CREATIVE TEAM


Ian Hammond Brown - Music and Lyrics

Ian's interest in Musical Theatre grew from his early involvement in song writing with various bands. He has worked as an actor and singer with lead roles in productions of "The Magic Flute" and "Carousel". Other theatre work includes "Crusade", "The Greatest Gift of All" and BBC Futureworld. In 1994 his musical "Cavallo" was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in 1997 he wrote the music and co-wrote lyrics for "Dorian Gray" also performed in Edinburgh. In 1999 he completed a Diploma in Music through the Open University. As well as working on "Blude Red", he has also written music for productions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". Ian currently working on a number of other muiscal theatre projects including the new comedy "It's All About Love".

www.ianhammondbrown.com


Suzanne Lofthus - Producer/ Book/Additional Lyrics

Suzanne is Artistic Director of Cutting Edge Theatre Company and is the Producer of "Blude Red". She was the Writer and Director of "Blude Red" when it started out as a play in 1997. Suzanne is also the author of "Glencoe Lament" and "A Scot's Passion". She has directed "Macbeth" and "Romeo and Juliet" round Scottish Castles and the large scale promenade productions of "Christ, the Final Days" and "The Life of Jesus Christ" at Dundas Castle amongst many other productions. Suzanne also teaches drama both in the UK and abroad and is currently directing the open air production of the Easter Passion Play for Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh in March 2005.

www.cuttingedgetheatre.co.uk

Marion McNeill - Musical Director/ Vocal Arrangements/ Additional Lyrics

Marion enjoys dividing her time between professional singing and Musical Directing. While studying at RSAMD and London College, she completed a joint degree in singing, piano and vocal physiology. She is currently the principal lecturer of Singing and Musical Director at Queen Margaret University College in the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh where she has worked on "Into the Woods" and "Godspell". She has vocal coached for many shows including "Picasso's Women" at the Edinburgh Festival 2002, as Musical Director and Arranger for Irvine Welsh's musical "Blackpool" and Vocal Coach for Grid Iron's production of "Variety" at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh. She is currently working as Vocal Coach for Dundee Repertory Theatre and most recently worked with Grid Iron on their Hip Hop Musical “Fierce”.