Stephen is an engineering graduate turned songwriter and theatre composer. He has been composing and arranging music since the late 80’s for theatre companies including The Westcliff Theatre, Clacton; The Dovercourt Theatre Group and the Anglian based outdoor productions of ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’. Stephen’s theatre music includes: The Imaginary Invalid, The Servant of Two Masters, Habeas Corpus, Robin Hood, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Medal, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V and As You Like It. These works include a mixture of both incidental music and songs.
In addition Stephen has created two full-scale musicals: Great Expectations (2002) and Treasure Island! (2003), published by ‘Plays and Musicals’ and ‘Cadenza Creations’. During all of the above activity Stephen has regularly turned his hand to writing pop/rock songs and ballads.