Tom Smith
@tomsmithsound.bsky.social
Theatre Sound Designer & No. 1 based in York, UK. Making things sound louder and sometimes better. Available for work from June 2025. He/Him. 🔗 https://tomsmithsound.uk/
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Tom Smith
@tomsmithsound.bsky.social
· Apr 15
York Theatre Royal
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Yesterday we opened Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal. To say it's been a little surreal is an understatement, but also a joy and a privelege. Here's to many bananas more. 🍌 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/krapps-...
Fuck being a canary, I identify as a red-tailed hawk and I will eviscerate AI with my mighty talons.
'creative workers are the "canaries in the coal mine" when it comes to understanding how fundamentally AI will transform working conditions, salaries and career quality.'
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#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
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#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Performing arts workers fear job insecurity amid rise of AI, report warns
More than 80% of those working in the performing arts feel their job security has diminished since the rise of generative AI, a report has claimed
www.thestage.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Fuck being a canary, I identify as a red-tailed hawk and I will eviscerate AI with my mighty talons.
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Our message to London 👇🏻
May 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our message to London 👇🏻
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The latest in a long line of terrible humans seeing if they can destroy people lives before asking if they should. If only sociopaths were seen as bad instead of rewarded.
May 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The latest in a long line of terrible humans seeing if they can destroy people lives before asking if they should. If only sociopaths were seen as bad instead of rewarded.
Lovely mention from The Stage for my most recent project with Middle Child.
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/biti...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/biti...
Biting Point review at Fruit Market Multi-Storey Car Park
Read our review of Biting Point at Fruit Market Multi-Storey Car Park: Middle Child's site-specific play about road rage
www.thestage.co.uk
May 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Lovely mention from The Stage for my most recent project with Middle Child.
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/biti...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/biti...
Being a freelancer is really hard right now. Take care of yourselves, friends.
Skills shortages and burnout are fuelling a mental health crisis in our industry.
We can all see it. We can all feel it.
We have an up-to-date range of arts focussed charities, mental health support organisations & resources available on our website: buff.ly/4gIgGqy
FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
We can all see it. We can all feel it.
We have an up-to-date range of arts focussed charities, mental health support organisations & resources available on our website: buff.ly/4gIgGqy
FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
May 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Being a freelancer is really hard right now. Take care of yourselves, friends.
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Post-dress huddle. We open tomorrow.
May 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Post-dress huddle. We open tomorrow.
Sometimes sound design is a carefully crafted atmosphere, and sometimes it's parking a van in front of the generators to block the noise.
May 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Sometimes sound design is a carefully crafted atmosphere, and sometimes it's parking a van in front of the generators to block the noise.
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T'is official. We can now call ourselves a resident company of @nationaltheatre.org.uk 😀 www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/news/middle-...
April 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
T'is official. We can now call ourselves a resident company of @nationaltheatre.org.uk 😀 www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/news/middle-...
For Biting Point we have two actors, but closer to two dozen characters. We've recorded about 260 lines of dialogue for all the other people in John and Anita's lives. If you're a @middlechildhull.bsky.social fan some of the voices might feel strangely familiar. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
For Biting Point we have two actors, but closer to two dozen characters. We've recorded about 260 lines of dialogue for all the other people in John and Anita's lives. If you're a @middlechildhull.bsky.social fan some of the voices might feel strangely familiar. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk
If you've seen Krapp's Last Tape and want to see more shows that sound good and do other stuff good too, come and see Biting Point. In Hull 10th to 18th May then on tour. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/biting-point
Biting Point by Sid Sagar — Middle Child
Biting Point is a new play by Sid Sagar, coming to Hull and touring Yorkshire and north-east England in summer 2025.
www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you've seen Krapp's Last Tape and want to see more shows that sound good and do other stuff good too, come and see Biting Point. In Hull 10th to 18th May then on tour. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/biting-point
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An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can
April 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can
"Tom Smith's sound design must receive praise [...] It sounds entirely authentic throughout."
www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-...
www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-...
Review: KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, York Theatre Royal | West End Best Friend
Gary Oldman returns to the stage in Beckett’s one-act play, Krapp's Last Tape, at York Theatre Royal.
www.westendbestfriend.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"Tom Smith's sound design must receive praise [...] It sounds entirely authentic throughout."
www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-...
www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-...
"It is remarkable to build such intimacy in a space as big as this auditorium [...] with crisp sound design by Tom Smith." www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...
