Chris Drohan

Lead Practitioner (Sound)

Chris Drohan is a Sound Designer and Composer who has worked on a wide and varied range of Productions across the country. Chris’ work has ranged from designing West End Musicals to Experimental Binaural Experiences. Alongside his Sound Design work Chris also works as a Composer having written for Theatre productions, as well as short films and Radio work for the BBC. Chris teaches QLab and does outreach talks for young people.​​​

Sound Design credits include: ‘Changing the Sheets’ (Playground), ‘Absurd Person Singular’ (UK Tour), ‘Tales from the Vienna Woods’ (RADA), ‘Meet Me at Dawn’ (Arcola), ‘Shida’ (Vaults), ‘Hoard’ (Arcola) ‘Boots’ (Bunker Theatre), ‘New Nigerians’ (Arcola and UK Tour), ‘The Paradise Circus’ (The Playground Theatre), ‘Armour’ (Vaults), ‘Harvey’ (Playground), ‘Clockwork Canaries’ (Theatre Royal Plymouth), ‘After the Ball’ (Gatehouse), ‘All Or Nothing’ (West End), ‘Knock Knock’ (Assembly Edinburgh), ‘Thrown’ (Underbelly Edinburgh), ‘9 to 5’ (Gatehouse), ‘Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical’ (Wimbledon Studio), ‘What Shadows’ (Edinburgh Lyceum, as Associate Sound Designer), ’Ready Or Not’ (UK Tour/Arcola Theatre),  ’The Mirror Never Lies’ (Cockpit), ‘After Three Sisters’ (Jack Studio Theatre), Tonight at the Museum: Charlie Chaplin’ (Cinema Museum), ’Tis Pity’ (Tristan Bates), ’The Pursuit of Happiness’ (RADA Festival), ’Phoebe’ (Kings Head Theatre), 'The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole’ (Edinburgh Festival), ‘In The Gut’ (Blue Elephant), ‘The Lamellar Project' (UK Tour and Arcola Theatre), ‘Dr. Angelus’, ‘Don’t Smoke in Bed’ and ‘The One Day of the Year’ (Finborough), ’Spring Awakening’ and ’Seussical’ (Chelsea Theatre), ’Resolution (The Space/Etcetera Theatre), 'The Drunken City’ (Tabard Theatre), 'Roaring Trade’ and ‘Finders Keepers’ (Park Theatre), 'Stiching' (White Bear), ‘Counting Stars’ (Old Red Lion/Assembly Edinburgh), ‘The Social Notwork’ (Lion and Unicorn/Camden Fringe), ‘La Boheme’ (Arcola Theatre), 'Shock Treatment' (Kings Head Theatre). 

Composition work includes writing an original score to ‘The Beggars Opera’, ‘Andromache’ for the BBC, ‘My Darling Christopher’ (Hot Coals Productions) as well as an original radio series for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the BBC.