ELLIOT DAVIS
Elliot is active as a writer for theatre, radio and film.
His theatre credits include Loserville (Olivier Nominated for Best New Musical), Becoming Nancy with Music and Lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, directed by Jerry Mitchell). Also with Stiles and Drewe ‘Peter Pan’ & ‘Soho Cinders.’ His recent commissions include ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ The Bill Withers Musical, ‘Rehab’ with Murray Luchlan Young and Grant Black. He won the ‘Ticket Master Composer Award for his score of ‘Best Friends and Butterflies’ which also Won Best Musical For Young People at the Vivian Ellis Awards.
For Film he is the inaugral recipient of the JJ Screenwriting Bursary in association with BAFTA. His first feature film screenplay ‘Consider Yourself’ was commissioned by BBC films and aims to be in production in 2020. He has just compeleted his second feature film also for the BBC.
In another career strand Elliot is a prolific music documentary maker for the BBC. He has written the life stories of Joan Littlewood, The Bee Gees, Gloria Estefan, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, James Last, Paul Anka and Freddie Mercury’s 60 Commemoration; all for the BBC.
Elliot has developed a close musical collaboration with Burt Bacharach. He was musical director for the BBC / Senbla’s Televised ‘A Life In Song With Burt Bacharach’ at the Festival Hall and has worked with Mr Bacharach every year for the last five years.
Recently he has also arranged and conducted live shows for Joss Stone, Marc Almond and Sophie Ellis Bextor and The Moody Blues.
His theatre credits include Loserville (Olivier Nominated for Best New Musical), Becoming Nancy with Music and Lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, directed by Jerry Mitchell). Also with Stiles and Drewe ‘Peter Pan’ & ‘Soho Cinders.’ His recent commissions include ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ The Bill Withers Musical, ‘Rehab’ with Murray Luchlan Young and Grant Black. He won the ‘Ticket Master Composer Award for his score of ‘Best Friends and Butterflies’ which also Won Best Musical For Young People at the Vivian Ellis Awards.
For Film he is the inaugral recipient of the JJ Screenwriting Bursary in association with BAFTA. His first feature film screenplay ‘Consider Yourself’ was commissioned by BBC films and aims to be in production in 2020. He has just compeleted his second feature film also for the BBC.
In another career strand Elliot is a prolific music documentary maker for the BBC. He has written the life stories of Joan Littlewood, The Bee Gees, Gloria Estefan, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, James Last, Paul Anka and Freddie Mercury’s 60 Commemoration; all for the BBC.
Elliot has developed a close musical collaboration with Burt Bacharach. He was musical director for the BBC / Senbla’s Televised ‘A Life In Song With Burt Bacharach’ at the Festival Hall and has worked with Mr Bacharach every year for the last five years.
Recently he has also arranged and conducted live shows for Joss Stone, Marc Almond and Sophie Ellis Bextor and The Moody Blues.
ELLIOT's RECOMMENDATIONS
"Tommy Antonio - writes great tunes. Melodic and artful lyrically. "
