A Battersea Arts Centre, Beatbox Academy & rODIUM Co-Production
Conceived, written and co-directed by Conrad Murray

Commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre, Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Belgrade Theatre, and ARCADE. 

Following the award-winning, five-star smash-hit stage show and BBC film, Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster, the BAC Beatbox Academy returns to the stage with the world premiere hip-hop musical, Pied Piper. 

It’s the eve of the mayoral election, and the kids of Hamelin aren’t happy. The mayor and owner of the local pie factory has imposed a music ban, and to make matters worse, there’s a serious rat problem. But, there have been whispers of a mysterious rat catcher in town… sometimes he plays a pipe…sometimes a microphone. Can this curious stranger help Hamelin to find its voice once more? 

Pied Piper is a raucous musical re-imagining of a medieval fairy-tale. Featuring a hugely talented cast of beatboxers, musicians and special guest performances from the local community, get ready for an electrifying night of vocal wizardry for all the family. 

‘Brilliant. An old story made electrically alive’ ★★★★★ The Stage 

‘Mind Blowing… the space throbs with unimaginably complex harmonies and beats’ ★★★★★  The Guardian 

‘Tremendous’ ★★★★★  The Observer 

Reviews for Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster 

Written, composed & musically directed by Conrad Murray
Concept & story co-created by Conrad Murray & Lara Taylor
Co-Directed by Conrad Murray & Ria Parry
Producer (freelance) Siobhán McGrath
Production Manager Jack Boissieux
Movement Director by Gavin Maxwell 
Dramaturgy by Lisa Goldman 
Set & Lighting Design by Ben Pacey 
Costume Design by Erin Guan 
Sound Design by Ed Clark
Sound Engineer Thomas Wasley
Stage Manager Lucy Ventham
Assistant Stage Manager Amy Blower

rODIUM Ltd is produced by Impossible Producing 

Original performers and devisers: Conrad Murray, Kate Donnachie, Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, Alex Hardie, Ananya Panwar, Aziza Amira Brown, David Bonnick Junior & Chris Maylor.

Performers: Conrad Murray, Kate Donnachie, Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, Alex Hardie, Celeste Denyer, Aziza Amira Brown, David Bonnick Junior & Chris Maylor.

Pied Piper is supported by Arts Council England with additional funds from The Christina Smith Foundation, The John S Cohen Foundation, The Leche Trust, The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation and Youth Music. 

BAC & rODIUM would also like to thank the following individuals for their generous support of Pied Piper: Eric Bensaude, Alison and Chris Cabot, Justin Shinebourne.