UPCOMING SHOWS
P A U L 's O R I G I N A L S T A G E M U S I C A L S
Over the years since ALICE THE MUSICAL’s premiere, the Lyric Theatre has produced many of Paul’s musicals including HANSEL & GRETTEL (first produced at Riverside Theatre Coleraine in 1997 and produced twice by the Lyric Theatre in both 1999 and 2012), the rock musical McCOOL (commissioned and co-produced
E A R L Y Y E A R S
In 1992, whilst a theatre student at Ulster University, Paul’s first musical comedy MACBETH THE MUSICAL was staged as a student production. The show was spotted by a producer and remounted for a run at the Riverside Theatre Coleraine from where it transferred to Belfast’s Group Theatre for the 1992 Belfast International Festival. Two years later the show toured Ireland in a professional production supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
MACBETH THE MUSICAL launched Paul’s career as a director, composer, and writer, and after graduation he formed award-winning theatre company Kabosh Productions and served as the company’s first Artistic Director. During his time as head of the company Paul wrote and directed the musicals WHO FRAMED ESMERELDA?, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER, TORCH SONG TRILOGY (adapted from the play by Harvey Fierstein), RUMPELSTILTSKIN, HANSEL & GRETTEL, and the plays ALL WIRED UP (winner of the Greer Garson Theatre Award for Best New Play) and MURDER MOST PROBABLY.
Paul’s first freelance commission came in 1998 when Northern Ireland’s national producing theatre, the Lyric Theatre Belfast, approached him to write a new musical adaptation of ‘Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland’. ALICE THE MUSICAL proved to be a big success and has gone on to enjoy regular productions across the UK and Ireland as well as in other countries around the globe, with major productions in Australia, Germany, Japan, and the USA. In 2018 ALICE THE MUSICAL finally returned to the Lyric Theatre in an acclaimed updated 20th Anniversary production, which Paul directed.
Paul’s other original musicals include SMELLY WON’T BEHAVE! (for Replay Productions), THE SNOW QUEEN (for Mixed Peppers Children’s Theatre Company), THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES and SLEEPING BEAUTY (both commissioned by The Castle Theatre Wellingborough), HUNCHBACK THE MUSICAL and TINSELTOWN (both for Theatre At The Mill Newtownabbey) and THE HAUNTING OF HELENA (co-written with novelist Bernie McGill for Big Telly Theatre Company). Two songs from THE HAUNTING OF HELENA were shortlisted for the Stiles & Drewe Prize for Best Song From A New Musical and were performed in 2010 at The Sondheim Theatre in London’s West End.
One of Paul’s best-known musicals is the adult comedy MOLLY WOBBLY’S TIT FACTORY. Written for the Lyric Theatre Belfast this comedy musical was based on Paul’s 2006 mini musical of the same name that was shortlisted for the Mackintosh Foundation’s Quest For A New Musical. MOLLY WOBBLY’S TIT FACTORY premiered at the Lyric Theatre in a staged concert version in October 2011, was remounted for a critically acclaimed run at the Assembly Rooms throughout the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (co-produced with The Stand Comedy Club), and in 2014 ran in London as a staged concert at the Phoenix Artist Club garnering no fewer than five nominations at the BroadwayWorld West End Awards, including a nomination for Paul as ‘Best Director’. MOLLY WOBBLY’S TIT FACTORY eventually opened in the West End at Leicester Square Theatre in January 2015.
C O M P O S I N G W O R K
As a composer Paul has written the original scores for Irish touring productions of the plays DOME SWEET DOME, BUSTER (also produced at The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh), A FAIRY’S TALE, THE COLLEEN BAWN, THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, THE THIEF, FLAMING FABLES, and the children’s play THE MAGIC HAT which also toured the UK and Asia. He scored the Grand Opera House Belfast’s production of the hit play LAY UP YOUR ENDS starring the show's Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated writer Marie Jones, and the acclaimed plays MARCHING ON and A WHISTLE IN THE DARK for the Lyric Theatre Belfast. Belfast City Council commissioned Paul to write an original score for the 2005 Belfast Lord Mayor’s Parade inspired by THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, a symphony called TITANIC: SONG OF THE HAMMERS to accompany an anniversary exhibition at the launch site of RMS Titanic in Belfast, and a special soundtrack written to celebrate Belfast City Hall’s 100th Anniversary in 2006.
