March:
God of Carnage - Tron Theatre April: A Number - Lyceum Edinburgh May: Glory On Earth - Lyceum Edinburgh June: Futureproof - Everyman Cork / Project Arts Centre Dublin July: Jimmy's Hall - Abbey Theatre August: Turntable - Red Bridge Arts August: Osage County - Dundee Rep Theatre September: Rocket Post - National Theatre of Scotland August 2016
The Interference - Lynda Radley/Pepperdine Scotland - C Venues ('til Aug 16) Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner Heads Up - Kieran Hurley/Show & Tell - Summerhall Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner The Red Shed - Mark Thomas/Lakin McCarthy - Traverse Theatre Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner September 2016 Trainspotting - Citizens Theatre October 2016 Grain In The Blood - Traverse Theatre/Tron Theatre Listen to some music here The Gorbals Vampire - Citizens Theatre November 2016 George's Marvellous Medicine - Dundee Rep Theatre  Dec 2015 - Rapunzel (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow) "Audacious live rock music, played by superb musician Cat Myers and the universally excellent cast, is as bright and bold as the characterisations [...] this is a family production worth climbing a tower for." Mark Brown, The Sunday Herald. Jan 2016 - The Weir (Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh) "Amanda Gaughan’s direction, however, makes a deliberate and successful choice to restrict any hints of Spooky 101 or jolly Celtic fakery [...] Michael John McCarthy’s restrained sound and music are representative of this [...] the craft of all concerned makes for a highly rewarding evening." Hugh Simpson, All Edinburgh Theatre. April 2016 - The Silent Treatment (Lung Ha Theatre Company) "Maria Oller's jaunty production [...] is aided hugely by a musical score by MJ McCarthy that bubbles under the action throughout, and which sounds part silent movie, part 1970s sit-com." Neil Cooper, The Herald. April 2016 - Leaf By Niggle (Puppet State Theatre) "...a vividly evocative soundscore by Karine Polwart & Michael John McCarthy is a further reminder of what rich dimensions the arts bring to our everyday lives." Mary Brennan, The Herald. July 2016 - The Lonesome West (Tron Theatre, Glasgow) "A superb & satisfying production." Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman.  Sound Designer - September 2015 ***** The Guardian, The Herald, The Independent, The Scotsman, All Edinburgh Theatre, Broadway Baby & The Stage. For further info visit here  Composer / Musician - August 2015
Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner **** The Herald, The Scotsman, Broadway Baby, The List "... the show is driven along by Michael John McCarthy’s disturbingly powerful score, a bold, rock-inflected collage of new material and familiar tunes, which borrows from sources including Tom Waits and The Handsome Family to conjure up songs that are brilliantly performed by this multi-talented company, and that reflect the rawness of the emotions unleashed by this strange story of oppression and loss, with just a hint, in the end, of possible redemption." Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman  Composer/Sound Designer - August 2015
Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner **** The Guardian, The Herald, The Scotsman, The Times, The List, The Skinny, Time Out, Across the Arts, British Theatre Guide, Edinburgh Guide, Fest. "...underscored beautifully by Michael John McCarthy." Neil Cooper, The Herald. |