Krapp’s Last Tape review – Gary Oldman’s arresting one-man Beckett is a startling piece of theatre
Oldman gives an emotional encounter with his past selves as he single-handedly directs, set-designs and performs Samuel Beckett’s existential monologue
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"It is remarkable to build such intimacy in a space as big as this auditorium [...] with crisp sound design by Tom Smith." www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...
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★★★★ Review: Krapp’s Last Tape – Gary Oldman is a devastatingly stoic Krapp in his own production of the Beckett classic
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/...
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/...
April 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
★★★★ Review: Krapp’s Last Tape – Gary Oldman is a devastatingly stoic Krapp in his own production of the Beckett classic
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/...
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/...
Earlier this year I worked on a project with Acomb Library here in York, telling stories from local history with folks from the community. I'd missed the memo, but it's now been uploaded and you can listen to it. It's called History Misbehaves: Time Travel Radio, and it's about 30 minutes long.
Time Travel Radio - History is about to misbehave
From 1680s livestock disputes to 1980s radio ads, this playful journey through time reveals the timeless quirks of local life...Time Travel Radio is part of the History Misbehaves series of dramas and...
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April 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Earlier this year I worked on a project with Acomb Library here in York, telling stories from local history with folks from the community. I'd missed the memo, but it's now been uploaded and you can listen to it. It's called History Misbehaves: Time Travel Radio, and it's about 30 minutes long.
iZotope RX really does still feel like magic sometimes. I was recently sent a voice recording, just the one take, with a pretty hefty mic bump partway through. Little bit of polishing and spectral repair and as good as new. Anyway the short version is I'm a wizard.
April 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
iZotope RX really does still feel like magic sometimes. I was recently sent a voice recording, just the one take, with a pretty hefty mic bump partway through. Little bit of polishing and spectral repair and as good as new. Anyway the short version is I'm a wizard.
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Middle Child wish to reaffirm our love and solidarity with the trans community. You will always be welcome in our spaces and the stories we tell.
April 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Middle Child wish to reaffirm our love and solidarity with the trans community. You will always be welcome in our spaces and the stories we tell.
In other news I also just crossed a milestone with the NYT crossword. Going much better than my last Duolingo streak.
April 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In other news I also just crossed a milestone with the NYT crossword. Going much better than my last Duolingo streak.
Yesterday we opened Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal. To say it's been a little surreal is an understatement, but also a joy and a privelege. Here's to many bananas more. 🍌 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/krapps-...
York Theatre Royal
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Yesterday we opened Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal. To say it's been a little surreal is an understatement, but also a joy and a privelege. Here's to many bananas more. 🍌 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/krapps-...
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Meet the company of Biting Point, our next big show, written by Sid Sagar and premiering on top of a car park in Hull, 10-18 May 🚗 bit.ly/3Dl592z
March 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Meet the company of Biting Point, our next big show, written by Sid Sagar and premiering on top of a car park in Hull, 10-18 May 🚗 bit.ly/3Dl592z
Back in Hull with this soon and looking forward to it. A wonderful team as ever with MC and so much to explore with sound and music. 💙
NEW SHOW ⚡ Biting Point by Sid Sagar is a brand-new play about road rage, performed on top of a car park with views across Hull. See it in the Fruit Market from 10-18 May: bit.ly/3Dl592z
March 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Back in Hull with this soon and looking forward to it. A wonderful team as ever with MC and so much to explore with sound and music. 💙
Currently editing this mini podcast series, Episode 2 out in a couple of days.
OUT NOW - The Passion Episode 1, "The Owner". Listen now via the link in our bio.
March 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Currently editing this mini podcast series, Episode 2 out in a couple of days.
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Here’s the Channel 4 report on this absolutely disgusting decision by the government. £250k is peanuts! youtu.be/kMF_HMGXK3Y?...
February 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Here’s the Channel 4 report on this absolutely disgusting decision by the government. £250k is peanuts! youtu.be/kMF_HMGXK3Y?...
Come work with me! It's going to be a busy one but should be a lot of fun.
We're looking to hire a DSM to work on our 2025 production, Biting Point, written by Sid Sagar. Rehearsals start w/c 7 April, touring from 5 May.
Open Call: Deputy Stage Manager for Biting Point - Middle Child
Middle Child are looking for a deputy stage manager to work on our 2025 production, Biting Point. Apply before 29 January.
www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk
January 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Come work with me! It's going to be a busy one but should be a lot of fun.