CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
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Britannicus by Jean Racine |
Venue: Wilton's, London. |
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Sarah Llewellyn is composer and musical director for GIFFORDS CIRCUS, a dynamic, inspirational and musical village green circus, which brings together an international ensemble of world class artists, musicians, directors and choreographers producing spectacular and extraordinary shows combining circus, theatre, live music and stunning design. |
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Enjoy these photo/music showreels from the past circus productions, |
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DVD OUT NOW |
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| THE HILTON TWINS |
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Collaboration with Tonal's principle lyricist Gaynor Llewellyn , |
PRODUCTIONS TO DATE
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WAR AND PEACE |  |
FALL OF MAN |
The sensational 2011 adaptation of Tolstoy's War and Peace for the circus toured England and Wales for 5 months. |
Music and sound for Red Shift Theatre A sold out show for the Edinburgh Festival 09 @ The Pleasance and a 2010 UK tour. Script by Jonathan Holloway and John Milton Directed by J Holloway and Graeme Rose More... |
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YASMINE |  |
AIRSWMMING |
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The sell-out 2010 Giffords Circus production 'Yasmine a musical' toured around south England and Wales from May to mid September featuring a stunning new score written by Sarah Llewellyn with lyrics by Gaynor Winstanley |
Directed by Natasha Pryce Music Direction S. Llewellyn Performances by Lara Agar Stoby and Esin Alpogan Harvey The first play of acclaimed British playwright Charlotte Jones, Airswimming is based on the true story of two middle-class women who were sent to an asylum in 1920s and were locked away for 50 years. Performances in Istanbul Turkey at the Arcola Theatre, May/June 2010 transferring to London in 2010/2011 |
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CARAVAN |  |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING |
| The spectacular and magical Giffords Circus recruited Sarah Llewellyn as musical director for their critically acclaimed 2008 show, ‘Caravan’. Caravan's showreel More... |
Award winning Red Shift Theatre |
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| WHO WILL CARRY THE WORD ? |  |
CONTEMPT OF CONSCIENCE | |
The UK Premiere of Charlotte Delbo's "Who Will Carry The Word?" played at the Courtyard Theatre London. A play about 15 French women sent to Auschwitz during World War 2 |
Bafta winning Clarity Productions produced Contempt of Conscience's documentary which explores conscientious objection to military conflict in the modern world. |
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ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA |  |
WEAPONS OF HAPPINESS |
Sarah Llewellyn composed the music for More... |
The revival of Howard Brenton’s, |
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HENRY V |  |
HANSEL AND GRETEL |
Score produced for Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Henry V which toured Alsaka and transferred to the World Shakespeare Convention, Brisbane, Australia |
Music, songs and soundscapes created |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING |
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WALL TALKS |
Music composed for Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, tour in Alaska, North America and New York fringe |
Music/Sound by Tonal for Cut to the Chase Productions, Wall Talks, The Blade Factory, Liverpool. |
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KING ARTHUR |  |
CALIGARI |
Music and songs composed for Keith Dewhurst’s King Arthur, Arcola Theatre, London. |
Original score created for Jen Heyes' adaptation of 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' |
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TONAL LIVE LAUNCH SHOW |  |
MISERY |
Music Room – Mayfair London View a short film of this event. |
The Music by Tonal for 'Misery' in association with Cut To The Chase Productions. |
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
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JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY |
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Sarah has been the musical director for JMU's public musical theatre performance adapting project since 2005. This involves directing 50 + university drama students with original music specifically written for each production. Sarah runs vocal, song writing and musical sessions over a period of approximately two months in collaboration with the in-house directors at JMU. |
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Pool of Blood - Liverpool Everyman Directors, D Llewellyn, A Sherlock and R Merkin Musical Director S Llewellyn Lyrics G Winstanley, A Sherlock, JMU Drama students JMU Drama Liverpool Culture Company A macabre musical extravaganza exploring murder and mystery stories from Liverpool, some fact, some fiction, some still unknown. One of the central stories to this production was of James Maybrick, a Liverpool cotton merchant whose diary was presented in 1992 claiming he was Jack the Ripper. His wife Florence Maybrick was convicted of his murder in 1889, she poisoned him. "Dark choral harmonies merge with gloriously malevolent, toe-tapping tunes in this blood-curdling rock opera cabaret." Gaynor Wright, Creative Education Manager, Liverpool Culture Company |
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JACK THE RIPPER Music S Llewellyn, Words G Winstanley |
POOL OF BLOOD SONG Extract of opening number |
COLD COLD Extracts of songs from the Pool of Blood |
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800 YEARS - ST GEORGES HALL - LIVERPOOL Directors - D Llewellyn, A Sherlock , P Simms and J Hogarth Musical Director S Llewellyn Lyrics G Winstanley , A Sherlock, JMU drama students In 2008 Liverpool hosted European Capital of Culture and in association with the culture company JMU created a musical of 800 years of Liverpool History which was performed at the magnificant St Georges Hall Liverpool. |
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| extract of lyrics by G.Winstanley. all rights reserved |
TAVERN SONG |
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| SAILOR ' SONG |
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The Thoughful Dresser- Zeligs Liverpool 1 Director David Llewellyn Music Director S Llewellyn Lyrics G Winstanley A burlesque cabaret evening with three course meal was created by students from JMU adapting the Thoughtful Dresser into song, vignettes, sketches, stand-up-comedy. Photographs from this production will soon be up on the site. |
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Dress Me |
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L8R Liverpool World Museum Three simultaneous shows performed in mutli performance spaces at the Liverpool World Museum. Adaptations of The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and the internet society 2nd Life. Directors A. Sherlock, R. Merkin, J.Freez |
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L8R Soundscape JMU Drama extract of installation sound piece for Liverpool World Museum using fragments & sound |
L8R Hypnotist Song song written with students of JMU drama for a hypnotic movement piece in Brave New World adaptation |
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ASPIRE |
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BRENT ARTS |
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Sarah is currently leading a 6 month project with Aspire working with children with disabilities ranging from autism, cerebral palsy and attention deficit disorder in Liverpool and Knowsley. |
Sarah has written and directed music for three out door community productions in association with Brent Arts. |
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PRINCESSES SONG
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| THE BOOTS CATS RAP |
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PIANO TEACHING | ||
Sarah has been teaching since 1997. She currently teaches piano at Belmont School .
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