Musical Director
Nicholas Skilbeck
Nicholas is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. He is currently the UK Musical Supervisor of the hugely successful production of Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Other productions as Musical Director include the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical, (Victoria Palace Theatre) Mamma Mia (Prince Edward Theatre): Acorn Antiques (original workshop): Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium): Peepshow (Frantic Assembly/Lamb, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith and Tour), Cats (New London Theatre) and onstage with Victoria Wood in Victoria Wood – At It Again (Royal Albert Hall, National Tour and ITV).
As a composer he has a long-standing collaboration with performer/choreographer Nigel Charnock, co-founder of DV8 physical theatre. Productions include Asylum (Queen Elizabeth Hall), Affairs of the Heart (Helsinki Theatre Dance Company), Hell Bent (international tour).
Nicholas is the co-author of the book: The Singing and Acting Handbook – Games and Exercises for the Performer (published by Routledge UK and USA, 2000). A 2nd Edition is due for publication in 2008.
