James Frewer

Composer/Sound Designer/Musical Director

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James graduated with a Masters degree in Music from the University of Hull in 2011. He works as a Composer, Musical Director, Sound Designer and Performer. He is an Associate Artist of Middle Child, Boundless Theatre and Hull Truck.

James Frewer’s live music [hits] the spot
The Guardian on The Hundred and One Dalmatians

The score does more than show the passage of time. It taps into the rhythms of British life. You feel the beat beneath the story’s surface; the sound of a nation at each point in time.
Matt Trueman (Fest Mag) on All We Ever Wanted Was Everything

James Frewer cleverly intersperses his original compostitions with familiar tunes
The Guardian on Folk

Weekend Rockstars was awarded the Musical Theatre Network's Development Award for 2015.

Theatre

Production	Company	Notes
ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS EVERYTHING 2018	Bush Theatre	Dir. Paul Smith Composer/Musical Director
SKETCHING 2018	Wilton's Music Hall	Dir. Thomas Hescott Composer/Sound Designer
STEEL 2018	Sheffield Crucible	Dir. Rebecca Frecknall Composer/Sound Designer
ONE LIFE STAND 2018	Middle Child	Dir. Paul Smith Composer (with Honeyblood)
MIXTAPE 2018	Royal Exchange	Dir. Matt Hassall Composer/Musical Director
THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS 2017 - 2018	Birmingham Rep	Dir. Tessa Walker Composer/Musical Director/Musician
I HATE ALONE 2017	Middle Child	Dir. Paul Smith Composer/Musical Director
ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS EVERYTHING 2017	Middle Child/Paines Plough/Roundabout @ Summerhall	Dir. Paul Smith Composer/Musical Director
TWELFTH NIGHT 2017	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Alex Thorpe Composer/Sound Designer
THE SNOW QUEEN 2016 - 2017	New Vic Theatre	Dir. Theresa Heskins Assistant MD/Performer Nominated for Best Show for Children and Young People, 2017 UK Theatre Awards
THE SEASON TICKET 2016	Pilot Theatre	Dir. Katie Posner Composer/Sound Designer
FOLK 2016	Birmingham Rep/Watford Palace/Hull Truck	Dir. Tessa Walker Composer/Musical Director
THIS LAND 2016	Pentabus Theatre	Dir. Jo Newman Sound Designer
GET CARTER 2016	Northern Stage/UK Tour	Dir. Lorne Campbell Sound Design, Additional Composition and Musical Supervision
SLEEPING BEAUTY 2015	Hull Truck	Dir. Mark Babych Composer/Musical Director
A FURTHER EDUCATION 2015	Hampstead Theatre Downstairs	Dir. Caitlin McLeod Sound Designer
MERCURY FUR 2015	Middle Child Theatre	Dir. Paul Smith Composer/Sound Designer
DANCEHALL 2015	Cast Doncaster	Dir. Esther Richardson and Lucy Hind Musical Director/Performer
WEEKEND ROCKSTARS 2015	Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe/New Diorama	Dir. Paul Smith Co-written with Luke Barnes Musical Theatre Network Development Award 2015
RED SKY AT NIGHT 2015	Pentabus Theatre	Dir. Tinuke Craig Sound Designer
DELUGE 2015	Hampstead Theatre Downstairs	Dir. Anna Ledwich Sound Designer
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 2014	Middle Child Theatre	Dir. Paul Smith Composer/Musical Director
CINDERELLA 2014	Hull Truck	Dir. Mark Babych Composer/Musical Director
MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH 2014	Middle Child Theatre	Dir. Paul Smith Composer/Musical Director
HOPELESSLY DEVOTED 2014	Paines Plough/Tour	Dir. Stef O'Driscoll Musical Director
LOVE ME DO 2014	Watford Palace Theatre	Dir. Brigid Larmour & Shona Morris Composer/Sound Designer
WEEKEND ROCKSTARS 2014	Hull Truck	Dir. Paul Smith Composer/Musical Director
DESDEMONA 2014	Park Theatre/Big Bear	Dir. James Bounds Composer
A TASTE OF HONEY 2014	Hull Truck	Dir. Mark Babych Composer/Sound Designer
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2013	Soho Theatre	Dir. Steve Marmion Musical Director/Performer
THE UGLY SISTERS 2013	Rash Dash/UK Tour	Dir. Kyle Davies/Rash Dash Sound Designer
THIS HOUSE 2013	National Theatre	Dir.Jeremy Herrin Assistant Composer to Stephen Warbeck/Dep Performer
SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING 2013	Middle Child Theatre	Dir. Paul Smith Musical Director/Performer
THE THING ABOUT PYSCHOPATHS 2013	Red Ladder/UK Tour	Dir. Rod Dixon Composer/Sound Designer