Gareth Fry is a sound designer, best known for his cutting-edge work in theatre. His work includes productions for Complicité, National Theatre of Scotland, at the National Theatre, Bridge Theatre, in the West End and many more. He has also designed numerous exhibitions, such as the V&A’s David Bowie Is, Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser and Diva exhibitions, and events such as the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.

He is a specialist in the use of spatial and binaural sound, used in Donmar’s Macbeth, Complicité’s The Encounter, the BBC’s The Dark Is Rising, numerous VR experiences, podcasts and advertising campaigns, including for Bose, Volvo and Land Rover. His work in VR has been featured at the Tribeca, Vienna, Sundance and London Film festivals.

He is a founder of, and spent 6 years as the chair of the Association of Sound Designers (now the ASDP), a charity that works to support people working in, and entering the UK theatre sound industry. Gareth is an honorary fellow of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He is the author of Sound Design for the Stage, published in 2019 by Crowood Press. Awards include three Olivier Awards, two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, two Helpmann Awards, one WhatsOnStage award, and an Evening Standard award.

2025

Rise – Opening event for Bradford UK City of Culture 2025
Hamlet Hail To The Thief - Aviva Studios and RSC. Created by Christine Jones, Steven Hoggett and Thom Yorke.
Arcane - Immersive - Punchdrunk, for Riot Games, Tencent Video, SMG Live, Wajijiwa Entertainment
The Land of the Living - National Theatre. Directed by Stephen Daldry.

2024

Forsaken - Immersive short film at Outernet, London. Directed by Roland Lane, created with Fremeless & Cinesite. Supported by Greenpeace.
Til The Stars Come Down - Dorfman Theatre, NT. Directed by Bijan Sheibani.
Player Kings - UK tour & Noel Coward Theatre. Directed by Robert Icke.
Viola’s Room - Punchdrunk. Directed by Felix Barrett and Hector Harkness. Nominated for WhatsOnStage best sound design award.
Paranormal Activity - Leeds Playhouse. Directed by Felix Barrett.
Taylor Swift Songbook Trail - V&A Museum
Birds: Brilliant And Bizarre - Natural History Museum
The Sound Inside - Traverse Theatre. Directed by Matt Wilkinson.
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - US tour. Directed by John Tiffany.
Macbeth - Donmar Warehouse & Harold Pinter Theatre. Directed by Max Webster. Olivier-nominated for best sound design. Winner of WhatsOnStage best sound design award.
Pinocchio - Stratford East. Directed by Omar F Okai.