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T J SPENCER

  (1972 - )
Nationality:    British
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Tim J. Spencer was born in Taunton, Somerset in the UK in 1972. Around the age of 14 Tim discovered a love for creating music. His first venture into Musical creation was a juvenile piece called "La Rivoluzione" based on the Italian revolution. Although it has long disappeared, a couple of the tunes resurfaced in later works. In 1989 Tim witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall on the television, a truly historic moment. From then Tim set about the idea of creating the musical "Berlin". Its first incarnation was a basic set of songs and a rough plot in 1991. From this developed the 1994 version which was first performed at the Priory Theatre in Kenilworth and subsequently at the College Theatre, Coventry, culminating in the full orchestral version which was staged at the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham in 1995. In 1996 Tim created two new workshop musicals: "Vincent", loosely based on the film/book "Lust for Life" about Vincent Van Gogh, and "Rising Sun", the all female musical influenced by Tenko. Both were subsequently performed and, although well received, Tim left "Vincent" behind to concentrate on a full production of "Rising Sun" which was first performed in July of 1997 at the Talisman Theatre in Kenilworth. Whilst working on a cruise ship in 2000 Tim set about re-writing and scoring both musicals. In 2006 "Berlin" was staged in full at the College Theatre in Coventry for a 4 night run. Following this a showcase version of the show was performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London and the Original Cast Recording from the musical made it to the number 1 spot in the Dress Circle Musical Theatre Charts. In 2009 "Rising Sun" was produced in Stratford-Upon-Avon under the direction of Wilson Roberts. Tim is presently working on several projects including a musical version of "the Man in the Iron Mask", a full version of "Vincent", an original idea called "the Tombstones", a musical based on the George Barr McCutcheon book "Brewsters Millions" alongside producer/director Steve Boden, and, just for good measure, an Opera based on the works of a ficticious 18th Century French Composer Felix Venerin called "the Legend of Venerin".

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below is a list of T J Spencer's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        Berlin         Rising Sun         Three Musketeers, The - the Queen's Diamonds