David Shrubsole
Composer
Agent
Associate Agent
Biography
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.
https://www.davidshrubsole.com/
Credits
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
LONDON ROAD (2025 Remount) 2024 |
National Theatre | |
|
A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES 2024 |
National Theatre |
Musical Supervisor/Orchestrator |
|
A CHORUS LINE 2024 |
Curve/Sadlers Wells Jonathan Church |
Musical Supervisor/Orchestrator |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
AMERICAN PSYCHO 2026 |
Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway |
Arranger / Orchestrator and Musical Supervisor |
|
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 |