David Shrubsole
Composer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Composer, lyricist, orchestrator and conductor.
David won the 2017 Drama Desk Award for 'Outstanding Revue' for his work LIFE IS FOR LIVING: CONVERSATIONS WITH COWARD. Combining song with snippets from Noel Coward's letters, David Shrubsole composed and co-wrote this imaginative and immensely witty musical show alongside Simon Green.
Composer
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
PINOCCHIO | Singapore Repertory Theatre | |
THE FRIENDSHIP OF TOWN MOUSE & COUNTRY MOUSE | Singapore Drama Centre | Composer & lyricist |
CONVERSATIONS WITH COWARD | 59E59 | Composer & lyricist |
THE GREAT WALL | Singapore Drama Centre | Composer & lyricist |
UNLESS | Stephen Joseph Theatre | |
EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON | Comedy Theatre | |
OF MICE AND MEN | Mercury Theatre | |
HOBSON'S CHOICE | Watermill Theatre | |
DEAD FUNNY | Oldham Coliseum & Tour | |
TOTAL ECLIPSE | Menier Chocolate Factory | |
TROILUS & CRESSIDA | Chicago Shakespeare Theater | co-composed with George Stiles |
A.B | Joe Walking Dance Commission | |
GASLIGHT | The Old Vic | |
THE ENCHANTMENT | The National Theatre | |
ROMEO AND JULIET | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | |
HAY FEVER | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | |
STEEL MAGNOLIAS | Australian Tour | |
KES 2020 | Liverpool Playhouse & Touring Consortium | |
ABSENT FRIENDS | Oldham Coliseum & Tour | |
AN IDEAL HUSBAND | English Speaking Theatre, Frankfurt | |
THE DARK SIDE OF BUFFOON | Coventry & Lyric Hammersmith | |
ALICE | CRUCIBLE THEATRE | |
MACBETH | Singapore Repertory Theatre | |
AS YOU LIKE IT / MERLIN AND THE WOODS OF TIME | Chester Performs | |
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK | York Theatre Royal & Tour | |
TABLE | The National Theatre | |
ORACLE | Markies Award Ceremony - Venetian Ballroom, Las Vegas | |
THE CRUCIBLE | West Yorkshire Playhouse | |
FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS | English Touring Theatre | |
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | Clywd Theatr Cymru, Leicester Curve | |
NATIONAL GALLERY OPENING | Singapore National Gallery | |
MY COUNTRY | The National Theatre & BBC Film | |
THE GREAT WAVE | The National Theatre | |
HOLY SHIT | Kiln Theatre, Kilburn | |
EUROPE | Leeds Playhouse | |
WIFE | Kiln Theatre, Kilburn | |
DR KORCZACK'S EXAMPLE | Leeds Playhouse | |
KERRY JACKSON | The National Theatre |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE WOMAN AT THE END OF THE WORLD | Composer |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 2022 | Leeds Playhouse | Musical Supervisor and Orchestrations |
THE FATHER AND THE ASSASSIN 2022 | The National Theatre | Musical Director |
CARMEN JONES | European Tour | Musical Director |
CHESS | National Tour & Spektrum Centre, Oslo | Musical Director |
MARTIN GUERRE | West Yorkshire Playhouse, National Tour & Album | Musical Director |
DICK WHITTINGTON | Sadler's Wells | Musical Director |
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Ballet) | Royal Festival Hall | Musical Director |
MASTER CLASS | Queen's Theatre | Musical Director |
CABARET | Royal Academy of Music | Musical Director |
MISS SAIGON | The National Theatre | Musical Director |
JUST SO | Chicester Festival Theatre & Cast Album | Musical Director |
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE | Royal Academy of Music | Musical Director |
THE ALCHEMIST | The National Theatre | Musical Director |
MAJOR BARBARA | The National Theatre | Musical Director |
DORIAN GRAY | New Adventures - Sadler's Wells & Tour | Musical Director |
SING FOR YOUR SUPPER | Cadogan Hall | Musical Director |
DAMNED BY DESPAIR, LONDON ASSURANCE & THE WHITE GUARD | The National Theatre | Musical Director |
ENRON | Broadhurst Theatre, New York | Musical Director |
THE TEMPEST | Theatre Royal, Haymarket | Rehearsal Musical Director |
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER | The National Theatre | Musical Director |
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE | Kensington Gardens | Musical Director |
THE MAGISTRATE | The National Theatre | Musical Director |
SO, THIS THEN IS LIFE | 59E59 | Musical Director |
LONDON ROAD | The National Theatre and Cuba Pictures Feature Film | Musical Director |
THE THREEPENNY OPERA | The National Theatre | As Musical Director (and co-lyricist with Simon Stephens) |
THE SECRET GARDEN | Library Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ROGUES TO RICHES | Watermill Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
MIXED DOUBLES | Watermill Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
SUNBURN | BBC | Arranger / Orchestrator |
A TWIST OF FATE | Singapore Repertory Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
SIMON GREEN | Take Me To The World - Album, Carnegie Hall, Firebird Cafe | Arranger / Orchestrator |
A CHORUS LINE 2020 | Crucible Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' | Crucible Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN | National Tour | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ASSASSINS | Crucible Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
THE THREE MUSKETEERS | Chicago Shakespeare Theater & Northshore Music Theater | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ASPECTS OF LOVE | National Tour | Arranger / Orchestrator |
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | National Tour & Vaudeville Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
PETER PAN | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE | Salisbury Playhouse | Arranger / Orchestrator |
COWARD AT CHRISTMAS | 59E59 | Musical Director |
LATIN FEVER | Peacock Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
HELLO DOLLY | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator Evening Standard and Olivier award for best musical |
SING FOR YOUR SUPPER | Cadogan Hall | Arranger / Orchestrator |
TRAVELLING LIGHT | 59E59 | Arranger / Orchestrator Drama Desk Nomination |
THE THREE MUSKETEERS | Rose Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
WITH A SONG IN MY HEART | Salisbury Playhouse | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ANTON & ERIN - PUTTING ON THE RITZ | International Concert Tour | Arranger / Orchestrator |
BETTY BLUE EYES | Associate to William D Brohn | Arranger / Orchestrator |
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT YEAR, NOW CHANGE | Singapore Drama Centre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ANNIE | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Arranger / Orchestrator |
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS PARADE | Seaworld, Australia | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ANTON & ERIN - LET'S DO IT | International Concert Tour | Arranger / Orchestrator |
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER | The National Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
RAMIN | Concert Tour | Arranger / Orchestrator |
ANTON & ERIN - GO TO HOLLYWOOD | International Concert Tour | Arranger / Orchestrator |
SWEENEY TODD | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Arranger / Orchestrator |
PORGY & BESS | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Arranger / Orchestrator |
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE | West Yorkshire Playhouse / Birmingham Rep | Arranger / Orchestrator |
AMERICAN PSYCHO | Almeida Theatre, London & Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway | Arranger / Orchestrator |
WONDER.LAND | Manchester International Festival | Arranger / Orchestrator |
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS | London Palladium | Arranger / Orchestrator |
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES | Delaware Theatre Company | Arranger / Orchestrator |
SUNSHINE ON LEITH | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Arranger / Orchestrator |
YOU ARE HERE 2020 | Goodspeed Opera House, Connecticut | Arranger / Orchestrator |