Between 2005 and 2010 Paul co-created and co-directed the water spectaculars THE LITTLE MERMAID and SINBAD produced by Big Telly Theatre Company which toured Ireland and the UK before heading off on international tours that included shows in Taiwan, Serbia, and Denmark.
O T H E R W O R K
Paul was one of the writers of, and also performed in, the hit national touring production of SPIKE MILLIGAN’S PUCKOON for which he also provided original music and songs. The show toured Ireland and the UK three times - in 2009, 2011, and finally in 2016 - and enjoyed a critically acclaimed West End run at Leicester Square Theatre.
In 2016 Paul directed the variety show LIVE AT THE TOWER! at the Tower of London hosted by Sir David Suchet with a cast of stars from the West End and celebrities from stage and screen. In the same year Paul directed the staged concert of the new Caro Emerald musical THAT MAN at London's Hippodrome Casino.
Paul has directed several large-scale pantos at venues across the UK, including SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS starring Su Pollard (at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre in 2015 and at the Assembly Hall Theatre in Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2016). Most recently he directed BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Sunderland Empire (2023) which was named one of the "15 Best Pantomimes To See Across the UK" by the Radio Times. He directed Erin Murray Quinlan's acclaimed two-hander musical comedy BRAIN HEMINGWAY for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022 and again in 2023; the show also ran in London at both Etcetera Theatre Camden and Canal Cafe Theatre, as well as Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre NYC in 2024.
M O S T R E C E N T L Y
In 2022 The Stage 100 Award-winning Creation Theatre Company presented an exciting new production of Paul's THE TALE OF THE BEAUTY AND THE TAIL OF THE BEAST at The North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford which ran from December 2022 to January 2023. Paul directed the award-winning premiere of his musical THE SNOW QUEEN which ran at the Lyric Theatre Belfast from 25th November - 31st December.
In 2023 Paul directed Su Pollard in AN EVENING WITH SU POLLARD and he was Entertainment Director for the Responsible Business Awards ceremony held at the Belfast International Conference Centre.
In 2024 Paul wrote and directed SU POLLARD: STILL FULLY CHARGED, Su's new one-woman show, which began an extensive national tour across the UK in September; the tour will continue throughout 2025. He was, once again, Entertainment Director for the Responsible Business Awards ceremony in Belfast, and to end the year Paul will direct Creation Theatre Company's much-anticipated revival of his HANSEL & GRETTEL at The North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford; the show will run from 1st December 2024 - 4th January 2025. He will also direct the all-star panto SLEEPING BEAUTY at the Festival Theatre, Malvern, which runs from 12th December 2024 - 5th January 2025.
The best-selling original cast recordings of ALICE THE MUSICAL, THE SNOW QUEEN, PETER PAN THE MUSICAL, and MOLLY WOBBLY’S TIT FACTORY, the special compilation ONE NIGHT STAND - THE BEST OF PAUL BOYD VOL 1, and the all-star demo recording of PINOCCHIO THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE AGE (with songs performed by a cast including Su Pollard, Fra Fee, Sabrina Aloueche, Jodie Jacobs, and Mark Dugdale) are available by mail order or for digital download from all major online stores.
Paul lives in London and is represented by Keddie Scott Associates.
with Big Telly Theatre Company), RED - THE RED RIDING HOOD MUSICAL (originally commissioned and first produced by An Grianan Theatre Letterkenny), the 2006 TMA Theatre Award-nominated PINOCCHIO (originally commissioned and first produced by The Marketplace Theatre Armagh), THE TALE OF THE BEAUTY AND THE TAIL OF THE BEAST (originally commissioned and first produced by The Castle Theatre Wellingborough), the cult hit MOLLY WOBBLY’S TIT FACTORY, and more recently the Lyric Theatre commissioned a series of original musicals from Paul including PINOCCHIO THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE AGE, PETER PAN THE MUSICAL, and THE SNOW QUEEN. PINOCCHIO THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE AGE and THE SNOW QUEEN were both named as one of the "25 Best Shows To Book For Christmas in the UK" by The Guardian, and THE SNOW QUEEN received 13 nominations across 10 categories in the 2023 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards, eventually winning the award for "Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production".
