BIOGRAPHY
Julian trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School on the Director's Attachment, and at the University of Kent.
His most recent productions are Mrs Warren's Profession at the English Theatre of Hamburg, the National Tour of Oklahoma!, the New Zealand tour of Liberace, Live From Heaven (also at Leicester Square Theatre, London) 2 Pianos, 4 Hands at Vienna's English Theatre, The Bed Before Yesterday at the Mill at Sonning.
London productions include The Musical of Musicals (King’s Head Theatre and Sound Theatres) BlueBirds (Cochrane Theatre), In Your Hands (New End); 2 Boys In A Bed On A Cold Winter’s Night (Arts Theatre); the premiere of Let Him Have Justice (Cochrane Theatre); Oh Carol! (Covent Garden Festival); Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris and Of Mice and Men (King’s Head).
Julian directed the 2008 National Tours of Fiddler On The Roof and South Pacific, 2003/4 national tours of Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel and Murdered to Death and his other regional productions include Fiorello! (Mill Studio Guildford); Me And My Girl (Eastbourne); The Oedipus Complex and Oedipus Rex (Bristol New Vic); and The Comedy Of Errors (Worthing).
Internationally, Julian directed I Do! I Do! and Deadly Murder at Vienna's English Theatre; the premieres …And The Pursuit of Happiness (Rattlestick Theatre, Off-Broadway, New York); Wuthering Heights (European tour) and Nostradamus (Australia).
As Artistic Director of the Sevenoaks Playhouse he directed Vita & Virginia, The Railway Children, Wallflowering, Kiss of the Spiderwoman (the play), Wind in the Willows and The Turn of the Screw.
As Associate Director of the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch he directed Turn Of The Screw, Dames At Sea, The Sound Of Music, The Fifteen Streets, Who’s Under Where?, The Underworld Project and four Christmas musicals
Julian is the author of plays, librettos and lyrics, working with composer Richard John. Their musical versions of The Railway Children and The Wind In The Willows both played at Sevenoaks Playhouse and The Railway Children has had a number of productions in Britain. Their musical about airport security staff, Terminal Four Play is part of Theatre 503’s Urban Scrawl project, will soon be available as a podcast and played at the Latitude Festival.
Julian was commissioned by the Estate of Lionel Bart, the author of Oliver! to rewrite his notorious musical Twang!!, which will be released for performance in 2011.
Julian’s other writing work includes The Snow Queen (Theatre North); BlueBirds (Cochrane) narration for Broadway Hall of Fame: Cole Porter and Broadway Hall of Fame: Leonard Bernstein for BBC Radio 3. His musical Oh Carol! won the Covent Garden Festival Search for a New Musical and he co-wrote Let Him Have Justice, (Covent Garden Festival). His first play The Oedipus Complex, premiered at Bristol New Vic and his play B.Y.M (Beautiful Young Man) was presented as part of the Pride Encore Benefit Season in New York.
Soon after leaving drama school Julian spent three years as Associate Director at the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, before leaving to pursue a freelance career.
In 2001 he was appointed Artistic Director of
the Global Search for New Musicals at the International Festival of
Musical Theatre in Cardiff and left this in 2003 to become Artistic
Director of Sevenoaks Playhouse, a post he held until 2006.
Julian is a Professional Writer Associate of Mercury Musical Developments, established in 1992 to support, develop and initiate new musical theatre in the UK and worldwide.