Producer

Since its founding in 1992, Lunchbox Theatrical Productions has established an unrivalled reputation for producing top quality international entertainment in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Europe, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Originally formed by James Cundall and a group of Hong Kong businessmen, Lunchbox Theatrical Productions soon made a name for itself by presenting West End musicals in Hong Kong. From 1998 Lunchbox Theatrical Productions expanded its reach to include Singapore, bringing concert tours and boutique shows to a new audience.

Concurrent with his theatrical pursuits, James Cundall worked in the finance industry for 12 years as Director and Acting Managing Director of the Private Client Business of Global Asset Management (GAM) in London and Hong Kong, and later as Chief Executive of the Asian/Japanese business of Rothschild Asset Management, running offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.

In 1999, James temporarily put Lunchbox Theatrical Productions on the shelf and moved to Sydney to work with leading live entertainment producers IMG and, more recently, ICA, and was responsible for a vast array of theatrical productions including major musicals, concert tours, solo artists, plays and spectacular shows in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

Since 1992 James Cundall has produced over 70 live entertainment productions, including major musicals such as Les Miserables, Chicago, Singin’ In The Rain, Cabaret, Oliver, Miss Saigon, Fame, Cats, South Pacific, Barnum, The New Rocky Horror Show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Saturday Night Fever, The Full Monty and Buddy The Musical.

James has also worked with a number of international artists from the worlds of opera, light entertainment, musical theatre and rock. These include Andrea Bocelli, Dame Shirley Bassey, Bryn Terfel, Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Renee Fleming, Ricky Martin, Lulu, Michael Crawford, Michael Ball, Elaine Paige, Lesley Garrett, Anthony Warlow, David Helfgott, Clive James, Pam Ayres, Ennio Marchetto, The Hollies, The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Jamie Oliver, Englebert Humperdinck, The Seekers and The Soweto Gospel Choir.

In addition James has produced a wide range of spectacular shows - Alegria from Cirque du Soleil, Riverdance, Stomp, Tap Dogs, Slava’s Snowshow, Umoja, The Tokyo Shock Boys, The Imperial Ice Stars in The Nutcracker on Ice, The Sleeping Beauty on Ice and Swan Lake on Ice, children’s show Hi-5 and the Melbourne and Sydney Affordable Art Shows; as well as critically acclaimed plays - The Hollow Crown starring Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Donald Sinden, Scaramouche Jones starring Pete Postlethwaite, Talking Heads starring Dame Maggie Smith, Stuff Happens by David Hare, The Blue Room, and The Complete Works of Shakespeare.

With this wealth of experience behind him, James Cundall returned to the UK in 2004 to re-establish Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, which now has subsidiaries in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. The company continues to bring top quality live entertainment to audiences in four continents.