HANSEL & GRETTEL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
revised version commissioned by Creation Theatre 2024
originally commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1997
original version premiered at Riverside Theatre Coleraine from December 1997
produced at Lyric Theatre Belfast from November 1999
produced at An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny from November 2001
produced at Market Place Theatre Armagh December 2002
produced at Pavilion Theatre Dublin from December 2005
produced at Broward Center Fort Lauderdale February 2008
produced at Miramar Cultural Center Florida November 2009
produced at New Wimbledon Theatre Studio London May 2010
produced at Lyric Theatre Belfast from December 2012
produced at The North Wall Oxford from December 2024
THE SNOW QUEEN
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
* nominated for 13 BROADWAY WORLD IRELAND AWARDS 2023
* winner BEST THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES (BROADWAY WORLD IRELAND AWARDS 2023)
* named ONE OF THE 25 BEST UK SHOWS THIS CHRISTMAS (The Guardian)
* named ONE OF THE 10 MUST-SEE SHOWS IN IRELAND THIS CHRISTMAS (RTE)
* named ONE OF THE UK'S BEST FESTIVE SHOWS THIS CHRISTMAS (NetMums.com)
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 2022
premiered at Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2022
PINOCCHIO THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE AGE
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
* named ONE OF THE 25 BEST SHOWS TO BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS IN THE UK (The Guardian)
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 2020
premiered at Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2021
PETER PAN THE MUSICAL
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 2019
premiered at Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2019
TINSELTOWN
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Theatre at The Mill Newtownabbey 2014
premiered at Theatre at The Mill Newtownabbey December 2014
HUNCHBACK THE MUSICAL
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
from ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ by Victor Hugo
commissioned by Theatre at The Mill Newtownabbey 2013
premiered at Theatre at The Mill Newtownabbey December 2013
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
with additonal material by Russell Morton
commissioned by Castle Theatre Wellingborough 2012
premiered at Castle Theatre Wellingborough December 2012
MOLLY WOBBLY'S TIT FACTORY
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
* shortlisted for Mackintosh's HIGHLAND QUEST FOR A NEW MUSICAL 2006
* nominated for 5 BROADWAY WORLD WEST END AWARDS 2014
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 2010
premiered at Lyric Theatre Belfast October 2011
produced at Lyric Theatre Belfast July 2012
produced at Assembly Rooms Edinburgh August 2012
produced at Phoenix Artists Club London from March 2014
produced at Leicester Square Theatre from January 2015
THE HAUNTING OF HELENA
music and lyrics by Paul Boyd • script and lyrics by Bernie McGill
* finalist for STILES & DREWE PRIZE FOR BEST SONG FROM A NEW MUSICAL 2010
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2009
premiered on Ireland Tour 2009
THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES
music and lyrics by Paul Boyd • script by Rosanna Lowe
commissioned by Castle Wellingborough 2008
premiered at Castle Wellingborough July 2008
THE TALE OF THE BEAUTY
AND THE TAIL OF THE BEAST
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Castle Theatre Wellingborough 2007
premiered at Castle Theatre Wellingborough December 2007
produced at Lyric Theatre Belfast from December 2009
produced at The North Wall Arts Centre from December 2022
PINOCCHIO
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
* nominated for BEST SHOW FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE TMA (UK THEATRE) Awards 2007
* named Sunday Life's BEST MUSICAL 2003
commissioned by Purpose Built Musicals 2003
premiered at Market Place Theatre Armagh from December 2003
produced at An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny from December 2004
produced at Civic Theatre Dublin from January 2005
produced at Lyric Theatre Belfast from November 2006
produced at Source Arts Centre Tipperary from December 2006
produced at Pavilion Theatre Dublin from December 2006
produced at Perth Theatre Perthshire from December 2009
McCOOL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
* shortlisted as a UK entry to the NAMT FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS 2006
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2001
premiered on Ireland Tour 2002
TEACHER'S NOTES
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Lisburn Borough Council Arts Office 2001
premiered at Island Arts Centre Lisburn 2001
THE SNOW QUEEN
music and lyrics by Paul Boyd • script by Brenda Winter
commissioned by The Mixed Peppers Theatre Company 2001
premiered at Belvoir Players Studio 2001
SMELLY WON'T BEHAVE!
