sound designs for live theatre
sound designs for live theatre
Paul Arditti is a UK-based sound designer specialising in plays and musicals. He works around the world, but especially in the UK and the US. He is a founder member of the Association for Sound Design and Production.
Paul is the winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Sound Design for a Play, the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Sound Design and the 2025 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design for a Play, for Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway.
Paul was nominated for a 2024 Olivier Award for Stranger Things: The First Shadow in London and two 2024 WhatsOnStage Best Sound Design Awards for Guys & Dolls and Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Paul is the winner of two Olivier Awards, for Billy Elliot The Musical, and Saint Joan, two Tony Awards for Billy Elliot The Musical and Stranger Things: The First Shadow, and five Drama Desk Awards, for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, The Inheritance, Billy Elliot The Musical, The Pillowman, and Four Baboons Adoring The Sun.
Paul was also nominated for Tony Awards for The Inheritance, Mary Stuart and One Man Two Guvnors, and nominated for Olivier Awards for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, The Inheritance, Amadeus, The Pillowman and Festen.
Paul was honoured with a Technical Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement In Sound 2013, a BroadwayWorld.com Fans’ Choice Award 2009 for Billy Elliot The Musical, a Helpmann Award (Australia) nomination 2008 for Billy Elliot The Musical, an Irish Times Theatre Award nomination 2004 for Crestfall, a Lucille Lortel Award nomination 2004 for Far Away, and a Drama Desk Award nomination 2003 for The Chairs.
Paul supports www.freelancersmaketheatrework.com
- a collective voice to advocate for the UK freelance workforce.
Paul is a member of BECTU www.bectu.org.uk
Paul is a founder member of the Association For Sound Design and Production www.associationofsounddesigners.co.uk
Paul supports Stage Sight, the organisation working to promote an offstage workforce that is more reflective of our society, and more inclusive of ethnicity, class and disability. www.stagesight.org