Alex Loveless
Alex studied at London College of Music, University of West London, RADA & Birkbeck, University of London. He has written and composed a number of works for theatre including adaptations of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker award-winning The Remains of the Day (Evening Standard’s Critics’ Choice / Time Out’s Best Theatre This Month September 2010) and Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Alex’s work has been performed around the world at venues including Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Duchess Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, and on BBC Radio 4.
He is the recipient of two Arts Council England composers’ bursaries, a Vivian Ellis Prize for most promising newcomer, the Howard Goodall Award for composition, and is a professional writer associate of and reader for Mercury Musical Developments. Alex’s work is published by Samuel French Ltd, Palgrave Macmillan and London College of Music. Alex has taught, and given workshops and master classes at a number of universities and conservatoires. He wrote and leads the BA Acting and Theatre-Making course at London College of Music.
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Qualifications
BMus Music Composition (University of West London), PG Cert Research (University of West London), PG Cert Academic Practice (University of West London), MA Text & Performance (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art & Birkbeck, University of London)
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Memberships
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)Professional Writer Associate of Mercury Musical Developments
Teaching
I worked as a performer, youth theatre director, musical director and arts administrator before training in music composition. I teach new writing, devised theatre, research, scene analysis, general musicianship and textual studies. As a composer/lyricist/librettist, my work has been performed in London and New York including at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Duchess Theatre, Park Theatre, Royal Academy of Music and on BBC Radio 4.
