Trisha Ward
Encyclopedia
Trisha Ward is an English
composer
and lyricist
, best known for writing stage musicals
. She was born in the North East of England
and started performing in a band and writing songs when she was fourteen years old. This led to her career in the theatre.
At the age of 23 Ward moved to London
, and was signed by Warner-Chappell music publishing. She wrote a musical based upon the passion of Christ
, Behold The Man, which was made into a film and screened across the ITV
television network. She also wrote the critically lauded Nightshriek - for which she won the Time Out Critics Award at the age of 16.
In 2005, Ward composed the music, lyrics and book for a stage production/adaptation of Sleeping Beauty
. The musical premièred at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre in May 2008.
Her most recent project has been writing lyrics and music for the Coronation Street
album
, Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools. This album is to be used as the soundtrack to a musical currently in production.
She now lives in London, and is signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, best known for writing stage musicals
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
. She was born in the North East of England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
and started performing in a band and writing songs when she was fourteen years old. This led to her career in the theatre.
At the age of 23 Ward moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and was signed by Warner-Chappell music publishing. She wrote a musical based upon the passion of Christ
Passion (Christianity)
The Passion is the Christian theological term used for the events and suffering – physical, spiritual, and mental – of Jesus in the hours before and including his trial and execution by crucifixion...
, Behold The Man, which was made into a film and screened across the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
television network. She also wrote the critically lauded Nightshriek - for which she won the Time Out Critics Award at the age of 16.
In 2005, Ward composed the music, lyrics and book for a stage production/adaptation of Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...
. The musical premièred at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre in May 2008.
Her most recent project has been writing lyrics and music for the Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools. This album is to be used as the soundtrack to a musical currently in production.
She now lives in London, and is signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...
.