JONNY DANCIGER
director, designer, composer
Best
Family
Show
Winner
Edfringe '23
Best
Design
Nominee
Offies '24
CREDITS
UPCOMING
The Revlon Girl - Lighting/Sound Design, OSO Arts Centre, November 2024
Valchera's - Lighting/Projection Design, The Cockpit, October 2024
Snow White - Writer/Director, OSO Arts Centre, December 2024
Roger McGough's 'Money-Go-Round' - Director, UK Tour, Spring 2025
The Turn of the Screw (Britten) - Director, Cumbria Opera Festival, August 2025
Marvi's Tears (Knight) - Director, Sufi Opera with NJ Arts (in development)
OPERA
The Parting (Lambert) - Director, The Music Troupe, Tête-à-Tête Festival, The Cockpit Theatre, September 2024
Kings, Witches, Lovers & Souls (Hartley) - Director/Designer, Cumbria Opera Group, August 2024
Der Vampyr (Marschner) - Associate Director & Fight Choreographer, Gothic Opera, Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre, August 2024
Die Fledermaus - Director/Dialogue Writer, St Paul's Opera, Clapham, July 2024
La Voix Humaine/Erwartung - Director, St John's Auditorium (Oxford), Orchestra Vox, February 2024
The Duchess of Padua (Lambert) - Lighting Designer, The Space (London), The Music Troupe, February 2024
La Voix Humaine (Poulenc) / Frauen-Liebe und Leben (Schubert) - Director, Cumbria Opera Group (Penrith) August 2023
Tosca (Puccini) - Associate Director & Lead Technical Designer, Devon Opera, September 2023
Pierrot Lunaire (Schoenberg) - Director/Designer, Ripieno Players, Hexagon Theatre (Birmingham), Feb 2023
The Golden Cockerel (Rimsky-Korsakov) - Director/Designer, Oxford Alternative Orchestra, Jan 2023
No Way Out (Chris Wood) - Director/Designer, OSO Arts Centre, October 2022
Ariel (Dove/Danciger)- Director/Composer, Cumbria Opera Group, July 2022
Der Diktator (Krenek)- Director/Designer, St John's Auditorium (Oxford), January 2022
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) - Lighting Designer, Hampstead Garden Opera, November 2021
Van Gogh (Michael Gordon) - Director/Designer, OSO Arts Centre (London) & St John's Auditorium (Oxford), October 2021
La Voix Humaine (Poulenc) - Director/Designer, OSO Arts Centre (London, September 2021) & Château D'Excideuil (Dordogne, August 2022).
Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein) & A Hand of Bridge (Barber) - Director, Cumbria Opera Festival, September 2021
Seven and a Half Years (Glentworth) - Director, Bread & Roses (London), Nicholson Square (Edinburgh), August 2021
The Soldier's Tale (Stravinsky) - Director, Barnes Music Festival, May 2021
Don Giovanni (Mozart) - Director, St John's Auditorium (Oxford), January 2020
Scoring A Century (Blake) - Assistant Director to Keith Warner, British Youth Opera, Peacock Theatre (London) September 2019
The Cave (Steve Reich) - Director/Technical Director, Oxford Alternative Orchestra, St John's Auditorium May 2019
Faust (Gounod) - Directing Observership, Royal Opera House, Dir. Sir David McVicar, Rev. Bruno Ravella, March-April 2019
The Beginning of an Idea - Director/Librettist Jacqueline du Pré (Oxford), 2019. Comp. Joel Baldwin
Candide - Director, Oxford Playhouse (Oxford), 2017
Witch - Director, Jacqueline du Pré (Oxford), 2018. Comp. Toby Young
THEATRE
DIRECTION
The Sound Collector - Glastonbury Festival/Waterside Arts (Sale)/OSO Arts Centre (London), Spring/Summer 2024
Ophelia - Director of Shakespeare scenes, Orchestra Vox, October 2023
Jack and the Beanstalk - Writer/Director, OSO Arts Centre, December 2023
Roger McGough's Money Go Round - Glastonbury Festival/Jersey Opera House/Edinburgh Assembly Ballroom, Summer 2023
Cinderella (and the Forbidden Ball) - OSO Arts Centre, December 2022
