Tarek is thrilled to be making his debut at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in their Spring production of one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, Twelfth Night. Tarek is both MDing and playing the role of Valentine. This new staging, directed by Jo Davies, will feature a brand new score for live musicians composed by Alex…
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Anita and Me 2017 UK Tour
Tarek has returned to MD the music for the 2017 tour of Anita and Me, based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Meera Syal. Dates, tickets and info can be found by clicking on http://theatrecloud.com/anita-and-me
Extra Yarn at the Orange Tree Theatre
Tarek is delighted that this Christmas he will be joining the cast of Extra Yarn at the Orange Tree theatre in Richmond, where he will be working with composer Tom Deering and director Imogen Bond to lead the music in performance and tell this beautiful story based on the book by Mac Barnett, illustrated by…
Sleeping Beauty at the Watermill Theatre
This Christmas, Tarek will be composing and MDing the score for the Watermill Theatre’s Christmas production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by Bill Buckhurst and performed by a cast of multitasking actor musicians. A quirky, comic re-telling of the classic fairy story through the eyes of the mischievous Fairy Goody. Having condemned the beautiful princess to…
The Grinning Man at Bristol Old Vic
Tarek has just begun work as Musical Director for the brand new musical The Grinning Man as part of the Bristol Old Vic 250th anniversary season. The show is written by Carl Grose, with score by Tim Phillips and Marc Teitler, direction by Tom Morris and musical supervision by Tom Deering. Cracked hearts. Strange fates….
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company
Tarek is delighted to have been appointed Musical Director on the RSC’s major 2016 tour of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation. The production – a hugely ambitious project involving a professional cast supplemented by new groups of amateur performers as the Rude Mechanicals and Fairy Train in each city – will…
Anita and Me at Birmingham Rep / Stratford East
From September, Tarek will be working with Roxana Silbert and the Ringham Brothers on the World Premier stage adaptation of Meera Syal’s acclaimed novel Anita and Me. Tarek will be MD for this co-production between Birmingham Rep and Theatre Royal Stratford East, as well as playing the role of Ned in performance. For more details…
Gulliver’s Travels at YMTUK
Tarek will be working as MD and Arranger for a brand new Actor-Musician adaptation of the iconic book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ this summer. The workshop production, staged at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre by YMTUK, will have a brand new score by renowned singer-songwriter Duke Special, and will be brought to the stage by director Des Kennedy and…
The Velveteen Rabbit at the Unicorn Theatre
Tarek will be returning to the Unicorn Theatre this Easter when he takes on the role of Pianist and performer in the forthcoming revival of their acclaimed production of The Velveteen Rabbit, directed by Purni Morrell with a new score by Jason Carr.
Britain’s Best Recruiting Sergeant Unicorn Theatre
https://www.unicorntheatre.com/whatson/70/britain-s-best-recruiting-sergeant Tarek has recently composed, arranged and MD’d the premier of this new play by Joy Wilkinson about the life of music hall performer Vesta Tilley, who modified her act impersonating men, to become Britain’s Best Recruiting Sergeant. The production, using a cast of four performing a clutch of well-known music hall songs, is directed…
Ali & Nino at YMTUK
Tarek has recently received a prestigious commission from Youth Music Theatre UK to create and stage a new music-theatre adaptation of the novel Ali and Nino.
Love Story at Bolton Octagon
In Spring 2014, Tarek worked as Arranger and Musical Director on the first regional revival of Howard Goodall’s acclaimed musical, Love Story.
The Fall of the House of Usher at The Bargehouse
The third year Actor-Musician students at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, will be performing a new adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s gothic horror story The Fall of the House of Usher, as their new writing season this June.
Fiddler on the Roof UK Tour
Tarek played the role of Avram the Bookseller and toured as Musical Director on the 2013/14 UK No 1 Tour of Fiddler on the Roof starring Paul Michael Glaser and directed by Craig Revel Horwood. Working closely under Musical Supervisor Sarah Travis, Tarek conducted the show from the piano and performed as one of the…