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2000 - 2009

Dec 09

Arabian Nights

Adapted and directed by Dominic Cooke

Courtyard Theatre, RSC, Stratford-Upon-Avon.


Nov 09

Nation

Adapted by Mark Ravenhill

dir: Melly Still

National Theatre, London.


Sept 09

The House Of Bernarda Alba

A new version by Rona Munro

with Siobhan Redmond

dir: John Tiffany

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow and tour.

August 09

The Bridge Project: The Winter’s Tale

with Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Hall

dir: Sam Mendes

Greek Theatre Festival, Epidavros

July 09

Man of the Moment

dir: Alan Ayckbourn

Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton


June 09

Been So Long

a new musical.

dir: Che Walker

Young Vic Theatre


May 09

The Bridge Project: The Cherry Orchard and The Winter’s Tale

with Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Hall

dir: Sam Mendes

Old Vic Theatre, London (transfer after world tour)


May 09

When the Rain Stops Falling

with Phoebe Nicholls, Richard Hope, Lisa Dillon

dir: Michael Attenborough


April 09

Mary Stuart

with Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter

dir: Phyllida Lloyd

Broadhurst Theatre, New York

Tony Nomination Best Sound Design for a Play 2009


February 09

The Winter’s Tale

with Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Hall

dir: Sam Mendes

BAM, New York


January 09

The Cherry Orchard

with Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Hall

dir: Sam Mendes

BAM, New York


November 08

Billy Elliot The Musical

dir: Stephen Daldry

Imperial Theatre, New York

“It's worth noting that the show's soundscape is crystal clear.” New York Daily News

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design 2009
Tony Award for Best Sound Design for a Musical 2009


July 08

Under The Blue Sky

with Catherine Tate, Francesca Annis, Chris O’Dowd, Lisa Dillon

dir: Anna Mackmin

Duke Of York’s Theatre, London


June 08

The Diver

with Kathryn Hunter

dir: Hideki Noda

Soho Theatre, London

“...with his designer Catherine Chapman and sound expert Paul Arditti

(using music by the Kabuki dance maestro Denzaemon Tanaka XIII), 

Noda has conjured a fluid stage world where the investigation seeps 

into rituals of celebrity culture, traditional festivals and the depths of 

the ocean.” 

(What’sOnStage 24 June 08)


June 08

The Revenger’s Tragedy

with Rory Kinnear

dir: Melly Still

National Theatre (Olivier), London


May 08

The Year Of Magical Thinking

with Vanessa Redgrave

dir: David Hare

National Theatre (Lyttelton), London

“Jean Kalman’s lighting and Paul Arditti’s subtle soundtrack

create a nimbus of transfiguration around the actress.”

(What’sOnStage 1 May 08)

“The sound (by Paul Arditti), lighting (by Jean Kalman) and

setting (by Bob Crowley) support beautifully as the appalling

narrative unfurls over 90 minutes.”

(Sunday Times May 11 2008)


May 08

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

with Laura Linney and Ben Daniels

dir: Rufus Norris

American Airlines Theatre, New York


March 08

Never So Good

with Jeremy Irons and Anna Chancellor

dir: Howard Davies

National Theatre (Lyttelton), London


January 08

Happy Now?