Roger McGough's Money Go Round - OSO Arts Centre, May/June 2022
Peter Pan (Navigates the Travel Ban) - OSO Arts Centre, 2021
Rapunzel: The Original Isolation Story - OSO Arts Centre, 2020
Kensuke's Kingdom - Barnes Children's Literature Festival, 2019
Wings - British Council School (Madrid), OSO Arts Centre (London) 2019
Lord of the Flies - British Council School (Madrid), OSO Arts Centre (London) 2019
How To Use A Washing Machine - Burton-Taylor Studio (Oxford), 2018
Animal Farm - British Council School (Madrid), 2018
Candide - Oxford Playhouse (Oxford), 2017
A Clockwork Orange - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford) and OSO Arts Centre (London), 2016
Mercury Fur - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Assistant Director)- OUDS/Thelma Holt International Tour 2016, with Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
I, A Clown - OSO Arts Centre (London), 2014
SOUND DESIGN
The Sound Collector - Glastonbury Festival/Waterside Arts (Sale)/OSO Arts Centre (London), Spring/Summer 2024
Once Upon A Bridge - OSO Arts Centre, April 2024, Dir. Lydia Sax
Sabbath - OSO Arts Centre, In Her Element Theatre, October 2023, Dir. Lydia Sax
Rope - Union Theatre, Onbook Theatre, October 2023, Dir. Jason Moore
Johnny Got His Gun - Creator, Immersive Sound Installation with ArtHouse Jersey, April-May 2023
My Brilliant Divorce - OSO Arts Centre, May 2023. Dir. Jason Moore.
Landscape with Weapon (Joe Penhall) - Cockpit Theatre (London), Sept 2022. Dir. Jason Moore.
Roger McGough's Money Go Round - OSO Arts Centre, May/June 2022
Seven and a Half Years - OSO Arts Centre, Bread & Roses (London), Nicholson Square (Edinburgh), May-August 2021
The Clockwork Arms - OSO Arts Centre (London), 2019. Dir. Will Jarvis
Cirque Viola - Platform (Glasgow), Assembly Roxy (Edinburgh), MacArts (Galashiels), Jackson's Lane (London), 2019. Dir. Charlotte McKechnie
Scoring a Century - Peacock Theatre (London), 2019. Dir. Keith Warner
Kensuke's Kingdom - Barnes Children's Literature Festival, 2019
Ruby Redfort - UK Tour inc Old Rep (Birmingham) and Pleasance (London), 2019
Wings - British Council School (Madrid), OSO Arts Centre (London) 2019
Lord of the Flies - British Council School (Madrid), OSO Arts Centre (London) 2019
Shock Therapy - Burton-Taylor Studio (Oxford), 2018. Dir. Georgie Botham
Animal Farm - British Council School (Madrid), 2018. Dir. Jonny Danciger
A Girl In A Car With A Man - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Georgie Botham
Candide - Oxford Playhouse (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Jonny Danciger
Bacchae - Grand Theatre, The Space @ Surgeon's Hall (Edinburgh), 2017. Dir. Catriona Bolt
Pomona - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Lucy Hayes
Tender Napalm - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Catriona Bolt
Edward II - Oxford Playhouse (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Charlotte Vickers
Parakeets - Burton-Taylor Studio (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Anushka Chakravarti
London Road - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Ella McCarthy
Illuminated - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017. Chor. Emmy Everest-Philips
Much Ado About Nothing - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Jack Bradfield
The Nether - Oxford Playhouse (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Livi Dunlop
A Clockwork Orange - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford) and OSO Arts Centre (London), 2016. Dir. Jonny Danciger
A Midsummer Night's Dream - OUDS/Thelma Holt International Tour 2016, with Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Dir. Will Felton
