Sophie Cotton

Composer

Biography

Sophie is a graduate of the Royal College of Music where she studied composition with Jonathan Cole. She has had works performed by the Ossian Ensemble, Composer’s Ensemble (cond. Richard Baker), Kermani Trio, Borromini Quartet, Shoals Duo and the New Ensemble (cond. Tim Lines). She has also participated in masterclasses with the BBC Singers, Simon Holt and Mark Anthony Turnage and in workshops with the Rambert Dance Company.  Since graduating Sophie has worked as assistant composer to Jeremy Sams, on the film Hyde Park on Hudson (dir. Roger Michelle), and other composers including Richard Blackford, Olly Fox and Dan Jones. In 2012 and 2013 she worked as Music Associate at National Theatre on their production of Antigone (dir. Dan Jones) and in workshops for Damned by Despair and Emil and the Detectives. Most recently Sophie has written the music for Little Black Book at the Park Theatre (Dir. Kate Fahy) as well as the short film Job’s Dinner (Dir. Giles Foreman).

For any acting or actor/musician enquiries please contact Sophie Austin.
saustin@unitedagents.co.uk
020 3214 0935

Credits

Theatre

Production Company Notes
BIRDSONG TOUR
2025
Original Theatre Company

Dir: Alastair Whatley

THE SCORE
2023
Theatre Royal Bath

Sound Design and Additional Composition
Dir: Trevor Nunn

WINNER'S CURSE
2023
Park Theatre

Dir: Jez Bond

CHARLIE AND STAN
2021
Told By An Idiot

Dir: Paul Hunter

APOLLO 13: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
2020
Original Theatre Company

Dirs: Alastair Whatley & Charlotte Peters

Online Play

THE STRANGE TALE OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND STAN LAUREL
2020
Told By An Idiot and Theatre Royal Plymouth

Dir: Paul Hunter

THE NIGHT WATCH
2019
The Original Theatre Company

Dir: Alastair Whatley

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
2019
York Theatre Royal

Dir: Juliet Forster

THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
2019
Royal & Derngate

Dir: Christopher Haydon

ROSENBAUM'S RESCUE
2018
Park Theatre

Dir: Kate Fahy

ALL YOU NEED IS LSD
2018
Told by an Idiot

Dirs: Paul Hunter, Stephen Harper

ROMEO AND JULIET
2018
RSC

Dir: Erica Whyman

A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRANIAN
2017
Hull Truck Theatre

Dir: Mark Babych

MIGHTY ATOMS
2017
Hull Truck Theatre

Dir: Mark Babych

BANG BANG
2017
Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Dir: Nicky Henson
Wri: John Cleese

FARINELLI AND THE KING
2016
Globe Theatre

Dir: Dominic Dromgoole.

As Assistant to Composer: Clare Van Kampen

SILENT SHAKESPEARE
2016
Globe Theatre
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
2015
Globe Theatre

Composing Associate

Dir: Dominic Dromgoole
Composer: Claire van Kampen

THE STATE VS JOHN HAYES
2015
The Lowry

Dir: Jemma Gross

LITTLE BLACK BOOK
2013
Park Theatre

Dir: Kate Fahy

NIHAL/ DON'T WAKE ME
2013
St James Theatre
EMIL & THE DETECTIVE
2013
National Theatre

Music Associate

Workshop.

ANTIGONE
2012
National Theatre

Music Associate

Dir. Polly Findlay
Composer, Dan Jones

DAMNED BY DESPAIR
2012
National Theatre

Music Associate

Workshop

COMPOSER/CHOREOGRAPHER'S WORKSHOP
2012
Rambert Dance Company

Workshop

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
2010
Shakespeare's The Globe

