Former CTC student debuts musical on the London stage

FAIRY TALE: The musical runs until early next month.
photo credit/Poppy Carter

A FORMER student at a North Solihull secondary school has brought a musical to the London stage.
Daniel Hall, whose passion for drama began at the CTC Kingshurst, co-wrote and created The Clockmaker’s Daughter, which started a six-week run at the Landor Theatre last month.
The show, which draws inspiration from the classic fairy stories of Hans Christian Andersen and The Brothers Grimm, took a little over a year to turn into a fully-cast performance.
For 28-year-old Daniel it’s the culmination of a journey which started with appearances in school productions of The Sound of Music and Return to the Forbidden Planet.
After leaving the CTC 10 years ago, he trained at the Birmingham School of Acting, before moving down to London.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter was a joint project between Daniel and his friend Michael Webborn; the pair wrote the show in a Solihull shed in the space of just a few weeks.
They eventually struck a deal to debut the musical at the Landor, a venue which has played host to a number of productions which have gone on to enjoy considerable success.
Daniel said he was inspired to write something original because he was worried about the proliferation of jukebox musicals and adaptations of existing work.
“We wanted to do something new,” he admitted. “It’s very much in the spirit of the old fairytales and I think there’s something distinctly British about it.
“The advance sales have been great and we hope we have a good run at the Landor to see where we can take it from here.”
The Clockmaker’s Daughter runs at the Landor Theatre, Clapham until July 4. To book tickets call 020 7737 7276 or visit www.landortheatre.co.uk