David Gibb is a theatre writer, composer, songwriter, musical director and theatre maker, and Creative Director of Little Seeds Music, an award-winning company creating original music and theatre for children and families.

David’s recent theatre work includes Cinderella Ice Cream Seller: A Musical, which premiered in 2025 and was nominated for Best Family Show at The List Awards, as well as being selected by The Scotsman as one of its Fringe Family Must-See shows. His other theatrical credits include Luna Loves Library Day: The Musical (Z-arts), Hansel & Gretel (Nottingham Playhouse), Tales From The Lighthouse (The League of Curiosity), Suddenly A Star (The Story Museum) and Rolling Down The Road (Half Moon Theatre).

In 2026, David was awarded the GENERATE residency by Royal & Derngate Theatre, alongside his writing partner Tristan Jackson-Pate, to develop new musical theatre for children and families. Together they are developing Hoppily Ever After, a new musical inspired by the story of The Frog Prince.

David’s work has been presented at venues and theatres across the UK including Sage Gateshead, The Marlowe, Warwick Arts Centre, HOME, artsdepot and Nottingham Theatre Royal. Alongside his theatre work, he has been commissioned to write music and lead creative projects for organisations including Andersen Press, Egmont, Sinfonia Viva, Junction Arts, the English Folk Dance and Song Society, the Eden Project, and numerous museums, libraries and schools.

A multi-instrumentalist, David works across songwriting, composition, performance and music production, playing guitar, piano, banjo, bass guitar, flute and ukulele. He is based in Oxfordshire, where he writes and produces much of his work.

David is also a published author of children’s books. His debut picture book, Too Many Bubbles, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2020, followed by Two Wheels, published by Walker Books in 2024. Two Wheels was selected as a CBeebies Book at Bedtime and read by Dame Laura Kenny.