A life lived in Musical Theatre

  • Robert began his career playing for dance classes and eventually became Musical Director for Performances with London Contemporary Dance Company, on tour and seasons at Sadlers Wells.
  • His first show as Musical Director for Cameron Mackintosh was on tour with Godspell.
  • His first West End conduct was on Tomfoolery, working with Tom Lehrer. 
  •  Kiss Me Kate, at The Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford, continuing at The Old Vic, and Savoy theatres.
  • “Y” at The Piccadilly with Arturo Bracchetti, for which he also wrote the score
  • Annie Get Your Gun at The Aldwych with Suzie Quattro
  • Budgie at The Cambridge with Adam Faith and Anita Dobson, for which he also wrote the dance music for Anthony Van Laast
  • Phantom of The Opera at Her Majesty’s with Charlotte Page
  • Chicago at The Adelphi with Denise Van Outen and Alison Moyet

International tours

  • CHESS, 1st National Tour plus Norway, Dublin; New Zealand National Tour with Murray Head and Tommy Korberg
  • Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Palladium Production)
    • 1st National Tour with Philip Schofield, and Aled Jones
    • Australian National Tour
    • Southeast Asia Tour
    • Pinewood film with Donny Osmond
  • Chicago (Lebanon, Cyprus and Kuala Lumpur)
  • The Sound Of Music, (Kuala Lumpur)
  • My Fair Lady (Cyprus, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur)
  • A Chorus Line  (Tel Aviv Opera house, Israel)

Writing

  • As composer, as well as writing the original score for “Y” and the Dance score for Budgie, Robert collaborated on ballets and dance for DASH with Wayne Sleep.
  • Robert wrote four musicals for The Annual Brighton Festival, including The Brighton Belle, with Roger Stennett.
  • Robert has set The Happy Prince and The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde as short operas.
  • A new musical Gorgeous George is in preparation.