with Olivia Williams

dir: Thea Sharrock

National Theatre (Cottesloe), London


December 07

Billy Elliot The Musical

dir: Stephen Daldry

Capitol Theatre, Sydney

Nomination for Helpmann Award in Australia for Best Sound Design 2008


07

Saint Joan

with Anne-Marie Duff

dir: Marianne Elliott

National Theatre (Olivier), London

Olivier Award for Best Sound Design 2008


07

The Member of the Wedding

dir: Matthew Dunster

Young Vic Theatre, London


07

Vernon God Little

dir: Rufus Norris

Young Vic Theatre, London


07

The Respectable Wedding

dir: Joe Hill-Gibbins

Young Vic Theatre (Clare), London


07

generations

dir: Sacha Wares

Young Vic Theatre (Clare), London


07

Nakamitsu

dir: Jonathan Munby

Gate Theatre, London


07

The Pain and The Itch

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Court, London


07

The Year Of Magical Thinking

with Vanessa Redgrave

dir: David Hare

Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York


07

Herge’s Adventures Of Tintin

dir: Rufus Norris

UK tour and Playhouse Theatre, London


07

There Came A Gypsy Riding

with Eileen Atkins

dir: Michael Attenborough

Almeida Theatre, London


Jan 07

As You Like It

with Eve Best

dir: Sam West

Crucible Theatre Sheffield and RSC


Dec 06

Love Song

with Cillian Murphy

dir: John Crowley

New Ambassadors Theatre, London


Oct 06

The Tempest

dir: Paddy Cunneen

Tron Theatre, Glasgow.


Sept 06

On Insomnia and Midnight

dir: Hettie MacDonald

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs and Mexico


June 06

The Bee

with Kathryn Hunter

dir: Hideki Noda

Soho Theatre, London


Jun-06

Market Boy

dir: Rufus Norris

National Theatre (Olivier), London


May 06

Enemies

with Amanda Drew and Jack Davenport

dir: Michael Attenborough

Almeida Theatre, London


Mar-06

The Crucible

with Iain Glen

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon


Mar-06

As You Like It

with Lia Williams

dir: Dominic Cooke

Novello Theatre, London (transfer)


Mar-06

Trade

dir: Sacha Wares

Soho Theatre, London (transfer)


Feb-06

Festen

dir: Rufus Norris

UK tour


Dec-05

Herge's Adventures of Tintin

dir: Rufus Norris

Barbican Theatre, London


Oct-05

Trade

dir: Sacha Wares

Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon


Sep-05

The Knight Of The Burning Pestle

dir: Anna Mackmin

Mercury, Colchester and Barbican Theatre, London


Aug-05

As You Like It

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon


Jul-05

Mary Stuart

dir: Phyllida Lloyd

Apollo Theatre, London (transfer)


Jun-05

The President Of An Empty Room

dir: Howard Davis

National Theatre (Cottesloe), London


Jun-05

Six Pictures of Lee Miller, by Jason Carr

dir: Anthony Van Laast

Minerva Theatre, Chichester


May-05

Billy Elliot - The Musical, by Lee Hall and Elton John

dir: Stephen Daldry

Victoria Palace, London

Olivier Award Best Sound Design 2006


Mar-05

The Pillowman

dir: John Crowley

Booth Theatre, New York

Drama Desk Award Best Sound Design 2005


Jan-05

Disenchantment

dir: Paddy Cunnen

BBC Radio 3


Dec-04

Sleeping Beauty

dir: Rufus Norris

Barbican Theatre, London


Nov-04

A Girl In A Car With A Man

dir: Joe Hill-Gibbins

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Sep-04

Festen

dir: Rufus Norris

Lyric Theatre, London (transfer)

Olivier Award nomination Best Sound Design 2005

Co-winner of Evening Standard award for Best Design 2005 with Ian MacNeil and Jean Kalman


Sep-04

Little Women

dir: Andrew Louden

Duchess Theatre


Jun-04

Just So

dir: Anthony Drewe

Chichester Festival Theatre


May-04

Cruel and Tender

dir: Luc Bondy

Young Vic Theatre, London, Vienna, Chichester Festival Theatre


Mar-04

Festen

dir: Rufus Norris

Almeida Theatre, London


Mar-04

The Skin Of Our Teeth

dir: David Lan

Young Vic Theatre, London


Feb-04

The Crucible

dir: Anna Mackmin

Crucible Theatre, Sheffield


Jan-04

The Permanent Way

dir: Max Stafford-Clark

National Theatre (Cottesloe), London


Dec-03

Sleeping Beauty

dir: Rufus Norris

Young Vic Theatre, London


Nov-03

The Pillowman

dir: John Crowley

with David Tennant and Jim Broadbent

National Theatre (Cottesloe), London

Olivier Award nomination Best Sound Design 2004


Sep-03

A View From The Bridge

dir: Toby Frow

Birmingham Rep


Sep-03

A Woman Of No Importance

dir: Adrian Noble

Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London


Aug-03

Cymbeline

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon


Jul-03

Water Babies, by Jason Carr

dir: Jeremy Sams

Chichester Festival Theatre


Jul-03

Duck, by Stella Feelihy

dir: Max Stafford-Clark

UK tour & Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Jun-03

The Merchant Of Venice

dir: Gale Edwards

Chichester Festival Theatre


May-03

Peribanez

dir: Rufus Norris

Young Vic Theatre, London


May-03

Crestfall

dir: Garry Hynes

Gate Theatre, Dublin

Irish Times Theatre Awards nomination Judges’ Special Award 2004.


