CREATIVE PRODUCER for Finn Beames & Company

Finn Beames & Company is a changing group of collaborators making music-led work for live performance.
Their first production, as the winner of the 2024 Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award, was Quiet Songs - performed at the Barbican London Oct/Nov 2024. Shortlisted for The Stage Innovation Award 2025.
It was remounted for the TalentLAB festival in Luxembourg collaborating with Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and the United Musicians of Lucillin, performing at the Grand Théatre in June 2025.

Quiet Songs Company - Barbican London

Finn Beames Writer, Composer, Director

Ruth Negga Boy
Fra Rustumji Violin
Chihiro Ono Viola
Hoda Jahanpour Cello
Thea Sayer Double Bass

Samal Blak Set and Costume Designer
Bethany Gupwell Lighting Designer
Tingying Dong 董汀滢 Sound Designer
Zoe Phillips Creative Armourer
Bret Yount Fight Director
Malik Nashad Sharpe Movement Consultant
Bryony Fayers Costume Supervisor

Claire Shovelton Creative Producer
Ian Taylor Production Manager for eStage
Graham Michael Stage Manager
Luke Madams Composition Assistant

commissioned by theOxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award & the Barbican, London, and supported by the Maria Björnson Memorial Fund & the Garrick Charitable Trust

Quiet Songs Company - Grand Théatre Luxembourg

Writer, Composer & Director Finn Beames

Boy Ruth Negga
String quartet led by Chihiro Ono (viola) with musicians from United Instruments of Lucilin: 
Wan-ru Cheng (violin), Ketevan Roinishvili (cello), Vincent Delia (bass)

Set & Costume Designer Samal Blak
Lighting Designer Bethany Gupwell
Sound Designer Tingying Dong  董汀滢
Assistant Director Béatrice Paquet
Associate Lighting Designer and Programmer Nell Golledge
Associate Sound Designer Fred DeFaye
Curved Sword designed and made by Zoe Phillips
Fight Director Renaud Laas

Creative Producer for Finn Beames & Company Claire Shovelton

A co-production of Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Barbican, London; Finn Beames & Company 

Quiet Songs was originally commissioned by theOxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award & the Barbican, London, and supported by the Maria Björnson Memorial Fund & the Garrick Charitable Trust. This presentation is supported by the Romilly Walton Masters Award.