UK
DStewart Trotter
(Book and Lyrics)
won an Open Exhibition to Sidney Sussex College Cambridge to study English. He was awarded the Hugh Beaumont Award for Best Director of the Year for his production of The Browning Version at the King's Head Theatre. He was Director of the Northcott Theatre between 1980 and 1985 - and the first Director of Productions for what is now English Touring Opera. He has directed many productions of musicals, plays and opera, both in England and Europe - and, in 2002, published Love's Labour's Found - a study of Shakespeare's lost years. He is at present working on a new Shakespeare book - and a film to be based on his researches and has a blog "The Shakespeare Code". Stewart has also practised acupuncture for the last twenty years (website). He has flourishing practices in South Kensington and Kilburn and has worked extensively for the N.H.S.
Website: "The Shakespeare code" blog
Callum McLeod
(Score)
won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music - and subsequently the Academy's top prize, the Chapell Gold Medal. He was later awarded an ARAM. He has worked on all major television networks - including the BBC's National Lottery Draw. He orchestrated the TV signature tunes for London Today, London Tonight, Cross Talk and Carlton Sport. He is Arranger/ Orchestrator and Musical Director for Michael Ball and has orchestrated and conducted many tours and Gala concerts - and orchestrated tracks for Michael's Gold and Platinum selling albums. For Clear Channel Entertainment, through his company BPM Ltd. Callum has supplied orchestras for international artists including Andrea Bocelli, Shirley Bassey, Rod Stewart and Josh Groban.
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