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Tom Arnold

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Musical Director/Arranger/Songwriter
Composer, Lyricist and Book Writer of @senseandsensibilitymusical @edgarmusical.uk

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Behind every great adventure is an excellent team… 🌍🎭

We’re delighted to introduce the creative team for Around the World in 80 Days, bringing plenty of imagination, energy, and fast-paced fun to this summer’s open-air production:

Adaptor - Chris Fung
Director - Tara Noonan
Set & Costume Designer - Damien Stanton
Composer & Musical Director - Thomas F. Arnold
Movement Director - Marina Climent Casas
Producer - Gabriella Sills

#aroundtheworldin80days #theatre #creativeteam #openairtheatre #outdoortheatre by @thomasfarnold

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5 months ago

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We’re really excited to be releasing a new three song EP on 24th September on Spotify, Apple Music and all other major streaming platforms. The EP features the standout vocals of @beccaridout @lottieclitherow and @thatdanielhall, and an excellent band made up of @amy_saffron @aliceluddingtoncello @rhiannonjeffreys and @mark.mcquillan. The EP is produced by the excellent @kyle_allen_drummer. We’re so grateful to everyone who’s helped put this together; they have been so generous in their time and their remarkable skill 🙏🙏

Track listing:
01 Up To Me - performed by Rebecca Ridout (Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera)
02 If You Will Have Me - performed by Daniel Hall (The Twelve Tenors, The Phantom of the Opera)
03 Willoughby - performed by Charlotte Clitherow (The London 50-hour Improvathon, Noises Off) by @thomasfarnold

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‘Sounds like a lot of supernatural baloney to me.’

‘The House of Edgar - In Concert’, with this astonishing company.

@joaquin.pedro.valdes as Rufus Griswold
@laurenzazzles as Virginia Poe
@maxcadman1 as Edgar Allan Poe
@archee.aitch.wylie as Price

As ever, @bethclarence_ and @jackdrydenuk as the partners in crime. Two boon companions who did so much to get this thing in front of an audience. Wait until you see what’s coming next…

Swipe to the end for lucky raven.

📸 @mwalshephotography taken in Seven Dials Playhouse by @thomasfarnold

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2 years ago

✨exciting announcement ✨ @senseandsensibilitymusical is releasing backing tracks and sheet music for our new EP TOMORROW!

Check out our link in bio tomorrow Thursday October 1st to find sheet music and instrumentals for FREE!!!

#senseandsensibility #janeaustenmusical #janeausten #newmusicals #musicaltheatre taken in London, United Kingdom by @thomasfarnold

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16 days ago

The EP of @senseandsensibilitymusical is out today!

Link in my bio to listen to @beccaridout’s Up to Me, @thatdanielhall’s If You Will Have Me and me on Willoughby!

@thomasfarnold and @grace_o_keefe are stratospheric talents and working on this show has been nothing but a joy. It’s a huge privilege to be trusted to represent a show for the first time and I have been so lucky to have Marianne to myself for so long!

There was a point, years ago now, we needed an Elinor, and I said, ‘Do you want one of my real-life best friends?’ Cue @beccaridout’s perfect Elinor, and two years of her telling me off about my love life on stage AND off. 😉

Swipe through for the journey! 🎀 by @thomasfarnold

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22 days ago

⭐ THE MUSICAL MEDEA – LONDON RETURN ANNOUNCED FOR UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE ⭐

The London return of THE MUSICAL MEDEA, a bold folk reimagining of the Greek tragedy, has been announced.

This new musical will return to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for a one-week limited run, this September.

THE MUSICAL MEDEA. You will hear her. A new folk musical retelling of the Ancient Greek myth. This time, Medea’s holding the mic. Leaving behind the safety of her homeland, Medea places her trust in Jason and his promise of a glittering future together. But is her faith well placed?

With an original folk score and an ensemble of actor-musicians comes a new dimension to the story you thought you knew of sacrifice, betrayal, and the cataclysmic power of love.

Starring Flo Lunnon as Medea, Alistair Higgins as Jason, Gracie Lai as Housekeeper, Jon Bonner as Creon, Caoimhe De Brún as Sister, Felix Gillingwater as Aegeus and Thomas Fabian Parrish as Messenger.

