Danyal Dhondy is a versatile composer and arranger from South London. He is equally at home writing concert music, educational music, scoring films, arranging operas, playing in the theatre or creating bespoke string arrangements for bands and songwriters.

He is founder and chair of Lucid Arts and Music, which has produced new works of theatre and opera at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival, The Yard Theatre, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Bharat Rang Mahotsav Festival.

He was nominated for a British Composer award in 2015 and an Arts Foundation Award in Opera Composition in 2010 . He contributed to Sam Lee's Mercury-nominated album in 2012.

PARADISE OF THE ASSASSINS

Now showing at Tara Theatre, Earlsfield
"Creates an entire world in a small space" - Michael Billington, The Guardian
​Tabla:
Hassan Mohyeddin
Gyil: 
Bex Burch
Cor Anglais:
Gwenllian Davies
Clarinet:
Ross Newton
Violin, Viola, Piano:
Danyal Dhondy
"Full of atmosphere and feeling" - Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide