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    • Hires - Playback systems
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Current / Recent projects:

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - London, New York, Melbourne. Director: John Tiffany. Music by Imogen Heap. 2017 Olivier Award & 2018 Tony Award for Best Sound Design.

Draw Me Close - VR experience for the NT's Immersive storytelling studio and National Film Board of Canada, selected for Tribeca and Venice Film Festivals. Young Vic Theatre.

Alys, Always - Bridge Theatre. Director: Nick Hytner.

The Barber Shop Chronicles - National Theatre/Fuel. UK tour and Camden Roundhouse. Director: Bijan Sheibani.

CBeebies Thumbelina - BBC CBeebies, iPlayer, BBC 2 and cinemas nationwide. Directed by Jon Spooner.

The Encounter - Complicité, with Pete Malkin. Director: Simon McBurney. Winner of Special Tony Award for Sound Design, and Drama Desk, Helpmann and Evening Standard Awards for sound design. 

Omay, Between The Ears - BBC Radio 3. Produced by David Waters. Listen here (with headphones)

The Discovery Adventures - Land Rover / Cecilia. A 7-part family drama podcast, recorded binaurally. Listen here (with headphones)

Hear Their There Here - iPhone/Android app-based sound-walk around Brooklyn Bridge Park. Director: Geoff Sobelle

Fraulein Julie - Schaubuhne, Berlin. Directed by Katie Mitchell.

The Cat in the Hat - MTI / National Theatre. Directed by Katie Mitchell

Sound design for the Stage - A new book by Gareth Fry, published by the Crowood Press. More info


Gareth Fry is a multi award winning sound designer, best known for his cutting-edge work in theatre, and his collaborations with many leading UK theatre directors and companies. He has also designed events and exhibitions, from the V&A’s landmark David Bowie Is exhibition, to being asked by Danny Boyle to design the sound effects for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games. He is a founder and ex-chair of the Association of Sound Designers, which supports those in, and entering, the UK theatre sound industry. He is an expert in using binaural sound, as used in Complicité's The Encounter, for which he has won multiple awards. He is the only sound designer to have won three Olivier Awards for his work; and the only sound designer to have won two Tony Awards.

Learn More

Digital Theatre interview

April 3, 2017

I took part in an interview with Digital Theatre, talking about getting into sound design, my process and experiences. You can view it here: 

 https://www.digitaltheatre.com/education/collections/digital-theatre/practitioners-on-practice-gareth-fry-on-sound-design

 

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