Richard Baker
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2020 |
Co-Composer & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Peter Pan Goes Wrong Adam Meggido / Mischief Theatre |
Apollo Theatre & International Tours |
2019 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
NewsRevue Brendan Matthew, Katie Pesskin, Nick Read, etc / NewsRevue |
Canal Cafe Theatre |
2019 |
Musical Director
Music & Singing |
All Male Pirates of Penzance Sasha Regan / RDWW Productions |
Wilton's Music Hall |
2019 |
Composer & Arranger
Music & Singing |
A Midsummer Night's Dream Tatty Hennessy / Shakespeare in the Squares |
Touring, London |
2019 |
Musician & Improviser
Music & Singing |
Annual London Improvathon Adam Meggido / Extempore Theatre |
Park Theatre & LOST Theatre |
2019 |
Arranger & Sound Designer
Music & Singing |
Can-Can! Phil Setren / Phil Willmott / Union Theatre |
Union Theatre |
2019 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Dick Whittington, Beauty & The Beast, Jack & The Beanstalk Phil Willmott / Newbury Corn Exchange |
Newbury Corn Exchange |
2018 |
Improvising Musician
Music & Singing |
Mischief Movie Night Mischief Theatre |
Arts Theatre |
2018 |
Musical Director
Music & Singing |
All Male Iolanthe Sasha Regan / RDWW Productions |
National Tour |
2018 |
Composer & Sound Designer
Music & Singing |
Indebted To Chance Jenny Eastop / Mercurius Theatre |
The Old Red Lion |
2016 |
Musical Director
Music & Singing |
The Secret Garden Rupert Hands / BTA |
Ambassadors Theatre |
2016 |
MD & Score Reduction
Music & Singing |
Road Show Phil Willmott / The Phil WIllmott Company |
Union Theatre |
2016 |
MD & Keys
Music & Singing |
My Son Pinocchio Jr. Daniel Sharpe / Sharpe Academy of Theatre Arts |
Watersmeet Theatre |
2015 |
MD & Improviser
Music & Singing |
Lights! Camera! Improvise! Mischief Theatre |
Duchess Theatre, Soho Theatre, Pleasance Edinburgh, etc |
2015 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Princess Ida Phil Willmott / The Steam Industry |
Finborough Theatre |
2015 |
Bass
Music & Singing |
The Acafellas Lee Gibling/Mark Read / The Acafellas |
Various events, nationwide |
2015 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Our House Michael Burgen / Union Theatre |
Union Theatre |
2015 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
West Side Story Daniel Sharpe / Sharpe Academy of Theatre Arts |
Watford Palace Theatre |
2015 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Lullabies of Broadway Daniel Sharpe / Sharpe Academy of Theatre Arts |
Watersmeet Theatre |
2015 |
1st Keys (onstage)
Music & Singing |
42nd Street Damian Sandys / Geoids Musical Theatre |
Bridewell Theatre |
2015 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Aladdin Phil Willmott / Newbury Corn Exchange |
Newbury Corn Exchange |
2014 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Finian's Rainbow Phil Willmott / Union Theatre |
Charing Cross Theatre & Union Theatre |
2014 |
1st Keys
Music & Singing |
Curtains Gloc Musical Theatre |
Questors, Ealing |
2014 |
Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Comedians Andrew Richardson / Jamie Hannon Arts |
Chelsea Theatre |
2014 |
MD, Keys & Arranger
Music & Singing |
Dick Whittington Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall / Tastic Entertainment |
The Harlington, Fleet |
2013 |
MD & Repetiteur
Music & Singing |
Damsel In Shining Armour Alexander Parsonage / Finger In The Pie |
Edinburgh Underbelly |
2013 |
MD
Performing Arts |
The Last Five Years Rob Archibald / LAMDA |
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2013 |
MD
Music & Singing |
City of Angels John Baxter / LAMDA |
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith |
2013 |
MD
Performing Arts |
Summerfolk Bill Alexander / LAMDA |
The Pleasance, Islington |
2013 |
AMD
Performing Arts |
Parade Joanna Read / LAMDA |
Old Vic Tunnels |
2013 |
Repetiteur
Performing Arts |
The Wandering Scholar Tyrrell Jones / Opera Les Fauves |
King's Head Theatre, Islington |
2013 |
1st Keys
Performing Arts |
The Wizard of Oz Harrowby Singers |
Grantham Guildhall |
2013 |
2nd Keys
Performing Arts |
Les Miserables Andrew Miller / Ocean Theatre |
Brit Vic Theatre, Ascot |
2012 |
MD/Composer
Performing Arts |
Much Ado About Nothing Janet Suzman / LAMDA |
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith |
2012 |
Vocal Coach
Performing Arts |
The Accrington Pals Raz Shaw / LAMDA |
The Linbury Studio |
2012 |
MD
Performing Arts |
Iolanthe David Craig / Peak Opera |
Buxton Opera House |
2012 |
MD
Performing Arts |
The Pirates of Penzance Grantham Operatic Society |
Grantham Guildhall |
2011 |
MD
Performing Arts |
Kiss Me Kate Martin Berry / Grantham Operatic Society |
Grantham Guildhall |
2011 |
Teacher of Music
Event |
(Oliver!/We Will Rock You) Bourne Grammar School |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2013 | PG Dip MD and Repetiteur | LAMDA |
2010 | PGCE with QTS Secondary Music | The University of Huddersfield |
2009 | BA (Hons) Music with Drama (2:1) | The University of Huddersfield |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
I can use:
About me
I am a young professional pianist/MD now living in West London, having spent two years as a full time classroom music teacher. I am an experienced singer, vocal coach and accompanist.Additional skills:
I play the piano, saxophone and clarinet.
Referees:
Mr Rob Archibald/Dr Tim Williams - please contact for further details
Theatre professional:
I am currently studying a Postgraduate Diploma in Musical Direction at LAMDA, following Music Teaching in the Midlands and a Music and Drama degree. I have been heavily involved in music within dramatic arts from a young age, and my time spent teaching both young people and adults in classroom and rehearsal room settings has given me a wide range of relevant experience.
Referees:
Janet Suzman, director of Much Ado About Nothing (LAMDA, 2012)
Rob Archibald, Head of Singing and Music at LAMDA (2012 - )
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Piano |
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Job Titles | Music Director, Composer, Teacher, Music Production |
Years in industry | less than a year |