Craig M. Wood Online

Craig M. Wood is a Tasmanian-born Performer, Composer and Musical Director. He is in high demand for his wide skill base and broad experience both on and off the stage. In 2010 he premiered his new musical theatre work The Perfect Circle, to much critical success as well as Musically Directing and performing in the Old Nick Company Production of Keating! The Musical at the Theatre Royal.

In 2008 he had heavy involvement with the premieres of three new companies, The Tasmanian Theatre Unit Trust (Les Miserables), Tasmanian Theatre Company (Bombshells) and ACT (The Laramie Project). He has also worked for a variety of other companies around the state including Big Monkey Inc. (Once A Jolly Jumbuck, Robin Hood and His Merry Band), Terrapin Puppet Theatre (Remnants), is. theatre (Ten Wonderful Years), The Round Earth Theatre Company (A Bright and Crimson Flower), The Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music (including the Australasian Premiere of the Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg opera Hydrogen Jukebox), IHOS Opera (Tesla: Lightning in His Hand, Sea Chant, Pentekostarion), The Tasmanian Opera Chorus, Daylight Robbery Theatricals (15 Years On Hold), Hobart Academy (Footloose, Bat Boy) as well as a wealth of independent productions.

As a composer he has written various song cycles, songs and  incidental music for various theatrical productions, adaptations of Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread and Lives Of The Great Poisoners for the Tasmanian Conservatorium and composed Ice Cold Words for the Antarctic Writers Festival 2006.  He has written original scores for two original dance works, Odyssey’s End and Perfectly Secret and the score for At All, a short film by Kai Raisbeck. Also Remnants with Terrapin Puppet Theatre. He recently premiered three songs, Westward Sky, Lullaby for Cassie and  C.S.P. live on ABC Radio and also co-hosted the 2009 Glenorchy City Carols.

 Current projects include Sex, Death and A Cup Of Tea with the Tasmania Theatre Company, and The Boy Friend with Bijou Productions.