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Nominated for Best Lighting Design for TWO MEN OF FLORENCE at the Huntington Theatre Company by Boston’s Independent Reviewers of New England |
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PRODUCTION |
DIRECTOR |
PRODUCTION COMPANY |
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Current and Forthcoming Productions |
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ZORRO! |
Chris Renshaw |
Paris, previously West End and UK tour |
| ONASSIS | Nancy Meckler | Derby Playhouse |
| CARMEN - THE MUSICAL | Olivia Fuchs | Pimlico Opera at HMP Wandsworth |
| BALLET SHOES | Chor. Matthew Hart | London Children’s Ballet |
Most Recent Theatre |
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| THE SANCTUARY LAMP | Tom Murphy | B*spoke Theatre at the Arcola and in Cork and Dublin |
| TREASURE ISLAND | Stephen Unwin | Rose Theatre Kingston |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM & THE MERCHANT OF VENICE |
Edward Hall |
A Propeller Production by The Watermill Theatre |
THE LAST DAYS OF THE RELUCTANT TYRANT |
Conall Morrison |
Abbey Theatre |
| SERIOUS MONEY | Jonathan Munby | Birmingham Rep |
DIMETOS |
Douglas Hodge |
Donmar Warehouse |
TWO MEN OF FLORENCE |
Edward Hall |
Huntington Theatre Company, Boston |
THE DRESSER |
Di Trevis |
Watford Palace Theatre |
LEGAL FICTIONS |
Christopher Morahan |
West End & Bath Theatre Royal production on UK tour |
THE CHANGELING |
Stephen Unwin |
ETT tour |
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Most Recent Opera & Dance |
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| LA TRAVIATA | Olivia Fuchs | Danish National Opera |
FRAME OF VIEW |
Choreographer Didy Veldman |
A new ballet for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, New York |
JEANNE D’ARC au BÛCHER |
Keith Warner |
Academia Santa Cecilia, Rome |
FALSTAFF |
Dominic Hill |
Scottish Opera |
CINDERELLA |
Choreographer Didy Veldman |
Gothenborg |
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Other Theatre |
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In the West End and London |
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SWEENEY TODD |
David Freeman |
Royal Festival Hall |
SEE HOW THEY RUN |
Douglas Hodge |
Act tour/Duchess |
CALICO |
Edward Hall |
Sonia Friedman/Duke of Yorks |
DICK WHITTINGTON |
Edward Hall |
Barbican |
THE OLD COUNTRY |
Stephen Unwin |
ETT tour/Trafalgar Studios |
THE BEST OF FRIENDS |
James Roose Evans |
Hampstead/Duncan Weldon UK tour |
A NIGHT AT THE DOGS |
Abigail Morris |
Soho Theatre |
MACBETH starring Sean Bean and Samantha Bond |
Edward Hall |
Albery |
THE CONSTANT WIFE |
Edward Hall |
West End, Watermill Theatre & UK tours |
WHO KILLED MR DRUM |
Paul Robinson |
Riverside Studios |
| THE LEENANE TRILOGY | Garry Hynes | Royal Court & Druid Theatre |
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For the Royal Shakespeare Company |
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MACBETH |
Conall Morrison |
Royal Shakespeare Company |
HOUSE OF DESIRES |
Nancy Meckler |
West End & RSC (Spanish Golden Age Season in the Swan Theatre) |
PEDRO DE URDEMALAS |
Mike Alfreds |
As above |
THE DOG IN THE MANGER |
Lawrence Boswell |
RSC (Spanish Golden Age Season in the Swan Theatre) |
TAMAR’S REVENGE |
Simon Usher |
As above |
TRADE |
Sascha Wares |
RSC New Work Festival |
HEAD/CASE |
Caroline Hunt |
Swan Theatre Stratford, Soho Theatre & Coventry Belgrade |
JULIUS CAESAR |
Edward Hall |
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HENRY V |
Edward Hall |
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TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA |
Edward Hall |
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THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY |
Di Trevis |
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For Bristol Old Vic |
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GHOSTS |
Robert Bowman |
Bristol Old Vic |
THE SEAGULL |
Robert Bowman |
Bristol Old Vic |
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For The Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
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BIG HOUSE |
Conall Morrison |
Abbey Theatre |
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST |
Conall Morrison |
Abbey Theatre |
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For Edward Hall’s Propeller Company |
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TAMING OF THE SHREW and TWELFTH NIGHT |
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Watermill Theatre, tour & Old Vic |
THE WINTER’S TALE |
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Watermill Theatre and UK & USA tour |
ROSE RAGE TMA Award Best Touring Production |
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Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Duke Theatre New York, West End and Watermill Theatre |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM TMA Award for Best Touring Production. |
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Brooklyn Academy, USA & West End, UK tour, Watermill Theatre |
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For the National Theatre |
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REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST (Pinter’s adaptation of PROUST) |
Di Trevis |
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UNCLE VANYA |
Sean Mathias |
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BENT |
Sean Mathias |
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST |
