Cast and creatives
Max Alexander-Taylor
Vinnie vocals; also album producer, guitarist, video director/camera
Theatre includes: Cable Street (Southwark Playhouse), The Lion (Southwark Playhouse and Arizona tour), SHIFT+ALT+RIGHT (ALP Musicals), Stages (Vault Festival) We Need to Talk About Norman (Toulouse-Lautrec), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Iris Theatre), Jones' Diary (Studio 88), Jeannie (Finborough Theatre). Max trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Max has also been the recording engineer, mixer and producer of most of the Vinnie & Paul concept album, as well as providing all the guitar work.
Max's Spotlight page
Theatre includes: Cable Street (Southwark Playhouse), The Lion (Southwark Playhouse and Arizona tour), SHIFT+ALT+RIGHT (ALP Musicals), Stages (Vault Festival) We Need to Talk About Norman (Toulouse-Lautrec), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Iris Theatre), Jones' Diary (Studio 88), Jeannie (Finborough Theatre). Max trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Max has also been the recording engineer, mixer and producer of most of the Vinnie & Paul concept album, as well as providing all the guitar work.
Max's Spotlight page
Charlie McCullagh
Paul vocals; also video director/camera
Theatre credits include: Alternate Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (UK tour), Larry Walters in 42 Balloons (Vaudeville Theatre), Buck in Bonnie & Clyde (Arts Theatre) Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov in Doctor Zhivago – In Concert (London Palladium, Cadogan Hall), Clown 1 in The 39 Steps (English Theatre of Hamburg) and Orville/Nat in Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens (The Union Theatre). Charlie trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Charlie's Spotlight page
Theatre credits include: Alternate Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (UK tour), Larry Walters in 42 Balloons (Vaudeville Theatre), Buck in Bonnie & Clyde (Arts Theatre) Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov in Doctor Zhivago – In Concert (London Palladium, Cadogan Hall), Clown 1 in The 39 Steps (English Theatre of Hamburg) and Orville/Nat in Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens (The Union Theatre). Charlie trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Charlie's Spotlight page
Neil Bastian
Neil's songs have been sung in West End venues including The Crazy Coqs, The Iris Theatre, Above the Arts, Seven Dials Playhouse, Phoenix Arts Club, Soho Theatre and The Other Palace.
He was a top-5 finalist for the MTI Award 2023/24 and was nominated for the Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize 2022, as well as a finalist in the 2018 Iris Theatre Xmas Factor Song Competition. He is a member of the Book Music and Lyrics weekly songwriting workshop, as well as Mercury Musical Developments.
The Rise and Fall of Vinnie and Paul is Neil's third musical - his other two, Force Ten Gayle and The Mayfly Man, are also in development.
Neil's website
He was a top-5 finalist for the MTI Award 2023/24 and was nominated for the Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize 2022, as well as a finalist in the 2018 Iris Theatre Xmas Factor Song Competition. He is a member of the Book Music and Lyrics weekly songwriting workshop, as well as Mercury Musical Developments.
The Rise and Fall of Vinnie and Paul is Neil's third musical - his other two, Force Ten Gayle and The Mayfly Man, are also in development.
Neil's website
Will Stollery
Dramaturg
After a degree in Media from Swansea University and a 2-year full time career in the TV and film industry, Will decided to bring his experience and knowledge of the craft of storytelling to the stage as well. He's provided dramaturgical assistance to a number of different shows, including The Rise and Fall Of Vinnie & Paul and Living In The Nucleus and is passionate about helping all writers tell their stories in the best way possible.
Tamara Saringer
Piano arrangements and playing for Keep Him Sweet, Second Coming, What Happens in Vegas, Red is the Colour
Supervisor Credits include:
The Third Man (Menier Chocolate Factory), Gin Craze (Theatre Royal and Derngate), The Life (Southwark Playhouse), Vanities (Trafalgar Studios)
Musical Director credits include:
Identical (Kenny Wax productions), A Chorus Line (Leicester Curve), Vanara (Hackney Empire), Stay Awake Jake (album, Pearson Productions), The Wizard of Oz (Leeds Playhouse), The Season (The Other Palace), Growl (NYMT leicester Curve), Signal (concert series ongoing), Cry Baby (Arts Educational Schools), Mamma Mia (Mark Goucher Productions), The Life (Southwark playhouse), Vanities (Trafalgar Studios), Savage (the Arts theatre).