Mar-03

Three Sisters

dir: Michael Blakemore

Playhouse Theatre, London


Feb-03

My Brilliant Divorce

dir: Garry Hynes

Apollo Theatre, London


Feb-03

Accidental Death Of An Anarchist

dir: Robert Delamere

Donmar, London


Feb-03

Dirty Butterfly

dir: Rufus Norris

Soho Theatre, London


Jan-03

Auntie & Me

dir: Anna Mackmin

Wyndham's Theatre, London


Oct-02

Twelfth Night / Uncle Vanya

dir: Sam Mendes

Donmar, London and BAM, Brooklyn, New York


Sep-02

Far Away, by Carol Churchill

Stephen Daldry

dir: New York Theatre Workshop

Lucille Lortel Award nomination Best Sound Design 2003


Aug-02

The Split, by Frank Strausser

dir: Yvonne McDevitt

Edinburgh Fringe Festival


Aug-02

Romeo and Juliet

dir: Indhu Rubasingham

Chichester Festival Theatre


Jul-02

Via Dolorosa, by David Hare

dir: Stephen Daldry

Duchess Theatre, London


Jun-02

The People Are Friendly

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


May-02

Homebody / Kabul

dir: Declan Donnellan

Young Vic Theatre, London


May-02

Where Do We Live

dir: Richard Wilson

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Apr-02

Plasticine

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Apr-02

The Night Heron, by Jez Butterworth

dir: Ian Rickson

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


Mar-02

Hinterland

dir: Max Stafford-Clark

National Theatre (Cottesloe), London


Nov-01

Boy Gets Girl

dir: Ian Rickson

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


Nov-01

My Brilliant Divorce

dir: Garry Hynes

Galway, Ireland


Sep-01

Afore Night Come

dir: Rufus Norris

Young Vic Theatre, London


Sep-01

Nightingale and Chase

dir: Richard Wilson

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Aug-01

Sliding With Suzanne

dir: Max Stafford-Clark

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Jun-01

4:48 Psychosis

dir: James MacDonald

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London (transfer)


Jun-01

Clubland

dir: Indhu Rubasingham

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


May-01

Crave

dir: Vicky Featherstone

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


May-01

Tales From Hollywood

dir: John Crowley

Donmar, London


May-01

Mouth to Mouth

dir: Sacha Wares

Albery Theatre, London (transfer)


May-01

Spinning Into Butter

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Mar-01

Far Away

dir: Stephen Daldry

Albery Theatre, London (transfer)


Mar-01

Blasted

dir: James MacDonald

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


Feb-01

Mouth To Mouth

dir: Ian Rickson

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


Nov-00

Far Away

dir: Stephen Daldry

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Sep-00

Light

dir: Simon McBurney

Complicite UK tour


Sep-00

My Zinc Bed

dir: David Hare

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


Jun-00

4:48 Psychosis

dir: James MacDonald

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


May-00

Mr Kolpert

dir: Richard Wilson

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


May-00

Fireface

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Apr-00

The Force Of Change

dir: Robert Delamere

Royal Court Theatre, London


Mar-00

Other People

dir: Dominic Cooke

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Mar-00

Hard Fruit

dir: James MacDonald

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London


Feb-00

Breath Boom

dir: Gemma Bodinetz

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London


Jan-00

Dublin Carol

dir: Ian Rickson

Old Vic Theatre / Royal Court Theatre Downstairs


Jan-00

I Just Stopped By To See The Man

dir: Richard Wilson

Royal Court Theatre Downstairs,  London