About
David was born on 22nd March 1972 in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, but grew up and went to school in Ireland. His musical career began in amateur dramatics in Ireland performing a wide variety of roles in regional theatres. His first professional break came at the age of 21 when he won a role in the touring production of Les Miserables in Dublin & Edinburgh. David has had consistent work in musical theatre and concerts since that time and has also written original songs which he hopes one day to record.
David’s real name is David Greenway. He changed his surname to Shannon when he discovered that there was already a David Greenway in Actors Equity.
David was nominated for an Olivier award in 2001 for creating the role of John in the Beautiful Game at the Cambridge Theatre.
David is a certified rescue diver and dive master.
Credits
Musicals:
The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre, London); Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (Queen’s Theatre, London); Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd (Gate Theatre, Dublin); Raoul in Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre, London); Danny in Baby (Meralco Theatre, Manila); Chris in Miss Saigon UK tour (Mayflower, Southampton, Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Hippodrome); Alternate Chrisin Miss Saigon UK tour (Edinburgh Playhouse, Point Theatre Dublin); Dominique in Schwartz It All About (Finborough Theatre); Gringoire in Notre Dame de Paris (Dominion Theatre); John in The Beautiful Game (Cambridge Theatre); The Man in Whistle Down the Wind (Aldwych Theatre); Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (New London Theatre); Chris with the final London company of Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Guillaume in Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre); Captain Walker in Tommy (Offenbach, Germany); Pimp/Claquesous and understudy Marius in Les Miserables (Palace Theatre); Rick in A Slice of Saturday Night (Andrews Lane, Dublin and Palace Theatre, Cork); Pimp/Claquesous and understudy Enjolras in Les Miserables (Point Theatre, Dublin and Edinburgh Playhouse); Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance (Rupert Guinness Theatre, Dublin); Danny Zuko in Grease (Merion College, Dublin); Scarecrow in The Wiz (Dundalk Town Hall and Theatre Royal, Waterford); Lieutenant Joe Cable in South Pacific (Little Theatre, Bangor); The Most Happy Fella (Theatre Royal, Waterford); Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat (Dundalk Town Hall and Theatre Royal, Waterford); The Hired Man (Theatre Royal, Waterford); John the Baptist/Judas in Godspell (Theatre Royal, Waterford)
Theatre:
Macbeth in Macbeth (An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, Townhall Theatre, Galway, Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork and The Helix Theatre, Dublin); York in War of the Roses : The Risen (Civic Office Ampitheatre, Dublin)
Workshop:
John in The Beautiful Game (Sydmonton Festival at the Cambridge Theatre); David in World Cafe; Charles/Radet in Napoleon.
Concerts:
Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar in Concert (National Concert Hall, Dublin); Jean Valjean in Les Miserables in Concert (Osbourne House, Isle of Wight); Christmas at the Musicals – the Best of the West End Gala (Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham and Glasgow); Shaken Not Stirred – The Music of James Bond (RTE Concert Orchestra, The Helix, Dublin); Best of the West End (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Hamer Hall, Melbourne); Anthony in Sweeney Todd (Goteberg Opera); Jean Valjean in Les Miserables in Concert (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra); Queen – Another Kind of Magic (Cloetta Center, Linkoping, Kinnarps arena, Jonkoping, Ejendals Arena, Leksand, Lofbergs lila arena, Karlstad, Scandinavium, Goteborg, Globen, Stockholm, Sweden); Anatoly in Chess in Concert (Oslo Spektrum, Sweden and Hallenstadion, Zurich); Vince Fontaine in Grease the Musical in Concert (Kenwood House and Audley End); Sunday Night at the Manchester Palace (Palace Theatre, Manchester); 007 The Musical World of Bond (Konsert & Kongress in Linkoping, Sweden); Best of the West End – A Christmas Gala Dec 2004 (St David’s Hall Cardiff, Usher Hall Edinburgh, Royal Concert Hall Nottingham & Royal Concert Hall Glasgow); Best of the West End Concert June 2004 (Royal Concert Hall Glasgow); Best of the West End Concert Jan 2004 (Konserthus, Gothenburg Sweden); Best of the West End – A Christmas Gala 2003 (Fairfield Halls Croydon, St David’s Hall Cardiff, Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, Usher Hall Edinburgh & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham; Best of the West End concert (Hampton Court Palace Festival); Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar April 2003 (Scandinavium, Gothenburg & Globe Arena, Stockholm); Christmas at the Musicals Dec 2002 (Cardiff, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Belfast, Glasgow & Nottingham); Music Under the Stars Aug 2002 (Faenol Festival, Wales); RNSO Proms-West End Gala (Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow); Musicals Under the Stars June 2002 (Stockholm, Sweden); White Christmas – A West End Gala Dec 2001 (Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, Usher Hall Edinburgh & Royal Concert Hall Glasgow); West End – A London Musical Night (Globe Arena, Stockholm & Oslo Specktrum); A Concert of Boublil & Schoenberg Songs Nov 2001 (Taiwan); Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (Iceland & Gran Canaria); Les Miserables 10th Anniversary concert (Royal Albert Hall)
Television:
South Bank Show-The Beautiful Game (ITV); Jobs for the Boys, Alas Smith and Jones (BBC); Drunk in Fair City; principal male in Tops of the Town variety special (RTE, Ireland)
Film:
La Visa Loca, Unitel Pictures (directed by Mark Meily); Roddy Doyle’s The Snapper
Recordings:
Musicals – the Gold Collection, Silva Screen Records; Best of the West End, Jay Records; Les Enfants du Paradis by Stephen Keeley Demo Recording; Between the Kisses by Stephen Keeley Demo Recording; West End-The New Generation, Jay Records; The Beautiful Game Original Cast Recording; The Beautiful Game Promotional CD; Les Miserables 10th Anniversary concert; studio cast album of World Cafe; Gay Byrne’s Oklahoma (RTE Radio 2)
