Dr Paul Hodge is an award-winning writer- composer-producer, whose work has appeared Off-Broadway, in London, Edinburgh, at the Sydney Opera House and across Australia.
His work includes a musical adaptation of the iconic children’s TV series Round The Twist, the five-time Matilda Award-nominated musical comedy Joh for P.M., and his original musical comedy Clinton.
Clinton received a New York Times Critics’ Pick, nominations for Best Musical from the Off- Broadway Alliance and Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won Best Production in the Performing Arts WA Awards and Best Off-Broadway Cast Album in the Broadway World Awards.
Dr Hodge has held prestigious residencies including a Ground Floor Residency at the Tony Award- winning Berkeley Rep in California, the inaugural Vanguard Arts Project at Olney Theatre Center, Maryland, and artist-in-residence with La Boite Theatre Company, Brisbane.
What’s a surprising or fun fact people wouldn’t know about you?
“My Siri is set to French to make sure I keep up my French. When you’re relying on a computer to understand you in another language, it forces you to make sure you’re pronouncing things properly.”
Who are your heroes?
“I have many heroes, but Stephen Sondheim is the first that comes to mind in terms of the writing of music theatre. On a personal level, my grandma and my parents nurtured my love of the arts and have always supported me in pursuing a career in the theatre industry.”
