ROYO hires Nick Morrison as producer

Production company ROYO has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of producer Nick Morrison, who will develop new projects for the stage.

Morrison, who was a lead producer at the Donmar Warehouse – where he worked on shows including Next to Normal and The Band’s Visit – and has most recently been general manager for Sonia Friedman Productions – will work on delivering shows on the company’s slate for 2025/26, as well as overseeing 10 new musicals currently under commission.

Morrison said: "I’m thrilled to be working with Tom, Hamish and the brilliant team at ROYO. With so many exciting projects in development, including a slate of new musicals, I’m delighted to have joined the company and to bring more original and entertaining work to the stage in 2025 and beyond."

Organised across three divisions, ROYO’s theatre productions as lead producer include original musicals, Here & Now – the Steps Musical, 13 Going on 30 – the Musical, Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical, Now That’s What I Call a Musical, The Osmonds: A New Musical, Police Cops: The Musical and Oscar at the Crown, as well as newly imagined productions of Kinky Boots and The Cher Show.

The company’s live entertainment and family properties include Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and Nikita Kuzmin – Midnight Dancer.

ROYO was founded in 2019 by Tom de Keyser and Hamish Greer, and currently has a team that includes Izzy Tranter as senior general manager.