RUSSELL DITCHFIELD
C O M P O S E R & S O U N D D E S I G N E R
Russell's credits include work at The Manchester Royal Exchange, Theatr Clwyd, The Lowry and large-scale UK tours. He has also done immersive and site specific work across the country.
Upcoming Projects -
Public: The Musical - Leicester Curve - Hannah Sands
2026 -
Allegra - UK Tour - Stephen Mear
Good Golly Miss Molly - New Vic Theatre - Bob Eaton
Return on Investment - Hampstead Theatre - Chelsea Walker
Carrie - Mack Theatre - Dan Herd
Conversations after a Burial - MST - Elizabeth Lawrence
2025 -
Jane Eyre - The Venue - Sarah Franckom
Snake in the Grass - Theatr Clwyd & Bolton Octagon - Francesca Goodridge
Charlie's Aunt - The Watermill - Sophie Drake
Standing In The Shadow Of Giants - Traverse Theatre - Bryony Shanahan (Co-design with Alexandra Faye Braithwaite)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Mack Theatre - James Robert Moore
A Streetcar Named Desire - Mack Theatre - Seán Linnen
Hedda Gabler - Manchester School Of Theatre - Seán Aydon
Last Quiz Night On Earth - New Vic Theatre - Anna Marsland
2024 -
Sleeping Beauty - Storyhouse - Ameera Conrad
The Ice At The End of The World - Clapham Omnibus - Madelaine Moore
The Great Gatsby - Lawrence Batley Theatre - Olivia Race
The History Boys - Theatre Royal Bath & UK Tour - Seán Linnen
Brassed Off - Theatre By The Lake/Stephen Joseph Theatre/Bolton Octagon - Liz Stephenson
Chaos/The IT - Arden School of Theatre - Bryony Shanahan
A Message For The Future R&D - Arts Depot - Crescendorious Theatre
2023 -
Brief Encounter - Royal Exchange Theatre - Sarah Franckom
Nuclear Children - Pleasance Edinburgh - Seán Linnen
Under Milk Wood - National Youth Theatre of Wales - Emma Baggott
Frankenstein - Lawrence Batley Theatre - Olivia Race
Blank - Young Actor's Theatre Islington - Barney McElholm
Agatha - Theatre 503 - George Chilcott
No Pay? No Way! - Royal Exchange Theatre - Bryony Shanahan
Dulux Diamond Paint - YouTube - Refinery Group
Peter Rabbit Easter Adventure - Covent Garden - Barney McElholm
Sorter - Swansea Grand Theatre - Francesca Goodridge
Beginning - Royal Exchange Theatre - Bryony Shanahan
Faustus: That Damned Woman - Storyhouse - Francesca Goodridge
Edith (UK Tour) - The Lowry & Theatr Clwyd - Madelaine Moore
2022 -
Romeo & Juliet - The Backstage Theatre - Dan Herd
Holiday Inn - Bellairs Theatre - Nigel West
Pirate Queen - Bellairs Theatre - Anna Fox
Edith - Crowded Room Theatre - Madelaine Moore
The Tempest - Lawrence Batley Theatre - Catherine Traveller
Lysistrata - Lyric Hammersmith - Diyan Zora
Peter Rabbit - Blenheim Palace - Barney Mc Elholm
A Pretty Shitty Love - Theatr Clwyd - Francesca Goodridge (As Associate)
Puck - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Nadia Papachronopoulou
Bloody Elle - Royal Exchange Theatre - Bryony Shanahan (As Associate)
Man of Mode - Mountview - Bethany West & Barney McElholm
Carousel - Mountview - Francesca Goodridge
2021 -
The Welkin - Guildford School of Acting - Sean Linnen
Against! - Guildford School of Acting - Jemima James
Macbeth - Lawrence Batley Theatre - Olivia Race
Going the Distance - Lawrence Batley Theatre, The Dukes, Oxford Playhouse - Felicity Montagu
Home I'm Darling - Bolton Octagon - Liz Stevenson (As Associate)
Katzenmusik - Arts Ed - Sean Linnen
Fear & Misery of the Third Reich - Arts Ed - Lucy Sheen
GROAN UPS - Uk Tour - Kirsty Patrick Ward (As Associate) \
2019 -
Parakeet - Summerhall - Laura Keefe
M U S I C A L D I R E C T O R
2019 -
GROAN UPS - Vaudeville Theatre & Uk Tour - Kirsty Patrick Ward
My Beautiful Black Dog - Southbank Centre & UK Tour - Laura Keefe
Merry Christmas, Carol - Liverpool Royal Court - Helen Carter
M U S I C
Peaches & Cream - Rusty Studios - Composer & Creator
Dead Air Theme - Hoxton Radio - Composer.
Yes Chef Podcast - London on the Inside - Composer
Contracts with Universal & Island records.
Recorded with Steven Street (Blur, Kaiser Chiefs, The Smiths), Phil Vinall (Placebo), Nick Trepka (Emmy the Great, Speech Dabelle)
Toured with Kasabian, The Fratellis, Dirty Pretty Things, Mick Jones.
Performed at Leeds & Reading Festival, Super Bock Super Rock Portugal, Wireless Festival Hyde Park.