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Born in Salford, One of the foremost composers of our time, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has made a significant contribution to musical history through his wide-ranging and prolific output. He lives in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland, where he writes most of his music. In a worklist that spans more than five decades, he has written across a broad range of styles, yet his music always communicates directly and powerfully, whether in his profoundly argued symphonic works, his music-theatre or witty light orchestral works.
Sir Peter has been a long term supporter of Gay Rights

Daniel Evans is the Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres; his previous directorial work for Sheffield Theatres was An Enemy of the People – the opening production of his inaugural season. As an actor he previously performed at Sheffield Theatres in Cloud Nine and The Tempest (both on the Crucible stage). An award-winning actor and director, Evans’ most recent theatre work includes Sunday in the Park with George (Menier Chocolate Factory, Wyndham’s Theatre and Broadway) – a role for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical (his second Olivier Award, the first being for Merrily We Roll Along in 2001) and a Tony Award nomination. As an actor, his extensive credits include work with the Donmar Warehouse, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court Theatre and National Theatre. His directing credits include Peter Gill Double Bill (Young Vic), Esther (Welsh National Theatre) and Certain Young Men (Guildhall).