Malcolm Rippeth

Lighting Designer

Malcolm Rippeth

Malcolm has been nominated for an 'Outstanding Lighting Design' Outer Critics Cirlce Award for BRIEF ENCOUNTER in New York and, as a member of the design team, he jointly won a OBIE Award.
Malcolm won the WOS Theatergoers’ Choice Awards for Best Lighting Designer for his designs on BRIEF ENCOUNTER and SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR.



PRODUCTION	DIRECTOR	PRODUCTION COMPANY


CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS
THE PITCHFORK DISNEY	Edward Dick	The Arcola Theatre
THE LADY FROM THE SEA	Stephen Unwin	Rose Theatre, Kingston
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH	Blanche McIntyre	Salisbury Playhouse


MOST RECENT THEATRE
A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS	Mike Shepherd	Little Angel Theatre
STONES IN HIS POCKETS	Indhu Rubasingham	Tricycle Theatre
LITTLE WOMEN	Michael Barker-Caven	Gate Theatre Dublin
For the Kneehigh Asylum 2011: WILD BRIDE (also UK tour) and MIDNIGHT’S PUMPKIN
PERSUASION	Kate Saxon	Salisbury Playhouse
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST & FAREWELL TO THE THEATRE	Stephen Unwin	Rose Theatre, Kingston
DECADE	Rupert Goold	Headlong Theatre
H.M.S PINAFORE	Joe Dowling	Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
THE ACID TEST	Simon Godwin	Royal Court
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG	Emma Rice	Leicester Curve


MOST RECENT OPERA & DANCE
For Garsington Opera 2010: ARMIDA (Dir Martin Duncan) and LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Dir John Cox)
MaETERNAL	Choreographer Liv Lorent	BalletLORENT at Northern Stage
DESIGNER BODY	Choreographer Liv Lorent	BalletLORENT tour
La NUIT INTIME	Choreographer Liv Lorent	BalletLORENT in Bergen, Norway (previously UK tour)



THEATRE
THE FIELD	Joe Dowling	Lane Productions, Olympia Theatre Dublin
CALENDAR GIRLS	Marti Maraden	Winnipeg and Toronto
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS	Liv Lorent	Ballet Lorent
THE RED SHOES	Emma Rice	Kneehigh Theatre UK tour
KIN	Jeremy Herrin	Royal Court Upstairs
CRASH	Sarah Esdaile	West Yorkshire Playhouse
BRIEF ENCOUNTER	Emma Rice	Kneehigh - Roundabout NY, US Tour, previously UK tour & West End / Birmingham Rep/ WYP (in association with David Pugh)
SPUR OF THE MOMENT	Jeremy Herrin	Royal Court Upstairs
For the Kneehigh Asylum: BLAST!, KING OF PRUSSIA (both Dir Mike Shepherd) and THE RED SHOES (Dir Emma Rice)
CALENDAR GIRLS	Hamish McColl	Australia, previously West End, Chichester Festival Theatre and tour
THE DEVIL INSIDE HIM	Elen Bowman	National Theatre Wales at the New Theatre, Cardiff
DUMB SHOW	Stephen Unwin	Rose Theatre Kingston
DARK SIDE OF BUFFOON	Timothy Sheader	Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR	Rupert Goold	Australian tour, UK tour, West End. Chichester / Headlong co-production.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK	Steve Marmion	Lyric Hammersmith
CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER	Mark Thomson	Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
THE WINSLOW BOY	Stephen Unwin	Rose Theatre Kingston / Theatre Royal Bath Tour
DON JOHN	Emma Rice	Kneehigh & RSC co-production, UK tour
HIS DARK MATERIALS PARTS 1 & 2	Rachel Kavanaugh	Birmingham Rep
COPENHAGEN	Tony Cownie	Edinburgh Lyceum
EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS	Steve Marmion	Headlong Theatre
MARY ROSE	Tony Cownie	Edinburgh Lyceum
THE BLOODY CHAMBER	Neil Murray	Northern Stage
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH	Dani Parr	Theatre Royal, Northampton
KAFKA’S DICK	Sarah Esdaile	Watford Palace Theatre
CYMBELINE	Emma Rice	Kneehigh Theatre Company on tour in South America and previously on UK tour including RSC Swan/WYP
FAUSTUS	Original director Rupert Goold, revival by Steve Marmion	Headlong UK tour, previously at Hampstead Theatre
THE GROUCH	Sarah Esdaile	West Yorkshire Playhouse
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST	Gail McIntyre	West Yorkshire Playhouse
STARSEEKER	Dani Parr	Theatre Royal, Northampton
TRANCE	Shoji Kokami and Sarah Chew	Bush Theatre
CYRANO DE BERGERAC	Simon Reade	Bristol Old Vic
SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES	Stephen Unwin	English Touring Theatre
TUTTI FRUTTI	Tony Cownie	National Theatre of Scotland
MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION	Tony Cownie	Edinburgh Lyceum & Nottingham Playhouse
HAMLET	Stephen Unwin	English Touring Theatre (& transfer to the New Ambassadors)
MOTHER COURAGE	Stephen Unwin	English Touring Theatre
MONKEY	Dominic Hill	Dundee Rep


