TIMELINE
2001:
Cut Out and Keep…
(Music / Lyrics / Script, Actor, Producer)
Scratch performances at Arcola, BAC. Full production at Lion & Unicorn Theatre.
2004:
Equally Cursed and Blessed
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Production)
Debut three song EP. Accompanying promo video for the song Stranger Than Fiction later presented at the ICA as part of a tribute to Leigh Bowery.
2006:
An Evening with Mr. Theatre
(Performer, Producer)
Cabaret fundraiser at The Rosemary Branch Theatre with guest performers and staged excerpts from Cut Out and Keep… and Postcards from God.
2007 / 2008:
Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical
(Music / Lyrics / Script, Performer, Co-Producer)
Scratch performances at BAC, Jermyn Street Theatre production (2007), Hackney Empire Studio production (2008). Featured on Front Row and BBC London News, songs played by Elaine Paige and Graham Norton on BBC Radio Two. 2007 production led to a publishing contract with Bucks Music Ltd.
2008:
Marc Secara / Bert Kaempfert project
(Lyrics)
Contributed lyrics to four unreleased Bert Kaempfert instrumentals. Songs recorded and performed live in Hamburg with orchestra and big band by German singer Marc Secara.
Single Numbers Only
(Writer, Co-Director, Producer)
Rehearsed reading at The Kings Head Theatre. Writing time funded by an award from The Peggy Ramsay Foundation.
2009:
Three Zero
(Music / Lyrics / Script, Co-Producer)
Solo retrospective show featuring video by Finn Ross, presented at The RVT, Rich Mix and Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton.
2010:
Voicelab - PULSE
Six month vocal and musicianship training with Mary King and Laka D at The Southbank Centre.
Postcards from God Concept Cast Recording
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Production)
Eighteen songs arranged by Michael Roulston and produced by Simon Wallace, featuring a concept cast of West End performers.
2013:
Saucy Jack and The Space Vixens
(Actor)
Marcus joins at Leicester Square Theatre as Dr. Whackoff.
Quicksilver - The Masquerade Macabre
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Production)
Critically acclaimed debut album launched with full band shows at LOST Theatre and Jacksons Lane (Time Out Critics Choice). Singles received local radio airplay across the UK.
2014:
Russian Roulette
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Production)
Charity single in aid of LGBT charities Stonewall, BeLongTo and IGLYO, written, recorded and released in ten days alongside an accompanying promo video.
2014 - 2015:
Behind the Mask, Transatlantic Tea Party, Let’s Talk About Sexxx, Unmasked, Passport to Pimlico Podcast
(Presenter, Editor, Producer)
Hosted regular vlog and interview shows on YouTube and produced several series featuring recurring guest presenters.
2015:
Three Little Words
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Production)
Three song EP released after a crowdfunding campaign via PledgeMusic. Received local radio airplay across the UK.
Macbeth
(Music / Sound Design)
Original music and sound design for amateur production of the Shakespeare play at South London Theatre.
2016:
SIGHS TEN Audiobook
(Writer, Performer)
Ten original pieces of poetry and prose recorded as an audiobook and later performed live as a solo show at The Glory and Wandsworth Fringe.
Bluebird
(Music / Sound Design)
Original music and sound design for amateur production of the play by Simon Stephens at South London Theatre.
2017:
Art of Darkness
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Production)
Three song EP. Received local radio airplay across the UK and launched with a full band gig at Tea House Theatre.
2018:
Spotlight
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Production)
Single co-written and performed with Sean Mullaney and Alley Bilodeau. Received local radio airplay across the UK and launched with a full band gig at The Cavendish Arms.
Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical
(Music / Lyrics / Book)
Re-worked amateur production at South London Theatre.
Constellations, No Exit
(Music / Sound Design)
Original music and sound design for amateur productions of the plays by Nick Payne and Jean-Paul Sartre at South London Theatre.
Nell Gwynn
(Arranger, Musical Director)
Arranger and Musical Director for an amateur production of the play with songs by Jessica Swale at South London Theatre.
2019:
School for Wise Children - The Creative Toolkit
Three week intensive devising training led by Emma Rice and Ian Ross in Bristol.
REPLAY
(Script, Producer, Actor, Sound Designer)
Devised science fiction anthology four-hander. Rehearsed reading at South London Theatre, full production at Lion and Unicorn Theatre. Cast featured on London Live.
Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale
(Arranger, Musical Director / Band Leader)
Arranger and Musical Director / Band Leader for two amateur productions at Bob Hope Theatre and Eltham Palace.
2020:
School for Wise Children - Composing for Theatre
Week long composing course with Ian Ross via Zoom.
Parallel Lives
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Production)
Three song EP. Received local radio airplay across the UK.
2021:
A Clean Slate
(Writer, Performer, Editor, Producer)
Ten minute monologue performed in one take, presented with a YouTube Premiere.
Mr. Happy
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Production)
Single release featuring arrangement and keyboards by Janette Mason (Seal, Oasis, k.d.Lang, Robert Wyatt).
2022:
Ten Day Tunes
(Music / Lyrics, Vocals, Production)
A demo of a new song released every ten days via Patreon.
2023:
Jeff Wayne’s War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience
(Actor)
Marcus joins the cast as Professor Ogilvy.