David founded David Grindrod Associates, with Stephen Crockett, in January 1998 after 20 years experience in the theatre in various roles ranging from assistant stage manager to general manager.
Current West End: Chicago (and UK Tour), Evita, Mamma Mia!, Spamalot, The Sound of Music
Film: The Phantom of the Opera directed by Joel Schumacher
Casting Consultants: On The Town and Kismet (English National Opera), Hair (Gate Theatre, Notting Hill) Bad Girls, The Musical (West Yorkshire Playhouse) Brighton Rock (Almeida Theatre), Mamma Mia! (Worldwide), and the International Festival of Musical Theatre in Cardiff 2002
Television: How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria (BBC1), Kombat Opera (BBC2)
DVD/Video: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Silver Rose Montreux Award Music Category), Jesus Christ Superstar (2001 Emmy Award), Kiss Me Kate, Our House, Jerry Springer the Opera
West End / Other Casting includes: The Woman in White, Jerry Springer the Opera (4 Best Musical 2004 Awards) Bombay Dreams, Our House (2003 Olivier Best Musical Award), Ragtime, The Beautiful Game, Whistle Down the Wind, Starlight Express, Jesus Christ Superstar (and UK Tour), Sunset Boulevard (and UK Tour and Frankfurt), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (and UK Tour), Aspects of Love, The Full Monty (2002 Evening Standard Best Musical Award and UK Tour), Kiss Me Kate (2001 Evening Standard Best Musical Award), Notre-Dame de Paris, Closer to Heaven, Saturday Night Fever, West Side Story, Spend Spend Spend (1999 Evening Standard Best Musical Award), The Phantom of the Opera (Basel, Switzerland), Divorce Me Darling!, Pal Joey (Chichester Festival Theatre), Cinderella (Bristol Old Vic) Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity (2002 TMA Best Musical Award), A Chorus Line, Ain't Misbehavin, Fiddler on the Roof (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)
David Grindrod Associates is a member of The Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain.