Theatre · Sound Engineering 2024 Rose Theatre Kingston & UK Tour
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Photo © Manuel Harlan
Monique Touko's stage adaptation (by Nick Ahad) of Onjali Q. Raúf's novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. World premiere at Rose Theatre Kingston (February 2024); UK Tour 2024; 2026 tour relaunch (Rose Kingston return, Southbank Centre and further dates). Giles Thomas sound design and composition, with associate sound by Joe Dines.
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Credits
Role
Production Sound Engineer (Lead)
Collaborators
- Director Monique Touko
- Co-Revival Director Amy Crighton
- Writer (stage adaptation from the novel by Onjali Q. Raúf) Nick Ahad
- Sound Designer & Composer Giles Thomas
- Associate Sound Designer Joe Dines
- Lighting Designer Ryan Day
- Associate Lighting Designer Charly Dunford
- Set & Costume Designer Lily Arnold
- Choreographer / Movement Director Kloé Dean
- Fight Director Maisie Carter
- Voice & Dialect Coach Salvatore Sorce
- Casting Director Sophie Parrott CDG
- Originating Producer Rose Theatre
- Tour Co-Producer Children's Theatre Partnership
Recognition
Production Sound on The Boy at the Back of the Class — Monique Touko’s production of Nick Ahad’s adaptation of Onjali Q. Raúf’s novel. Sound Designer and Composer Giles Thomas. World premiere at Rose Theatre Kingston, toured nationally across 2024 and 2026.
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