Patrick Stockbridge
Musical Director, Composer, Workshop Leader
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Patrick has a diverse portfolio of work as a Musical Director for studio sessions and live performance.
He has conducted and produced arrangements for studio sessions with screen actors including Dove Cameron, Tom Doherty and James Cosmo, as well as fantastic musical theatre stars such as Hadley Fraser, David Hunter, Celinde Schoenmaker and Jacqui Dankworth (in addition to the other brilliant performers who feature on this website!)
Musical Director credits for live performance include Blood Brothers (UK Tour), Normality (The Other Palace), Pet Shop Boys’ Closer to Heaven (Union Theatre) and Die Fledermaus (Opera Up Close). Patrick has also performed with comedians Marcel Lucont, Grand Theft Impro and Yes Queens at festivals across the UK including the Edinburgh Fringe and Latitude.
Patrick has composed songs, original music and sound design for live theatre, video and immersive outdoor events. He frequently collaborates with Librettist/Director Helen Eastman, often on shows for young audiences including: The Nutcracker (Reading Rep), The Greater Game (Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall) and Alby: The Penguin Who Saved Christmas (Oxford Playhouse). As Sound Designer/Composer, Patrick has recently worked on The Alchemist (site-specific company Creation Theatre) and Cassandra (Omnibus Theatre/UK Tour).
Patrick has also written and produced his own musical comedy shows; January: The Musical Revue (Crazy Coqs) and Ed Fringe: The Musical Revue (Edinburgh Fringe) to critical acclaim and is currently workshopping projects with collaborators Paul Aitchison and Dianne Roberts,
Patrick is a passionate workshop leader and musical animateur. He has run sessions at mainstream and SEN schools, drama schools, offices, residential care homes and in prisons, through fantastic companies including: Armonico Consort, Ark Music, Jackdaws, Liberty Choir and Turtle Key Arts. These outreach programmes have led to Patrick composing original music, arranging and performing in concerts at Symphony Hall Birmingham, The Barbican Centre and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as many local community events.
Patrick is currently an associate Musical Director at Guildford School of Acting, Performance Preparation Academy Guildford and visiting tutor on the University of Winchester Musical Theatre course. He is also Musical Director for the Guildford pantomime at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (a favourite time of year!)
Patrick was raised in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, before achieving 1st class honours in Music and Mathematics at the University of Birmingham, specialising in Composition and Orchestration.