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Replay Productions Ltd. 2001
premiered on Ireland Tour 2001
RED - THE RIDING HOOD MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
commissioned by An Grianan Theatre 2000
premiered at An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny December 2000
produced at Lyric Theatre Belfast from November 2001
THE NUTCRACKER MUSICAL
music adapted by Paul Boyd • script by Ian Billings
commissioned by Stagecoach Theatre Arts 1999
premiered at Stagecoach Theatre Arts July 1999
THE PIRATES OF PLANET ZANCE
music adapted by Paul Boyd • script by Ian Billings
commissioned by Stagecoach Theatre Arts 1998
premiered at Stagecoach Theatre Arts July 1998
ALICE THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
* nominated as BEST DRAMA 1999 Belfast Arts Awards
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 1998
premiered at Lyric Theatre Belfast from November 1998
produced at An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny December 1999
produced at An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny August 2000
produced at Civic Theatre Dublin from December 2000
produced at Market Place Theatre Armagh December 2004
produced at Pavilion Theatre Dublin January 2005
produced at Castle Theatre Wellingborough December 2008
produced at Actor's Playhouse Miracle Theatre Miami from March 2009
produced at Actor's Playhouse Miracle Theatre Miami from October 2009
produced at Higashi Playhouse Nagoya (Japan) August 2011
produced at Actor's Playhouse Miracle Theatre Miami from January 2015
produced at Roxy Performing Arts Centre Miami April 2016
produced at Lyric Theatre Belfast from November 2018
produced at Nagoya University of Arts, Japan March 2021
produced at Actors’ Playhouse, Miami FL from October 2021
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
script by Paul Boyd with Orla McKeagney and Emily Thomas
commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1996
premiered at Riverside Theatre Coleraine 1996
produced on Ireland Tour 1997
TORCH SONG TRILOGY
music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
adapted from the play by Harvey Fierstein
commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1996
premiered on Ireland Tour 1996
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER
music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
script by Orla McKeagney and Emily Thomas
commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1995
premiered on Ireland Tour 1995
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
script by Orla McKeagney and Emily Thomas
commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1994
premiered on Ireland Tour 1994
WHO FRAMED ESMERELDA?
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
written for The Decidedly Average Theatre Company 1993
premiered on Ireland Tour 1993
MACBETH THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
written for The Decidedly Average Theatre Company 1992
premiered at University of Ulster February 1992
produced at Riverside Theatre Coleraine September 1992
produced at Group Theatre Belfast November 1992
produced on Ireland Tour 1994
SLEEPING BEAUTY
for UK Productions Ltd.
at Festival Theatre Malvern 2024 - 2025
HANSEL & GRETTEL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Creation Theatre / The North Wall Oxford 2024 - 2025
SU POLLARD: STILL FULLY CHARGED
written by Paul Boyd and Su Pollard
UK National Tour from September 2024 - 2025
BRAIN HEMINGWAY
by Erin Murray Quinlan
Canal Cafe Theatre, London March 2024
The Players Theatre (Off-Broadway) NYC May 2024
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
for UK Productions Ltd.
at Sunderland Empire 2023 - 2024
BRAIN HEMINGWAY
by Erin Murray Quinlan
Greenside @ Nicolson Square Fern Studio, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023
Etcetera Theatre Camden, London September 2023
AN EVENING WITH SU POLLARD
written by Su Pollard and various
first presented at El Piano, Sitges, Spain May 2023
THE SNOW QUEEN
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
at Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2022
BRAIN HEMINGWAY
by Erin Murray Quinlan
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
PINOCCHIO THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE AGE
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
at Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2021
PETER PAN THE MUSICAL
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
at Lyric Theatre Belfast November 2019
ALICE THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
at Lyric Theatre Belfast, 2018
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
original book by Derek O'Connor
songs by Katie Richardson
at Lyric Theatre Belfast, 2017
MUSICAL BITES
new musical theatre showcase
"Flower Cutters" and "Once Upon A Time in Narcissia"
for The Other Palace, Mercury Musical Developments,
and Robb Hartmann
at The Other Palace, 2017
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
for UK Productions Ltd.
at Assembly Hall Theatre Royal Tunbridge Wells 2016
THAT MAN
original book by Wendy Gill
featuring the music of Caro Emerald
at Hippodrome Casino, London 2016
LIVE AT THE TOWER
for Historic Royal Palaces
at Tower of London 2016
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
for UK Productions Ltd.
at Grand Theatre Blackpool 2015
MOLLY WOBBLY'S TIT FACTORY
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
for London International Arts Theatre Ltd.
at Leicester Square Theatre London 2015
TINSELTOWN
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Theatre At The Mill Newtownabbey 2014
THAT MAN
original book by Wendy Gill
featuring the music of Caro Emerald
for London Theatre Workshop 2014
MOLLY WOBBLY'S TIT FACTORY
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
nominated for 5 BROADWAY WORLD WEST END AWARDS 2014
(including BEST DIRECTOR)
for Jamie Chapman Dixon
at Phoenix Artist Club London 2014
HUNCHBACK THE MUSICAL
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
from ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ by Victor Hugo
for Theatre At The Mill Newtownabbey 2013
HANSEL & GRETTEL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
at Lyric Theatre Belfast 2012 - 2013
MOLLY WOBBLY'S TIT FACTORY
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Lyric Theatre Belfast and Salt 'n' Sauce Promotions Ltd.
at Lyric Theatre Belfast and Assembly Rooms Edinburgh 2012
MOLLY WOBBLY'S TIT FACTORY
original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd
shortlisted for Mackintosh's HIGHLAND QUEST FOR A NEW MUSICAL 2006
for Lyric Theatre Belfast 2011
HANSEL & GRETTEL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Paul Boyd Music
at New Wimbledon Studio London 2010
SINBAD (The Water Spectacular)
created by Paul Boyd and Zoë Seaton
for Big Telly Theatre Company
UK & Ireland Tour 2008
PINOCCHIO
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
nominated for BEST SHOW FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE TMA Awards 2007
for Lyric Theatre Belfast 2006 – 2007
McCOOL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
shortlisted as a UK entry to the NAMT FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS 2006
for Market Place Theatre Armagh 2006
HANSEL & GRETTEL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Pavilion Theatre Dublin 2005 – 2006
THE LITTLE MERMAID (The Water Spectacular)
created by Paul Boyd and Zoë Seaton
for Big Telly Theatre Company
International Tour 2005 - 2006
RED - THE RIDING HOOD MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for An Grianán Theatre Donegal August 2005
ALICE THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Pavilion Theatre Dublin 2004 – 2005
ALICE THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Market Place Theatre Armagh 2004
PINOCCHIO
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
named Sunday Life's BEST MUSICAL 2003
for Market Place Theatre Armagh 2003
HANSEL & GRETTEL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Market Place Theatre Armagh 2002
TORCH SONG TRILOGY
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
adapted from the play by Harvey Fierstein
for Kabosh Productions Belfast
Ireland Tour 1996
MURDER MOST PROBABLY
script by Paul Boyd and Ian Billings
for Kabosh Productions Belfast
Ireland Tour and P&O European Ferries 1995
TALKING HEADS
script by Alan Bennett
for P&O European Ferries 1995
MACBETH THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Kabosh Productions Belfast
Ireland Tour 1994
ALL WIRED UP
script by Paul Boyd
for Decidedly Average Theatre Company
at Village Theatre Cricklewood London 1993
WHO FRAMED ESMERELDA?
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Decidedly Average Theatre Company
Ireland Tour 1993
ALL WIRED UP
script by Paul Boyd
for Decidedly Average Theatre Company
Ireland Tour 1993
MACBETH THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Group Theatre Belfast 1992
MACBETH THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for Riverside Theatre Coleraine 1992
ALL WIRED UP
script by Paul Boyd
for University of Ulster Coleraine 1992
MACBETH THE MUSICAL
original book, music & lyrics by Paul Boyd
for University of Ulster Coleraine 1992
SU POLLARD: STILL FULLY CHARGED
written by Paul Boyd and Su Pollard
commissioned by Peter Frosdick and Classical Events Ltd.
UK National Tour from September 2024
ADOLF HITLER: MY PART IN HIS DOWNFALL
from the book by Spike Milligan
adapted by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Creation Theatre 2020
UK Tour postponed 2020 - new dates tba
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Claudio Macor
commissioned by LWL Investments and Entertainment
at Landor Theatre, London 2015
SPIKE MILLIGAN’S PUCKOON
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
script adapted by Paul Boyd and the company
from a dramatisation by Vincent Higgins
of the book by Spike Milligan
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2009
Ireland Tour 2009 • West End 2011 • UK & Ireland Tour 2016
THE CHRONICLES OF LONG KESH
music arranged by Paul Boyd
script by Martin Lynch
named ‘Best Ensemble’ Edinburgh Festival 2009 / The Stage Awards
commissioned by Greenshoot Productions 2009
Ireland Tour 2009 • World Tour from 2010
HOWL!
