Leon Parris

Leon Parris
Leon Parris, Barcelona 20 February 2010
Born	(1981-02-01) 1 February 1981 Bedford, England
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	British
Period	1999–present
Genre	Musical theatre, film, and TV
Notable works	Wolfboy, Monte Cristo, and Scary Musical

Leon Parris (born 1 February 1981) is a British writer, composer, musician, and actor.

Biography

Leon Parris was brought up in Bedford, England, and was educated at Bedford Modern School.

He lives in Barcelona, Spain, with his wife and son.

Scary Musical – (standIN'OVATION, Belfast) (2009)
- Scary Musical – (standIN'OVATION, Waterfront Hall, Belfast) (2010)
Epic Musical – (standIN' OVATION, Belfast) (2010)
The Famous Five^[1] – (Tabard Theatre in Chiswick) (directed by Russell Labey) (2009)
Wolfboy – (adaptation of Brad Fraser play) (directed by Russell Labey) (previews at Tabard Theatre and run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival @George Square) (2009)
- Wolfboy^[2] (off-West End staging at Trafalgar Studios London) (2010)
Stig of the Dump^[3] (directed by Russell Labey) (2008)
Monte Cristo^[4] (with Jon Smith) (Birmingham Hippodrome 2005)
The Fallen (Bedford Modern School) 1999

2000 Winner – The Vivian Ellis Award for Best Musical: Going Once (2000)
2000 Winner – The Really Useful Group Award for Most Promising Young Writer: Going Once (2000)
2000 Winner – The Warner Chappell Award
2000 Winner – The Mercury Workshops Award
2001 Recipient – £10,000 Cameron Mackintosh Bursary

Year	Title	Role	Director	Playwright	Theatre
1988	A Christmas Carol	Young Scrooge	.	.	Mermaid Theatre
1989	Whistle Down the Wind	.	.	Russell Labey and Richard Taylor
1993	Bugsy Malone	Cagey Joe	.		National Youth Music Theatre
2000	New Boy	Barry	.	William Sutcliffe	Edinburgh Festival

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