Cold/Warm - Pleasance Theatre (Edinburgh), 2016. Dir. James Watt
XX - Paradise at the Vaults (Edinburgh), 2016. Dir. Jack Bradfield
Ghosts - Burton-Taylor Studio (Oxford), 2016. Dir. James Watt
The Tempest - Wadham Gardens (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Catriona Bolt
A Streetcar Named Desire - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Harry Lukakis and Anna Secombe
Orphans - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Georgia Bruce
Mercury Fur - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Jonny Danciger
COMPOSITION
Ruby Redfort - UK Tour inc Old Rep (Birmingham) and Pleasance (London), 2019
Kensuke's Kingdom - Barnes Children's Literature Festival, 2019
Wings - British Council School (Madrid), OSO Arts Centre (London) 2019
Lord of the Flies - British Council School (Madrid), OSO Arts Centre (London) 2019
Sleeping Beauty (also Musical Director) - OSO Arts Centre (London) 2018, Dir. Sharon Coussins
Bacchae (also Musical Director) - Grand Theatre, The Space @ Surgeon's Hall (Edinburgh), 2017. Dir. Catriona Bolt
Pomona - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Lucy Hayes
Tender Napalm - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Catriona Bolt
Edward II - Oxford Playhouse (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Charlotte Vickers
Illuminated - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017. Chor. Emmy Everest-Philips
A Midsummer Night's Dream - OUDS/Thelma Holt International Tour 2016, with Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Dir. Will Felton
Ghosts - Burton-Taylor Studio (Oxford), 2016. Dir. James Watt
The Tempest - Wadham Gardens (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Catriona Bolt
PRODUCER
The Sound Collector - Glastonbury Festival/Waterside Arts (Sale)/OSO Arts (London), Spring/Summer 2024
Jack and the Beanstalk - OSO Arts Centre, December 2023
The Sound Collector - Glastonbury Festival/Jersey Opera House/Assemby Ballroom (EdFringe) Summer 2023
Cinderella (and the Forbidden Ball) - OSO Arts Centre, December 2022
Roger McGough's Money Go Round - OSO Arts Centre, May/June 2022
Peter Pan (Navigates the Travel Ban)- OSO Arts Centre, 2020
Rapunzel: The Original Isolation Story - OSO Arts Centre, 2020
The House Is Now Open - an online new writing and arts networking initiative for the OSO Arts Centre
Barricade Arts Theatre in Education Tour 2019 - inc. OSO Arts Centre (London), British Council School (Madrid)
How To Use A Washing Machine - Burton-Taylore Studio (Oxford), 2018
Barricade Arts Theatre in Education Tour 2018 - British Council School (Madrid)
Marat/Sade - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017
LIGHTING
Once Upon A Bridge - OSO Arts Centre, April 2024, Dir. Lydia Sax
Jack and the Beanstalk - OSO Arts Centre, December 2023
Handbagged - OSO Arts Centre, Claire Evans Ltd, November 2023, Dir. Claire Evans
Sabbath - OSO Arts Centre, In Her Element Theatre, October 2023, Dir. Lydia Sax
Rope - Union Theatre, Onbook Theatre, October 2023, Dir. Jason Moore
Tosca (Puccini) - Devon Opera, September 2023. Dir. Julia Mintzer & Jonny Danciger
Codpieces - OSO Arts Centre, September 2023. Dir. Claire Evans
False Accounts - OSO Arts Centre, June 2023. Dir. Lance Nielsen.
Absent Friends - OSO Arts Centre, May 2023. Dir. Claire Evans
My Brilliant Divorce - OSO Arts Centre, May 2023. Dir. Jason Moore.
Cinderella (and the Forbidden Ball) - OSO Arts Centre, December 2022
Stills - JW3, November 2022. Dir. Sarah Segal
Landscape with Weapon (Joe Penhall) - Cockpit Theatre (London), Sept 2022. Dir. Jason Moore.
