Dougal Irvine
Dougal is an award winning composer, lyricist and writer.
Credits as Playwright: Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual (Curve – WINNER, Best Stage Production, 2020 Asian Media Awards; also archived by the British Library as a work of cultural significance).
As Bookwriter/Lyricist/Composer: Eric Idle’s ‘The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat‘ (Belgrade Theatre). The Buskers Opera (Park Theatre), Angry Birds (The Space – Havering), The Other School (St James Theatre/NYMT), In Touch (LONDON Bridewell Theatre; JAPAN Rabinest Theatre), Departure Lounge (many productions including LONDON Waterloo East [Whatsonstage award nomination – Best New Musical], OFF BROADWAY Public Theatre – New York Summer Play Festival, CHICAGO Royal George Theatre, BELFAST Grand Opera House).
As Lyricist: Laila (Rifco Arts/Watford Palace/Tour). Britain’s Got Bhangra (2 National Tours Stratford East/Watford Palace 2010/11 – TMA Award nomination – Best Musical Production, Off West End Award Winner – Best New Musical).
As Composer: The Twits (Curve) The Importance of Being Earnest (Curve/Birmingham Rep) The Witches (Curve/West Yorkshire Playhouse/Tour) Teddy (Southwark Playhouse – Winner, Best New Musical – Off West End Awards) The Snow Queen (Nuffield Theatre/Royal & Derngate), The Bacchae and Blood Wedding (Royal & Derngate – during the Cameron Mackintosh/Mercury Musicals Resident composer scheme).
Songs by Dougal have featured at three WhatsonStage Award winners concerts and the song cycles A Song Cycle for Soho (Soho Theatre) and Beyond the Gate (Gate Theatre) His album Acoustic Overtures: The Songs of Dougal Irvine features a forward by Stephen Fry and the Stiles and Drewe song prize winning Do You Want A Baby Baby.
Credits as Playwright: Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual (Curve – WINNER, Best Stage Production, 2020 Asian Media Awards; also archived by the British Library as a work of cultural significance).
As Bookwriter/Lyricist/Composer: Eric Idle’s ‘The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat‘ (Belgrade Theatre). The Buskers Opera (Park Theatre), Angry Birds (The Space – Havering), The Other School (St James Theatre/NYMT), In Touch (LONDON Bridewell Theatre; JAPAN Rabinest Theatre), Departure Lounge (many productions including LONDON Waterloo East [Whatsonstage award nomination – Best New Musical], OFF BROADWAY Public Theatre – New York Summer Play Festival, CHICAGO Royal George Theatre, BELFAST Grand Opera House).
As Lyricist: Laila (Rifco Arts/Watford Palace/Tour). Britain’s Got Bhangra (2 National Tours Stratford East/Watford Palace 2010/11 – TMA Award nomination – Best Musical Production, Off West End Award Winner – Best New Musical).
As Composer: The Twits (Curve) The Importance of Being Earnest (Curve/Birmingham Rep) The Witches (Curve/West Yorkshire Playhouse/Tour) Teddy (Southwark Playhouse – Winner, Best New Musical – Off West End Awards) The Snow Queen (Nuffield Theatre/Royal & Derngate), The Bacchae and Blood Wedding (Royal & Derngate – during the Cameron Mackintosh/Mercury Musicals Resident composer scheme).
Songs by Dougal have featured at three WhatsonStage Award winners concerts and the song cycles A Song Cycle for Soho (Soho Theatre) and Beyond the Gate (Gate Theatre) His album Acoustic Overtures: The Songs of Dougal Irvine features a forward by Stephen Fry and the Stiles and Drewe song prize winning Do You Want A Baby Baby.
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