What a year!
Gosh its taken me a while to catch up this year and finally write up some of fabulous times Ive had working back in 2019 such as my design for Storyhouse Chester’s Christmas production Peter Pan pictured above. From September through to December I was also busy designing the season in a tent for Mercury […]
Jerry Jerry!
“Accompaniment under musical director Tom Chester is first rate, as is the excellent sound balance from Chris Bogg that crisply delivers words and music throughout.” Nigel Smith Musical Theatre review. A welcomed return to the Hope Mill for me this August along with another chance to work with old friends Director James Baker and MD Tom Chester. Jerry Springer […]
Avenue Q Touring the UK
It seems like such a long time since we where back in Portmouth in January launching the start of this tour. I’ve had such a busy first few months of 2019 that I kind of forgot to write a little post about it. Avenue Q is one of my favourite shows to work on and […]
Avenue Q Review
“Making a show like this play in a huge theatre like the New Wimbledon takes incredible skill not only from the performers but with the help of Christopher Bogg’s sound design this band have a great big, rich sound.” Douglas Mayo: British Theatre. The Tour has been going well with some great audience feedback across […]
We’re not in Chester anymore Toto! A little round up of a busy year.
Now that I’ve had time to stop, I’m reflecting on what a busy year its been for me. It started back in January with the return of Spamalot UK tour, then came March with Legally Blonde. Before I’d really had chance to catch my breath it was September. I was delighted to be asked to design […]
Bolton’s going on a Summer Holiday
I’ve always admired Bolton Octagon as a great producing house, local to home town and yet until this point in my design career, I’d never worked in this lovely building. I was so pleased when Musical Director and long time friend Richard Reeday, enquired to see if I would be interested in designing a site […]
Oh My God You Guys!
As the UK tour of Legally Blonde heads out for its second Leg, following a little rest over the pantomime season, I noticed that I’d not written on here and told you guys all about it! One of the funniest shows I’ve had the pleasure of working on, I was thrilled when the shows producers […]
Second on the right and straight on till morning.
Well after the excitement of Spamalot earlier in the year, I was delighted to be invited back to the Mercury Theatre Colchester, to design their summer musical production Peter Pan. This Actor Musician show followed in the foot steps of the successful Wind in the Willows last year, with a few familiar faces in the cast. […]
Spamalot heads to Korea and preparations for Yank London.
Following on from The Mercury Theatre Colchester’s fantastic run of Spamalot, Theatre producers Sell a Door Worldwide take the show to Korea for the Daegu International Music Festival. I’m thrilled to be again working with Sell A Door who are no stranger to taking their brand of high quality British theatre around the world. I […]
UK Premiere of Yank at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre.
March and April have been a busy few months for me. The first major project of the year over at Manchester’s Hope mill Theatre opened. The UK Premiere of the musical Yank. This world war II love story between two gay soldiers is a beautify told story of love, bravery and tragedy. The show’s […]