Category: Live Shows

  • RAREfest 22

    It was a privilege to be asked to perform at RAREFest22 A unique science, technology and arts festival (camraredisease.org) The festival was a great chance for patients and advocacy groups to connect with the clinicians and researchers in the Rare disease community. I played on the Saturday, performing a special version of Genomics! The Musical!…

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  • The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks

    The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks was a song I’ve had in the back of my mind since my work colleague Dan Murphy pointed me towards the book of Henrietta’s life story. Performing at the Cancer Research UK summer bash gave me some impetus into making it happen, but I only had it ready a…

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  • Wellcome Genome Campus Queens Baton Relay

    The 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay is an epic journey across the Commonwealth, with The Queen’s Baton visiting all 72 nations and territories. Before going to Birmingham, the relay hit the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton for one of the changeover points. Karmadillo/Singing Science performed some busking sets on the day, and I am pleased…

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  • Cancer Research UK Summer Party!

    A little bit of an outdoor party vibe here, and a good opportunity to catch up with friends and old work colleagues …. and then there was also the fun performing part! First POST-COVID show of this kind, so nice to be out and about again. It was a nice little gig, probably more oriented…

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  • Live version of The Martian Chronicles

    The 2013 Martian Chronicles

    February 2021 sees THREE different missions bearing down on Mars – read this for insights into launch windows and a song on the history of Martian exploration!

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  • Just What is Genomics! The Musical!?!!

    Genomics! The Musical! is a one person show where the fundamentals of genes and our DNA are explained using a series of ‘musical mini-lectures’. Ideas are introduced with words and pictures, and developed on with catchy songs and groovy videos – providing impactful insights into the science of what makes us us. All done with…

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  • Genomics! The Musical! live at Storeys Field Centre

    The first performance!

    The first performance took place at Storeys Field Centre in Cambridge on Saturday 3rd November 2018. We had about 100 people show up. Here’s a little video showing some of what they experienced! Some interesting feedback from the first survey included the favourite video being joint first place between Mendel and Variations On A Gene.…

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  • Interactive DNA and a Gig

    Part of a series of rescued and renovated posts from when Singing Science was starting out as Professor Karmadillo I’ll be playing at Jessica Leach’s Interactive videos of DNA Translation – that means audience participation is needed to make it happen! Followed by a Professor Karmadillo set. This all happens on Wednesday 1st August, films…

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