Biography
Performer, composer / lyricist and musical activist Gwyneth Herbert has been hailed as one the most imaginative and idiosyncratic artists of her generation.
Gwyn has collaborated with artists, orchestras, brass bands, kids, pole dancers and puppets to produce a huge canon of work that challenges expectations and seeks to find dialogue with the world.
Her seventh solo album, Letters I Haven’t Written, was accompanied by a UK tour that explored the struggle for connection through film, storytelling and song. As a key part of the project, Gwyn held Letters workshops with different groups from each community, who then joined her onstage – listening, learning and making together.
She’s the co-creator of six musicals, including Bristol Old Vic’s record-breaking production of “A Christmas Carol” with Tom Morris and Lee Lyford. She has also received major commissions from the London Sinfonietta, Mahogany Opera, Snape Maltings, and conducted her own film score at the BFI.
