Robert Purvis, Musical Director
- May 27th, 2010
- Pickwick, Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke.
- Nov 2001—Jan 2002
- Orchestration/vocal arrangements/Musical Supervision
- Chicago, Adelphi Theatre, London
- Oct 2000—Nov 2001
- Musical Director/Conductor
- With Sacha Distel,Denise van Outen, Alison Moyet
- Phantom Of The Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London
- Feb 1999—December 1999
- Musical Director/Conductor
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
- June 1999—Aug 1999
- Pinewood Studios (The Movie) Associate Musical Director to Mike Reed
- With Donnie Osmond, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
- Canterbury Tales, Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
- Nov 1998—Jan 1999
- Orchestrations, vocal arrangements, Musical Direction
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
- Singapore, Hong Kong, St. James, Wellington, St. James, Auckland
- Musical Director/Conductor Jan. 1998—September 1998
- With Linzi Hateley, Glen Drake, David Dixon, Jackie Clarke
- The Secret Garden, Opera House, Wellington, St. James, Auckland
- Feb 1996—July 1996
- Musical Director/ Conductor
- With Brent Barrett , Deborah Wai Kapohe
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
- English National Tour
- Nov 1993—Nov 1995
- Musical Director/Conductor
- With Phillip Schofield,Darren Day, Ria Jones
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Australian Tour
- Associate Conductor With Tina Arena, David Dixon
- Ken Hill’s Phantom Of The Opera, Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, Manila
- June 1992—Aug 1992
- Associate Conductor
- With Ruth Madoc
- Chess
- Aotea Centre, Auckland, Opera House, Wellington, James Hay Theatre, Christchurch, Regent Theatre, Dunedin
- December 1991—May 1992
- Musical Direction/ Conductor/ Dance Arranger
- With Murray Head, Tommy Korberg, Derek Metzger, Delia Hannah,
Lynda Mae Brewer - Chess, English National Tour
- March 1990—Nov 1991
- Musical Director /Conductor
- London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, English Touring and Barcelona.
- 1989 (year ’s contract)
- With Dan Waggoner, Artistic Director
- Budgie, Cambridge Theatre, London
- July 1998—Jan 1998
- Associate Conductor, Dance Arranger With Adam Faith, Anita Dobson
- Kiss Me Kate, Stratford on Avon, Old Vic, Savoy Theatre, London. For The Royal Shakespeare Company.
- March 1987—July 1988
- Associate Conductor
- With Paul Jones, Nichola Mc. Auliffe Dir. Adrian Noble
- Snow White,Theatre Royal, Plymouth, His Majesty’s Theatre,
Aberdeen - Nov 1986—Jan 1987
- Musical Director/Conductor
- With Honor Blackman, Ted Rogers
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Chichester
Festival Theatre, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Aldwych Theatre, London - March 1986—Oct 1986
- Associate Conductor
- With Suzi Quatro, Edmund Hockeridge
- “Y”, at the Piccadilly Theatre, London
- June 1983—June 1984
- Musical Director/ Conductor With Arturo Bracchetti
- Tomfoolery, Criterion Theatre, London
- June 1980—June 1981
- Musical Director/ Conductor With Robin Ray, Jonathan Adams,
Tricia George, Martin Connor Dir. Gillian Lynne - Godspell, English National Tour
- 1978
- Musical Director (for Cameron Mackintosh) also assistant Musical Director for Cameron Mackintosh on:
- Oklahoma
- My Fair Lady
- Cats
- Song and Dance
- Archie And Mehitabel, American Church, Tottenham Court Road, London 1988
- Musical Director
- With William Louther
As a Musical Director, Robert has conducted:
- Cabaret at Webber Douglas Drama College,
- Damn Yankees at The Guildhall, with Jackie Dankworth and Nimmy March;
- Chicago at A.L.R.A.,
- High Rise,
- Saturday Night Inside, and
- Oh What A Lovely War for Mountview Drama College.
Robert also worked extensively for London Contemporary Dance Company, under artistic direction of Bob Cohan from 1972 to 1978, and has on ongoing working relationship with Anthony van Laast.
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