Roger McGough's Money Go Round - OSO Arts Centre, May/June 2022
God of Carnage - OSO Arts Centre, February 2022. Dir. Jason Moore.
The Revellers Society - OSO Arts Centre, September 2021. Dir. Ian MacFarlane.
Waiting in the Wings - OSO Arts Centre, June 2021. Dir. Maurice Thorogood.
Seven and a Half Years - OSO Arts Centre, May 2021. Dir. Julia Mintzer.
Rapunzel: The Original Isolation Story - OSO Arts Centre, 2020
Don Giovanni (Mozart) - St John's Auditorium (Oxford), January 2020
The Cave - St John's Auditorium (Oxford), 2019
Vanishing - Camden People's Theatre (London), 2019
Margo (Half Woman Had Beast) - OSO Arts Centre (London), 2019
Kensuke's Kingdom - Barnes Children's Literature Festival (London), 2019
The Beginning of an Idea - Jacqueline du Pré (Oxford), 2019. Comp. Joel Baldwin
Misfits Farm - OSO Arts Centre (London), 2018. Dir. Christien Anholt
Animal Farm - British Council School (Madrid), 2018. Dir. Jonny Danciger
Bacchae - Grand Theatre, The Space @ Surgeon's Hall (Edinburgh), 2017. Dir. Catriona Bolt
Pomona - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Lucy Hayes
Marat/Sade - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2017. Dir. Marcus Knight-Adams
PROJECTION
Once Upon A Bridge - OSO Arts Centre, April 2024, Dir. Lydia Sax
Jack and the Beanstalk - OSO Arts Centre, December 2023
Handbagged - OSO Arts Centre, Claire Evans Ltd, November 2023, Dir. Claire Evans
Tosca (Puccini) - Devon Opera, September 2023
Cinderella (and the Forbidden Ball) - OSO Arts Centre, December 2022
Der Diktator - St. John's Auditorium (Oxford), 2021
Peter Pan (Navigates the Travel Ban) - OSO Arts Centre, 2021
Van Gogh - OSO Arts Centre (London), St. John's Auditorium (Oxford), 2021
La Voix Humaine- OSO Arts Centre, 2021
The Cave - St John's Auditorium (Oxford), 2019
Vanishing - Camden People's Theatre (London), 2019
Grim's Ditch - Jacqueline du Pré (Oxford), 2018. Comp. Joel Baldwin
Witch - Jacqueline du Pré (Oxford), 2018. Dir. Jonny Danciger
ACTING
The Sound Collector (Keith) - Glastonbury Festival, Spring/Summer 2024
The Clockwork Arms (Johnathon Taylor) - OSO Arts Centre (London), 2019. Dir. Will Jarvis.
Twisted Tales (Young Perkins/Boy) - Lyric Theatre (London), 2011. Dir. Polly Findlay
Billy Elliot (Tall Boy) - Victoria Palace Theatre (London), 2009. Dir. Steven Daldry
Animal Farm (Boxer/Boy) - British Council School (Madrid), 2018. Dir Jonny Danciger
Sweet Charity (Vittorio) - Oxford Playhouse (Oxford), 2018. Dir. Nils Behling
The Last Five Years (Jamie) - Michael Pilch Studio (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Charlotte Vickers
The Rivals (Faulkland) - St Peter's Gardens (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Steph Ro
The Tempest (Ariel) - Wadham Gardens (Oxford), 2016. Dir. Catriona Bolt
Hamlet (Rosencrantz) - Keble O'Reilly (Oxford), 2015. Dir. James Watt
The Acid Test (Jim) - Burton-Taylor Studio, 2015. Dir. Neha Shah
FILM
SOUND DESIGN
Awfully Posh (2021) - Sound Designer & Recordist. Dir Mark Danciger and Nathan Miller
The Chrysalis Project (Oxford Alternative Orchestra) - Sound Recordist and Audio Engineer, December 2020-February 2021
Let the Beer do the Talking (2021) - Sound Designer & Recordist. Dir Mark Danciger and Nathan Miller
It Takes Two (2020) - Sound Designer. Dir Mark Danciger and Nathan Miller
Toy Soldier (2020) - Composer and Sound Designer. Dir Mark Danciger and Nathan Miller
Slugger (2020) - Sound Recordist. Dir. Callum Bradshaw.
