Nicola T. Chang
Composer & Sound Designer
Nicola T. Chang is a composer and sound designer for stage and screen. She was the composer/sound designer on the 2020/21 Old Vic 12 cohort and a current BAFTA Connect Member (Film Composer).
Awards and Nominations
2023/2024 Off West End Awards nomination for Sound Design on Garden of Words
2022 Broadway World UK / West End Award for Musical Director on The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs
2021 Co-Winner of Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund and nomination for Audio Design
2021 Off West End Awards nomination for Sound Design on Little Baby Jesus
2019/2020 Off West End Awards nomination for Sound Design on Finishing the Picture
2028/2019 Off West End Award for Sound Design on Nine Foot Nine
List Of Productions
2024
SHANGHAI DOLLS | Director: Katie Posner | Kiln Theatre
A DOLL'S HOUSE | Director: Elin Schofield | Sheffield Crucible
COMMUNION | Director: Katie Greenall | Bush Theatre
HOW I LEARNED TO SWIM | Director: Emma Jude Harris | Edinburgh, Brixton House, Bristol Old Vic
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Director: Max Webster | National Theatre, Lyttelton
SKELETON CREW | Director: Matthew Xia | Donmar Warehouse
REVERBERATION | Director: Jack Sain | Bristol Old Vic
PONTYPOOL | Composer | Director: Dan Phillips | Wales Millenium Centre
KILLOLOGY | Director: Helena Jackson | Schauspiel, Frankfurt, Germany
THE BALLAD OF HATTIE AND JAMES | Co-Composer | Director: Richard Twyman | Kiln Theatre
FERAL MONSTERS | Composer | Director: Izzy Rabey | National Theatre Wales
MACBETH | Director: Amy Leach | Leeds Playhouse
FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY | Sound Designer & Composer | Director: Ryan Calais Cameron | Garrick Theatre, West End
MINORITY REPORT | Director: Max Webster | Nottingham Playhouse/ Birmingham Rep/ Lyric Hammersmith
2023
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO | Director: Phelim McDermott | Barbican Centre
NEST | Director: Paul Roseby | LEEDS 2023
UNBELIEVABLE | Co-Sound Designer | Directors: Derren Brown, Andy Nyman & Andrew O'Connor | Mercury Colchester/ Criterion Theatre, West End
GARDEN OF WORDS | Director: Alexandra Rutter | Park Theatre
TRIBE | Director: TD Moyo | Young Vic
THE REAL AND IMAGINED HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT MAN | Director: Stephen Bailey | Nottingham Playhouse/ Blackpool Grand
THE SWELL | Director: Hannah Hauer-King | Orange Tree Theatre
A PLAYLIST FOR THE REVOLUTION | Director: Emily Ling Williams | Bush Theatre
FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY | Director: Ryan Calais Cameron, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu | Apollo Theatre, West End/ Royal Court/ New Diorama
TOP GIRLS | Director: Suba Das | Liverpool Everyman
SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND | Director: Debbie Hannan | Royal Court, Downstairs
2022
KERRY JACKSON | Director: Indhu Rubasingham | National Theatre, Dorfman
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO |Director: Phelim McDermott | Barbican Centre
OF THE CUT | Director: Philip J. Morris | Young Vic/TEA Film
THE MINISTRY OF LESBIAN AFFAIRS | Director: Hannah Hauer-King | Soho Theatre
MACBETH | Director: Amy Leach | Quarry Theatre/ Leeds Playhouse
ALL MIRTH AND NO MATTER | Director: Aaron Parsons | Royal Shakespeare Company
DZIADY/FOREFATHER'S EVE | Director: Nastazja Domaradzka | Almeida Theatre
