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Paul Boyd is a performer and the multi award-nominated writer and composer of seventeen original stage musicals that have been presented in professional productions around the world, including the hit shows Alice The Musical (nominated as Best Drama at the 1999 Belfast Arts Awards), Pinocchio (named Best Musical 2003 by The Sunday Life and nominated as Best Production for Children and Young People at the 2007 TMA Theatre Awards), Hansel & Grettel, The Haunting of Helena Blunden (a song from which was named as a finalist for the 2010 Stiles & Drewe Prize for Best Song from a New Musical), McCool (a UK entry to the 2006 NAMT Festival of New Musicals in New York), and Macbeth The Musical. In addition to his musicals Paul has written many original scores and soundtracks for professional theatre productions staged across Ireland, including; The Thief, The Colleen Bawn, The Well of the Saints & The End of the Beginning, The Playboy of the Western World (also at Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke), and Spike Milligan’Äôs Puckoon for Northern Ireland’Äôs oldest independent theatre producer Big Telly Theatre Company; Puppet Magic, A Fairy’Äôs Tale, Buster (also at Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh), and The Magic Hat (also on tour across Asia) for Cahoots NI; and The Little Wee Martian, Dome Sweet Dome, Smelly Won’Äôt Behave!, and Flaming Fables for Northern Ireland’Äôs theatre-in-education company Replay Productions. He has also composed original music for The Emperor’Äôs New Clothes at the Castle Theatre Northamptonshire, Marching On, Howl!, and A Whistle In The Dark for the Lyric Theatre Belfast, the 2005 Belfast Lord Mayor’Äôs Parade, and the 2006 Belfast City Hall Centenary Exhibition. His score Titanic: Song of The Hammers formed part of a major exhibition in Belfast at the construction site of RMS Titanic. Paul has directed shows for many of Ireland’Äôs leading theatre producers, including hit touring productions of Harvey Fierstein’Äôs Torch Song Trilogy and Alan Bennett’Äôs Talking Heads. He has also staged numerous productions of his own musicals over the years including the 2007 TMA Theatre Award nominated production of Pinocchio for the Lyric Theatre Belfast, and the 2010 13th Anniversary concert production of Hansel & Grettel at New Wimbledon Studio, London. As a playwright his works include Murder Most Probably (which was serialised online and voted Best Blog Serial at the 2006 Bloscars) and All Wired Up (winner of the 1992 Greer Garson Theatre Award for Best New Play) both of which have toured Ireland and the UK under his direction. Internationally Paul is known as the composer, co-director, and co-creator (with Zoˆ´ Seaton) of the acclaimed water spectaculars The Little Mermaid and Sinbad. The shows first began touring in 2005 and have, to date, played to over 40,000 people across Ireland, the UK, Taiwan, Serbia, and Denmark. The soundtrack recording of the music from Sinbad is available to preview and download from iTunes and other online retailers (click here), and further water spectacular productions are scheduled as part of Big Telly’Äôs Otherworld project in 2013. Paul was musical director of Martin Lynch’Äôs hit play The Chronicles of Long Kesh which toured Ireland four times, played at the Edinburgh Festival (where it won The Stage Award for Best Ensemble), toured to Australia, and enjoyed runs at the Tricycle Theatre London, The Tron Theatre Glasgow, Everyman Theatre Liverpool, and the Grand Opera House Belfast. In 2010 Paul was the orchestrator of comedienne Tara Flynn’Äôs hit Edinburgh Fringe comedy music show Big Noise. He also produced Tara’Äôs album of the same name (available from iTunes here) and composed the theme music for one of Britain’Äôs top ten comedy podcasts Janey Godley’Äôs Podcast (available from iTunes here). Paul created the role of The Writer in the hit stage comedy Spike Milligan’Äôs Puckoon (a show that he also co-wrote and scored) and toured in the original sell-out production in 2009, returning to the role in 2011 for a second tour and a run in London’Äôs West End. Paul’Äôs latest stage musical Molly Wobbly’Äôs Tit Factory premiered in a sell-out staged concert production which ran at Belfast’Äôs Lyric Theatre in October 2011. The cast recordings of Alice The Musical, Red - the Red Riding Hood Musical, McCool, The Haunting of Helena Blunden, and Pinocchio are available to preview and download from iTunes and other online retailers (click here) Paul Boyd lives in London. The following is a list of some of the original theatrical works that Paul Boyd has written, directed, or contributed material to since 1992. 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PAUL ALEXANDER BOYD
MOLLY WOBBLY'S TIT FACTORY (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®staged concert / world premiere production Lyric Theatre Belfast October 2011 directed by Paul BoydMolly_Wobbly.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0
