Tayo Akinbode

artist

Tayo first discovered theatre in London at the Royal Court’s Activists Youth Theatre. At 18 I moved to Manchester to work on the stage crew at the Royal Exchange Theatre for a season and play bass guitar in their Christmas show ‘Christmas Fun and a Fairy tale’. After a few years spent playing in bands, Manchester Youth Theatre asked me to write music for their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Since then Tayo has been a composer and Musical Director for theatre, film, TV, radio, circus and community projects for companies including: The National Theatre, The Generating Company, OCT East Shenzen, Almeida Theatre, Littlebigman Films, The Royal Exchange Theatre, Miami Gablestage, New York Public Theater, M6, Storyhouse Chester, Specsavers, and Spirit of the Union UAE 40th Birthday celebrations in Abu Dhabi. 

Recent work includes: Granddad Anansi for Z-Arts/Half Moon Theatre; Robin Hood - Theatr Clwyd; The Island - Elysium Theatre Company; The Whip – Royal Shakespeare Company; Backyard, Rain Rain - Bamboozle; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Royal Exchange Theatre; Untitled F**K Miss Saigon Play – Royal Exchange/MIF/Young Vic, My Voice Was Heard - Red Ladder; Jack Frost – Tutti Frutti; Spike – The Watermill Theatre and tour, and The World According To Grandpa for Grandpa Productions/Channel 5 Milkshake.