Tamara's website
Supervisor Credits include:
The Third Man (Menier Chocolate Factory), Gin Craze (Theatre Royal and Derngate), The Life (Southwark Playhouse), Vanities (Trafalgar Studios)
Musical Director credits include:
Identical (Kenny Wax productions), A Chorus Line (Leicester Curve), Vanara (Hackney Empire), Stay Awake Jake (album, Pearson Productions), The Wizard of Oz (Leeds Playhouse), The Season (The Other Palace), Growl (NYMT leicester Curve), Signal (concert series ongoing), Cry Baby (Arts Educational Schools), Mamma Mia (Mark Goucher Productions), The Life (Southwark playhouse), Vanities (Trafalgar Studios), Savage (the Arts theatre).
Tamara's website
Amir Shoenfeld
Producer, A Fistful of Brushes; mix and drum sequencing, Sunflower Power
Amir Shoenfeld is a London based composer, songwriter and music producer with experience in musical theatre, contemporary dance and pop music. In summer 2022, Amir joined Caitlyn Burt as the Cameron Mackintosh co-writer in residence at Theatr Clwyd.
In the world of theatre, Amir has won the 2020 Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize and was also a nominated finalist for the award in 2019. He has written the song 'Looking at the Moon', selected by Tony-Award-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown as the winner of the A Song for our Time competition (2020). Amir has been featured on several prestigious showcases including BEAM2018 (the biggest showcase of new musical theatre in the UK) and SIGNAL (curated by the award-winning director and producer Adam Lenson). He has also worked as an associate lecturer on the MA in Musical Theatre at Goldsmiths College, University of London (2016-2019).
In the world of contemporary dance, Amir has composed several scores for the award-winning dance-theatre company Second Hand Dance, including Grass (2015), Getting Dressed (2017) and Night Tree (2018).
In the world of pop music, Amir produced the critically acclaimed album Desire Lines by Fictonian (2015), which was released on Distiller Records and enjoyed a national tour alongside Mercury-Prize-nominee Nick Mulvey. Amir has worked as a studio producer for Powerstudio London and produced ‘Nimeni Pe Drum’, Israel’s entry into the Golden Stag, Europe’s second biggest song contest. Amir is also the songwriter-curator of the first AI Eurovision song ‘Blue Jeans and Bloody Tears’, winner of two Lovie Awards with over 5 million views on YouTube.
Amir's website
Amir Shoenfeld is a London based composer, songwriter and music producer with experience in musical theatre, contemporary dance and pop music. In summer 2022, Amir joined Caitlyn Burt as the Cameron Mackintosh co-writer in residence at Theatr Clwyd.
In the world of theatre, Amir has won the 2020 Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize and was also a nominated finalist for the award in 2019. He has written the song 'Looking at the Moon', selected by Tony-Award-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown as the winner of the A Song for our Time competition (2020). Amir has been featured on several prestigious showcases including BEAM2018 (the biggest showcase of new musical theatre in the UK) and SIGNAL (curated by the award-winning director and producer Adam Lenson). He has also worked as an associate lecturer on the MA in Musical Theatre at Goldsmiths College, University of London (2016-2019).
In the world of contemporary dance, Amir has composed several scores for the award-winning dance-theatre company Second Hand Dance, including Grass (2015), Getting Dressed (2017) and Night Tree (2018).
In the world of pop music, Amir produced the critically acclaimed album Desire Lines by Fictonian (2015), which was released on Distiller Records and enjoyed a national tour alongside Mercury-Prize-nominee Nick Mulvey. Amir has worked as a studio producer for Powerstudio London and produced ‘Nimeni Pe Drum’, Israel’s entry into the Golden Stag, Europe’s second biggest song contest. Amir is also the songwriter-curator of the first AI Eurovision song ‘Blue Jeans and Bloody Tears’, winner of two Lovie Awards with over 5 million views on YouTube.
Amir's website
Thanks to...
Linda Alexander, Jim Barne & Kit Buchan, Lloyd Bastian, Nick Carter, Rhiannon Hill, Hilmi Jaidin, Matty Mullholland, Jade Robertson-Waters, Luke Saydon.
A special thank you to Mark Warman and all the writers and tutors at BML, as well as its founder David James.
And finally, heartfelt love and thanks to Mam, Dad, Chris, Karen, Cathy and Lloyd for all their support.
A special thank you to Mark Warman and all the writers and tutors at BML, as well as its founder David James.
And finally, heartfelt love and thanks to Mam, Dad, Chris, Karen, Cathy and Lloyd for all their support.
