Sam Kenyon
MA, ARAM, LRAM Musical Theatre Repertoire Coach and Musical Theatre Tutor (LRAM)
Sam studied English Literature at Cambridge University before training in Musical Theatre at the Academy
He wrote the book, music and lyrics for Miss Littlewood, a major new musical exploring the life story of Joan Littlewood, which opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 2018. His first novel, I Am Not Raymond Wallace, will be published by Inkandescent in 2022.
His credits as a composer and lyricist include Vice Versa(composer/lyricist, RSC), A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Play for the Nation (composer, RSC); The Christmas Truce (composer/arranger/additional lyrics, RSC); Playing for Time (composer/lyricist/musical supervisor, Sheffield Crucible); The Borrowers (composer/lyricist, Northern Stage – Winner of Best Show for Children and Young People, UK Theatre Awards 2013); The Glass Slipper (composer/additional lyrics, Northern Stage); Best Friends and Butterflies (lyricist – Winner of Best Show for Young People at the 2000 Vivian Ellis Awards). Sam was commissioned by the BBC to write a verse-narration book for Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin’s The Firebrand of Florence(Barbican Theatre/Capriccio Records).
His directing credits include How the Vote Was Won (Union Theatre) and Oh What a Lovely War (co-director, Northern Stage and national tour – nominated for Best Musical Production and Best Performances in a Musical TMA Awards 2011).
As musical supervisor, he has worked on The Glee Club (Cast, Doncaster); Close the Coalhouse Door (Northern Stage and national tour); Swallows and Amazons (Bristol Old Vic, West End and national tour); and Oh What A Lovely War (Northern Stage and national tour).
Performing credits include Merrily We Roll Along (Watermill Theatre); Amadeus (Wilton’s Music Hall); Sweeney Todd(Watermill Theatre and West End); Sunset Boulevard (Comedy Theatre, West End); As You Like It (Young Vic and Wyndham’s Theatre); Les Justes and Ion (Gate Theatre); Macbeth and The Othello Music (Battersea Arts Centre). He also appeared in the films Victoria & Abdul (Stephen Frears, 2017) and Venus (Roger Michell, 2006).