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A Battersea Arts Centre, Beatbox Academy & rODIUM Co-Production
Conceived, written and co-directed by Conrad Murray
rODIUM supported by imPOSSIBLE Producing
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 Offie award winning 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.
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.
Lead artist Conrad Murray is a theatre-maker, writer, director, rapper, beatboxer, live looper and singer based in Mitcham, South-West London. Conrad was on The island in 2021 and Impossible have been supporting Conrad and his new company rODIUM since then.
Conrad was listed as one of the Top 100 in The Stage newspaper’s annual industry list 2021. He’s a legend. Conrad and team performed at our first Falmouth International Arts Fest and ran workshops in Falmouth schools. Our Cornish kids are still beatboxing to this day!