Keith Strachan
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Keith has worked extensively in theatre and television as director, musical director, arranger and composer.
His theatre credits, as director, include Elvis The Musical (West End and National Tour), Saucy Jack And The Space Vixens. (West End), Four Steps To Heaven (West End and National Tour), Rock & Roll Heaven (National Tour), The Blues Brothers Meet The Soul Sisters (National Tour), Thank You For The Music (National Tour), Dancing In The Streets (National Tour), Only The Lonely (National Tour), The Sound Of Fury (National Tour), No Trams To Lime Street (Liverpool Playhouse), The Signalman (Windsor Theatre Royal), The Lodger (Windsor & Bromley), The Pit And The Pendulum (Windsor & Bromley), Appointment With Death (Palace Theatre, Westcliff), Harry's Web (Windsor Theatre Royal) and The Lady Or The Tiger (The Orange Tree Theatre).
His work as musical director and arranger in the West End includes LET The Good Stones Roll, Grease, Good Rockin' Tonite, In The Midnight Hour, Ferry Cross The Mersey and All You Need Is Love.
In 1980 Keith formed the singing group Wall Street Crash and was their artistic and musical director through three Royal Command Performances and extensive live and television work at home and abroad. He left the group in 1984 to further his career in theatre and television but they continue to work, mainly in Europe.
In the late eighties Keith worked in television, as a musical director and arranger on shows such as Live from Her Majesty's (1982), New Faces (1973), Spitting Image (1984) and The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978). He continues to work in television but principally as a composer. His credits include Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998), Winning Lines (2000), How Do They Do That? (1994), The Detectives (1993), Talking Telephone Numbers (1994), The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna (1993) and Auntie's Bloomers (1991). Keith devised the John Lennon musical 'Imagine' with Ian Kellgren in 1992 and he co-wrote the musical 'Baby Love' with Richard Harris in 1995.
He was also the composer of the Christmas musical, The Little Match Girl (1986) based on Hans Christian Anderson's short story. This was filmed for television in 1986 starring Twiggy and Roger Daltrey and was nominated for an International Emmy Award. The musical includes the song "Mistletoe and Wine" which was recorded in 1988 by Cliff Richard. Sales of the record exceeded one million, and Keith received the Ivor Novello Award for the best selling 'A' side of 1988.
His theatre credits, as director, include Elvis The Musical (West End and National Tour), Saucy Jack And The Space Vixens. (West End), Four Steps To Heaven (West End and National Tour), Rock & Roll Heaven (National Tour), The Blues Brothers Meet The Soul Sisters (National Tour), Thank You For The Music (National Tour), Dancing In The Streets (National Tour), Only The Lonely (National Tour), The Sound Of Fury (National Tour), No Trams To Lime Street (Liverpool Playhouse), The Signalman (Windsor Theatre Royal), The Lodger (Windsor & Bromley), The Pit And The Pendulum (Windsor & Bromley), Appointment With Death (Palace Theatre, Westcliff), Harry's Web (Windsor Theatre Royal) and The Lady Or The Tiger (The Orange Tree Theatre).
His work as musical director and arranger in the West End includes LET The Good Stones Roll, Grease, Good Rockin' Tonite, In The Midnight Hour, Ferry Cross The Mersey and All You Need Is Love.
In 1980 Keith formed the singing group Wall Street Crash and was their artistic and musical director through three Royal Command Performances and extensive live and television work at home and abroad. He left the group in 1984 to further his career in theatre and television but they continue to work, mainly in Europe.
In the late eighties Keith worked in television, as a musical director and arranger on shows such as Live from Her Majesty's (1982), New Faces (1973), Spitting Image (1984) and The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978). He continues to work in television but principally as a composer. His credits include Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998), Winning Lines (2000), How Do They Do That? (1994), The Detectives (1993), Talking Telephone Numbers (1994), The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna (1993) and Auntie's Bloomers (1991). Keith devised the John Lennon musical 'Imagine' with Ian Kellgren in 1992 and he co-wrote the musical 'Baby Love' with Richard Harris in 1995.
He was also the composer of the Christmas musical, The Little Match Girl (1986) based on Hans Christian Anderson's short story. This was filmed for television in 1986 starring Twiggy and Roger Daltrey and was nominated for an International Emmy Award. The musical includes the song "Mistletoe and Wine" which was recorded in 1988 by Cliff Richard. Sales of the record exceeded one million, and Keith received the Ivor Novello Award for the best selling 'A' side of 1988.