Spike Milligan’Äôs PUCKOON (stage play with songs) adapted by the company from a dramatisation by Vincent Higgins music and songs by Paul Boyd Ireland and West End Season February - March 2011 directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton All Ireland Tour January - March 2009’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seatonpuckoon_2011.htmlshapeimage_13_link_0
THE TALE OF THE BEAUTY AND THE TAIL OF THE BEAST (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Dugdale Centre, London December 2010 ’Äì January 2011’Ä®directed by Hayley Radford Lyric Theatre Belfast December 2009 ’Äì January 2010’Ä®directed by Richard Croxford The Castle Wellingborough November 2007 ’Äì January 2008’Ä®directed by Karl Wallacebeauty.htmlshapeimage_14_link_0
HANSEL & GRETTEL (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd New Wimbledon Studio London May 2010 directed by Paul Boyd Miramar Cultural Center Florida USA November 2009’Ä®directed by Andy Fiacco’Ä®Broward Center for Performing Arts Florida USA February 2008’Ä®directed by Andy Fiacco’Ä®The Pavilion Theatre Dublin December 05 ’Äì January 2006’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Market Place Theatre Armagh December 2002’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®An Grianan Theatre Donegal November - December 2001’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton’Ä®Lyric Theatre Belfast November 99 ’Äì January 2000’Ä®directed by Karl Wallace’Ä®Riverside Theatre Coleraine November ’Äì December 1997’Ä®directed by Karl Wallacehansel_and_grettel.htmlshapeimage_15_link_0
THE CHRONICLES OF LONG KESH (stage play with songs) named Best Ensemble, Edinburgh Festival 2009 (The Stage Awards)’Ä®by Martin Lynch’Ä®musically directed by Paul Boyd Australia Tour March - April 2011 Third All-Ireland Tour February - March 2011 Grand Opera House Belfast February 2011 Everyman Theatre Liverpool April - May 2010 The Tron Theatre Glasgow April 2010 Tricycle Theatre London March - April 2010 Second All Ireland Tour & Edinburgh Festival May - August 2009’Ä®All Ireland Tour January - March 2009’Ä®directed by Martin Lynch & Lisa May
THE HAUNTING OF HELENA BLUNDEN (stage musical)’Ä®finalist for 2010 Stiles & Drewe Prize for Best Song from A New Musical music and lyrics by Paul Boyd script and lyrics by Bernie McGill World Premiere and Irish tour February - March 2010’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ SeatonHelena_Blunden_2010.htmlshapeimage_17_link_0
PINOCCHIO (stage musical)’Ä®nominated 'Best Show for Children & Young People' (TMA Theatre Awards 2007)’Ä®named 'BEST MUSICAL' 2003 (Sunday Life) ’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Perth Theatre (Scotland) December 2009 - January 2010’Ä®directed by Ian Grieve Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2006 ’Äì January 2007’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Pavilion Theatre Dublin December 2006 ’Äì January 2007’Ä®The Source Arts Centre Tipperary Dec 2006’Ä®directed by Georgia Simpson’Ä®The Civic Theatre Dublin January 2005’Ä®An Grianan Theatre Donegal December 2004’Ä®directed by Myles Breen’Ä®The Market Place Theatre Armagh December 2003’Ä®directed by Paul Boydpinocchio.htmlshapeimage_18_link_0
HOWL! (stage play with songs)’Ä®by Conor Grimes and Alan McKee musically directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2009 ’Äì January 2010’Ä®directed by John Hoggarth
LAY UP YOUR ENDS (stage play with songs)’Ä®by Martin Lynch and Charabanc Theatre Company’Ä®musically directed by Paul Boyd Grand Opera House Belfast / Irish Tour August 2009’Ä®directed by Ian McElhinney
SINBAD (The Water Spectacular)’Ä®by Paul Boyd and Zoˆ´ Seaton’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Big Telly Theatre Company UK & Ireland Tour May - June 2008 directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton’Ä®directed on tour by Paul Boydsinbad.htmlshapeimage_21_link_0
THE EMPEROR’ÄôS NEW CLOTHES (stage musical)’Ä®by Rosanna Lowe’Ä®original music & lyrics by Paul Boyd ’Ä®The Castle Wellingborough May 2008’Ä®directed by Karl Wallace
THE LITTLE MERMAID (The Water Spectacular)’Ä®by Paul Boyd and Zoˆ´ Seaton’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Big Telly Theatre Company World Tour 2005 ’Äì 2006’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton’Ä®directed on tour by Paul Boydlittle_mermaid.htmlshapeimage_23_link_0
McCOOL (stage musical)’Ä®shortlisted as a UK entry to the NAMT’Äôs Festival of New Musicals in New York 2006’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Market Place Theatre Armagh August 2006’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®Big Telly Theatre Company Irish Tour 2002’Ä®Lyric Theatre Belfast, March 2002’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seatonmccool.htmlshapeimage_24_link_0
