Biog
PAUL GROOTHUIS SOUND DESIGNER
Originally from Holland, in 1979 Paul attended Central School of Speech and Drama.
In 1981 he joined Jeff Wayne Music Studios where he left as Resident Engineer in 1984
He joined the National Theatre and stayed until 2001, designing the Sound for over 120 productions in its’ three auditoria.
Since going freelance in 2001 Paul has designed the Sound for over 450 productions, all over the world, equally enjoying Drama, Musicals and Dance.
Previous work amongst others:
At the National Theatre: The Cherry Orchard; The House of Bernarda Alba; Stuff Happens; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Anything Goes; Candide; His Dark Materials; Sunday in the park with George; All My Sons; Edmond; Henry V; A Streetcar Named Desire; The Coast of Utopia; My Fair Lady; Hamlet (1987/2010/2011); Oklahoma! and Follies.
At Hampstead Theatre: I and You; Cost of Living; Slaves of Solitude; Filthy Business; Rabbit Hole; Good People; 55 Days; The Judas Kiss and Chariots of Fire, Loyalty, Kimberly Akimbo
At Chichester Festival Theatre: Travels with my Aunt; Mack and Mable; Gypsy; Guys and Dolls; Young Chekhov; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; The Tempest; Ros; Sweeney Todd, South Pacific, Oklahoma! The Sound of Music, Top Hat
Also: The King and I (Palladium/tour); Endgame (Albery); Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!; Dorian Gray; Carman; Edward Scissorhands; Highland Fling; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty; Play Without Words, The Red Shoes; Romeo and Juliet and Midnight Bell (all Saddler’s Wells/world tours); Mermaids (Dublin); Carousel (National Theatre/West End/Tokyo); Oliver! (Palladium/Drury Lane/tour); Mary Poppins (UK & US tours/Holland, Germany); Marguerite (West End/Tokyo); Acorn Antiques (West End); Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible/West End). Hello Dolly! (Palladium), Unicorn (Garrick), The Producers (Garrick), The Boy In The Dress (RSC), Avenue Q (Shaftesbury), Midnight at the Never Get (Menier), As You Like It (RSC)
Paul was nominated for two Olivier Awards and received a Live! Award for his work on Oklahoma at the National.
Paul is a Creative Associate with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Company.
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