Darren is a musical theatre composer & lyricist living and working in London. He is the inaugural recipient of the Music Theatre International Stiles & Drewe Mentorship Award and his songs have appeared as finalist in the Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Competition on three separate occasions, winning runner-up in 2015. He has been a finalist in the Iris Theatre XMas Factor Awards for the past three years, winning the Iris Theatre Panel Award in 2014, The Audience Runner Up Prize in 2015 and The Audience Award in 2016. His musicals have been licensed in the USA and Australia, his work was selected for the national BEAM Showcase in London. His most recent musical The Wicker Husband has been selected to be presented at the most prestigious musical theatre festival in the world, NAMT in New York. His work is regularly performed by Olivier Award winners and nominees in London's cabaret circuit.