December 2011
Actor, Director, Producer
Simon trained as an Actor at The Central School of Speech and Drama, and for over 12 years worked in award winning Theatre, BAFTA winning Television & Film and has created leading roles in both the West End and across the country.
Directing: Premiere of STAND TALL A Rock Musical (Landor Theatre), Premiere of THE PORK CRUNCH (Pleasance Theatre), SPRING AWAKENING (Wilde Theatre), British Premiere of STRIKING 12 (Waterloo East Theatre), HOME: THE SCOTT ALAN SONG CYCLE workshop (Her Majesty’s Theatre) which he also co-created. Most recent Drama School Directing: BAD GIRLS (MTA) and INTO THE WOODS (Trinity Conservatoire). Resident Directing: award-winning No1 Tour of WE WILL ROCK YOU. Development Directing: SEX AND THE VILLAGE and A PENGUIN'S TALE (for Perfect Pitch Musicals), PLAYBACK (plus Drury Lane investment showcase), STAND TALL (for Jason Ferguson Ltd), and currently creating a brand new theatre piece STORIES FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE with the award-winning British musical writer Laurence Mark Wythe.
As a Producer (SimG Productions) Concerts: THE MUSIC OF SCOTT ALAN (Leicester Square Theatre), STEPHANIE J. BLOCK IN CONCERT (New Players Theatre), SIMPLY THE MUSIC OF SCOTT ALAN (New Players Theatre), THE SONGS OF BOBBY CRONIN (New Players Theatre), and DIVAS SING SCOTT ALAN (Arts Theatre). Cabarets: CHRISTMAS WITH Season (Waterloo East Theatre), ALL THINGS IN TIME Live, and EASTER WITH, SUMMER WITH, CHRISTMAS WITH Seasons (Battersea Barge), SCOTT ALAN & FRIENDS (Jermyn Street Theatre), and ACOUSTIC OVERTURES Live (Battersea Barge).
As a Record Producer (SimG Records) albums: debuts from ANNALENE BEECHEY, CAROLINE SHEEN, STUART MATTHEW PRICE, STEPHEN DE MARTIN, the cast recording of BEYOND THE GATE An Original Musical Revue featuring new songs by leading British songwriters, PLAYBACK The Musical (5track demo), STAND TALL (4track EP), ACOUSTIC OVERTURES The Songs Of Dougal Irvine featuring West End vocalists, STAND TALL London Cast Recording, and Stiles&Drewe’s SOHO CINDERS Live Concert Recording featuring stellar West End cast & band.
Forthcoming Directing work: A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO (Soho Theatre, February/March 2012) the Mercury Musical Developments 2012 project featuring new work by leading British composers and lyricists.
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