Assistant to Composer, Olly Fox

ROMEO AND JULIET
2010
Shakespeare's The Globe

Assistant to Composer, Olly Fox

Online

Production Company Notes
WHERE WE ARE
2020

Dirs: Alexander Campbell

MAYDAY
2014
Rocket Room

Dir. Dan Fernbach

JOBS DINNER
2013
Short Film

Dir: Giles Foreman

THE TIME OF TREES
2012
Short Film

Dir. Edward Klein

Short Films

Production Company Notes
Silent Shakespeare
2016
BFI
UNLINED
2015
Superstudios

Dir: John Michael Mouskos
Prods: John Michael Mouskos, James Clear Tournas

MAYDAY
2014
Rocket Room

Dir. Dan Fernbach

JOBS DINNER
2013
Short Film

Dir: Giles Foreman

THE TIME OF TREES
2012
Short Film

Dir. Edward Klein

Other

Production Company Notes
HYDE PARK ON HUDSON
2012
Daybreak Pictures/Film Four

FEATURE FILM
Assistant to Composer, Jeremy Sams

Dir. Roger Michell

Biography

Sophie is a graduate of the Royal College of Music where she studied composition with Jonathan Cole. She has had works performed by the Ossian Ensemble, Composer’s Ensemble (cond. Richard Baker), Kermani Trio, Borromini Quartet, Shoals Duo and the New Ensemble (cond. Tim Lines).  Sophie has also participated in masterclasses with the BBC Singers, Simon Holt and Mark Anthony Turnage and in workshops with the Rambert Dance Company.  Since graduating she has worked as assistant composer to Jeremy Sams, on the film Hyde Park on Hudson (dir. Roger Michell), and other composers including Richard Blackford, Olly Fox and Dan Jones.  In 2012 and 2013 Sophie worked as Music Associate at National Theatre on their production of Antigone (dir. Dan Jones) and in workshops for Damned by Despair and Emil and the Detectives. Most recently she has written the music for Little Black Book at the Park Theatre (Dir. Kate Fahy) as well as the short film Job’s Dinner (Dir. Giles Foreman).

For any acting or actor/musician enquiries please contact Sophie Austin.
saustin@unitedagents.co.uk
020 3214 0935

Credits

Theatre

Production Company Notes
BIRDSONG TOUR
2025
Original Theatre Company

Dir: Alastair Whatley

THE SCORE
2023
Theatre Royal Bath

Sound Design and Additional Composition
Dir: Trevor Nunn

WINNER’S CURSE
2023
Park Theatre

Dir: Jez Bond

CHARLIE & STAN
2021
Told By An Idiot

Dir: Paul Hunter

APOLLO 13: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
2020
Original Theatre Company

Dirs: Alastair Whatley & Charlotte Peters

Online Play

THE STRANGE TALE OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND STAN LAUREL
2020
Told By An Idiot and Theatre Royal Plymouth

Dir: Paul Hunter

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
2019
York Theatre Royal

Dir: Juliet Forster

THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
2019
Royal & Derngate

Dir: Christopher Haydon

ROMEO AND JULIET
2018
RSC

Dir: Erica Whyman

ALL YOU NEED IS LSD
2018
Told by an Idiot

Dirs: Paul Hunter, Stephen Harper

ROSENBAUM'S RESCUE
2018
Park Theatre

Dir: Kate Fahy

A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRANIAN
2017
Hull Truck Theatre

Dir: Mark Babych

MIGHTY ATOMS
2017
Hull Truck Theatre

Dir: Mark Babych

BANG BANG
2017
Mercury Theatre Colchester

Dir: Nicky Henson
Wri: John Cleese

FARINELLI AND THE KING
2016
Globe Theatre

Dir: Dominic Dromgoole.
As Assistant to Composer: Clare Van Kampen

MEASURE FOR MEASURE
2015
Globe Theatre

Composing Associate

Dir: Dominic Dromgoole
Composer: Claire van Kampen

THE STATE VS JOHN HAYES
2015
The Lowry

Dir: Jemma Gross

LITTLE BLACK BOOK
2013
Park Theatre

Dir: Kate Fahy

NIHAL/ DON'T WAKE ME
2013
St James Theatre
EMIL & THE DETECTIVE
2013
National Theatre

Music Associate

Workshop.

ANTIGONE
2012
National Theatre

Music Associate

Dir. Polly Findlay
Composer, Dan Jones

DAMNED BY DESPAIR
2012
National Theatre

Music Associate

Workshop

COMPOSER/CHOREOGRAPHER'S WORKSHOP
2012
Rambert Dance Company

Workshop

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
2010
Shakespeare's The Globe

Assistant to Composer, Olly Fox

ROMEO AND JULIET
2010
Shakespeare's The Globe

Assistant to Composer, Olly Fox

Online

Production Company Notes
WHERE WE ARE
2020

Dir: Alexander Campbell

MAYDAY
2014
Rocket Room

Dir. Dan Fernbach

JOBS DINNER
2013
Short Film

Dir: Giles Foreman

THE TIME OF TREES
2012
Short Film

Dir. Edward Klein

Short Films

Production Company Notes
UNLINED
2015
Superstudios

Dir: John Michael Mouskos
Prods: John Michael Mouskos, James Clear Tournas

MAYDAY
2014
Rocket Room

Dir. Dan Fernbach

JOBS DINNER
2013
Short Film

Dir: Giles Foreman

THE TIME OF TREES
2012
Short Film

Dir. Edward Klein

Other

Production Company Notes
HYDE PARK ON HUDSON
2012
Daybreak Pictures/Film Four

FEATURE FILM
Assistant to Composer, Jeremy Sams

Dir. Roger Michell

Credits

Stage

Production Character Director Company
Through A Glass Darkly Karin Theatre Collection
The Pelican Gerda Theatre Collection
The Glass Menagerie Laura Like Minds Theatre Company
Candide Musician +Ensemble University of Manchester
Into The Woods Musician +Ensemble University of Manchester
The Mikado Musician +Ensemble Contact Theatre

Television

Production Character Director Company
Life Of Chopin Anna BBC World
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