KS Lewkowicz

KS Lewkowicz (Karl Samuel Lewkowicz) is a MusicAL composer and lyricist from London.

Lewkowicz lives and works in London, where he has a close ongoing working relationship with the Arcola Theatre in London’s off West End, the theatre where most of his writing has been developed. Most recently with playwright Judith Johnson he wrote the music and lyrics for Goodbye Barcelona – a musical about the International Brigades, premiered at the Arcola Theatre in London in 2011 and produced at the Teatre Del Raval in Barcelona in 2013/2014 winning Best Spanish musical award.

His previous musical - also with Judith Johnson – was Release The Beat, a musical adaptation of Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in London’s clubland and premiered at the Arcola Theatre in 2004. Other writing includes music and lyrics for an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky for the Arcola Theatre aimed at school children in Dalston and Hackney, a musical adaptation of Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock, and improvised scenes for London’s Paddington Arts Youth Theatre Group. directed by Mehmet Ergen and Ray Shell

Invited to participate in the inaugural Theatre Royal Stratford East Musical Theatre Workshop. The course bringing together writers from various disciplines to spend 4 weeks writing together under the auspices of tutors from New York’s Tisch School Musical Theatre course.