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Tim Riley left The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1989 and is currently working towards an MA in Scriptwriting at The Atrium, University of Glamorgan. He has been working as a composer, writer and workshop leader since 1990. He has written music for Gwent Theatre, Spectacle Theatre, Theatr Iolo,  Sherman Cymru and Black RAT Productions. Other composition work includes numerous plays on Radio Four including a new musical (Stars in Their Eyes) and incidental music for The Duchess of Malfi broadcast on Radio Three.

Tim spent a year as composer in residence at Welsh National Opera during which time he wrote several large scale community musicals/operas. Tim has worked on numerous youth productions including Musical Director for The National Youth Theatre of Wales. He has also been responsible for training the children’s choirs for the professional tour of Joseph and Whistle Down the Wind at The New Theatre.

Recently Tim has been sharing his time between teaching, examining for Performance Arts Awards and his writing and adapting work.  In 2008 London based Unexpected Opera toured Tim’s 1950s style adaptation of The Barber of Seville (now called The Barber of Savile Row). With the assistance of a grant from The Arts Council of England they subsequently toured his new version of Offenbach’s Orpheus In the Underworld (under the name Orpheus Down Under).

Recently Tim wrote a new musical Another Bite of the Apple with well-known South Wales play write Frank Vickery.  The piece recently received development funding from the Art Council for Wales and was performed in a concert version in March 2012 at The Parc and Dare Theatre in Treorci.  Plans are currently afoot (subject to funding) for a Welsh tour in 2013.

2013 will also see the completion of the first draft of  Curry – The Musical! - a light hearted look at life in an Indian Restaurant.

Tim is joint artistic director of The Stage Centre a performing arts school.