Joel Hall

Joel Hall is an award-winning Digital Producer, Composer, Lyricist and Musical Director who trained at the University of Nottingham and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

He is currently a Digital Producer at the Royal Shakespeare Company, leading on the creation of innovative digital programmes, films and resources for all major productions; a composer/lyricist represented by Berlin Associates; and an Associate Artist at the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Nottingham.

Joel has pioneered numerous digital projects including an Interactive Extended Storytelling Platform for Watford Palace Theatre’s production of The Merchant of Venice 1936 directed by Brigid Larmour and starring Tracy-Ann Oberman which underwent a sell-out UK tour and run at the Criterion Theatre; the Woodland Trust’s National Events & Festivals, described by the Trust as the “biggest virtual celebrations of woods and trees the UK has ever seen”; Nottingham Theatre Royal Concert Hall, National Youth Choirs of Great Britian and Inspire Music’s Christmas concerts; and UPLOAD Virtual Festival, hosted by BBC Radio.

Joel’s musical The Terrific Treevils with book and lyrics by Tom Ling (The Little Big Things) premiered at Watford Palace Theatre as the UK’s first interactive ‘Musical in a Book’, introduced by award-winning radio and TV presenter Clive Anderson. Joel has also scored and musically directed The Wind in the Willows and Robin Hood (Lichfield Garrick Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Baba Yaga (British Youth Music Theatre); The Big Red Rock (Child’s Play Ltd); Judgment Day (Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome); and new music for Paramount Theatre’s Connection Concert Series. Prior to this, Joel worked as a pianist for the Nottingham Playhouse, accompanying Jenna Russell as Edith Piaf and Stiles and Drewe’s new musical Identical directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.