The Writers
A little info on the creative team behind Moon on a Stick...
Andy Fisher (score/lyrics)
Andy is a composer for film, theatre and television. He studied music at the University of York and went onto win a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in 1998, where he studied for a Masters’ Degree in Composition for Screen.
In September 2004, having attained a PhD in Composition, Andrew became a part-time Lecturer in Composition at Southampton University.
Recent work includes orchestration for the Spice Girls world tour and a range of film and television scores, including the Golden Globe nominated film A Mighty Heart.
Rupert Waring (book/lyrics)
Rupert is a comedy writer/performer and appears regularly at The Aspidistras comedy night in west London.
As well as co-writing and producing Moon on a Stick, he has also collaborated with James Gillingham and Andy Fisher in the writing and producing of That Ealing Feeling, that was first performed in 2003.
James Gillingham (book/lyrics)
James Gillingham is a writer and teacher. He has written and performed in shows at the Edinburgh festival and around the fringe comedy circuit in London.
He won two national prizes for his one act play Sliced in 2007 and is the author of several other plays and musicals including That Ealing Feeling and, most recently, Moon on a Stick, both of which were written in collaboration with Andy Fisher and Rupert Waring.
James is from Devon and can’t eat nuts.