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Craig Hawes

Craig Hawes has been tickling the ivories ever since he was able to scale the dizzy heights of a piano stool. His passion for composing grew at a young age, matched only by his love of writing silly stories and pun-filled poetry. As a teenager he won national competitions for song composition and story writing, and these interests combined when he wrote and directed his first Christmas musical aged just 16.

After professional music training in London, Craig spent 13 years as a primary teacher and music consultant, as well as working in television and professional theatre as a musical director, arranger, composer and recording engineer. It is this weird and wonderful mix of experiences that helps Craig to create sparkling, unforgettable musicals which delight children, teachers and audiences across the globe.

In addition to his writing, Craig continues to visit schools providing professional music tuition and performing arts workshops. Along with his wife Hayla, (herself a professional director and chorographer) he is a founding director of The Young Theatre Company, a successful stage school, and Theatre Week, a performing arts summer school where his musicals are workshopped before publication. Craig is also Artistic Director of The Acorn Theatre in Nottinghamshire, where many of his musicals get their first airing.

When he’s not writing, directing or teaching, Craig enjoys collecting animation art and is a little too fond of apple crumble. He lives and writes in the heart of Sherwood Forest along with his wife Hayla and two children.

 

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