Promotional poster for "(Circle Dreams Around) The Terrible, Terrible Past," part of National Theatre Connections 2023. Features three characters in costumes standing under a dramatic sky with an eclipse, holding various props like a cleaver, toy gun, and chicken. Includes event details and production credits at the bottom.

Stag Youth Theatre:

I have worked at the Stag theatre in Sevenoaks as a composer since the age of 13. Having started as a member of the youth theatre, the leader of the club recognised my interest in music and started employing me to make the music for their various productions. Since then I have created the soundtracks to dozens of plays and short films.

‘Ollie is a very versatile musician, he’s produced music for me for over six years over a range of projects ranging from animated work for TUI Resorts and Ocean Cruises, to short film and theatre scores. He’s adapted to any genre I’ve thrown at him, and is able to understand a brief and its target audience to create very professional underscores and accompaniment. Ollie thrives at a challenge and works very quickly to give me a musical framework before a project is complete, allowing precious time for the music to evolve and adapt.’

- Simon Cossons, Sevenoaks Theatre Productions, 2024

In relation to the production, “Circle Dreams around the Terrible, Terrible Past’

“Ollie Chugg is a legend of our time - to have scored, designed and cued this work so brilliantly is a really extraordinary feat. This production sounds better and more considered than a lot of professional work, with loads of textures at play, unexpected shifts, sharp clear vocal tracks and surreal unnatural sound blends. Huge congratulations and respect to Ollie!”

- National Theatre spokesperson, 2023

Collage artwork featuring silhouettes of people, cut-out words, and images against a sunset background. The most prominent text reads 'discovery' and 'changed world'. Various smaller phrases are scattered, with images including a person with an eye on their forehead.

Fringed World

“I worked with Ollie on 2 songs on this album, he wrote the catchiest riff I have ever heard, and crafted beautiful works of sound design with ease. As a close collaborator with Chugg, I have heard a lot of his unreleased music; he combines a luscious blend of reggae, jungle and hip hop with impeccably crisp mixing with timeless hooks and excellent attention to compositional detail”

— Felix Nicholson-Lailey AKA fringed world

Abstract black and white illustration with "Redland" sign, musical elements, and geometric patterns.

Redland

I collaborated with the undergorund, Bristol based, indie band, ‘Redland’. They released their debut EP, titled ‘Something About a Boat’, in May 2025. I helped record and produce demos for the EP and have worked closely with the lead singer for years. It was a pleasure to be involved in the project and I was overwhelmed with the final result.