GRANT OLDING
CREDITS
Theatre
Reykjavik
Hampstead Theatre. Written by Richard Bean
Directed by Emily Burns
The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sean Holmes and Naeem Hayat
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sean Holmes
The Crown Jewels (music & lyrics)
Garrick Theatre, West End. Written by Simon Nye
Directed by Sean Foley
The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sean Holmes
The Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage
The Bridge Theatre. Written by Phillip Pullman, adapted by Bryony Lavery
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
A Christmas Carol
The Bridge Theatre. Written by Charles Dickens, adapted by Nicholas Hytner
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Two Ladies
The Bridge Theatre. Written by Nancy Harris
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Bartholomew Fair
Shakespeare's Globe (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse). Written by Ben Jonson
Directed by Blanche McIntyre
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bridge Theatre. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Alys Always
The Bridge Theatre. Written by Harriet Lane, adapted by Lucinda Coxon
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Don Quixote
Garrick Theatre, West End. RSC/Nimax. Written by Miguel de Cervantes, adapted by James Fenton
Directed by Angus Jackson
The Country Wife
Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Written by William Wycherley
Directed by Jonathan Munby
The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich (music and lyrics)
RSC, Swan Theatre. Written by Mary Pix
Directed by Jo Davies
Young Marx
The Bridge Theatre. Written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Saint George and the Dragon
National Theatre (Olivier). Written by Rory Mullarkey
Directed by Lyndsey Turner
The Hypocrite (music and lyrics)
RSC/Hull Truck Theatre. Written by Richard Bean
Directed by Phillip Breen
The Rover
RSC, Swan Theatre. Written by Aphra Behn
Directed by Loveday Ingram
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Curve, UK tour and Haymarket (West End) Written by Truman Capote, adapted by Richard Greenberg
Directed by Nikolai Foster
Don Quixote
RSC, Swan Theatre. Written by Miguel de Cervantes, adapted by James Fenton
Directed by Angus Jackson
Richard III
Curve Theatre. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Nikolai Foster
Our Country's Good
Curve Theatre. Written by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Directed by Nikolai Foster
Oppenheimer
RSC, Swan Theatre/Vaudeville (West End). Written by Tom Morton-Smith
Directed by Angus Jackson
Twelfth Night
Sheffield Crucible & UK tour with ETT. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jonathan Munby
Great Britain
National Theatre (Lyttleton) & Theatre Royal Haymarket. Written by Richard Bean
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
A Small Family Business
National Theatre (Olivier). Written by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Adam Penford
The Memory of Water
New Vic and Stephen Joseph Theatre. Written by Shelagh Stephenson
Directed by Nikolai Foster
The Dishwashers
Birmingham Rep and uk tour. Written by Morris Panych
Directed by Nikolai Foster
The Good Person of Sichuan
Mercury Theatre, Colchester. Written by Bertold Brecht
Directed by Nikolai Foster
Sherlock Holmes - the Best Kept Secret
West Yorkshire Playhouse & UK tour. Written by Mark Catley
Directed by Nikolai Foster
James and the Giant Peach
Birmingham Stage Company, UK tour. Written by Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood
Directed by Nikolai Foster
Timon of Athens
National Theatre (Olivier). Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Canvas
Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Written by Michael Wynne
Directed by Angus Jackson
Travelling Light
National Theatre (Lyttleton). Written by Nicholas Wright
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
One Man Two Guvnors (music and lyrics)
National Theatre (Lyttleton), Adelphi, Haymarket, Music Box (Broadway), International and UK tours.
Written by Richard Bean
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Broken Glass
Tricycle, and Vaudeville (West End). Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Iqbal Khan
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Theatre Royal Haymarket. Written by Truman Capote, adapted by Samuel Adamson
Directed by Sean Matthias
Wallenstein
Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Written by Frederich Schiller, adapted by Mike Poulton
Directed by Angus Jackson
The Taming of the Shrew
Changeling Theatre, tour. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Forknall
England People Very Nice
National Theatre (Olivier). Written by Richard Bean
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
The Man of Mode
National Theatre (Olivier). Written by George Etherege
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Macbeth
Changeling Theatre, tour. Written by Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Forknall
The Importance of Being Earnest
Changeling Theatre, tour. Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Robert Forknall
London Assurance
Watermill, Newbury. Written by Dion Boucicault
Directed by Nikolai Foster
The 101 Dalmatians (music and lyrics)
Royal and Derngate. Written by Dodie Smith, adapted by Debbie Isitt
Directed by Dani Parr
Much Ado About Nothing
Changeling Theatre, tour. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Forknall
Salonika
West Yorkshire Playhouse. Written by Louise Page
Directed by Nikolai Foster
Bollywood Jane
West Yorkshire Playhouse. Written by Amanda Whittington
Directed by Nikolai Foster
The Alchemist
National Theatre (Olivier). Written by Ben Jonson
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Twelfth Night
Changeling Theatre, tour. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Forknall
Southwark Fair
National Theatre (Cottesloe). Written by Samuel Adamson
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Romeo and Juliet
Southwark Playhouse. Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Thomas Hescott
The Blue Diamond of Azkabar
Changeling Theatre, tour. Written by Toby Davies
Directed by Paul King
Reunion
Bridewell Theatre. Written by David Mamet
Directed by Thomas Hescott
All in the Timing (music & lyrics)
Bridewell Theatre. Written by David Ives
Directed by Clive Paget
Television
Squirm and Manny
2D animated series for YouTube. Two Daughters Entertainment.
Christmas Carole
Sky Max TV Movie.
Starring Suranne Jones, Jo Brand, Nish Kumar, Mark Benton, Rosie Caveliero.
Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon, Produced by Gareth Edwards for Sky Studios .
Moley
Boomerang. 52 part 3D animated series.
Starring Warwick Davis, Gemma Arterton, Julie Walters, Richard E Grant, Charles Dance.
Directed by Leon Joosen, Produced by Tony Nottage.
The North Water
BBC 2 mini series. Shanty and traditional music arrangement.
Starring Colin Farrell, Jack O'Connell, Tom Courtenay, Stephen Graham, Sam Spruell.
Directed by Andrew Haigh.
Master Moley: By Royal Invitation
Boomerang. Music and lyrics for The Snuffle Shuffle.
Starring Warwick Davis, Gemma Arterton, Julie Walters, Richard E Grant, Charles Dance.
Directed by Leon Joosen, Produced by Tony Nottage.
Digging For Britain
BBC 4. Title music for series 8.
Presented by Professor Alice Roberts
Series Producer Paul Olding for Rare TV
Upstart Crow
BBC 2. Three Series and two Christmas specials. Written by Ben Elton
Starring David Mitchell/Mark Heap/Harry Enfield/Gemma Whelan.
Directed by Matt Lipsey/Richard Boden
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
BBC 1 TV Movie. Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields
Starring Derek Jacobi and Diana Rigg
Directed by Richard Boden
The Pact
BBC 2 TV Movie. Written by James Britton and Rick Laxton
Starring Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein
Directed by Tony Dow
I Want My Wife Back
BBC 1 six part rom-com. Written by Justin Spresni & Mark Bussell
Starring Ben Miller and Caroline Catz
Directed by Paul Norton Walker
Marley's Ghosts
UKTV: GOLD. Sitcom (two series). Written by Daniel Peacock
Starring Sarah Alexander, John Hannah, Jo Joyner and Nicholas Burns
Directed by Ben Golsing Fuller/Jonathan Gershfield
Monsters Behind the Iron Curtain
National Geographic/Animal Planet. Feature length drama/doc
Directed by Paul Olding
Arena "The National Theatre"
Two BBC documentaries about the first 50 years of the National Theatre
Starring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen
Directed by Adam Low
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
BBC 2. One series and a Christmas special. Written by Mark Evans
Starring Robert Webb, Stephen Fry, Katherine Parkinson, Tim McInnerny
Directed by Ben Gosling Fuller
Dance
Merlin
Theatre Royal, Nottingham and UK tour. Northern Ballet Company.
Directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie
Jekyll & Hyde
The Old Vic. McOnie Company.
Directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie
DRUNK (music & lyrics)
Curve, Leicester/Bridewell Theatre. McOnie Company.
Directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie
Musical Theatre
Charlton Heston and The Prodigal Daughter (book, music & lyrics)
National Theatre Studio - workshop
Robin Hood (music & lyrics. Book & lyrics by Stephen Plaice)
Castle Theatre, Wellingborough. Directed by James Bonas
Simply Cinderella (music & lyrics. Book by Toby Davies)
Curve Theatre, Leicester. Directed and choreographed by Adam Cooper
Tracy Beaker Gets Real (music. Book & lyrics by Mary Morris)
Nottingham Playhouse and UK tour. Directed by David Newman
The Beggars Musical (music & lyrics. Book by John Gay)
Changeling Theatre, tour. Directed by Robert Forknall
Yeti; An Abominamusical (music & lyrics. Book & lyrics by Toby Davies)
Edinburgh Fringe. Directed by Andrew Panton
Spittin' Distance (music & lyrics. Book & lyrics by Toby Davies)
Stephen Joesph Theatre and NT Studio. Directed by Laurie Sansom
Three Sides (music & lyrics. Book by Toby Davies & Grant Olding)
Bridewell Theatre, Finborough, 45th Street Theatre - New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Directed by Clive Paget
A Celebrity Chef Ate My Hamster! (music & lyrics. Book & lyrics by Nick Barnes)
Bridewell Theatre. Directed by Clive Paget
Beyond the Sea (music & lyrics. Book by Paul Griffiths)
Bridewell Theatre. Directed by Paul Griffiths
Film
The Foreigner
Short film. Starring Ben Allen, Ozay Fecht, Aziz Capkurt
Directed by Ben Allen, produced by Charlotte Howley
La Merde
Short film. Starring Eva-Jane Willis
Directed by Ben Adam-Harris, produced by Broken Antler Pictures
The Dark Room
Short film. Starring David Mitchell and Matthew Baldwin
Directed by Thomas Hescott, produced by Haydn Hades
Induction
Short film. Starring Guy Lewis and Lizzie Winkler
Directed by Stuart Black, produced by Nick Mather
Saving Santa (score, music and lyrics)
Animated feature film. Starring Martin Freeman & Tim Curry
Directed by Leon Joosen, produced by Terry Stone
A Day, A Life
Short film. Starring Jennifer-Jane Hooker & Ian Macnaughton
Directed by Paul Olding, produced by Bongo Reef Pictures
Junkie Love
Animated short film,. Starring Dudley Sutton
Directed by Paul Olding, produced by Bongo Reef Pictures
Losing the Plot
Short film. Starring Dudley Sutton & Angela Bull
Directed by Paul Olding, produced by Bongo Reef Pictures
Awards
TONY AWARD best score (nominated)
One Man, Two Guvnors
DRAMA DESK AWARD outstanding music in a play (won)
One Man, Two Guvnors
TBA AWARD outstanding original underscore in a play (won)
One Man, Two Guvnors
NYMF AWARD best lyrics (won)
Three Sides
NYMF AWARD best music (special commendation)
Three Sides
