Music Releases
Theatre Sound Design & Composition

 
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Theatre – Sound Design
National Theatre (Lyttelton), London, UK
Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Dominic Cooke


  A r c a d i a
Theatre – Sound Design
Duke of York’s Theatre, London, UK
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Carrie Cracknell


  C y r a n o   d e   B e r g e r a c
Theatre – Sound Design
Noel Coward Theatre, London, UK
by Edmond Rostand in a new version by Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson
Directed by Simon Evans


  U n d e r   t h e   S h a d o w
Theatre – Sound Design
Almeida Theatre, London, UK
Written by Carmen Nasr, based on the film by Babak Anvari
Directed by Nadia Latif



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  M a s s
Theatre – Sound Design
Donmar Warehouse, London, UK
Written by Fran Kranz
Directed by Carrie Cracknell

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 C h o i r   B o y
Theatre – Music Composition & Sound Design
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, UK
Written by Tarell Alvin McCrany
Directed by Nancy Medina


  V i n c e n t   i n   B r i x t o n
Theatre – Sound Design
Orange Tree Theatre, London, UK
Written by Nicholas Wright
Directed by Georgia Green


  A r c a d i a
Theatre – Sound Design
The Old Vic, London, UK
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Carrie Cracknell





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  E n d
Theatre – Sound Design
National Theatre (Dorfman), London, UK
Written by David Eldridge
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan

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  C y r a n o   d e   B e r g e r a c
Theatre – Sound Design
RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
by Edmond Rostand in a new version by Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson
Directed by Simon Evans


  N y e
Theatre – Sound Design
National Theatre (Olivier), London, UK and Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff, UK
Written by Tim Price
Directed by Rufus Norris, Revival Co-Director Francesca Goodridge

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  K o n e k t o r
Dance Theatre – Music Composition & Sound Design
Comma Festival, Tilburg, The Netherlands and Zadar, Croatia
Choreography by Lucija Mikas





  G h o s t s
Theatre – Sound Design
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, UK
Written by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Gary Owen
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan

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  O t h e l l o
Theatre – Sound Design
RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tim Carroll


  T h e   G r a p e s   o f   W r a t h
Theatre – Sound Design
National Theatre (Lyttelton), London, UK
Written by Frank Galati based on the Novel by John Steinbeck
Directed by Carrie Cracknell


  G r e n f e l l :   i n   t h e   w o r d s   o f   s u r v i v o r s
2024 DRAMA DESK AWARD for Unique Theatre Experience
Theatre – Sound Design
St. Ann's Warehouse Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Written by Gillian Slovo
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd & Anthony Simpson-Pike

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  N y e
Theatre – Sound Design
National Theatre (Olivier), London, UK and Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff, UK
Written by Tim Price
Directed by Rufus Norris

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  C h o i r   B o y
Theatre – Music Composition & Sound Design
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol, UK
Written by Tarell Alvin McCrany
Directed by Nancy Medina




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  G r e n f e l l :   i n   t h e   w o r d s   o f   s u r v i v o r s
Theatre – Sound Design
National Theatre (Dorfman), London, UK
Written by Gillian Slovo
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd & Anthony Simpson-Pike

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  P h ä d r a ,   i n   F l a m m e n
Theatre – Music Composition & Sound Design
Ruhrfestspiele, Recklinghausen & Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany
Written by Nino Haratischwili
Directed by Nanouk Leopold



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  D e r   K i r s c h g a r t e n
Theatre – Sound Design
DEUTSCHER THEATERPREIS 'DER FAUST' 2023 NOMINATION for Sound and Media
Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg, Germany
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed By Katie Mitchell

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  H e a t h e r   A g e y e p o n g   –   E g o   D e a t h
Fine Art Photography Exhibition – Sound Installation
Jerwood Gallery, London, UK



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  E u r e k a   D a y
Theatre – Sound Design
The Old Vic, London, UK
Written by Jonathan Spector
Directed by Katy Rudd

