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Sarah Spencer 
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Theatre - Composition, Sound Design, & Performance:


  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘AETHER’, Theatre Goose - Summerhall 08/2025 (UPCOMING)

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Scatter’,  - Camden People’s Theatre, 06/2025, Underbelly 08/2025 (UPCOMING)

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Florence’ Ather Theatre - Summerhall 08/2025 (UPCOMING)

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Mumsplaining’ Puddle of Fools, -Canal Cafe Theatre 12/2024, Underbelly 08/2025, (UPCOMING)

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Looking for Giants’, ThatWhatsWild - Underbelly (08/2023), King’s Head Theatre (01/2025)

  • Sound Designer, ‘The Great Gatsby’, Dir. Leopold Benedict, - European Tour 2024-2025

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Yes, We’re Related’, The Other Palace Theatre (10/2024)

  • Associate Composer and Course Director, National Youth Theatre, Epic Stages, Co-Directing with Matthew Wells (Rhum and Clay) and Olivia Hirst

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Tending’, from Eleanor Blackwood - Brixton House (10/2024), The Bush Theatre (06/2024), Riverside Studios 05/2025, Theatre Royal Bath 07/2025

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Sisters Three’, Theatre Goose - Riverside Studios (05/2024, upcoming), Summerhall (08/2024)

  • Sound Designer, ‘KAREN’, from Sarah Cameron West, Omnibus Theatre (04/2024), The Other Palace Theatre (03/2024), Seven Dials Playhouse (11/2025)

  • Composer and Pianist, 'Project Dictator’, Rhum and Clay (09/2023-12/2023) - UK and Norway tour including HOME Manchester, Northern Stage, Norwich Playhouse, Mercury Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, and 5 weeks touring Norway (Showbox Festival Oslo) and Teatru Manoel, Malta, 10/2024). Performed live at the piano as the character ‘Susan’.

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Grounded’, The Bridge Theatre Brussels - Full Circle, Brussels (10/2023)

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Her Green Hell’, Theatre Goose - Theatre Royal Bath (09/2024), Theatre Royal Plymouth (05/2024), Summerhall (08/2023)

  • Co-Director, Composer and Pianist/Singer, ‘The Tournament’, Beware the Dogs Queer Cabaret - Matchstick Piehouse (04/2023). Performed satirical songs as pianist and clown character ‘Baby Blue’.

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ‘Move Fast and Break Things’, Freight Theatre - Summerhall (08/2022)

  • Composer, Band Leader, and Pianist, ‘Pepi and Me’, Camden People’s Theatre (02/2022). Directed live Klezmer music with a 4-piece band.

  • Composer, Band Leader, and Performer, ‘Funk Me Up’ - Tipsy Bear Berlin (09/2021). Composed live jazz for queer cabaret.

  • Composer and Music Director, FEVER!, Riccardi & Craig Productions, Miami (2021)

  • Composer, Pianist, and Lyricist, ‘How To Save a Rock’, Pigfoot Theatre (Samuel French published musical). Pleasance, Edinburgh (08/2019) and UK tour (2020) including Theatre By the Lake and Slunglow

  • Composer and Sound Designer, ENRON, Theatre Goose, The Oxford Playhouse (2019)


Film, TV, & Radio - Composition & Sound Design:

• Composer and Director, ‘Haute Mess’, feature documentary, with Executive Producer Ryan Murphy, to be released Spring 2026 

• Composer, Sound Designer and Foley artist, ‘Houston’s Whitebeam’, 08/2024 - Directed by Alex Darby and Jake Morris, DOC NYC, American Documentary and Animation Film Feistval (Palm Springs), Kendal Mountain Festival, London Mountain Film Festival, DCEFF (Honourable Mention) 

• Composer, ‘Puzzlement’, Directed by Asmae el Ouariachi, Straight 8 Competition, 04/2024

• Composer, Sound Designer and Foley Artist, ‘Rat King’ commissioned by the BBC and Institute of Contemporary Arts, ‘New Creatives’, released on BBC4, 2022

• Composer, ‘Violence Against Women’, Directed by Hannah Kugel, Premiered Grrl Haus Berlin, 04/2020

• Composer and Sound Designer for ‘Ludwig & Lohn’, Film and TV Production Company 09/2020-12/2020, Berlin
• Notable Roles: Composer ‘Tunnelen’ (Norwegian feature film, in cinemas 12/2019), Composer and Music Editor,’ Sorgenfresser’, Music Editor, ‘Polyphot Piskopat’, Composer, ‘Lost Places’

• Pianist and Arranger, BBC Radio 4’s 'Just a Girl' and BBC Radio 4’s 'In His Kiss’ , 2018

• Composer and Sound Design for Commercial films for clients including: European Parliament / the Labour Party, Department of International Trade (Sysco Productions and Ray Hole architects), Celiafilms, SAS Clothing


Education
• University of Oxford, New College, BA(Hons) Music, 2019




 

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