BELFAST CITY HALL CENTENARY (exhibition)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®for Belfast City Council’Ä®performed at Belfast City Hall throughout 2006
MOLLY WOBBLY'S TIT FACTORY (short musical)’Ä®shortlisted for Eden Court Theatre’Äôs Highland Quest for a New Musical 2006 original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®supported by The Mackintosh Foundation and The Scottish Executive
TITANIC: SONG OF THE HAMMERS (exhibition)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®for Belfast City Council’Ä®performed at Belfast City Hall April 2006’Ä®performed at Belfast City Hall April 2002
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (Belfast Lord Mayor’Äôs Parade)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®for Belfast City Council performed in Belfast City Summer 2005
RED (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Mermaid Arts Centre Co. Wicklow August 2005’Ä®The Civic Theatre Dublin August 2005’Ä®An Grianan Theatre Donegal August 2005’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2001 ’Äì January 2002’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton’Ä®An Grianan Theatre Donegal December 2000 ’Äì Jan 2001’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seatonred.htmlshapeimage_29_link_0
FLAMING FABLES (stage play)’Ä®by Mary McNally original music by Paul Boyd ’Ä®Replay Productions on tour to schools Ireland 2004’Ä®directed by Richard Croxford
THE MAGIC HAT (stage play)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd ’Ä®Cahoots NI tour Ireland and South Korea 2004’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton
THE PIED PIPER (street parade)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®for Beat Initiative Carnival Company’Ä®performed in Belfast City Winter 2004
THE THIEF (stage play)’Ä®by Zoˆ´ Seaton, Paul Boyd and Paul McEneaney’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd Big Telly Theatre Company on tour - Ireland 2004’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton . musical director Paul Boyd
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD (stage play)’Ä®by J.M. Synge’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Big Telly Theatre Company on tour across Ireland 2003’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton
THE COLLEEN BAWN (stage play)’Ä®by Dion Boucicault’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Big Telly Theatre Company on tour across Ireland 2003’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton
A FAIRY'S TALE (stage play)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Cahoots NI tour Ireland 2003’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton . musical director Paul Boyd
BUSTER (stage play)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh Jun 2002’Ä®Cahoots NI tour Ireland 02’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton . musical director Paul Boyd
TEACHER'S NOTES (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®for Lisburn Borough Council Arts Office’Ä®performed to mark the opening of the Island Arts Centre 2001
PUPPET MAGIC (stage play)’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Young At Art International Children’Äôs Festival 2001’Ä®directed by Zoˆ´ Seaton . musical director Paul Boyd
THE SNOW QUEEN (stage musical)’Ä®by Brenda Winter’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Mixed Peppers Theatre Company 2001’Ä®directed by Libby Smith . musical director Paul Boyd
SMELLY WON'T BEHAVE! (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Replay Productions on tour to schools Ireland 2001’Ä®directed by Richard Croxford
DOME SWEET DOME (stage play with songs)’Ä®by John McClelland’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Replay Productions on tour to schools Ireland 2000’Ä®directed by Richard Croxford
A MID ULSTER MYSTERY (stage play with songs)’Ä®by Brenda Winter’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Mixed Peppers Theatre Company 2000’Ä®directed by Libby Smith . musical director Paul Boyd
MARCHING ON (stage play)’Ä®by Gary Mitchell’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Lyric Theatre Belfast 2000’Ä®directed by Stuart Graham
JAMES YOUNG LIVES! (stage play with songs)’Ä®by Paddy Scully’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Belfast Theatre Company tour Ireland 1999’Ä®directed by Paddy Scully
THE NUTCRACKER MUSICAL (stage musical)’Ä®by Ian Billings’Ä®music adapted by Paul Boyd’Ä®Stagecoach Theatre Arts Wolverhampton 1999
THE LITTLE WEE MARTIAN (play with songs)’Ä®by Brenda Winter’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Replay Productions on tour to schools Ireland 1999’Ä®directed by Janice Jarvis
A WHISTLE IN THE DARK (stage play)’Ä®by Tom Murphy’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®Lyric Theatre Belfast 1999’Ä®directed by Simon Magill
DUNCAN THE DRAGON (stage play)’Ä®theatre residency for children with special needs’Ä®featuring music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Replay Productions tour to special schools Ireland 1998’Ä®directed by Stephen Wright
