Paul Knight

Education

Paul studied Music at Chethams School of Music, the Colchester Institute and the Royal College of Music, gaining the Cannon Jack Award for solo recital and the Stephen's Award.

Composer

Musical compositions include: Bunter (Northcotte), Dinosaur (Canada), Shake the Nation, (Southend, Liverpool, Spitalfields Festival, and SCM Notting Hill) and Esther (Spitalfields Festival). Other scores include the ballet City Slick and musical Ello, Ello, Ello (Oldham Coliseum)

Writer

Previously for the Oxford Playhouse Paul has written the following pantomimes: Dick Whittington (1996), Jack and the Beanstalk (1997), Cinderella (1998), Sleeping Beauty (1999), Aladdin (2000), Mother Goose (2001) and, currently, Puss 'n' Boots (opening December 2002)

Musical Director

Four national tours with the Whirligig Theatre Company. Other credits include: Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Jacques Brel is..., Goodnight Mr. Tom, Marry Me a Little, Godspell, Applause, Sweet Charity and endless pantos and revues. He arranged and MD'd the hit show Shout which played at Jermyn Street. He was also Musical Supervisor and Arranger on the world premiere of Spot's Birthday Party

Actor/Musician

Paul appeared as actor/musician in a number of shows including Here's a How Dee Doo which had a West End run, toured Canada and was serialised on Radio 2, Grimsley and Tibbs, Champagne Charlie, and both the 1989 and 1999 versions of Forbidden Broadway at the Jermyn Street and Albery Theatres. TV and film credits include A Night on the Town, Campion, and Handel's Resurrection.

He has appeared as soloist and accompanist in the UK and Europe and has performed in venues such as Wembley Arena and the Brussels Cathedral. He conducted Waltons The Bear and the first performance for 50 years of The English Ring. Paul has broadcast on Radio 2's The Pianist Entertains, and Friday Night is Music Night, and works regularly with Noel Tredinnick and the All Souls Orchestra.