Tasker & McGrath

Bookwriter ● Composer ● Creative ● Lyricist ● Writer

Tasker & McGrath are managed by JBR

 

Amy Clare Tasker and Tom James McGrath are the writers of the award-winning musical The Queen Is Mad (EdFringe 2025: Special Commendation from Musical Theatre Review, Elaine Paige’s Fringe Pick on BBC Radio 2, OffFest Award nomination).

The lead single from The Queen is Mad, “Locked Away”, was a finalist for the Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize in 2024. 

Their next musical RISING, set during the 1916 rebellion in Ireland, had a sold-out concert reading at the Irish Cultural Centre in April 2026. The show is currently in further development. Cast recordings from The Queen Is Mad and a single from RISING are now available on streaming platforms.

Independently, Amy’s previous work includes Ukulele Days, an actor-muso rom com featured at the BEAM showcase and Musical Bites in 2023. She is also the creative producer for Theatre Maker at The Cockpit, and co-director of Pinecone Performance Lab.

Tom’s previous musicals have been performed at Camden Fringe and Smock Alley Theatre (Dublin), and played on RTÉ Lyric FM and BBC Radio 4. He hails from Ireland, and when not writing musicals works part-time as an NHS doctor.

Amy & Tom are alumni of Book, Music & Lyrics and members of Mercury Musical Developments.