Andy Hurst

Dr Andy Hurst is a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University in the School of Arts, Humanities, Media and Creative Digital. He serves as Course Director for BA Performing Arts, BA Musical Theatre, and BA Theatre Production programs, leveraging 30+ years of industry experience across theatre, radio, and television production.

His research and teaching focus on practical performance disciplines with emphasis on:

• Theatrical sound and lighting engineering
• Live production techniques for diverse performance genres
• Radio/television comedy writing and script development
• Media composition and audio production

Professional recognition includes a Sony Radio Academy Gold Award (2000). His industry contributions span BBC Radio Four's 'Grievous Bodily Radio', the 'Dead Ringers' writing team, and musical compositions for Channel Four and Five.

As Course Director, he integrates hands-on production expertise into undergraduate curriculum design while maintaining active industry connections through radio presenting and composition work.