Dom Patterson
Writer-composer and practising GP in a deprived Northern city. He writes about life, love and social justice, often inspired by his patients’ lives. The Deep End is his first musical.
Listen: “Every Day”
In this song, young mum Chloe has come to see her GP with her baby daughter, and we learn about her past and the tragedy surrounding her sister. Demo recording.
About the show
The Deep End shines a light on what it is like to live and work in areas of poverty. Set in a GP surgery over the course of a single day, it follows a GP who thinks today could be her last, and the people around her: her husband, her colleagues, a young student doctor, and the patients who walk through her door and need her help.
In general practice, “the Deep End” describes the practices serving the most deprived communities, where staff and patients alike are constantly treading water. The show is written from lived experience by a practising GP.
Who heals the healers? Sometimes, their patients do.
Where we’re up to
The story is mapped out with a complete beat sheet, and we’ve written sixteen songs. We’re now demoing towards a song-cycle showcase. If you make, produce, direct or perform new musical theatre, we’d love to talk.
The team
Kate Peters
Songwriter, composer, vocalist and arranger. Co-wrote the score for Pinocchio (starring Liam Mower) and has performed with Candi Staton, Jaki Graham and Roachford.
Paul Grady
Yorkshire-based songwriter, musician and producer, working across the studio and the stage.
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