Pillow Talk (2020) - Sound Recordist. Dir Callum Bradshaw.
Friends of the Earth (2019) - Sound Recordist and Designer. Dir. Mark Danciger and Nathan Miller.
'Outside the Concert Hall' video series - Sound Recordist and Producer, Ripieno Players (Birmingham) 2018/19
Left Alone (2017). Screen Your Story. Dir. Mark Danciger
Ensemble (2016). OUFF. Dir. Mischa Andreski
A Girl In A Car With A Man - Trailer (2017). SLAM Theatre. Dir. Georgie Botham, DOP. Ed Botham
Candide - Trailer (2017). Barricade Arts. Dir. Jonny Danciger, DOP. Jake Hatt
Bacchae - Trailer (2017). Flying Pig Theatre. Dir Catriona Bolt, DOP. Alex Wood
Pomona - Trailer (2017). Peripeteia Productions. Dir. Lucy Hayes, DOP. Max Reynolds
XX - Trailer (2016). Poltergeist Theatre. Dir. Jack Bradfield.
A Streetcar Named Desire - Trailer (2016). Blank Canvas Productions. Dir. Harry Lukakis, DOP. Jake Hatt
Mercury Fur - Trailer (2016). Barricade Arts. Dir. Jonny Danciger, DOP. Jake Hatt.
The Arbor - Trailer (2016). OUFF. Dir. Shannon Britton, DOP. Jake Hatt
COMPOSITION
Toy Soldier (2020) - Composer and Sound Designer. Dir Mark Danciger and Nathan Miller
Left Alone (2017). Screen Your Story. Dir. Mark Danciger
Tachyon (2017). Cinecam. Dir. Mark Danciger
Ensemble (2016). OUFF. Dir. Mischa Andreski
Amrita (2015). Cinecam. Dir Mark Danciger
Bacchae - Trailer (2017). Dir Catriona Bolt, DOP. Alex Wood
Edward II - Trailer (2017). Dir Charlotte Vickers, DOP. Alex Wood
The Arbor - Trailer (2016). OUFF. Dir. Shannon Britton, DOP. Jake Hatt
INDEPENDENT MUSICAL WORKS
The Tempest (2016-present) - A new opera of Shakespeare's play using electronic vocal processing
Three Pieces for Solo Violinist's Arm (2018) - Suite for solo violin and electronics, performed by Julia Sandros-Alper
Rose Coloured Glasses (2018) - Electronic composition
Inside Pascal's Triangle (2018) - Mathematically derived orchestral composition
Glitch (2018) - Song for piano, voice and electronics
Glitch Instrumental (2017) - Electronic composition for dance company Quicksandance, available on Spotify/iTunes/Amazon
Razor (2016) - Electronic composition, workshopped with Trevor Wishart
Isolation Quintet (2016) - Workshopped/Performed by the Chroma Quintet
Cascades (2015) - Introduction and Allegro for solo cello and piano
Piano Concerto No.1 (2014) - Single movement work for piano and orchestra
Illustrations of the Mind (2014) - Alternative rock album for 'The Path Ahead', available on Spotify/iTunes/Amazon
QUALIFICATIONS
BA Hons in Music (First Class) from St. Peter's College, University of Oxford - Specialised in opera and musical electronics
Choral Scholarship at St. Peter's College, Oxford
Drama and Academic Scholarships at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith
Distinction in ABRSM Grade 8 Singing
Distinction in LAMDA Grade 8 Solo Performance
Distinction in LAMDA Grade 7 Duologue Performance