Simon Baker

Past Productions

Simon graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1992. He worked for many leading theatre companies including the RSC, Royal Court and the National Theatre where he held the post of Sound Supervisor. In January 1999 he joined Autograph Sound Recording Ltd.
Today Autograph are a leading British sound design and equipment hire company, responsible for numerous theatre productions at home and abroad, including Les Misérables, Cats, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You and Miss Saigon.
For Autograph Simon was Associate Sound Designer on The Witches of Eastwick, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West End and Broadway) and Mary Poppins (all with Andrew Bruce) and more recently Spamalot London (for ACME).
His sound design credits include: The Caretaker, Feelgood, Closer To Heaven, 125th Street, The Play What I Wrote (London, UK tours and Broadway), Cats (UK tour), On Your Toes (with Terry Jardine), Jailhouse Rock, Rebecca, Heroes, Ducktastic, Boeing Boeing (London and Broadway), The Lord Of The Rings (Toronto and London), I Am Shakespeare (UK tour and Chichester), God Of Carnage and Brief Encounter (Birmingham Repertory Theatre/West Yorkshire Playhouse).
Simon has been nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for Best Sound Design for Boeing Boeing.