale-Jones
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS - STORYHOUSE CHESTER
Adapted by Bryony Lavery, directed by Katie Posner
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - HULL TRUCK THEATRE 2017 & LEEDS PLAHOUSE 2019
Adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Amy Leach
QUEEEN OF CHAPELTOWN - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
By Colin Grant, directed by Amy Leach
STILL WAITING - CREW FOR CALAIS
By John Biddle, Dom Coyote and Loren O'Dair
TREASURE ISLAND - HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Adapted by Debbie Oates, directed by Mark Babych
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MITCHELL AND KENYON - OLDHAM COLISEUM & DUKES LANCASTER
By Daragh Carville, directed by Amy Leach
RIFT ZONE - NIGHT LIGHT THEATRE

By Richard Fredman, directed by Rich Rusk
THE QUEEN'S KNICKERS - THEATRE ROYAL BATH & SOUTHBANK CENTRE
By Nicholas Allen, adapted by John Biddle and Oliver Birch, directed by Lee Lyford
DRACULA - THEATRE ROYAL BATH
Adapted by Oliver Birch, directed by Amy Leach
THE GIFT AND THE GLORY - DUKES LANCASTER
by John Moorhouse and Lisa Evans, directed by Louie Ingham and Joe Sumsion
WILDE TALES - THEATRE ROYAL BATH
Adapted by Oliver Birch, directed by Amy Leach
SABBAT - DUKES LANCASTER
By Richard Shannon, directed by Amy Leach
COMEDY OF ERRORS - THEATRE ROYAL BATH
Directed by Heidi Vaughan
THE ANIMATED TALES OF SHAKESPEARE - THE EGG BATH
Adapted by Oliver Birch, directed by Amy Leach


TRANSCRIPTION OF SCORES
For Kneehigh and the National Theatre



AS AN ACTOR

THEATRE:

RHINOCEROS - ALMEIDA THEATRE
Directed by Omar Elerian. Original Music, MD, and cast member
SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD - DOM COYOTE
Battersea Arts Centre and tour
HENRY V - UNICORN THEATRE
Directed by Ellen McDougall
ISLANDS - CAROLINE HORTON / BUSH THEATRE
Directed by Omar Elerian
HEIDI: A GOAT'S TALE - THE EGG BATH
Adapted by Andrew Pollard, directed by Lee Lyford
THE NUTCRACKER - NUFFIELD SOUTHAMPTON
Adapted by Hattie Naylor, directed by Blanche MacIntyre
THE FRENCH DETECTIVE AND THE BLUE DOG - THE EGG BATH
By Hattie Naylor, directed by Lee Lyford
ROMEO AND JULIET - NIGHT LIGHT THEATRE
Directed by Rich Rusk
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - THE EGG BATH
Adapted by Hattie Naylor, directed by Lee Lyford
THE NUTCRACKER - THEATRE ROYAL BATH
Adapted by Hattie Naylor, directed by Lee Lyford
ALICE - SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE
Adapted by Laura Wade, directed by Lyndsey Turner
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ - DUKES LANCASTER
Adapted by Oliver Birch, directed by Amy Leach
WE ALL FALL DOWN - EN MASSE THEATRE
By Oliver Birch, directed by Amy Leach
THE SHELTER - EN MASSE THEATRE
By Oliver Birch, directed by Amy Leach
THE IGNATIUS TRAIL - EN MASSE THEATRE
By Oliver Birch, directed by Amy Leach


FILM/TELEVISION:

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE - GECKO/BBC TELEVISION
By Amit Lahav
NAN - OLD TRUNK MEDIA
Directed by Luke Taylor
PEACOCK SEASON - FMW
Directed by Alan Freestone and Fergus March
THE AMAZING DERMOT - CHANNEL 4
Directed by Ash Attalla


RADIO:

ONE NIGHT IN PARADISE; THE LAST TIME - PIER PRODUCTIONS FOR BBC RADIO 4
By Bethan Roberts. Directed by Kate McAll
WAR CRIMES AND POLITICS OF TERROR IN CHECHNYA - EVERYDAY EMERGENCY
Médecins Sans Frontières 'Speaking Out' Podcast, produced by Andrea Rangecroft
11 SERIES OF THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS
Adapted by Hattie Naylor, directed by Kate McAll
PARADIGM - BBC RADIO 4
By Sean Grundy, directed by Alison Crawford
THE FORGOTTEN - PIER PRODUCTIONS FOR BBC RADIO 4
Adapted by Hattie Naylor, directed by Paul Dodgson
IN THE FAMILY - BBC RADIO 4
Directed by Alison Crawford



John is an Associate Artist of The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath

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PRESS

The music brings a fresh energy to the script and heightens its emotive impact

The Observer
on The Railway Children

Biddle's music, like a warm blanket, envelops and movingly underscores the work

The Guardian
on POSSIBLE

John Biddle’s sumptuous choral score is key to this slick, polished production.

Close to being through-composed, the production is dominated by music, the harmonic power of the ensemble a statement of collective action in itself

 
The Guardian
on OLIVER TWIST (Hull Truck)

Biddle's sensitive music provides an expressive addition

The Observer
on The Borrowers

Stimulating work ... STILL WAITING urged action

Susanna Clapp, The Observer
on STILL WAITING

John Biddle's sound design adds detail to the play-world with a volatile blend of unsettling foley and amplification ... an exciting texture

What's On Stage
on OLIVER TWIST (Leeds Playhouse)

Biddle’s driving, ever-present score drenches everything in an atmosphere
at once spooky and familiar

 
Exeunt
on UNCONDITIONAL


The songs by John Biddle, given gutsy ensemble renditions, add variety to a show with narrative clout
 
The Guardian
on A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Everything perfect: light, angry, galvanising, kind

Maddy Costa
on STILL WAITING

The live music and songs are essential to the plot, and have an edgy, raw quality.
There’s something of the indie rock gig about this performance


Londonist
on RIFT ZONE

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