I have been working as a sound designer and composer in fringe theatre for three years, working on a wide range of shows of varying scales. My design is driven by studio and field recordings, often starting with a piano and sampler, and my work is often influenced by synthesised textures, creating undulating soundscapes and atmospheres. I love to work with directors and makers to build sound worlds and to tell stories through sound. My process is incredibly collaborative and I love nothing more than being part of a rehearsal room. I specialise in electronic composition, focusing on audio manipulation, building sample instruments, creating atmospheres and drones, new ways of scoring and notating, as well as working with binaural recordings. I’ve worked on many small and large scale fit ups and installations and as a PSE and operator.
Projects:
Are You a Robot? for Southwark Playhouse Young Company, June 2026 (Writer: Tim Crouch) - Sound Designer/Composer
It’s Gonna Blow! at Pleasance Islington, May 2026 (Writers: Sean Wareing and Freddie Walker, Director: Lara Lawman) - Sound Designer/Composer
Talking Heads at White Bear Theatre, April 2026 (Writer: Alan Bennett, Director: Emily Oulton) - Sound Designer/Composer
Paula and Ali, Part of Samples II at Playhouse East, February 2026 (Director: Ben Woodhall) - Sound Designer
The Grim at Southwark Playhouse Little, November 2025 (Writer: Edmund Morris, Director: Ben Woodhall) - Sound Designer/Composer
The Trials at Southwark Playhouse Large, August 2025 (Writer: Dawn King, Director: Vicky Moran) - Sound Designer/Composer
It’s Gonna Blow! at Pleasance Queen Dome, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (Writers: Sean Wareing and Freddie Walker, Director: Lara Lawman) - Sound Designer/Composer
Lydia Bennet Works in Finance at Greenside, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (Writer: Trelawny Kean, Director: Stacey Carmichael) - Sound Designer/Composer
The Workingman’s Club at Lion and Unicorn, November 2024 (Writer: Jessica Taylor, Director: Micha Mirto) - Sound Designer/Composer
The Grim at Underbelly Edinburgh 2024/Old Red Lion, January 2025 (Writer: Edmund Morris, Director: Ben Woodhall) - Sound Designer/Composer
Bloody Lovely Halloween Special at Canal Café Theatre, October 2023 (Writers: Bloody Lovely Theatre) - Sound Designer/Composer/Musician
Norman’s Year at Canal Café Theatre, January 2023 (Director: Joe Warwick) - Sound Designer
Head of Sound at Durham Student Theatre 2021
Test Bed - Wrong Tree Theatre, Durham, June 2019 - Sound Designer
“[The sound design] conjures unease, sharpening sudden shocks and adding atmosphere”
“Fergus Carver’s sound design adds atmosphere and enhances the play’s chilling moments”
“the hauntings feel uncomfortably close... You feel as if the environment exists around you”
“The effective, creeping sound track of Fergus Carver.”
“sound effects, designed by Fergus Carver, are always perfectly timed”