Leon Parris
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Leon Parris (born 1 February 1981) is a British writer, actor, musician and composer.
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[edit] Biography
Leon Parris[1] was brought up in Bedford, England, and was educated at Bedford Modern School.
He lives in Barcelona, Spain, with his wife.
[edit] Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Playwright | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | A Christmas Carol | Young Scrooge | . | . | Mermaid Theatre |
| 1989 | Whistle Down the Wind | . | . | Russell Labey and Richard Taylor | |
| 1993 | Bugsy Malone | Cagey Joe | . | National Youth Music Theatre | |
| 2000 | New Boy | Barry | . | William Sutcliffe | Edinburgh Festival |
[edit] Credits
Musical Theatre (Produced)
- The Fallen (Bedford Modern School)
- Monte Cristo - The Musical[2] (with Jon Smith) (Birmingham Hippodrome 2005)
- Scary musical - (standIN'OVATION, Belfast) (2009), (standIN'OVATION, Belfast) (2010)
- Wolfboy (With Brad Fraser) (Edinburgh Festival Musical Theatre@George Square) (2009)
- Epic Musical - (standIN' OVATION, Belfast) (2010)
Musical Theatre (Unproduced)
Screenplays (Unproduced)
- Special Features (with Jon Smith)
[edit] Awards, Bursaries & Nominations
- 2000 Winner - The Vivian Ellis Award for Best Musical: Going Once (2000)
- 2000 Winner - The Really Useful Group Award for Most Promising Young Writer: Going Once (2000)
- 2000 Winner - The Warner Chappell Award
- 2000 Winner - The Mercury Workshops Award
- 2001 Recipient - £10,000 Cameron Mackintosh Bursary
[edit] References
- http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/west-end-impresario-invests-pound10000-in-talents-of-teenage-composer-699206.html
- http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/YMT05.htm
- http://scarymusical.com/
- http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Theatre/Musicals/full-index.html
