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Alex Atty is a London-based percussionist. Music for theatre, comedy and improvisation are her specialities. She collaborates regularly with actors and singers in London.
Alex has been the principal percussionist of the Olivier award-winning The Showstoppers! for over five years. She performs regularly in London’s West End and has toured worldwide improvising musicals: Norway, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada and New York.
Her work on the comedy circuit has included collaborations with Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Pippa Evans and Hackney Empire New Act of the Year winner Abandoman. Alex plays and sings with Pippa regularly in her Edinburgh shows, including Pippa’s character comedy performing as Loretta Maine. She has recently collaboratively written and performed the musical comedy show Pippa Evans Grows Up broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Alex has also performed in pop and hip-hop settings supporting Public Enemy in London’s Koko and accompanying singers at The Pheasantry.
Alex is a trained teacher and has been involved in numerous educational projects for the LSO, University of London, Hackney music services and Trestle Theatre Company.
Alex studied at the Royal College of Music Junior Department from the age of sixteen. She later graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Classical Percussion and Timpani during which time she worked with RADA and the RSC, played orchestral music at the Barbican conducted by Sir Mark Elder and studied African drumming in Ghana.
She has just enjoyed an eight week run of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical at The Other Palace and is looking forward to a run of Children's shows in the Udderbelly on the Southbank before a busy summer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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