Adam started his career as a sound operator and spent over a decade as Mick Potter's associate. He has worked as a sound designer internationally on Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera, among many other productions. His career highlights include the critically acclaimed productions of Billy Elliott (Curve), Lord of the Rings (Watermill) and Jamie Lloyd's reimagined Sunset Boulevard (West End and Broadway).
Awards and Nominations
2024 Olivier Award for Best Sound Design for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre
2023 WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Sound Design for Into The Woods at Theatre Royal Bath
2022 WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Sound Design for The Last Five Years at Vaudeville Theatre and Garrick Theatre
List Of Productions
2024
THE LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE | Director: Paul Hart | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, USA
OLIVER! | Director: Matthew Bourne | Chichester Festival Theatre
KISS ME KATE | Director: Bartlett Sher | Barbican Centre
YOUR LIE IN APRIL | Director: Nick Winston | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
PIPPIN IN CONCERT | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
WILD ABOUT YOU | Director: Nick Winston | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
BHANGRA NATION | Director: Stafford Arima | Birmingham Rep
2023
THE WIZARD OF OZ | Director: Nikolai Foster | UK Tour
EVITA | Director: Nikolai Foster | The Curve, Leicester
CINDERELLA | Director: Adam Penford | Nottingham Playhouse
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | Director: Stephen Barlow | Middle East Tour
SUNSET BOULEVARD | Director: Jamie Lloyd | Savoy Theatre
LIZZIE THE MUSICAL | Director: William Whelton | Hope Mill Theatre/ UK Tour
LOVE NEVER DIES IN CONCERT | Director: Shaun Kerrison | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
EVITA IN CONCERT | Director: Bill Deamer | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
THE LORD OF THE RINGS | Director: Paul Hart | Watermill Theatre
LITTLE MERMAID | Director: Dan Herd | Mountview Academy
COMPANY | Leeds Conservatoire
SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL | Director: Jamie Fletcher | Leeds Conservatoire
THE WIZARD OF OZ | Director: Nikolai Foster | The London Palladium
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | Director: Stephen Barlow | Christmas Theatre, Athens/Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Greece
2022
THE WIZARD OF OZ | Director: Nikolai Foster | Curve Leicester
INTO THE WOODS | Director: Terry Gilliam & Leah Hausman | Theatre Royal Bath
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK CONCERT | Director: Maria Freidman | Sondheim Theatre
YEAST NATION | Director: Benji Sperring | Southwark Playhouse
BILLY ELLIOT | Director: Nikolai Foster | Curve Leicester
CINDERELLA | Director: Joseph Houston & William Whelton | Hope Mill Theatre
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | Director: Annabel Mutale-Reed | LAMDA
OUR MAN IN HAVANA | Director: Abigail Pickard-Price | Watermill Theatre
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG | Director: Josh Seymour | Leeds Conservatoire
SPRING AWAKENING | Director: Simon Hardwick | Leeds Conservatoire
CARRIE | Director: Richard Fitch | Mountview Academy
2021
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: Bill Buckhurst | Nottingham Playhouse
THE LAST FIVE YEARS | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | Vaudeville Theatre/ Garrick Theatre, West Ed
CATS | Director: Chrissie Cartwright | ArtsEd
THE WEDDING SINGER | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | ArtsEd
RAGTIME | Director: Stephen Whitson | ArtsEd
KIPPS | Director: Joseph Pitcher | ArtsEd
2020
THE LAST FIVE YEARS | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | Southwark Playhouse
THE WILD PARTY | Director: Katie Henry | ArtsEd
FREAKY FRIDAY | Director: Luke Kernaghan | ArtsEd
2019
ALADDIN | Director: Paul Robinson | Churchill Theatre, Bromley
LEGALLY BLONDE | Director: Richard Fitch | ArtsEd
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | ArtsEd
THE VIEW UPSTAIRS | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | Soho Theatre
GILLIAN LYNNE CELEBRATION | Director: Chrissie Cartwright | Gillian Lynne Theatre, West End
2018
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK | Director: Bob Thomson | Liverpool Empire
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: David Burrows | New Theatre, Cardiff
CINDERELLA | Director: Andrew Ryan | Churchill Theatre, Bromley
2017
CINDERELLA | Director: Bob Thomson | Liverpool Empire
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES | Director: Gary Lloyd | Churchill Theatre, Bromley
CINDERELLA | Director: Susie McKenna | Hackney Empire
2016
PETER PAN | Director: Barbara Evans | Churchill Theatre, Bromley
WHAT I GO TO SCHOOL FOR | Director: Steven Dexter | Theatre Royal, Brighton
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS | Director: Steven Dexter | Bridewell Theatre
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS
WONDERFUL TOWN | Director: Ian Talbot | Arts Ed
SOHO CINDERS | Director: Luke Sheppard | Arts Ed
SOHO CINDERS | Director: Jonathan Butterell | Soho Theatre
MISERY | Director: Ninon Jerome | AshcroftTheatre
AS ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER
THE CHOIR OF MAN | Sound Designer: Sten Serverson | Assembly Festival Gardens/ The Queen of Flanders Speigeltent/ London Wonderground
SCHOOL OF ROCK | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Broadway/ West End/ Melbourne, Australia/ South Korea & US Tour
MISS SAIGON | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Broadway/ West End/ UK Tour/ US Tour & Japan
CATS | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Broadway/ US Tour
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | West End/ US Tour
LES MISÉRABLES | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Broadway/ West End/ Japan/ South Korea/ Toronto, Canada/ Australia
SUNSET BOULEVARD | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Broadway/ London Coliseum
CHESS | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | London Coliseum
CAROUSEL | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | London Coliseum
MAN OF LA MANCHA | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | London Coliseum
LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Royal Festival Hall
BARNUM | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Chichester Festival Theatre/ UK Tour
THE WIZARD OF OZ | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Toronto, Canada/ US Tour
ICH WAR NOCH NIEMALS IN NEW YORK | Sound Designer: Mick Potter | Apollo Theatre/ Stuttgart, Germany