music arranged by Paul Boyd
script by Conor Grimes and Alan McKee
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 2009
LAY UP YOUR ENDS
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Marie Jones and Martin Lynch
commissioned by GBL Productions
at Grand Opera House Belfast 2009
SINBAD (The Water Spectacular)
original score by Paul Boyd
created by Paul Boyd and Zoë Seaton
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2008
UK Tour 2008
BELFAST CITY HALL CENTENARY
original score by Paul Boyd (exhibition)
commissioned by Belfast City Council 2006
THE LITTLE MERMAID (The Water Spectacular)
original score by Paul Boyd
created by Paul Boyd and Zoë Seaton
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2005
World Tour from 2005
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
(Belfast Lord Mayor’s Parade)
original score by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Belfast City Council 2005
FLAMING FABLES
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Mary McNally
commissioned by Replay Productions 2004
Ireland Tour 2004
THE MAGIC HAT
original score by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Cahoots NI 2004
Ireland, UK and Asia Tour 2004
THE PIED PIPER (street parade)
original score by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Beat Initiative Carnival Company 2004
THE THIEF
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Zoë Seaton, Paul Boyd and Paul McEneaney
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2004
Ireland Tour 2004
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
original score by Paul Boyd
script by J.M. Synge
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2003
Ireland Tour 2003
THE COLLEEN BAWN
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Dion Boucicault
commissioned by Big Telly Theatre Company 2003
Ireland Tour 2003
A FAIRY'S TALE
original score by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Cahoots NI 2003
Ireland Tour 2003
BUSTER
original score by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Cahoots NI 2002
Ireland Tour 2002
TITANIC: SONG OF THE HAMMERS (exhibition)
original score by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Belfast City Council 2002
PUPPET MAGIC
original score by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Young At Art
International Children’s Festival 2001
Ireland Tour 2001
DOME SWEET DOME
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
script by John McClelland
commissioned by Replay Productions 2000
Ireland Tour 2000
A MID ULSTER MYSTERY
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
script by Brenda Winter
commissioned by The Mixed Peppers Theatre Company 2000
MARCHING ON
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Gary Mitchell
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 2000
JAMES YOUNG LIVES!
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
script by Paddy Scully
commissioned by Belfast Theatre Company 1999
Ireland Tour 1999
THE LITTLE WEE MARTIAN
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
script by Brenda Winter
commissioned by Replay Productions 1999
Ireland Tour 1999
A WHISTLE IN THE DARK
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Tom Murphy
commissioned by Lyric Theatre Belfast 1999
DUNCAN THE DRAGON
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Replay Productions 1998
Ireland Tour 1998
HOLLYWOOD BLUES
music arranged by Paul Boyd
script by Paddy Scully
commissioned by Belfast Theatre Company 1997
Ireland Tour 1997
TORCH SONG TRILOGY
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
based on the play by Harvey Fierstein
commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1996
Ireland Tour 1996
STRANGE!
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
devised by Karl Wallace and Rachel O’Riordan
commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1995
at Crescent Arts Centre Belfast 1995
MURDER MOST PROBABLY
original score by Paul Boyd
script by Paul Boyd and Ian Billings
named BEST ONLINE SERIAL Bloscars 2006
commissioned by Kabosh Productions Belfast 1995
Ireland Tour 1995
THE ADVENTURES OF ALICE
original score and songs by Paul Boyd
commissioned by Decidedly Average Theatre Company 1993
Ireland Tour 1993
ALL WIRED UP
script by Paul Boyd
winner GREER GARSON THEATRE AWARD (BEST PLAY) 1992
written for University of Ulster 1992
UPCOMING SHOWS
Paul Boyd is a multi-award-nominated stage director who has worked with many industry-leading theatre producers and venues across the UK and Ireland including Grand Theatre Blackpool, Sunderland Empire, Leicester Square Theatre, Grand Opera House Belfast, The Hippodrome Casino London, New Wimbledon Theatre Studio, Assembly Hall Theatre Tunbridge Wells, the Tower of London, and the Lyric Theatre Belfast.
He is also the writer and composer of 26 original stage musicals that have been presented in professional productions around the world, the composer of dozens of original scores and soundtracks for professional theatre productions across Ireland and the UK, the co-creator and co-director of a series of internationally acclaimed water spectaculars, and the writer of various plays that have toured nationally.
PAUL BOYD