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (stage musical)’Ä®by Philip Whitchurch’Ä®musically directed by Paul Boyd ’Ä®The Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke September ’Äì November 1998’Ä®Belfast Civic Arts Theatre October ’Äì November 1997’Ä®directed by Alastair Ramsay
SLEEPING BEAUTY (traditional pantomime)’Ä®by Peter Quigley’Ä®musically directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®Belfast Civic Arts Theatre November 1998 ’Äì February 1999’Ä®directed by Peter Quigley
THE SPACE PIRATES OF PLANET ZANCE (stage musical)’Ä®by Ian Billings’Ä®music adapted by Paul Boyd’Ä®Stagecoach Theatre Arts Wolverhampton 1998
MR WRIGHT'S TRAVELLING THEATRE TROUPE (stage play)’Ä®theatre residency for children with special needs’Ä®featuring music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Replay Productions tour to special schools Ireland 1997’Ä®directed by Stephen Wright
HOLLYWOOD BLUES (stage musical)’Ä®by Paddy Scully’Ä®music adapted by Paul Boyd’Ä®Belfast Theatre Company on tour Ireland 1997’Ä®directed by Paddy Scully . musical director Paul Boyd
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (stage musical)’Ä®by Paul Boyd, Orla McKeagney and Emily Thomas’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Riverside Theatre Coleraine December 1996’Ä®directed by Orla McKeagney
TORCH SONG TRILOGY (stage musical)’Ä®adapted from the play by Harvey Fierstein’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Kabosh Productions tour Ireland October ’Äì November 1996’Ä®Kabosh Productions tour Ireland March ’Äì May 1996’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER (stage musical)’Ä®by Orla McKeagney and Emily Thomas’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Kabosh Productions tour to schools’Ä®Northern Ireland November ’Äì December 1995’Ä®directed by Orla McKeagney
MURDER MOST PROBABLY (stage play)’Ä®by Paul Boyd and Ian Billings’Ä®original music by Paul Boyd’Ä®P&O European Ferries Entertainment November 1995’Ä®Kabosh Productions tour Ireland 1995’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd
TALKING HEADS (stage play)’Ä®by Alan Bennett’Ä®P&O European Ferries Entertainment November 1995’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd
STRANGE! (dance show)’Ä®by Karl Wallace and Rachel O’ÄôRiordan’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Kabosh Productions at Crescent Arts Centre Belfast 1995’Ä®directed by Karl Wallace
MACBETH THE MUSICAL (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Kabosh Productions tour Ireland 1994’Ä®Group Theatre Belfast September 1992 Riverside Theatre Coleraine November 1992’Ä®Octagon Theatre at University of Ulster February 1992’Ä®directed by Paul BoydMacbeth_The_Musical.htmlshapeimage_61_link_0
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (stage musical)’Ä®by Orla McKeagney and Emily Thomas’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Kabosh Productions tour to schools’Ä®Northern Ireland November ’Äì December 1994 directed by Orla McKeagney
ALL WIRED UP (stage play)’Ä®winner of The Greer Garson Theatre Award 1992’Ä®by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Village Theatre London 1993’Ä®directed by Orla McKeagney’Ä®Decidedly Average Theatre Company tour Ireland 1993’Ä®Decidedly Average Theatre Company at U.U.C. 1992’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd
THE ADVENTURES OF ALICE (stage play with songs)’Ä®music and lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Decidedly Average Theatre Company’Ä®on tour to schools Northern Ireland November ’Äì December 1993’Ä®directed by Karl Wallace
WHO FRAMED ESMERELDA? (stage musical)’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Decidedly Average Theatre Company tour Ireland 1993’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd
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ALICE THE MUSICAL (stage musical)’Ä®nominated as ’ÄòBest Drama’Äô 1999 Belfast Arts Awards’Ä®original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd’Ä®Nagoya City Higashi Playhouse Japan August 2011 musical director - Nobuhiko Tsukamoto Actors’Äô Playhouse Miami Florida USA November - December 2009’Ä®Actors’Äô Playhouse Miami Florida USA January - April 2009’Ä®directed by Earl Maulding’Ä®The Castle Wellingborough December 2008’Ä®directed by Simon Wegrzyn’Ä®The Pavilion Theatre Dublin December 2004 ’Äì January 2005’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Market Place Theatre Armagh December 2004’Ä®directed by Paul Boyd’Ä®The Civic Theatre Dublin December 2000 ’Äì January 2001’Ä®directed by Rebecca Bartlett’Ä®An Grianan Theatre Donegal August 2000’Ä®directed by Richard Croxford’Ä®An Grianan Theatre Donegal December 1999’Ä®directed by Richard Croxford’Ä®Lyric Theatre Belfast December 1998 ’Äì January 1999’Ä®directed by Karl Wallacealice.htmlshapeimage_68_link_0
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