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  C h a s i n g   H a r e s
Theatre – Sound Design
The Young Vic, London, UK
Written by Sonali Bhattachariyya
Directed by Milli Bhatia


  M i d d l e
Theatre – Sound Design
National Theatre (Dorfman), London, UK
Written by David Eldridge
Directed by Polly Findlay


  A   N u m b e r
Theatre – Sound Design
The Old Vic, London, UK
Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Lyndsey Turner

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  F o r c e   M a j e u r e
Theatre – Sound Design
Donmar Warehouse, London, UK
Adapted from the film by Reuben Ostlund
Written by Tim Price
Directed by Michael Longhurst

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  A n a t o m i e   e i n e s   S u i z i d s
Theatre – Music Composition & Sound Design
Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany
Written by Alice Birch
Directed by Nanouk Leopold



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  W h i t e   N o i s e
Theatre – Sound Design
The Bridge Theatre, London, UK
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Polly Findlay



K e i n   W e l t u n t e r g a n g
Theatre – Sound Design
Schaubühne, Berlin, Germany
Written by Chris Bush
Directed by Katie Mitchell


  U n d e r   M i l k   W o o d
Theatre – Sound Design & Additional Composition
National Theatre (Olivier), London, UK
Directed by Lindsey Turner


  V i v e   l e   C i n e m a
Installation – Sound Design & Music Composition
Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
by – and in Collaboration with – Leopold Emmen



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  T h e   B o d y   R e m e m b e r s
Movement Art – Sound Design & Music Composition
Fuel Theatre, London, UK
Created and Performed by Heather Agyepong
Movement Director Imogen Knight
Dramaturg Gail Babb
Video Design Gillian Tan



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  8 4 6
Audio Stream – Sound Design
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, UK
Fifteen Short Plays written by Fifteen Different Authors
Directed by Ola Ince





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  T h r e e   S i s t e r s
Theatre – Sound Design
The National Theatre (Lyttelton), London, UK
By Inua Ellams after Chekhov
Directed by Nadia Fall


  A n a t o m i e   e i n e s   S u i z i d s
Sound Design (adapted for Hamburg production only)
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany
Written by Alice Birch
Directed by Katie Mitchell
Music by Paul Clark and Melanie Wilson - Original sound design for The Royal Court Theatre, London, UK, by Melanie Wilson


  T h e   L a s t   K i n g   o f   S c o t l a n d
Theatre – Sound Design
The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, UK
Adapted for the stage by Steve Waters, based on the novel by Giles Foden
Directed by Gbolahan Obisesan


  A p p r o p r i a t e
Theatre – Sound Design
Donmar Warehouse, London, UK
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Ola Ince


  N o r m a   J e a n e   B a k e r   o f   T r o y
Theatre – Sound Design
The Shed, New York, USA
Written by Anne Carson
Directed by Katie Mitchell
Score by Paul Clark

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  B l u e t s
Theatre – Sound Design
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany
Based on the book by Maggie Nelson
Directed by Katie Mitchell






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  O n    t h e   E x h a l e
Theatre – Sound Design
Traverse 2, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Written by Martín Zimmermann
Directed by Christopher Haydon


  S c h l a f e n d e   M ä n n e r
Theatre – Sound Design
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany
Written By Martin Crimp
Directed By Katie Mitchell


 L a   m a l a d i e   d e   l a   m o r t
Theatre – Sound Design
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, France & Barbican, London, UK
Based on the novel by Marguerite Duras
Adapted by Alice Birch
Directed by Katie Mitchell

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  U i t   h e t   l e v e n   v a n   m a r i o n e t t e n      ( F r o m   t h e   L i f e   o f   t h e   M a r i o n e t t e s )
Theatre – Sound Design
toneelgroep Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Based on the Screenplay by Ingmar Bergman
Directed by Nanouk Leopold

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  4 . 4 8   P s y c h o s e      ( 4 . 4 8   P s y c h o s i s )
Theatre – Sound Design
Written by Sarah Kane
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany
Directed by Katie Mitchell

