Tarek is thrilled to be the Musical Director for the forthcoming West End premier of the multi award-winning production of Hadestown, coming from Broadway to the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue from February 2024. The musical tells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, a tale of love and hope, set to Anais Mitchell’s original score. The…

Tarek will be returning to the RSC this autumn as the Musical Director of Isobel McArthur’s new adaptation of Thomas Heywood’s comedy The Fair Maid of the West. Using pub jukebox and karaoke classics, the production will play in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon from Dec 2023-Jan 2024. For tickets and more information, please click here.

Tarek has recently been supporting the music on Sean Foley’s forthcoming production of The Crown Jewels by Simon Nye, with music by Grant Olding. The new comedy, starring Al Murray, Mel Geidroyc, Aidan McArdle, Neil Morrisey, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joe Thomas, will play at the Garrick Theatre for a limited run before touring. Watch…

Tarek is currently working as Musical Supervisor for one of the creative teams assembled by the Roald Dahl Story Company as they redevelop a number of the writer’s books for the stage. The project is currently in early stages of R&D – Watch this space for more information and updates!

Tarek is thrilled to be returning to work with the Public Acts Programme at the National Theatre, as Musical Supervisor and Musical Director for their forthcoming production of The Odyssey; Episode 5 – The Underworld. This performance will involve a cast of up to 150 community performers, Cameo groups, professional cast, band and creative team….

Tarek, alongside Musical Supervisor Nigel Lilley, has just been nominated for Best Musical Direction, for their work on the Donmar Warehouse’s acclaimed production of The Band’s Visit last autumn. The winners will be announced at a star-studded event at the Duke of York’s Theatre in a few weeks. The Show has also been nominated for…

Tarek is delighted to be MDing the European Premier of David Yazbek’s multi-award winning musical The Band’s Visit in its run at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden. The show, based on the film of the same name, is directed by Donmar AD Mike Longhurst, with Musical Supervision by Nigel Lilley. The production has opened…

This Christmas, Tarek will be returning to the National Theatre to MD their second run of Hex – the new musical based on Sleeping Beauty, written by Tanya Ronder with music by Jim Fortune. The show, directed by Rufus Norris, was curtailed by Covid last Christmas and so returns to the Olivier Theatre to see…

Tarek is delighted to be MDing at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre for the first time this summer on their production of new musical 101 Dalmatians, with music by Douglas Hodge. The production stars Kate Fleetwood in the role of Cruella De Ville, and includes puppetry by Toby Olié. Tickets available here.

Tarek is hugely looking forward to MDing the brand new musical Hex this Christmas. With music by Jim Fortune, book by Tanya Ronder, Lyrics and Direction by Rufus Norris, this new adaptation of the story of Sleeping Beauty will perform to audiences in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre this Winter. For tickets and…

Tarek has recently been Musical Supervisor on the open air semi-staged concert revival of Just So for the Watermill Theatre. The musical by Stiles & Drewe first premiered at this venue in the 1980’s and returns in a production directed by Abigail Pickard-Price and with a cast of talented actor-musicians, rounding off the venue’s 2021…

Tarek was delighted to be asked to go in and support the team working on A Christmas Carol at The Bridge Theatre, providing some input as rehearsal musical director, and recording a festive jig on fiddle while there! The production stars Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran and Eben Figueiredo and is directed by Nick Hytner…

As a very difficult year for the world in general and the UK arts scene in particular draws to a close, Tarek has been very proud to have been able to work as MD on the creation of a new musical film co-produced by The Guardian and the National Theatre, under the Public Acts programme….

Tarek is delighted to be MDing the West End revival of Girl From the North Country, when it returns to London for its run at the Gielgud Theatre in December 2019/ January 2020. The play, written and directed by Conor McPherson, with musical arrangements by Simon Hale, reimagines the music of Bob Dylan to tell…

This Winter, the festive show Can’t Wait for Christmas, directed by Imogen Bond with a musical score by Tarek, will Can’t Wait for Christmas, directed by Imogen Bond with a musical score by Tarek, will return to the Orange Tree theatre for a second year, whilst running concurrently in a second production at the Lighthouse theatre in Poole. To visit the…

This autumn, Tarek will be returning to the RSC to compose the music for their First Encounters production of The Merchant of Venice directed by Robin Belfield. For more information please click here.

This summer, Tarek will be returning to the National Theatre as Musical Director of the premier of the stage adaptation of Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton, directed by Amy Hodge, with original music by James Fortune. The production runs in the Dorfman Theatre from 25th July until 31st August and more details can be found by…

For Christmas 2019, Tarek will be working with playwright Chinonyerem Odimba and director Abigail Pickard Price to create a brand new adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic story The Prince and the Pauper for the Watermill Theatre, Newbury. Watch this space for more info! Or click here.

This Spring, Tarek will be MDing a new production of the Sondheim/Wheeler masterpiece Sweeney Todd for the Liverpool Everyman. Directed by Nick Bagnall, and with Kacey Ainsworth as Mrs Lovett, this raw and uncompromising staging will take the story back to its roots, with a cast of 9 and a band of 4. He never…

Tarek is thrilled to be working once again with Imogen Bond to create a new family Christmas show for the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond this December.  Jessie’s dad has brought her a lovely little present. It’s all wrapped up, and tied with a beautiful bow. She can’t wait to open it, but she isn’t…

This autumn, Tarek will be MDing the West End transfer of the RSC’s hit production of Don Quixote, starring David Threlfall and Rufus Hound, directed by Angus Jackson, and with an original score by Grant Olding. The production comes to London’s Garrick Theatre and runs from 27th October 2018 until 2nd February 2019. For info and…

Tarek is thrilled to be attached as Musical Director to the first Public Acts project at the National Theatre, a brand new version of Pericles, in an adaptation by Chris Bush with music by James Fortune, directed by Emily Lim. The production will feature over 100 community performers from across London, working alongside a professional team…

The second show in the RSC Swan Season that Tarek will be MDing is the new musical Miss Littlewood, about the life of the revolutionary theatre director Joan Littlewood. The musical, which has book, music and lyrics by Sam Kenyon, and orchestrations by Sarah Travis, will be directed by RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman, and…

Paul Hart, Artistic Director of the Watermill Theatre, has just announced that Tarek has been appointed an Associate Artist of the theatre – where Tarek began his career and has returned several times since as a Composer, Musical Director and Performer. Tarek is thrilled to be continuing to develop an exciting creative relationship with the…

Tarek is delighted to be spending the first part of 2018 MDing two shows in the RSC Swan season – first The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich, a restoration comedy by Mary Pix, directed by Jo Davies and with a new score by Grant Olding.  Tarek will be providing an onstage presence, leading the music in performance,…

This Christmas, Tarek also composed the score for the Edinburgh Lyceum production of Arabian Nights, written by Suhayla El-Bushra and directed by Joe Douglas. The production has opened to rave reviews… ★★★★★ ‘an exhilarating magic carpet ride’ The Times ★★★★★ ‘a spectacular, joyous and gorgeously crafted show’ Edinburgh Festival ★★★★★ ‘gloriously entertaining’ Edinburgh Guide ★★★★ ‘humorous and sensitive’ The…

Tarek is delighted to be returning to the Watermill to compose the all new score for their magical Christmas production of The Borrowers, directed by Artistic Director Paul Hart. For further details and tickets please click Here.

This autumn, Tarek will be MDing and playing the role of troubled choirmaster Simon Stimson in Sarah Frankcom’s much-anticipated revival of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize-winning play Our Town at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. For further information and tickets, please click Here.