Simon gained a degree in Stage Management and Technical Theatre from Guildhall School of Music and Drama and since then has worked extensively in the entertainments industry specialising in sound and lighting. He has been part of the sound team at the New Wolsey on recent productions including Company, Robin Hood and the babes in the wood, The Good Companions and most recently Noel Coward’s Private Lives. Simon was also the sound designer on The Wolsey’s last rock ‘n’ roll panto Sleeping Beauty.