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UPCOMING WORK
NANNY
Radio adaptation of the heartwarming play about friendship, faltering, and staying true to yourself despite it all.
BBC Radio 4 / 21 May 2026
Songs, musical direction & piano by MFJ. Written by Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables & Jenny Rainsford. Directed by Sara Pascoe. Produced by David Morley for Perfectly Normal Productions with Folio.
ELTON REIMAGINED
National tour for impressionist Jess Robinson’s ★★★★★ hit show, a celebration of Elton John’s music reimagined through the voices of iconic women.
Arrangements & musical direction by MFJ. Written & performed by Jess Robinson. Co-produced by Jess Robinson, Topper & Fred & Sophie Chapman Talent.
Love’s Labour’s Lost & Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare’s beloved comedies joyfully reimagined as a single, sweeping narrative unfolding across the summers of 1939 and 1945, presented in open-air repertory.
Guildford Braboeuf Manor / 1–25 Jul 2026
Richmond Thomas’s College (OT on the Hill) / 31 Jul–22 Aug 2026
Music, arrangements & musical direction by MFJ. Directed by Tom Littler. Co-produced by Guildford Shakespeare Company & Orange Tree Theatre.
MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF HOLLYWOOD
“Just when you thought it was safe to re-industrialise the north… Mrs Thatcher’s back!” A brand new drag comedy musical extravaganza (not suitable for miners…)
Edinburgh Assembly George Square Gardens / 5–30 Aug 2026
Songs, arrangements & musical direction by MFJ. Written by Jon Brittain, Matt Tedford & Tasha Dhanraj. Performed by Matt Tedford. Directed by Jon Brittain. Produced by Laura Elmes for Wildpark Entertainment.
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RECENT WORK
BEATTIE EDMONDSON FIRST AND THEN HOLLY BURN AFTER (OR MAYBE THE OTHER WAY AROUND)
Work-in-progress show where Beattie and Holly drag their dusty old carcasses out of their homes to deliver an hour of characters and jokes for their ravenous fans.
London Pleasance Islington
25 Apr 2026
Music by MFJ.
Written & performed by Holly Burn & Beattie Edmondson.
Rochester Knockers
Work-in-progress sharing of a deliciously dark new musical comedy following the Fox sisters in their final séance in 1888.
London Soho Theatre
16 Apr 2026
Music & lyrics by MFJ.
Written & performed by Tashi Granger & Kerrie Thomason with Tamsin Dowsett.
Directed by Ben Clark.
Produced by Swipe Right with Natalie Allison.
Lighting by David Doyle.
Choreography by Olivia Lock.
Dramaturgy by Sian Docksey.
Stage management by Summer Keeling.
LOURDES! THE MUSICAL
Work-in-progress sharing of a bold new show about miracles and the people who stage them, ahead of its première in autumn 2026.
London Irish Centre
11 Apr 2026
Music, lyrics & musical direction by MFJ.
Book & lyrics by Anthony Keigher.
Directed by Sarah Meadows.
Produced by Hannah Turk for Xnthony Ltd.
Dramaturgy by Eleanor White.
Stage management by David Purdie-Smith.
Performed by Jamie Beamish, Riain Cash, Danielle James, Molly Lynch & Norma Sheahan.
Featuring original material by Ódú.
SWEET NELL: THE STORY OF AUSTRALIA’S ROSE
Podcast chronicling the life of Nellie Stewart, an Australian cultural icon whose career, romance with George Musgrove,* and charismatic charm captivated the nation.
Music arrangements by MFJ.
Written, produced & presented by Ali McGregor.
Recipient of the Frank Van Straten Fellowship 2024.
[*theatrical impresario George Musgrove is my first cousin three times removed!]
THE ELMER ADVENTURE
Three friends head off on a joyful jungle adventure in this magical adaptation of David McKee’s much-loved Elmer books.
Manchester The Lowry Salford / 22–26 Oct 2024
London Southbank Centre / 30 Oct–3 Nov 2024
UK Tour / 8 Apr–20 Jul 2025
London Soho Theatre Walthamstow / 20 Dec 2025–4 Jan 2026
“So catchy that children were singing it as they left the auditorium” Musical Theatre Review
”The music is a standout” All About Theatre
Music, lyrics & musical direction by MFJ.
Devised & directed by Toby Mitchell.
Produced by Marcus Marsh for Tall Stories.
Music production by James Pickering.
Movement by Sundeep Saini.
Set by Amanda Mascarenhas.
Puppetry by Yvonne Stone.
Lighting by Rajiv Pattani.
Sound by Hattie North.
Stage management by Rachel Pryce & Lucie Warren.
Performed by Amelia Gabriel, Frankie Turton, Rob Astillo, Jack Benjamin, Millie Elkins Green, Spencer Lee Osborne & Petra Joan-Athene.
DASHING
A full-length workshop concert of a brand-new queer rom-com musical.
London Underbelly Boulevard
18–23 Dec 2025
Music, lyrics, musical direction & piano by MFJ.
Book, lyrics & direction by Will Jackson.
Supported by The Other Palace, Mercury Musical Developments (Musical Bites) and Arts Council England.
Performed by Will Jackson, Sean Lomas, Olivia Quinn, Eleanor Rattenbury & Antonia Strafford-Taylor.
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Work in DEVELOPment
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BECKTACULAr
Premièring Spring 2027
Music & lyrics by MFJ.
Book & lyrics by Olivia Hirst.
Produced by Silent Uproar & Red Ladder.