Andrew Bruce

Sound Designer

Biography

He began his theatre career at Glyndebourne in 1968 and was appointed head of sound at the Royal Opera House in 1971. A year later he co-founded Autograph Sound, a leading British sound design and equipment hire company. In 1981 he was sound consultant on the original Paris version of Les Misérables and subsequently designed the sound for the 1985 London production and further productions worldwide. Other credits include Song and Dance, Chess, Follies, Into the Woods, Children of Eden, City of Angels, Martin Guerre, The Fix, The Witches of Eastwick, Mamma Mia!, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Alice in Wonderland, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Mother Courage and her Children, Daddy Longlegs as well as Sweeney Todd for The Royal Opera and Seven Deadly Sins and Isadora for The Royal Ballet.  In 2023 he received an Industry Recognition Olivier Award. 

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