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Created in 1991 by Gerald Armin, has to date produced the European Premier of the Australian comedy Lipstick Dreams - Greenwich Studio Theatre and Shaw Theatre London. Leader of the Pack - The Ellie Greenwich Musical - Duke Of York's Theatre London. I Can Hear Music - Gilded Balloon Edinburgh Festival. Swingtime Canteen - Kings Head Theatre. World Premier of the play Burning Blue, also at the Kings Head Theatre, which subsequently transferred to London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket where the production was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards (winning two), two Evening Standard Awards, a Writers Circle Award and a London Fringe Award. Burning Blue has since played successful seasons in Johannesburg, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, Los Angeles Chicago and New York and now a major new film
Produced the No 1 National UK tour of Leader of The Pack – The Ellie Greenwich Musical. The World Premier of Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer - The New York International Fringe Festival 2003 (Best Solo Performance Award Winner) and the Irish premier at the 2003 Dublin Fringe Festival (Best Actor Award nomination). Sunset Bitch - Jermyn Street Theatre London, The New York International Fringe Festival 2005, Waterloo East Theatre 2010. The critically acclaimed European Premier of the Danny Kaye musical Danny and Sylvia - Jermyn Street Theatre London. Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer - UK, Ireland, USA and International tours (2003-2011) including UK premier Edinburgh Festival ‘06 (Fringe First Winner), Australian premier Adelaide Fringe Festival (Best Solo Show Award Winner) and London premier New End Theatre (Time Out Critics Choice).
Most recently produced Being Sellers -Waterloo East Theatre (Time Out Critics Choice) and Pinkalicious - Waterloo East Theatre. Gerald is currently the Artistic Director of Waterloo East Theatre www.waterlooeast.co.uk
Gerald Armin
Gerald was born in Swansea, South Wales and has enjoyed a successful career of over thirty five years in the business. His varied career has seen him as a dancer/actor/singer, choreographer, director, writer, TV & radio presenter, associated with, and appearing in, numerous West End musicals, regional theatre tours, television shows, pop videos and feature films that have taken him all over the world.
Highlights of his career includes, being in the original cast of the 25th Anniversary production of West Side Story at Her Majesty’s Theatre London, where he also worked alongside Jerome Robbins as the Dance Captain. Joining the The Royal Shakespeare Company for seasons in both London and Stratford upon Avon. Having the opportunity to be directed by Alan Parker in his movie The Wall and appearing at No 1 on Top of the Pops on several occasions!
In 1991 he formed his theatre production company, Fairbank Productions, which has seen him produce many successful and award-winning productions both here in the UK and more recently in Ireland, USA, Australia and Europe.
Gerald has been very lucky enough to work with a huge array of stars across the whole spectrum of the business - far too many to mention here! – and hopes to continue to do so for many years to come.
In 2010 Gerald took on the biggest challenge of his career when he decided to turn a derelict railway arch into a theatre and create Waterloo East Theatre, London’s new off West End Theatre in the heart of Waterloo...and it all happened in six months!