FAKE MELANIA | Director: Hannah Joss | Old Vic 12
JINEOLOJÎ |Director: Milli Bhatia | Old Vic 12
GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE | Director: Maddy Moore | Old Vic 12
MISS JULIE | Director: Dadiow Lin | Chester Storyhouse
FUNERAL FLOWERS | Director: Jessica Edwards | Hackney Empire/ Roundhouse, Camden
WILD GOOSE DREAMS | Director: Michael Boyd | The Ustinov, Theatre Royal Bath
LITTLE BABY JESUS | Director: Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu | Orange Tree Theatre
THE ICE CREAM BOYS | Director: Vik Sivalingam | Jermyn Street Theatre, West End
THE KING OF HELL'S PALACE | Director: Michael Boyd | Hampstead Theatre
ALGORITHMS | Director: Maddy Moore | Soho Theatre/ Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
DEATH OF OPHELIA | Director: Nastazja Domaradzka | Shakespeare's Globe
SUMMER ROLLS | Director: Kristine Landon-Smith | Park Theatre
WHITE PEARL | Director: Nana Dakin | Royal Court
THE TEMPEST | Director: Imogen Bond | Orange Tree Theatre
OTHER CREDITS
ALGORITHMS | Director: Maddy Moore | Park Theatre
HARMONY 天人合一 | Director: Iona Kirk | Pleasance Futures Festival
30 AND OUT | Director: Charley Ive | Brighton Fringe/ Edinburgh Festival Fringe
SUMMER CAMP FOR BROKEN PEOPLE | Director: Christa Harris | Pleasance Theatre/ Edinburgh Festival Fringe
DNA | Director: Natasha Kathi-Chandra | Tara Theatre
WORTH | Director: Mingyu Lin | Arcola Theatre/ Chester Storyhouse
DIGITAL GREEKS | Director: Stephen Bailey | Unicorn Theatre
JUNIPER AND JULES | Director: Bethany Pitts | Soho Theatre, Upstairs
SERMONS OF THE SEA | Director: Julia Cheng | Somerset House
DONMAR WAREHOUSE TAKE THE STAGE: FORCE MAJEURE | Director: Jordana Golbourn | Donmar Warehouse
WHEN THIS IS OVER | Director: Ned Glasier | Company Three/ Unicorn Theatre
STILL GAY AS HELL | Director: Caroline Bryant | Futures Theatre
OMNIBUS YOUNG COMPANY SHOW | Director: Saskia Marland | Omnibus Theatre
ALL THE THINGS | Director: DK Fashola | Arts Ed
SECOND HAND CHILD | Director: Rebecca Solomon | Sheffield Crucible
IN HER STRENGTH | Director: Vicky Moran | Camden People's Theatre
MACBETH | Director: Bec Martin | Orange Tree Theatre
ROMEO AND JULIET | Director: Bec Martin | Orange Tree Theatre
IRL | Director: Pamela Jikiemi | RADA
MACBETH | Director: Anna Himali-Howard | Central School of Speech and Drama
SUBURBS | Director: Emily Aboud | Central School of Speech and Drama
OENONE | Director: Adjoa Andoh | Part of '15 Heroines' at Jermyn Street Theatre
DEIANARIA | Director: Adjoa Andoh | Part of '15 Heroines' at Jermyn Street Theatre
WILL YOU? | Director: Adjoa Andoh | Part of '15 Heroines' at Jermyn Street Theatre
HYPERMNESTRA | Director: Adjoa Andoh | Part of '15 Heroines' at Jermyn Street Theatre
PITY THE MONSTER | Director: Adjoa Andoh | Part of '15 Heroines' at Jermyn Street Theatre
MEDEA | Director: Adjoa Andoh | Part of '15 Heroines' at Jermyn Street Theatre
WATER | Director: Miranda Cromwell | Digital Caravan Theatre
SIRENS | Director: Tom Wright | Arts Ed
SQUAD GOALS | Director: Michelle Payne & Mia Jerome | Dagenham and Redbridge Football Stadium
CLAPPED | Director: Lakesha Arie-Angelo | Griffin Square, Deptford
CIRCLE GAME | Director: Hannah Hauer-King | Oxford School of Drama
FEAR AND MISERY OF THE THIRD REICH | Director: Cathal Cleary | Oxford School of Drama at Playground Theatre
WeRNotVirus | Director: Anthony Lau & Jennifer Tang | Omnibus Theatre