Tim Supple |
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AT OUR TABLE |
Jenny Killick |
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THE WINTER’S TALE |
Peter Hall |
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THE COLLEEN BAWN |
Conall Morrison |
also Abbey Theatre |
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Other work for English Touring Theatre |
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ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD |
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JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN |
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GHOSTS |
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THE MASTERBUILDER |
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HEDDA GABLER |
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THE SEAGULL |
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A DOLL’S HOUSE |
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HAMLET |
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MACBETH |
all Stephen Unwin |
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THE CARETAKER |
Gari Jones |
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Other theatre in Ireland |
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THE HOUSE |
Conall Morrison |
Abbey Theatre |
THE WAKE |
Patrick Mason |
Abbey Theatre |
MADE IN CHINA |
Conall Morrison |
Abbey Theatre |
FREEDOM OF THE CITY |
Conall Morrison |
Abbey Theatre / Lincoln Festival New York |
LONESOME WEST |
Garry Hynes |
Gaiety Theatre |
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Other International Theatre |
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THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE |
Garry Hynes |
Broadway, Sydney, Toronto, West End and Druid Theatre |
OEDIPUS TYRANNUS |
George Kimoulis |
Epidaurus, Greece |
SILENCE, SILENCE, SILENCE |
Vito Taufer |
Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana |
MACBETH |
Ole Bornedal |
Gladsaxe Theatre Denmark |
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LAST EASTER |
Douglas Hodge |
Birmingham Rep studio |
MACBETH |
George Kimoulis |
Greece |
LEAVES |
Garry Hynes |
Druid Theatre & Royal Court co-production |
AN IDEAL HUSBAND |
Christopher Morahan |
Theatr Clwyd |
THE RIVALS |
Christopher Morahan |
Bath Theatre Royal No 1 tour |
THE MARQUISE |
Guy Retallack |
UK tour |
RESURRECTION |
Corin Redgrave & Annie Castledine |
Lichfield Garrick |
HINGE OF THE WORLD |
Edward Hall |
Yvonne Arnaud |
THE CIRCLE |
Mark Rosenblatt |
No 1 Tour |
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE |
Bill Alexander |
Theatr Clwyd |
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA |
Di Trevis |
Theatr Clwyd |
JOURNEY TO THE WEST |
Jatinder Verma |
Tara Arts Trilogy on national tour |
PUTTING IT TOGETHER |
Edward Hall |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
THE CIRCLE |
Mark Rosenblatt |
UK tour |
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL |
Irina Brook |
Oxford Stage Company |
DEATH OF A SALESMAN |
Di Trevis |
Birmingham Rep |
JUST THE THREE OF US |
Peter Hall |
Theatre Royal Windsor/regional tour |
ALBERTINE IN FIVE TIMES |
Jeremy Kingston |
BAC ‘Critics Up for Review’ |
MACBETH & PERICLES |
James Roose-Evans |
Ludlow Festival |
TWELFTH NIGHT |
Edward Hall |
Watermill Theatre |
ABANDONMENT |
John Tiffany |
Traverse Theatre |
SHETLAND SAGA |
Philip Howard |
Traverse Theatre |
THE WINSLOW BOY |
Wyn Jones |
The Gielgud/national tour |
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF |
Matthew Warchus |
West Yorkshire Playhouse |
BETRAYAL |
Matthew Warchus |
West Yorkshire Playhouse |
BABES IN ARMS |
Martin Connor |
Guildhall |
and as director on MEPHISTO and FOUR TALES FROM THE DECALOGUE at E15 School |
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Other Opera & Dance |
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La TRAVIATA |
Conall Morrison |
English National Opera |
TENDERHOOKS |
Choreographer Didy Veldman |
Skanes Dansteater / Ballet Gulbenkian |
ESSENCE |
Fin Walker |
Walker Dance Park Music, Linbury Studio & UK tour |
SEE BLUE THROUGH |
Choreographer Didy Veldman |
Introdans / Phoenix Dance Company / Ballet Gulbenkian |
THE JOURNEY |
Fin Walker |
new dance piece for CandoCo |
OUTSIGHT |
Didy Veldman |
Ballet Gulbenkia |
I REMEMBER RED |
Didy Veldman |
Cullberg Ballet |
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE |
Didy Veldman & Patricia Doyle |
Northern Ballet Theatre |
IBI L’OHUN |
Sophiatou Kossoko |
Brest |
GOD’S PLENTY |
Christopher Bruce |
Rambert Dance Company |
BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP |
Jonathon Moore |
World Premiere, Opera North/BBC 2 |
PUNCH AND JUDY |
Graham Devlin |
Aldeburgh/Berlin & Vienna |
IL TROVATORE |
Mark Brickman |
Scottish Opera |
COSI FAN TUTTE |
Graham Devlin |
Scottish Opera |
AGRIPPINA |
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Buxton Opera Festival |
THE BOTTLE IMP & BOW DOWN |
Graham Devlin |
Major Road |
LA TRAVIATA |
John Pascoe |
Bath & Wessex Opera |
THE TURN OF THE SCREW |
Olivia Fuchs |
Bath & Wessex Opera |
ARMINIO |
Olivia Fuchs |
Royal College Music |
THE MASK OF ORPHEUS |
Stephen Langridge |
Royal Festival Hall |
THE CORONATION OF POPPEA |
Peter James |
The Purcell Quartet, Japan |
THE CUNNING PEASANT |
Robert Chevara |
Guildhall |
LA FEDELTA PREMIATA |
Jamie Hayes |
Guildhall |
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He has also designed the lighting for the Calico Textiles Museum, Ahmedebad. |
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