Paul Arditti is a sound designer working on plays and musicals. He won a Tony Award for Billy Elliot The Musical on Broadway, and has received several other Tony nominations, most recently for The Inheritance, with his co-designer Chris Reid. Amongst his other awards are four Drama Desks, two Oliviers and an Evening Standard.Following a degree in English and Drama at the University of Hull, Paul immediately started working in theatre. His design career has spanned nearly 40 years, kicking off with three years in the National Theatre’s sound department in the 80s, and eight years as Head of Sound at the Royal Court Theatre in the 90s under Stephen Daldry and later, Ian Rickson.Mostly, Paul has been freelance, with the majority of his work heard in the theatres of London and New York. Paul is a founding member of the ASD, and currently an Associate at the National Theatre.