MEET THE TEAM

Director/Choreographer – Robert James Bateman.

Directing/Choreography credits: Return to Forbidden Planet (Birmingham Youth Theatre), Pirates of Penzance, Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure, A Christmas Carol, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Award winning), Elf the Musical, Our House (St. Alphege Musical Production Society), Spring Awakening, Dogfight, Pippin (Award winning), American Idiot (Obsidian Theatrical Productions).

Robert is a multi award nominated and winning Choreographer and Director.

Robert has also organised multiple charity events raising approximately £3000 for several charities.

Musical Director – Phil Ypres-Smith.

MD credits (Musical Theatre): Honk! (Midland Opera), Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure, A Christmas Carol, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (award winning), Elf the Musical (STAMPS), Spring Awakening, Dogfight, Pippin (Obsidian Theatrical Productions).

MD credits (Opera): Donzietti: L’Elisir d’Amore, Rossini: Barber of Notting Hill (Emporio Opera Novella), Handel: Alcina (Bath Festival), Verdi: Macbeth, Bizet: Carmen, Offenbach: Tales of Hoffman (Midland Opera), Giles Swain: Le nozze de Cherubini (Birmingham School of Music).

Phil is also the co-founder and resident composer/arranger of B’Opera – a group that creates interactive musical performances for babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups.