2018
Wendy & Peter Pan
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Sound Designer
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Producers
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company
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Creative Team
Playwright: Ella Hickson
Director: Eleanor Rhodes
Choreographer: EJ Boyle
Designer: Max Johns
Lighting Designer: Mark Doubleday
Composer: MJ McCarthy
Sound Design: MJ McCarthy and Calum Paterson
Flying Director: James Veitch
Fighter Direction: RC Annie
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Reviews
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"it is both funny and heartbreaking, intelligent and tense. Warning: features actual fairy dust"
-The Guardian
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"Underscored by Michael John McCarthy’s moving score, the result is an exquisite fantasia about healing, about growing up enough to keep the child within alive, and about learning to let go enough to be able to fly in every way."
- The Herald
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"The Lyceum's spectacular Christmas show is an enchanting, magical, funny, empowering production that is not to be missed"
- The Skinny
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'a fabulous ensemble piece that's full of wonder...making some children and adults actually bounce and roar in delight'
- Edinburgh Guide
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"Dark, smart, nuanced adaptation of JM Barrie that gives Wendy a prominent and heroic role"
- The Stage
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'theatrical magic to stimulate the imagination.'​
- All Edinburgh Theatre
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GlasGLOW
Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
Associate Sound Designer
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Producers
Itison
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Creative Team
Creative Director: Kate Bonney
Lighting Designer: Kate Bonney
Sound Designer: Kevin Murray
Associate Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
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Reviews
"The entire gardens and Kibble Palace have been lit up for GlasGLOW and people will be stunned to see how they have been transformed"
- Glasgow Live
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"Immerse yourself in illumination, spectacular soundscapes and storytelling in a must-see, world-class event coming to life in the heart of Glasgow for the first time."
- Families Online
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Design By Disaster (Development)
Sanderson Building, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh
Sound Designer
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Producers
Braw Fox Theatre
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Creative Team
Playwright: Dave Fargnoli
Director: ​Jo Rush & Amy McKenzie
Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
Associate Sound Designer: Andrew King
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Sound Designer
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Producers
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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Creative Team
Director: ​Dougie Irvine
Choreographer: Lainey Baird
Designer: Richard Evans
Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
Lighting Designer: Grant Anderson
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Reviews
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"Everything from the set decoration, to the music, to the quality of the acting is excellent – on a par with anything you would pay £50 to see on the London stage"
- The Wee Review
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It's a blast! Not only does RCS throw a lot of resources at its big musicals, in terms of staging and professional behind-the-scenes staff, but the on-stage action (and backstage musicianship) is all top-notch"
- The List
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Bottled Up
Edinburgh Festival Fringe & Camden Fringe
Composer & Sound Designer
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Producers
Colleen Cameron
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Creative Team
Playwright: Colleen Cameron
Director: ​Sarah Miele
Designer: Jennifer Logan
Composer & Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
Lighting Designer: Kieran Kenning
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Reviews
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"a pertinent topic and a captivating story"
- Mind The Blog
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"a hard hitting drama, well worth the watch"
- Fringe Guru
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The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other
The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Associate Sound Designer
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Producers
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company
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Creative Team
Director: Wils Wilson
Co-Director (Movement): Janice Parker
Composer/Sound Designer: Michael John McCarthy
Set Designer: Fly Davis
Lighting Designer: Kai Fisher
Costume Designer: Jen McGinley
Associate Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
Assistant Director: Eve Nicol
Assistant Director: Drew Taylor
Associate Artist: Dylan Read
Associate Artist: Ádám Tompa
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Reviews
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"Handke’s vision, brought to life with a rare passion and humanity by this superb creative team"
- The Scotsman
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"The flow is narrated by Michael John McCarthy’s electronic music and succeeds in creating a bigger picture of humanity and who we are"
- The Stage
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"The whole thing is driven by Michael John McCarthy’s score, a jaunty mix of palm court strings and baroque chamber jazz that colours in the show’s light and shade. As people go on no matter what, the whole becomes a life-affirming sketchbook of how we live now, tomorrow and the day after"
- The Herald
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"An epic of mime and movement, the repetitious acts of day to day life mingle with the past"
- The Reviews Hub
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Last Futures
The Tramway, Glasgow
Sound Designer
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Producers
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow University
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Creative Team
Director: Josh Armstrong
Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
Lighting Designer: Paul Claydon
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Ceilidh
Scottish Highlands & Islands Tour
Associate Sound Designer
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Producers
Theatre Gu Leor
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Creative Team
Playwights: Màiri Sìne Campbell & Catriona Lexy Campbell
Dramaturg: Lynda Radley
Director: Lewis Hetherington
Designer: Frances Collier
Sound Designer: Michael John McCarthy
Associate Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
Lighting Designer: John Wilkie
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Reviews
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"Beautiful gaelic songs... with plenty of humour, and successfully capturing the ceilidh spirit"
- The Wee Review
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"Fearless... ancient and modern are brought to rollicking intimate life"
- The Herald
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