MUM | Director: Yasmeen Arden | Playground Theatre
INVISIBLES | Director: Nastazja Domradadzka | Vault Festival
FREEDOM HIGH 自由閪 | Director: Kim Pearce | Vault Festival
V & V | Director: Misha Pinnington | Vault Festival
IF THIS IS NORMAL | Director: Helena Jackson | Vault Festival
SPY PLAYS | Director: Peter Darney | Above the Stag Theatre
OVERHEARD | Director: Mingyu Lin | Chinese Arts Now Festival
VEGAN GLUTEN FREE | Director: Ray Malone | Soho Theatre
HIDDEN IN SCREEN 无形的和谐 | Director: Kim Pearce | Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
THE GLASS WILL SHATTER | Director: Lilac Yosiphon | Omnibus Theatre
POISONED POLLUTED | Director: Lucy Allen | Old Red Lion Theatre
GERM FREE ADOLESCENT | Director: Grace Gummer | Bunker Theatre
KENSINGTON KARAVAN SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL | Director: Yasmeen Arden | Small Truth Theatre
ANAHERA | Director: Alice Kornitzer | Finborough Theatre
COLLAPSING CREATION | Director: Jessica Jeffries | Brockley Jack Theatre
EXTINCTION - BYMTUK DANCE CREATIONS 5 | Director: Rachel Birch-Lawson | Rhoda McGaw Theatre
IF THIS IS NORMAL | Director: Zoo Venues | Edinburgh Festival Fringe
STARVED | Director: Matthew Strachen | Hope Theatre
WONDER WINTERLAND | Director: Blythe Stewart | OSD Showcase at Soho Theatre
WHEREVER YOU FIND ME | Actor's Centre
TRYING TO FIND ME | Director: Ann Akin | PULSE Festival/ Latitude
BOUNDARIES | Director: Pamela Jimieki | Arts Ed
YOU WOULDN'T ADAM AND EVE IT | Director: Pamela Jimieki | Arts Ed
POOL (NO WATER) | Director: Hannah Hauer-King | OSD Showcase at Royal Court
LORD OF THE FLIES | Director: Ricky Dukes | Greenwich Theatre
10 | Nastazja Domaradzka | Vault Festival
DANGEROUS GIANT ANIMALS | Director: Adriana Perucca | Vault Festival/ Tristan Bates Theatre/ Edinburgh Fringe
FROM SHORE TO SHORE | Director: David Tse | Manchester Royal Exchange/ UK Tour
RATTLED | Director: Jemma Gross | Old Red Lion Theatre
THE MOON IS WARMER THAN THE SUN | ArtsAdmin, London
INSIDE VOICES | Director: Zhui-Ning Chang | Vault Festival
JUNIPER AND JULES | Director: Bethany Pitts | Vault Festival
KOMPROMAT | Director: Peter Darney | Vault Festival
BOUNCE BEAT | Director: Musical Director | Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE | Director: Phil Wilmot | Union Theatre
THE SNOW QUEEN | Director: Alice Connor | Theatre Shed Community Theatre
ALL THAT SCRATCH | The Other Palace
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: Robyn Grant | King's Head Theatre
HIGH RIDIN' | Director: Peter Darney | King's Head Theatre
POMEGRANATE SEASON | Cockpit Theatre
NO MAN'S LAND - BYMTUK DANCE CONNECTIONS 4 | Director: Rachel Birch-Lawson | Square Chapel, Halifax
LOST IN THOUGHT | Director: Helena Jackson | Underbelly, Edinburgh/ Theatre 503
FOR REASONS THAT REMAIN UNCLEAR | Director: Jessica Lazar | King's Head Theatre
FREE AND PROUD | King's Head Theatre/ Edinburgh Fringe
KENSINGTON'S GAME CHANGER | SPID Theatre Company
STATIC | Talawa Firsts/Rich Mix
FINISHING THE PICTURE | Director: Phil Willmott | Finborough Theatre
NINE FOOT NINE | Director: Helena Jackson | Bunker Theatre/ Assembly, Edinburgh
THE FREE9 | Director: Nell Hardy | National Theatre
#METOO | Mix30, New York, US
TOM AND BUNNY SAVE THE WORLD | Fat Rascal Theatre
THE LORD OF THE FLIES | Director: Ricky Dukes | Greenwich Theatre
THERE OR HERE | Director: Vik Sivalingham | Park Theatre