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  D e   m e i d e n      ( T h e   M a i d s )
Theatre – Sound Design
Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, The Netherlands & Féstival d'Aix, France
Written by Jean Genet
Directed by Katie Mitchell

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  M u s i c   L i g h t   M e t a l
Staged Concert Performance – Electroacoustic Reinforcement & Live Manipulation of Sound
R&D, London, UK
Created by Clod Ensemble – Performed by OENM
Music by Paul Clark


  R e i s e n d e   a u f    e i n e m   B e i n      ( T r a v e l l i n g   o n   O n e   L e g )
Theatre – Sound Design
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany
Based on the novel  by Herta Müller
Directed by Katie Mitchell

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  G l ü c k l i c h e   T a g e   ( H a p p y   D a y s )
Theatre – Sound Design
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany
Written by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Katie Mitchell

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  H o w   N i g e r i a   B e c a m e :   A   S t o r y   a n d   a   S p e a r   t h a t   d i d n ' t   W o r k
Theatre – Sound Design
Unicorn Theatre, London
Written and Directed by Gbolahan Obisesan


  T r a n s i t
Contemporary Dance – Music Composition
Zadar, Croatia
Choreographed by the Company
Directed by Lucija Mikas


  W e   a r e   P r o u d   t o   P r e s e n t   a   P r e s e n t a t i o n   a b o u t   t h e   H e r e r o   o f   N a m i b i a ,   F o r m e r l y   K n o w n   a s   S o u t h   W e s t   A f r i c a ,   f r o m   t h e   G e r m a n   S u d w e s t a f r i k a ,   1 8 8 5 – 1 9 1 5
Theatre – Sound Design
The Bush Theatre, London
Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Gbolahan Obisesan





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  P l a y i n g   C a r d s   2 :   H e a r t s
Theatre – Co-Sound Design with Jean-Sébastien Côté
& Sound Manager on International Tours 2013–2015
Ex machina, Québec City, Québec, Canada & International Tours
Written by the Cast
Directed by Robert Lepage
Music by Jean-Sébastien Côté


  A l l e s   W e i t e r e   k e n n e n   S i e   a u s   d e m   K i n o   ( T h e   R e s t   W i l l   b e   F a m i l i a r   t o   Y o u   f r o m   C i n e m a )
Theatre – Sound Design
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany
Written by Martin Crimp
Directed by Katie Mitchell

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  S u s
Theatre – Sound Design
The Young Vic - The Clare Studio, London, UK & UK Tour
Directed by Gbolahan Obisesan





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  S u s
Theatre – Sound Design
The Young Vic - The Clare Studio, London, UK
Directed by Gbolahan Obisesan





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  L e   D r a g o n   B l e u  ( T h e   B l u e   D r a g o n )
Theatre – Sound Manager 2008–2010
Robert Lepage/Ex Machina
European and North American Tours 





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  T h e   B o d y   o f   M r   S m i t h
Dance Theatre – Music Composition & Sound Design
Städtische Bühne Heidelberg, Germany
Theater der Stadt Freiburg, Germany
Choreography by Graham Smith





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  Ü b e r g e w i c h t ,   u n w i c h t i g :   U n f o r m
Theatre – Music Composition & Sound Design
Bühnen der Stadt Köln, Cologne, Germany
Written by Werner Schwab
Directed by Heike Frank





















Donato Wharton

I am a composer and sound designer based in the UK. My music has been published on the Manchester/Berlin record label City Centre Offices and on the Cardiff based Serein label, and on self-published limited edition cd-rs / downloads. I work as a sound designer in theatre and dance theatre contexts.








New Work
Cloud 9
Sound Design
National Theatre, UK
November 2026

Pericles, Prince of Lebanon
Sound Design
ETT & Théâtres de le Ville de Luxembourg
March 2027

Brock’s Mill
Sound Design
RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon
April 2027




Discography  pdf




AwardsDeutscher Theaterpreis DER FAUST 2023 (Nomination)




Interviews
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