Cabaret at Crazy Coqs

25th July

After a sell-out show at New York’s 54 Below, multi-award-winning composer and lyricist Eamonn brings his evening of moving, funny and bittersweet songs to Crazy Coqs. The show will feature songs from Eamonn’s vast catalogue of musicals, including Fanny and Stella, Mrs Beeton Says…, The House of Mirrors and Hearts, and his critically acclaimed retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which premiered at The Other Palace in 2018. There will also be a chance to hear some brand-new songs from Unexpected Beautiful, a new collaboration with NYC-based writer SEVAN.

Eamonn will be joined by his long-time friend and collaborator Alex Young (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Into the Woods), renowned London cabaret artist Hartley Wilson, and the inimitable Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Only Fools and Horses, Mother Goose). Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear the songs of a distinctive and powerful voice in British musical theatre.

 

Tickets available here

A Christmas Carol at The Rose Theatre Kingston

Dec 2022-Jan 2023

Adapted by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed by Rosie Jones, Eamonn’s score for Dickens’ classic tale A Christmas Carol at the Rose Theatre in Kingston was a hit this Christmas! Listen to some tracks here – songs coming soon!

‘Eamonn O’Dwyer’s soaring music and lyrics are foot-tappingly infectious, and handsome song and dance numbers are perfectly timed.’ ★★★★ The Guardian

‘Music & sound are spot-on – if only Eamonn O’Dwyer’s catchy soundtrack was available to listen to at home’ ★★★★ WhatsOnStage

‘The songs by Eamonn O’Dwyer are a feast for the ears, and are certainly a highlight of this production; you might find yourself singing the catchy tunes all the way home!’ ★★★★ Official London Theatre

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Eamonn’s 54 Below show is now online!

September 2022

Eamonn made his New York debut at 54 Below in September, and all the songs are now available to watch on YouTube. He was joined on stage by Heath Saunders, Alex Young, Alicia Krakauer and Hartley Wilson.

Fanny & Stella at NAMT

October 2021

​Eamonn and SEVAN’s ‘f*cking fabulous’ new musical Fanny & Stella has been selected from over 250 new musicals to be featured in the 33rd Annual Festival of New Musicals, hosted by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre in New York in October.

Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton, unremarkable middle-class boys, flee their suburban upbringing to live as Fanny & Stella in 1870s London – a heady world of drag, music hall, sex and more sex. A run-in with the law casts them in the sensational show-trial of the ‘He-She Ladies’. Dominating the press and scandalizing the nation, the ordeal tests their extraordinary friendship and reveals the deep corruption of an empire fighting to remain respectable.

Brief Encounter – The Watermill Theatre

October 2021

​A chance meeting between Laura and Alec in a train station tearoom leads to an impossible love affair. Engulfed by a sea of emotions, will they be swept ashore together, or will the tides of change pull them apart?

Noël Coward’s timeless tale of happiness and heartache is reimagined for the stage in a dazzling new production of this epic love story. With music by Coward, Rachmaninov, and new songs by Eamonn O’Dwyer to make your heart soar, this playful and inventive production will take you by the hand and whisk you on a journey through all of love’s beautiful complications.

‘Eamonn O’Dwyer’s delicious scoring’ ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage

‘Wild, romantic music’ ★★★★★ The Guardian

Beauty & The Beast – Rose Theatre Kingston​

December 2021

‘It’s Eamonn O’Dwyer’s music that steals the show’★★★★ Time Out
‘The music and energy of the production is infectious’ ★★★★ Broadway World

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Spring – competition entry for #Scorelief2021

April 2021

Curated by www.thecuetube.com

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​Night Growler – a short film

Christmas 2020

Written & directed by Ciaran McConville

Night Growler lives for her work. But lately, she can’t help feeling her powers just aren’t there anymore. And it’s not helped when she shares meal-breaks with Firefly, her super-successful friend from superhero college.

A short film about superhero impostor-syndrome and the friendships that get us through it.