DEAN | Director: Roy Alexander-Wiese |Arcola Theatre
A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW | Director: Max Gill | Arcola Theatre
WOMAN CAUGHT UNAWARE | Director: Jessica Edwards | Arcola Theatre
STRIKE IT LUCKY | Director: Charlotte Griffiths
THE BULLHORN EVANGELIST | Director: Josh Hinds | Stockwell Playhouse
THE COMMUNITY | Director: Josh Hinds | Lion and Unicorn Theatre
EASE ON DOWN | Director: Bhanita Mistry-Russell | The Motion Dance Collective
THIRTY-THREE | Director: Kai Raisbeck | Leicester Square Theatre
ALCHEMICAL DOOR #4 | Director: Rosanna Mallinson | Babel Studios
MAELSTRØM - BYMTUK | Director: Ellis Kerkhoven | Lemon Tree Theatre, Aberdeen
ALCHEMICAL DOOR #3 | Director: Rosanna Mallinson | Babel Studios
ALCHEMICAL DOOR #2 | Director: Rosanna Mallinson |Babel Studios
ALCHEMICAL DOOR #1 | Director: Rosanna Mallinson | Babel Studios
THE LARK | Director: Astrid Pons | Rose Theatre
FILM CREDITS
IF ONLY YOU KNEW | Director: Wendy Wong
OF THE CUT | Director: Phillip J. Morris | Young Vic/ TEA Films
YOGA FOR THE FEET | Director: Iona Kirk
BAKED BEANS | Director: Matt Ayleigh
MEI | Director: Leanne Bailham
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER | Director: Tobore Dafiaga
THE FIGHT IN THE DOG | Director: Pamela Jimieki | RADA
BICYCLE | Director: Pamela Jimieki | RADA
DEVI देवी | Director: Alistair Wilkinson | Sky Arts Unlocked
TWITCHING | Director: Maddy Moore
SUMMER OF LOVE | Directed by the Young Company | HighTide
CHANG AND ENG AND ME (AND ME) | Director: Tobi Poster-Su
DEBORAH | Director: Bethany Pitts
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER | Director: David Wilkinson
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES (AN UNFAIRYTALE) | Director: Yasmeen Arden
MONSTER | Director: Jack Whitney
SEAFRUIT | Director: Alexander Darby
TIN HAU TEMPLE 天后廟 | Promotional Video | JA Design Architects Ltd
FRACTURE/D FRAME/S | Director: Anna Clifford | Motion Dance Collective
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER(S) | Director: David Wilkinson
JUST SHENZHEN | Promotional video | For Shenzhen Government
DOSA SHTASTIE (A DOSE OF HAPPINESS) | Director: Yana Titova
FIGHT NIGHT | Director: Giorgio Miroflor
POSTCARDS FROM THE 48% | Director: David Wilkinson
BREAKFAST WITH THE BOSS | Vox Media
THE BEARDED BLOKE | Director: Danielus Gedvilas
ALWAYS CHASING LOVE | Director: Jadolphus Fraser
HOLE | Director: Joe Belzberg
LODGERS | Director: Keni Ogunlola | eCinema Live
MAN FRIDAY | Director: Nemo Martin
THE SECRET LIFE OF DISNEY PRINCESSES | Director: Mahmoud El-Azzeh
CONNECTED | Director: Bhanita Mistry-Russell
STROKE | Director: Jiani Zhao
FRAGMENTS | Director: Oli Grek
THE OXNARD EDD SHOOTING MASSACRE | Director: Andrew Jimenez
I AM DEPRESSION | Director: Wazza Yadi
JUMPING BORDERS | Director: Joseph Tindle
A TRIBUTE TO MY STUPID DAY | Director: Vijay Sridharan
THE PERFECT DINNER | Director: Olesia Saveleva
ELEMENTS 101 | Director: Remel Chinn
珠海華發藝術館 |For JA Design Architects Ltd
海口國際生命科學城 | For JA Design Architects Ltd
樓蘭古城 | For Joalin AU Design Limited
YADA | Director: Gbemisola Ikumelo
NEW MESSAGE | Director: Matt Mrozek
ALL IN GOOD TIME | Director: Patrick West
MARCO AND POLO | Director: Iris Sunniva Inguito
BLOOD WILL HAVE BLOOD | Director: Rosanna Mallinson
重慶溜冰場 | For Rink Limited Hong Kong
THE DEN | Director: Gbemisola Ikumelo
THE RUN | Director: Libby Cornelssen
THE PLAGUE | Director: Athena Chow
AFTER DESERT | Director: Tufts University Television
寧夏沙漠玫瑰酒店 | For JA Design Architects Ltd
TO THE CAVES | For JA Design Architects Ltd
走西口 | For JA Design Architects Ltd
ONE WEEK | Director: Jared Bronen
FOUR MINUTE WARNING | Director: Henry Hsaio
BAD ROMANCE | Director: Henry Hsaio
AUDIO CREDITS
HUGO AND HARLEY'S GREATEST AND MOST JOYFUL RADIO SHOW! | Director: Nadia Papachronopoulou | Caravan Theatre
A PICKLE MAKES A MAGIC DEN | Director: Lucille Findlay | Caravan Theatre
STEVIE AND HAYLEY | Director: Abi Falase | Caravan Theatre
ECHO LAND | Jude Christian | Rich Mix
WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD | Director: Alisha Artry | Young Vic Neighbourhood Theatre
A HYMN TO CREATIVITY | Director: Alisha Artry | Young Vic Neighbourhood Theatre
HOME | Director: Yasmeen Arden | Caravan Theatre/ Our Voices Project
FINDING POLLY | Director: Abi Falase | Caravan Theatre/ Our Voices Project
CHICKEN SHOP LOVE | Director: Yasmeen Arden | Caravan Theatre/ Our Voices Project
PIECES | Director: Nadia Papachronopoulou | Caravan Theatre/ Our Voices Project
TAKING PART: SOCIAL ISSUES PODCAST | Director: Alisha Artry | Young Vic Neighbourhood Theatre
FUTURE LEADERS PROJECT | Director: Tash Hyman | Theatre Royal Stratford East
SLIPPY MAGGY | Audio Drama | | Director: Alice Fitzgerald
STORIES FROM THE STALLS | Director: Vicky Olusanya, Alisha Artry, Rohan Gotobed & Amin Ali | Young Vic Neighbourhood Theatre
GATE THEATRE YOUNG ASSOCIATES PODCAST | Director: Rachel Bagshaw
SONIC PHỞ | Museum of the Home/Albany Deptford
SERMONS OF THE SEA | Director: Julia Cheng | Somerset House
FRACTURE MECHANICS | Podcast | Director: Georgie Staight | The Painkiller Project
WE ARE SHADOWS - LIVERPOOL CHINATOWN | Director: Jude Christian | Tamasha Theatre Company
BLACK MERMAIDS | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Jade Lewis
WHEN TWO AMERICANS MEET | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Caroline Bryant
NOT JUST TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Tian Brown-Sampson
WAITING FOR AN EXCUSE TO TURN | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Mingyu Lin
FIB | Podcast | Director: Hannah Hauer-King | The Painkiller Project
CURSE OF THE CRACKLES | Director: Ed Stambollouian | Shoreditch Town Hall
THE PANTOLOGUES | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Jemma Gross
WOW! I FEEL NOTHING | Podcast | Director: Hannah Hauer-King |The Painkiller Project
BELLY OF THE WOLF | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Caroline Bryant
A FEW MINUTES WITH RUTH BELVILLE (AND ROSE) | Director: Chris Sonnex
ENOUGH | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Yasmeen Arden
SPIRIT OF CARNIVAL | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Yasmeen Arden
CIRCLE GAME | AUDIO DRAMA | Director: Hannah Hauer-King
CONCERTO FOR PING-PONG AND PIANO TRIO | International Ping-Pong Festival, Shanghai, China
HOW TO BURY YOUR SINS | Director: Jessica Martin
UNITY | Michael Jackson Tribute Album
OTHER
Nicola has also designed the sound for the English National Youth Ballet Choreographic Competition and composed for the Chinese International School Dancer’s Showcase.
She has performed with Chineke! Orchestra (Royal Albert Hall), STOMP (World Tour), London Film Music Orchestra, London Gay Symphony Orchestra, Women of the World Orchestra (Royal Festival Hall) and Hong Kong Chamber Wind Orchestra, to name but a few.