The Creative Team behind COMPANY

Ray RackhamRay Rackham - Director

Ray has produced/directed a variety of musicals, with a particular focus on the musical theatre canon of Stephen Sondheim, including: the revue Just Another Love Story (Bridewell and Battersea Barge, TCR, 2007); Assassins (Bridewell Theatre, TCR, 2006); Into the Woods (Greenwood, TCR, 2004); Company (Greenwood, TCR, 2003) and the concert Celebrating Sondheim (Bloomsbury, TCR, 2003) a one off gala concert in aid of the RNIB.

He was associate producer for the star-studded Follies in Concert (Palladium, 2007) starring Philip Quast, Maria Friedman, Liz Robertson, Imelda Staunton, Kim Criswell, and Lilian Montevechhi; and the thirtieth anniversary concert celebration of Side by Side by Sondheim (Novello, 2006), reuniting Julia McKenzie, David Kernan and Millicent Martin with a host of West End personalities; both for Richard Douglas Productions. Ray produced and directed the 2006 West End Gala Happily Ever After (Fortune, TCR, 2006), celebrating the life of Broadway and West End actor Denis Quilley, and featuring the acclaimed Broadway soprano Barbara Cook.

Ray has also performed various music theatre roles, including Harry (Company), the Baker (Into the Woods), John Hinckley (Assassins), Beadle Bamford (Sweeney Todd), Frederik (A Little Night Music); culminating in playing both Young and Old Buddy in separate productions of Follies (having aged 30 years in five months).

David KeefeDavid Keefe - Musical Director

David was born in London and graduated in Chemistry before studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music. As well as a passion for Sondheim, he also has a particular interest in contemporary classical music, new musical theatre writing and outreach projects. He has recently been involved in community operas in Redbridge and Southwark, and summer schools for ENO and Trinity College of Music.

David is currently part of a piano and oboe duo specialising in Cuban and 20th Century repertoire, as well as being in demand as a cabaret pianist at venues around London.

Angela NesiAngela Nesi - Choreographer

Angela trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and The Centre Performing Arts College. Roles played during training include Personals (Claire), Touched (Sandra), The Duchess of Malfi (Cariola), The Secret Garden (Martha).

Professional Theatre credits include: Nothing to do with Love (The Theatre Below, London), This is Jamm Heart (The Place, London), The Show Must Go On (UK tour featuring Zoe Tyler), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells), The Vagina Monologues (Barbican Studio Theatre, London), Dancer/Vocalist for P&O Cruises, and various roles in a collection of Children’s musicals for the Qatar Summer Wonders festival in the Middle East. She most recently in the original cast of the new musical Vavoom-the story of a showgirl (Brighton and Bath Fringe festivals).

Choreography credits include: Get This Together (Leicester Square Theatre), Follies (Lund Theatre, Hampstead) and Martin Murphy’s Manor at the Soho Theatre and Tristan Bates Theatre.

 

Rachel Stone - Set Designer

 

Dan Young - Lighting Designer / Stage Manager

 

Rob Casey - Additional Lighting Design

 

David Neill - Properties