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Tom is an artist and producer based at Prime Studios in Windsor, UK.

He is proud to have directed two national tours for Blackeyed Theatre, as well as acting in seven of their productions regionally and on tour, also writing and composing two of their literary adaptations; he’s pleased to be revisiting his original orchestrations for this anniversary tour.

Tom’s compositions include two albums of jazz, THE OTHER SIDE OF ME (Alleyne Dance), THE WINTER GIANT (Beautiful Creatures and Battle Festival), pro-EU fanfare THE SCHUMAN DECLARATION, HENRY V and THE TEMPEST (South Hill Park) and THREE SONGS OF CHARLOTTE MEW. He gigs with various bands, including Windsor’s JAZZ VANGUARD and TUNEHEAD.

His acting includes DEATH IN VENICE (Opera North) with legendary director Yoshi Oïda, THE PERMANENT WAY (CentreStage and Department for Transport), DON’T LOOK BACK at Somerset House and Edinburgh Festival (dreamthinkspeak) and GHOSTS ON A WIRE (Linda Wilkinson Productions and Union Theatre). He has also toured to care homes, Primary, Secondary and SEN schools.

Tom’s audio production work includes TIME TO TALK (Sue Ryder and Circus Scene), CALL OF THE BELLS (Reading Borough Council), and several singer/songwriters, including Thomas Heppell’s debut BE MY HOME, which charted in the UK Blues Top 20 with BBC and Jazz FM airplay.

His scripts include the stage première adaptation of James Joyce’s A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN (Pentameters, Hampstead). He also produces the annual E.H.P. BARNARD POETRY PRIZE, an English language competition that receives entries from across four continents.

Tom is currently narrating the revival of Stan Tracey’s UNDER MILK WOOD JAZZ SUITE (Oxford Festival of the Arts and tour), recording Florence + The Machine support act SOPHIE HENDERSON, and composing for film with Emmy-winning editor Steve Williams.

He loves to work and is always keen to consider new projects.

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