Simon Hanning Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

My Little Eye is a production company specialising in Live Theatre and Television programme making.Our first production, ITS A FINE LIFE! - The Lionel Bart Story - is a musical play that is touring to various large scale theatres around the UK. We have also produced our first Documentary film for Amazon prime set for broadcast in late 2024, and are producing some LIVE Orchestral concerts. We are developing some new writing plays and broadcast documentaries as well as original film.

As a freelance producer and director, simon has Live directed multi camera projects throughout the UK. He has worked on some of the biggest Music Festivals, Live events and with the largest arts venue in the UK, The Southbank Centre. Artists LIVE concerts have included Noel Gallagher, Hosier, Sugababes, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Chase & Status, Anne Marie, Ravi Shankar's 100 year anniversary at the Royal Festival Hall, Brian ENO, Black Country New Road, Trevor Noah at the O2, Tom Grennan, Rag N'Bone man, Rufus Wainwright, Nile Rodgers and many many more.

Marble Arch, London

Seymour Place Music Ltd. was a music and live events company co-owned by Sylvia Young OBE.Put together and managed UK Pop band EverYoung, touring throughout the UK for Five Years including organising and producing 5 UK single releases and a sellout concert to 1000 EverYoung fans. Directed Music videos for the band, one featuring Oscar Winner Jeremy Irons.Produced and directed various promos and in house documentary for Bloomberg TV over a period of 18 months before Bloomberg reverted back to US based production. Wrote, Produced and Directed a musical theatre play about the Rise & Fall of one of Britain's greatest songwriters, Lionel Bart. "The Story of Bart" has SOLD OUT numerous venues including London's Hippodrome Casino and in 2018 will be embarking on a UK wide Tour.Produced and Directed the Christmas Number 1 music video for the single 'He Ain't Heavy' by the justice collective supporting the campaign for justice of the Hillsborough Disaster families. This video featured Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Palaoma Faith, Mel C, Hollie Johnson to name a few. Directed BBC documentary about Chas & Dave, 'LAST ORDERS' for North One Television. Directed for Video Illusions various Live concerts with some of the Worlds biggest artists and bands at prestigious venues such as The Albert hall, Summerblast in Stockholm and various Arenas & Festivals throughout the UK.Producing various SOLD OUT events and theatrical shows.

London, United Kingdom

Co owned one of the UK’s leading advertiser funded production companies. Produced & Directed many broadcast TV projects for Global brands such as Pepsi, MasterCard & Sony Playstation as well as LIVE music TV shows featuring artists and sportsmen such as Beyonce, J-LO, Pink, Britney Spears, Enrique, David Beckham, Raul, Ronaldinho, Amy Winehouse & Jamie Cullum to name just a few.Various TV shows for Channel Four & MTV as well as multiple Music projects working alongside Universal Music/Decca Records.

World Tour

Video Director for the arena World tour of Michael Flatleys Lord of the Dance. Countries included Estonia, Russia (In a theatre inside the Kremlin), Germany, Japan, France, Switzerland & Hungary

London, United Kingdom

Freelance directing various music videos, documentaries including A session with Kylie - A documentary for Channel four about Kylie Minogue & various features filmed by Guy Chambers whilst working with Robbie Williams. .

Marlow & Midllesbrough

Directing LIVE football matches from various Premiership and Championship football clubs beamed LIVE internationally and also for ITV, BBC and Match of the Day. I also helped co-ordinate and ultimately became producer/director at the first dedicated football club TV channel in the World, BORO TV. (Middlesbrough Football Club). This paved the way for both MUTV and Chelsea TV.

St Margarets, Thfc

As assistant to Robin Bextor REB was Based primarily within Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. My roles were initially camerawork and Editing but soon progressed to Directing live match coverage broadcasting to match of the day for multiple clubs including Southampton FC, QPR, Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth. During this time I became an Assistant Director at Ardent Television (Prince Edwards Television production company) working alongside Producer Robin Bextor on 'Edward on Edward' and 'Crown & Country'.

London'S West End - Lyric Theatre & Her Majestys Theatre.

Worked on various WEST END shows including Phantom of the Opera, Stop The World I want to Get Off with Anthony Newley, Bus Stop with Jerry Hall, Return to The Forbidden Planet.

City & Guilds In Theatrical Lighting

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