Vikki Stone

Vikki Stone is an award-winning writer, composer, comedian and musician, who has a rather unique set of skills in writing, classical music, musical theatre as well as over ten years on the road as a stand-up comedian.

Writing credits include: co-adapter, writer and music supervisor for the Olivier Award winning Hey Duggee Live, #zoologicalsociety for Royal & Derngate, Cinderella & Aladdin for The Lyric Hammersmith, Alice In Wonderland (music and lyrics) for the Liverpool Everyman Playhouse, Peter Pan (music and lyrics) for Rose Theatre Kingston, Sleeping Beauty & Dick Whittington for the New Wolsey Theatre,  Ten Pieces Special Report for BAFTA Nominated children’s music series BBC Ten Pieces, Our Girls Our Game for The British Youth Music Theatre.

She has four stage musicals currently under commission/in development: a new jukebox musical for New Wolsey Theatre/High Tide/Mercury Colchester, Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, A New Musical* (*sort of) for G&T Theatrical, My Dog Has Fleas for I.E. Productions and Southbound for Johansson Productions.

Vikki was the dramaturg on the new Burlesque musical, that played Manchester Opera House and Theatre Royal Glasgow. She is also consulting on a number of other large scale musicals during their development periods.

Vikki has recently made her directing debut at The King’s Head Theatre with Stalled, a new musical. Vikki will be directing again in 2025, with more details to follow when announced.

Vikki made history when she was the musical director, pianist and band leader of the Saturday night ITV prime-time show Romeo and Duet, making her the first on-screen female musical director of a primetime entertainment show in the UK. She has also been developing a major musical theatre series for a major streaming platform.

Other TV appearances include: Richard Osman’s House of Games, Celebrity Pointless, The Dog Ate My Homework, The John Bishop Show, Partners in Rhyme and the BAFTA award-winning Ten Pieces for BBC.

Classical works include: The Thing That Matters, a massed choral piece commissioned by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, and The Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra which premiered at Glastonbury Festival.  

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Awards

2024 - The British Panto Awards - Best Panto (Under 500 Seats) - Nominee
2023 - Olivier Awards - Best Family Show - Hey Duggee Live - Winner
2022 - The British Panto Awards - Aladdin Lyric Hammersmith - Best Script - Winner
2022 - The British Panto Awards - Best Panto (500-700 Seats) - Winner
2021 - Stiles and Drew Best New Song - Nominee
2020 - Stiles and Drew Best New Song - Nominee
2019 - Best Musical Show - Leicester Comedy Festival - Winner
2019 - Stiles and Drew Best New Song - Nominee
2017 - BBC Radio Awards - Best Podcast - Finalist 

Whilst training, Vikki attended prestigious music schools, Wells Cathedral School and The Royal Academy Of Music, and was awarded a Foundation Fellowship by Wells in 2013 and The Royal Academy Of Music presented Vikki with the honour of  Associate of The Royal Academy (ARAM), so she has more letters after her name, than in her name: VIKKI STONE PG DIP RAM LRAM ARAM.