Rebecca Applin

About Rebecca Applin

Rebecca studied Music at Cambridge University and Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music, and has been composing for theatre, screen and radio ever since.  She recently won the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer Award leading to a year’s residency at The Mercury Theatre, Colchester and The New Wolsey, Ipswich.  She has twice been a finalist in the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize and one of three finalists in the S&S Award.  Her screen work in musical theatre for young people with special educational needs has been BAFTA nominated.

TV

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • MAKE A MUSICAL: I KNOW ME
    • BBC Learning and Gamelab
    • BAFTA nominated Musical film
    • WANNA BE A ROCKSTAR
    • BBC Learning and Gamelab
    • BAFTA nominated
    • DANCE WITH THE ELEMENTS
    • BBC Learning and Gamelab

Theatre

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • THREE BEARS
    • Full House Theatre Company
    • Family Show
    • FRANKENSTEIN (ON A BUDGET)
    • Lamphouse Theatre
    • Actor-Musician Show,
    • THE KING'S POLAR BEAR
    • Full House Theatre Company
    • Family Show,
    • TINKERBELL'S IN TOWN
    • Full House Theatre Company
    • Family Show,
    • THE WITCHES
    • Watford Palace Theatre
    • Community Project, Dir. Scott Le Crass
    • JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
    • Watford Palace Theatre
    • Community Project, Dir. James Williams
    • MILESTONES
    • Watford Palace Theatre
    • Community Project, Dir. & Writer Dinos Aristidou
    • BUFFERING
    • Watford Palace Young Company
    • Youth Project, Dir. Vedi Roy
    • RAPUNZEL AND THE RASCAL PRINCE
    • Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
    • Pantomime, Dir. Abigail Andersen
    • PUSS IN BOOTS
    • Chipping Norton Theatre
    • Pantomime, Dir. John Terry, Nominated for Best Music in The Great British Pantomime Awards; dir. John Terry
    • RAPUNZEL
    • Chipping Norton Theatre
    • Pantomime, Dir. David Ashley, Nominated for Best Musical in The Great British Pantomime Awards
    • CINDERELLA
    • Chipping Norton Theatre
    • Pantomime, Dir. John Terry
    • A CHRISTMAS CAROL
    • Bolton Octagon
    • Family Show
    • THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
    • Family Show
    • THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT
    • Family Show
    • THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER
    • Family Show
    • THE WORST PRINCESS
    • The Grove and UK Tour
    • Family Show
    • WASTEBUSTERS (AN ECO MUSICAL)
    • Lyric, Belfast
    • Associate Artist with Full House, Family Show
    • WOMAN OF FLOWERS
    • Forest Forge
    • Actor-Musician Show, Dir. Kirstie Davis
    • THE INVISIBLE MAN
    • Queens Theatre Hornchurch
    • Actor-Musician Show, Dir. Ryan McBryde
    • WIND IN THE WILLOWS
    • Colchester Mercury Theatre
    • Actor-Musician Show, Dir. Matt Cullum
    • LEAR AND HIS DAUGHTERS
    • Romany Theatre R&D
    • Actor-Musician Show, Dir. Charlie Westenra
    • THE ALLESLEY SILAS
    • From the Heart Theatre for Coventry City of Culture, at the Belgrade Theatre
    • Actor-Musician Show, Dir. Nick Walker
    • ROSIE AND HUGH’S GREAT BIG ADVENTURE
    • A musical with the songs of CBeebie’s Nick Cope
    • Actor-Musician Show, Dir. Ria Parry
    • THE BEAUTY PARADE
    • Wales Millennium Centre
    • Actor-Musician Show, Dir. Kaite O’Reilly and Phillip Zarrilli
    • AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
    • Bolton Octagon
    • Musical
    • THE 45th MARVELLOUS CHATTERLEY VILLAGE FETE
    • Broadway Licensing
    • Musical
    • CAUTIONARY TALE
    • Youth Music Theatre, The Barbican Plymouth
    • Musical, Dir. Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
    • THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE
    • Originally commissioned by the George Bernard Shaw Estate
    • Musical
    • JABBERWOCKY
    • British Youth Music Theatre, The Other Palace London
    • Musical, Dir. Luke Sheppard
    • HOURGLASS
    • Chichester University
    • Musical, Dir. Alex Packer
    • WAR OF THE WORLDS (ON A BUDGET)
    • Lamphouse Theatre, Edinburgh Festival & UK Tour
    • Musical
    • PEELING
    • Forest Forge
    • Play, Dir. Kirstie Davis
    • LEAVES ON A LINE
    • Forest Forge
    • Play, Dir. Kirstie Davis
    • MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
    • Mercury Theatre, Colchester
    • Play, Dir. Pia Furtado
    • BULLY BOY
    • Mercury Theatre, Colchester
    • Play, Dir. Dan Sherer
    • 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
    • Cambridge Arts Theatre and tour
    • Play, Dir. Richard Beecham
    • THE LADYKILLERS
    • New Wolsey, Queens Theatre Hornchurch, Salisbury Playhouse
    • Play, Dir. Pete Rowe

Audio

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • BBC Radio 4
    • Archive Hour
    • BBC Radio 5
    • Live Drama
    • BBC Documentary
    • BBC Radio 4
    • BBC Wales
    • BBC Documentary