THE MUSICAL MEDEA is directed by Tara Noonan, with assistant direction by Lewis Reece Jones, musical supervision & arrangements by Thomas Arnold, musical direction by by Thomas Parrish, movement direction by Kim Wright, stage management by Bethany Knowles, set & costume design by Hannah Danson, lighting design by Toby Ison, sound design by Sam Thornton, technical assistance by Ellen Read, general management by Annlouise Butt, assistant general management by Jesse Musker and production assistance by Peixuan Gu.

THE MUSICAL MEDEA has a book, music & lyrics by Costas Hassabis.

THE MUSICAL MEDEA will play Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London, running from 30th September – 4th October 2026, with tickets on sale now.

Brilliant! ! !

Thoughts? X x x

https://theatrefan.co.uk/the-musical-medea-london-return-announced-for-upstairs-at-the-gatehouse/ by @thomasfarnold

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Your camera roll when you’re developing a new musical @beccaridout @thatdanielhall @tomsterlinguk @cerys_m_jones @emilyz_gray @willholyhead @georgiapeggg @thomasfarnold @grace_o_keefe @britymt @mt_uow

Music performed by:
🎻 @amy_saffron
🎻 (but bigger) @aliceluddingtoncello
🪈 @rhiannonjeffreys
🎻 (but even bigger) @mark.mcquillan taken in London, United Kingdom by @thomasfarnold

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2 months ago

In its most terrifying reveal yet, it turns out @edgarmusical.uk is 10 years old this year. We premiered the original version of ‘The House of Edgar’ in a function room in the Radisson Hotel in Edinburgh playing to a room of 60 (initially mostly empty) chairs. That summer was one of my favourites, as over a month the show gradually picked up its own momentum as more and more people discovered our weird little show.

Thanks to the time and care and energy of so SO many people, we’ve been able to chip away at this piece over the decade, developing it into a complex, warts-and-all exploration of love, loss and legacy. Anybody who’s tried to develop a musical knows it takes a village, and doing so over this time has also required all the village’s surrounding suburbs. I feel incredibly grateful to everyone who has had anything to do with ‘Edgar’ over the years. Particularly shoutouts to the constant companions of @bethclarence_ and @jackdrydenuk

I have no idea what will happen with this show, but I hope it will haunt us again soon 👻👻 taken in Edinburgh, Scotland by @thomasfarnold

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2 months ago

MICKEY JO THEATRE LIVE - May 2024 - June 2025
Loved playing these shows with my old school pal - awesome to go from messing about on the pianos in the music rooms to playing under the West End. Amazing opportunity to meet some great performers, play a bunch of new rep and improvise some banging Quiz Show music 🎹🎹

Also, I took no photos of these shows, so thanks to @minnale_photography for the candid and @mickeyjotheatre for the video 🙏🙏 taken in Phoenix Arts Club by @thomasfarnold

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5 months ago

A SONG OF SONGS - Park Theatre, April/May 2024

Met some amazing people working on this mad fusion of a show. Hugely grateful to @jerome_vdb for giving me the opportunity to work with these amazing, unique musicians as Musical Supervisor. Truly one of the most exciting musical collaborations - honestly, swipe for some of the music we made. Quite nice to get an Offie Nomination for it too 🏆I sadly cannot claim any creative credit for the last video, that was just a jam I got to watch.
🎻 @amy_saffron
🪈 @daniel.gouly
🎸 Ramon Ruiz
🎸 (but bigger) @ashleyblasse / @mark.mcquillan
🪘 @antromero_music taken in Park Theatre London by @thomasfarnold

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MY FAIR LADY - AUGUST 2023
A fantastic summer on the Essex Coast with this wonderful company and band, performing one of my favourite scores in a tent with the worst natural light for photos 🤣 huge thanks to @frintonsummer and @clivebrill for this opportunity 🌸🌸

🎻@emilyrose12456
🎻(but bigger) @chloewinandcellist
🎻 (but even bigger) @antonplaysthe_bass
🪈 @rhiannonjeffreys
🎺 (but bigger) @owain.davies1 taken in Frinton Summer Theatre by @thomasfarnold

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Meet the creative team bringing Around the World in 80 Days to life 🌍🎭

From big ideas to globe-trotting chaos, this summer’s show is packed with pace, fun, and adventure. We can’t wait to share it with audiences across the country!

Check if we’re visiting a venue near you 👉 alfrescoactors.com

#theatre #openairtheatre #outdoortheatre #touringtheatre #aroundtheworldin80days by @thomasfarnold

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