HERE LIES THE WORK OF
TOMMY MURRAY
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Tommy is a performer , Creator and Hat Collector born in London and bred Straight Outta...Kent. My passion for collecting hats (of which I have over 100 - range from the simple bowler à la Chaplin to a turkey shaped hat à la Christmas). My hat collecting of which has slowed down mostly due to storage acts as a hobby but also as a metaphor for the ongoing gathering of new skills, ideas, roles and characters...

In my role as a creator I have devised and produced the solo show SLOB under the company Theatre85 which toured the UK, Spain and Paris. I am also constantly writing prose of all kinds and submitting it to various outlets for publication/performance.  Mostly recently, The Skinned Knee Collective presented my work on their artists blog.

As a performer I am currently touring with Forum Theatre and Education in Spain, now on the road into my fourth season. In the three years I have worked for this company I have played the The Mad Hatter, Gulliver, a ladybug, a sleeping snail and so many more -  as well as voicing a number of puppets. Before working in Spain I performed on several occasions as a giant penguin, as well as acting to over 2000 people every night in The London Coliseum - each experience shaping me as a performer as well as a human (of sorts).

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© Lucía Alonso Herranz

Tommy started his professional career when he was fourteen years old understudying for the role of John in David Alden's 'Peter Grimes'. He later acted in the Christopher Alden 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', both for the E.N.O at The Coliseum. 
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Prior to this he performed in a number of shows from a young age including The Wind in the Willows with Blunderbus Theatre Company, (who's shows are now produced by Little Blue Monster Ltd.) and the award-winning Play On Words Theatre Company.

​He has created pieces for festivals and shows with Loop Dance Company and has also worked Icon Theatre Company in collaboration with Play on Words. He moved from Kent back to London to attend the iconic BRIT School studying Musical Theatre for two years. Whilst there his credits included the lead Pippin in Pippin and lead vocalist in My Fair Lady and Footloose.

In 2016 Tommy completed his training at Rose Bruford College.
He graduated in European Theatre Arts. During this course Tommy studied abroad at the Institut Del Teatre in Barcelona devising with puppetry and also began developing solo clown characters and the groundwork for setting up the universal physical theatre company (@Theatre85) from the UK and Spain.

Tommy has also worked with Nigel and Louise of Shunt Theatre in a commission from The Yard. He continues to work, now in his fourth season, with ​Forum Theatre and Education touring Spain, taking him to theatres all across the country both big and small.

You can view Tommy's Spotlight page by clicking the link. He is a baritone-tenor singer with a strength in physical comedy and clowning. For more information about his current work or collaborations you can contact him directly via his email HERE.