Akintayo Akinbode
Musical Director / Composer
For the New Vic: Princess and the Pea (with Upswing and Unicorn Theatre); Beauty and The Beast.
Recent work includes: Granddad Anansi (Z-Arts / Half Moon Theatre); Mother Goose (Theatr Clwyd); The Island (Elysium Theatre Company); The Whip (RSC); Backyard, Rain Rain (Bamboozle); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Royal Exchange Theatre); Untitled F**K Miss Saigon Play (Royal Exchange / MIF / Young Vic); Last Rites (Ad Infinitum); Jungle Book (Oldham Coliseum); Jack Frost (Tutti Frutti); Spike (The Watermill Theatre / tour); Sand (Kook Ensemble); The World According To Grandpa (Grandpa Productions / Channel 5 Milkshake).
Tayo is a composer and Musical Director for theatre, film, TV, radio, circus and community projects for companies including: The National Theatre, The Generating Company, OCT East Shenzen, Almeida Theatre, Littlebigman Films, Shakespeare’s Globe, Miami Gablestage, New York Public Theater, M6, BBC Radio 4, Storyhouse Chester, Specsavers, and Spirit of the Union UAE 40th Birthday celebrations in Abu Dhabi.