Paul’s sound designs can be heard in the West End, National Theatre, RSC, around the UK, Europe and on Broadway. He spent three years designing for the National Theatre 1985–88, and eight as Head of Sound at the Royal Court 1993-2002. Paul is an Associate Artist at Chichester Festival.

Paul’s work with Stephen Daldry dates back to 1992 with Search and Destroy at the Royal Court. Most recently with Stephen, Far Away (Royal Court/ West End / New York – Lucille Lortel Award Nomination 2003). Also The Kitchen, Via Dolorosa, This Is A Chair, Rat In The Skull, Body Talk.

Recent designs: Just So (Chichester Festival) Cruel and Tender (Young Vic, Vienna, Chichester);Festen (Almeida & West End) The Pillowman (National Theatre & Broadway: Olivier Award 2004 nomination for Best Sound Design); The Permanent Way (National Theatre/Out of Joint).

Other designs include: Crestfall (Gate, Dublin: Irish Times Theatre Awards 2004 nomination Judges’ Special Award); The Crucible (Crucible Theatre); My Brilliant Divorce, Three Sisters, Auntie and Me, Doctor Dolittle, Piaf, (West End); A View From The Bridge (Birmingham Rep); Dirty Butterfly (Soho); Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Tales from Hollywood, Threepenny Opera (Donmar); Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya (Donmar / New York); Duck, The Steward of Christendom, Shopping and F****ing, (Out of Joint); The Merchant of Venice, The Water Babies, Romeo and Juliet (Chichester); The Skin Of Our Teeth, Peribanez, Sleeping Beauty, Homebody/Kabul, Afore Night Come (Young Vic); Plasticine, Blasted, Some Voices, Mojo, Attempts On Her Life, The Weir, My Night With Reg, Hysteria (Royal Court); Cymbeline, Hamlet, The Tempest, (RSC); The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Druid / Royal Court / Broadway); Light, The Chairs (Complicite UK and New York – Drama Desk nomination on Broadway); Four Baboons Adoring the Sun (Lincoln Center: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design).