 

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Rachel Tucker sings Watch The Light from Mrs Beeton Says… ​

Summer 2020

Olivier-award nominated actress and singer Rachel Tucker performs in the launch concert of NewUkMusicals.co.uk presented by Adam Lenson for alpmusicals.com

NewUKMusicals.co.uk – online sheet music shop

Spring 2020

An amazing collection of new musical theatre songs by Eamonn and a whole host of other UK writers.

Twelfth Night & Henry V at Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre, York

Summer 2019

‘Music is always present in this production; a fantastic band is on stage to provide a musical accent to a comedic moment, or a fully fledged song and dance. Composer Eamonn O’Dwyer outdoes himself with a perfectly pitched score’
Broadway World

‘This is one of the best productions of Twelfth Night I’ve seen… and easily the funniest’
British Theatre Guide

‘Instant sunshine!’
The Reviews Hub

‘The show flows seamlessly… spanning many different eras of conflict, with poignant composition by Eamonn O’Dwyer’
Arts York

‘Eamonn O’Dwyer’s music is constantly apt’
York Press

‘The director appreciates the dark side of nationalism; scenes in which the audience are encouraged to chant ‘In-ger-lund’ alongside the soldiers are deliberately discomfiting. A compelling production’
British Theatre Guide

Hansel & Gretel, Rose Theatre Kingston

January 2019

‘O’Dwyer’s music helps to propel the action at a brisk lick, its lively melodies tipping a cheeky wink to Prokoviev and Sondheim’
The Times

‘Toe-tapping songs by Eamonn O’Dwyer are performed as well as any West End production’
Time Out

‘Not just a winner, it’s a masterpiece’
Musical Theatre Review

Mrs Beeton Says…

December 2018

Music & lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer
Book by Helen Watts

Mrs Beeton Says… examines the life and legacy of an extraordinary woman: a spirited journalist, a tireless entrepreneur, and if not a perfect homemaker, then certainly a queen of organisation.

In a world where a woman could not vote, own a house, nor even ride a bicycle, Mrs Beeton’s book gave the women of England something they desperately wanted: a bit of control. Far more than just a cookbook, it was a manual for life; and as the wheels of British industry span faster than ever before, it became a lifeline for every maid and wife and mother trying to hold her ground in an ever-changing age.

‘A witty, edgy score’
The Fine Times Recorder

‘An evocative new musical… Mrs Beeton rules!’
Musical Theatre Review

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

August 2018

Music & lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer, book by Helen Watts

Listen to the score

Alice in Winterland, Rose Theatre Kingston

December 2017

‘Eamonn O’Dwyer’s songs embrace rapturous melody, lyrical wit and spry rhythm.’
Sam Marlowe, The Times

‘Eamonn O’Dwyer’s music and lyrics are engaging and entertaining…’
Broadway World

‘A work of genius… Stylish songs by Eamonn O’Dwyer’
Musical Theatre Review

‘Eamonn O’Dwyer’s score perfectly compliments McConville’s vision, and the music does a great deal in making it an enthralling and entertaining production’
Curious Mum

Royal Academy of Music – Associate appointment

March 2016

The House of Mirrors & Hearts

July 2015

‘The House of Mirrors and Hearts is a compelling piece of musical theatre… sharp writing, visceral music and layers of tragedy’
Musical Theatre Review

‘O’Dwyer’s score has a pleasingly complex bent to it… full of intensely unexpected harmonies and contrapuntal melodic lines… the music emerges as a thing of a jagged beauty’
There Ought To Be Clowns

‘Meticulously constructed psychological thriller… a haunting memorable score from O’Dwyer’
The Stage

‘… an impressive, compelling mix of poetry, rhythm and story’
Time Out

‘O’Dwyer’s music is the real sell here… striking and plangent’
Evening Standard

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

Winter 2014

‘Theresa Heskins’s adaptation is briskly engaging, with melodious songs by Eamonn O’Dwyer that deftly help to keep the narrative whisking along… This is irresistible festive entertainment, infused with a spirit of sheer joy.’
The Times

‘An outstanding original score by Eamonn O’Dwyer which deserves further listening in its own right.’
The Stage

You can view the teaser trailer here