Shaun has written musicals with a number of composers, including Stephen Keeling, Charles Aznavour, AR Rahman, Leighton James House, Marti Pellow and Guy Kitchenn.
The Lord of the Rings
Newbury 2023
The first major revival of Shaun’s epic 2005-6 stage version of Tolkien’s classic, playing in a 200-seat theatre as opposed to the original 2000 seats of its first London home.
Maddie
New York 2023-5
When a long dead film star decides to have another go at her career by possessing Jan Cheyney’s body, comic sparks fly in this complete revised romantic comedy.
The Return of Peter Pan
Brina has no time for stories - or for her flakey mother - until a chance encounter with some strange old men leads her and her siblings to a startling Neverland adventure.
Bette and Joan and Baby Jane
Two ageing film goddesses, rivals for years, are brought together for a “hag horror” movie that nobody believes will get made. Have they each met their match?
Jack Cole
Jack Cole invented Jazz Dance but nobody remembers him now. Perhaps because he was an impossible sonofabitch. This new musical digs deep to find the man behind the magic.
Celtic Warrior
Coming soon. A thrilling musical adventure set in an ancient Celtic landscape, written with Marti Pellow.
Ben Hur Live
A spectacular arena show, based on Lew Wallace’s “novel of the Christ”, O2 Arena 2010
Last Dance
A disco-age tale of love and loss celebrating the music of Paul Jabara. Premiered in New York in 2012
The Lord of the Rings
Toronto & London 2006-8
The original production of this epic stage adventure .
Maddie
Salisbury & London 1996-7
Shaun’s first musical and first West End show. Love, ghosts, ambition, farce and Hollywood, all wrapped up in musical comedy.
The Heidi Trilogy
Telling the intertwined stories of Johanna Spyri and her famous creation, Heidi, this life-affirming musical is a family favourite.
La Cava
High romance, high politics and high adventure in this epic musical set in medieval Spain.
Murder Mystery Musical
For celebrity guests on a pop producer’s private island, murder seems imminent. Enter a Belgian detective who claims to be Hercule Poirot’s illegitimate grandson.
The Challenge
The unique collaborative 1991 project which launched the Mercury Workshop.
Lautrec
Written with Charles Aznavour, this show explores the artist’s relationship with Suzanne Valadon as she discovers her own talents as a painter.
Are You As Nervous As I Am?
The story of fictional diva, Peggy Starr, as she journeys from the Welsh valleys to Hollywood and back.