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Barney is now endorsed by Roland, manufacturers of the World’s finest Keyboards and other Electronic Musical Instruments.

He regularly performs on both RD700 and FP Ranges and highly recommends all of their products.

Barney Transcribed the full score of Kim Scharnberg’s Arrangement of My Friend The Doctor from the West End Production of Dr Dolittle.

It was performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra on Friday Night is Music Night conducted by Mike Dixon.

You can listen to the programme here for the next week.

Barney will be playing the piano for the BBC Concert Orchestra with Alex Gaumond, John Owen-Jones, Ricardo Alfonso, Matt Rawle and Paul Spicer. He is also scoring a piece for the Orchestra to perform from the 1998 West End production of Dr Dolittle which starred Phillip Schofield as the Doctor.

Fing’s Aint Wot They Used T’Be reviews included a few mentions of Barney

Michael Coveney’s 4 **** review in Whats on Stage.

“Barney Ashworth’s fine musical direction tellingly elaborates the usual Union keyboard with double bass and even a few hoots on saxophone”.

Mark Shenton’s review for The Stage

“With buoyant musical direction from Barney Ashworth on piano”

Barney will be Musical Director for Lionel Bart’s Fings ain’t wot they used t’be at leading West End Fringe Venue, The Union, London

10th May – 4th June 2011

Producer/Casting Director – Ellie Collyer Bristow

Producer/Musical Supervisor – Elliot Davis

Director – Phil Wilmott

Choreographer – Nick Winston

Musical Director – Barney Ashworth

Set/Costume Design – Oliver Townsend

Lighting Design – Jason Meininger

Assistant Choreographer – Ewan Jones

CAST

Fred – Neil McCaul

Lil – Hannah Jane Fox

Inspector C – Hadrian Delacey

Betty – Ruth Alfie Adams

Barbara – Suzie Chard

Gracey – Keiley Paige

Tosher – Jo Parsons

Jimmy – Ian Rixon

Redhot – Robert Donald

Mo – Patsy Blower

Horace – Richard Foster-King

Joan – Natalie Harman

Margaret – Anna McNicholas

Percy – James Horne

Myrtle – Ellie Rose Boswell

PC’s – Philip Scutt, Philip Marriott

MORE TBC – Cast subject to change

BAND

Musical Director/Piano – Barney Ashworth

Double Bass – AJ Brinkman

Barney was Assistant to Mike Dixon on a Friday Night is Music Night Pre-record.

Featuring Helena Blackman, Jonathan Ansell and Geoff Eales

Accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra

Barney will be playing for the auditions of the upcoming return of Naked Boys Singing to the New Players Theatre in London’s West End.

Director – Phil Wilmott

Choreographer – Andrew Wright

Casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow

If you are interested in being seen for an audition please contact elliecollyerbristow@yahoo.co.uk

Auditions are Wednesday 23rd February and Friday 25th February 2011

The Cast List for the In Touch workshop 14th-18th February 2011 is as follows

Director – Grant Murphy

Musical Director – Barney Ashworth

Choreographer – Lara Bianca Pilcher

Cast List

Human Characters:

Megan – Twinnie Lee Moore (Flashdance, Chicago, We Will Rock You)
David - Michael Watson (Sister Act, We Will Rock You, Imagine This)
Eamonn – David Herzog (George M Cohen in George M Cohen Tonight)
Mairin – Nicola Bryan (Dreamboats & Petticoats, All the Fun of the Fair, Fame)

Avatars:

Friend – Aaron Lee Lambert (Sister Act, Jerry Springer: The Opera)
Jane – Natalie Hope (Laughter in the Rain, Evita, High School Musical, Fame, Rocky Horror Show)
Tony – Michael Stacey (Songs for a New World, Zanna Don’t)
Alice – Alice Mogg (Carousel, Beauty and the Beast, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 42nd Street)

Ensemble Avatars:

Jorden Bird (Mamma Mia!)
Ralph Bogard (Zaide, Joseph, Blues Brothers, The Drowsy Chaperone)
Michael Burgen (Zaide, All Male Pirates of Penzance, Alice in Wonderland)
Stephanie Elstob (Fleur Darkin Company, Summer Collections, The Nutcracker)
Alessia Lugoboni (Royal New Zealand Ballet, Das Phantom Der Oper)
Charlotte Robinson (Recent Graduate from Trinity College of Music)
Robbie Durham (3rd Year Arts Educational Schools London)
Rachal Olivant (3rd Year Guildford School of Acting)

The Workshop will take place at The Arts Educational Schools and is in conjunction with Perfect Pitch’s Andy Barnes and the composer Dougal Irvine.

Barney will be assisting Musical Director Mike Dixon on Radio 2′s Iconic Friday Night is Music Night on Friday 3rd December.

Mike Dixon has become one of the most experienced and respected musical forces in London’s West End and on British television and he shall be conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra in this A Tribute to The Soaps edition of the show.

As Coronation Street prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Radio 2 salutes the soaps with this special Friday Night is Music Night concert. Mike Dixon conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra as Ken Bruce presents some musical memories of Peyton Place, Dr Kildare, the Appleyards and Mrs Dale’s Diary.

Special guests include Tony Hatch, Wendi Peters, Richard Shelton and the cast of the new Coronation Street musical Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools.

Barney will be accompanying the incredible Tiffany Graves in Cabaret at Lauderdale House on Sunday the 14th November before she joins the tour of We Will Rock You for which she will play the role of Killer Queen.

Tiffany is currently Helene in the highly acclaimed production of Sweet Charity (Theatre Royal Haymarket), and often plays the title role. Her previous West End appearances include Chicago in which she appeared as Velma Kelly, Shout, Cats, Follies (Royal Festival Hall), Chess in Concert (Royal Albert Hall) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (National Theatre). Tiffany’s extensive touring experience includes Run for Your Wife, Tonight’s the Night, A Chorus Line and Godspell. Cabaret credits encompass An Evening with Tony Hatch, singing with The Kitsch Lounge Riot at The Cafe de Paris and Pigalle Club and her own evening with Tom Wakeley at RADA.

Time: 16:30

Price: £13.00  £11.00

Review here by Theatre Blogger There Ought To Be Clowns

“Accompanied by the dexterous Barney Ashworth on the piano”