Other work for KNEEHIGH includes
NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS	Emma Rice	Lyric Hammersmith / tour
THE BACCHAE (Winner TMA Award for Best Touring production)	Emma Rice	West Yorkshire Playhouse / UK tour / Lyric Hammersmith
ANTIGONE AT HELL’S MOUTH	Mike Shepherd	Kneehigh/NYT at Soho Theatre
PANDORA’S BOX	Emma Rice and Neil Murray	Co-pro with Northern Stage / tour


Other work at WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE
SCUFFER	Alex Chisholm	Courtyard Theatre
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE	Ian Brown	Quarry
VODOU NATION	Geraldine Connor & Brett Bailey	UK tour
HOMAGE TO CATALONIA	Josep Galindo	WYP/Northern Stage/Teatre Romea co-production playing at WYP, Newcastle Playhouse, Paris and Barcelona
MEDEA and OFF CAMERA	Femi Elufowoju Jnr	Courtyard


Other work for ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE
ROMEO AND JULIET	Stephen Unwin	& Hong Kong Arts Festival
JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN (co-designer Ben Ormerod)	Stephen Unwin
ANTON CHEKHON	Michael Pennington	Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal & Oxford Playhouse
Malcolm was also associate lighting designer on THE YORK REALIST for ETT and The Royal Court in the West End.


Other work for NORTHERN STAGE includes
THE LITTLE PRINCE
GREAT EXPECTATIONS		and Greenwich
KAPUT!		at Live Theatre Newcastle
CINZANO & SMIRNOVA’S BIRTHDAY
THE SNOW QUEEN
THE TIGER’S BRIDE	All Neil Murray
NOIR	Max Roberts	Northern Stage & Live Theatre at Newcastle Playhouse


Other work for LIVE THEATRE NEWCASTLE includes
A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN ELDON SQUARE	Max Roberts
LUSH LIFE	Max Roberts
THE LOVERS
OUR KIND OF FUN
TOAST
DIRTY NETS	all Jeremy Herrin
CHARLIE’S TROUSERS
COOKING WITH ELVIS
KEEPERS OF THE FLAME	all Max Roberts	All RSC/Live Theatre co-prod,


OTHER THEATRE
HAY FEVER	Damian Cruden	York Theatre Royal
MACBETH	Damian Cruden	York Theatre Royal
DICK WHITTINGTON	Peter Rowe	Theatr Clwyd
WOODY ALLEN’S MURDER MYSTERIES	Janey Clarke	I’m a Camera,Croydon Warehouse
COELACANTH	Erica Whyman	Pleasance Edinburgh
LITTLE SWEET THING	Michael Buffong	Birmingham Rep/Nottingham Playhouse/Ipswich Wolsey
BLACK COCKTAIL	Erica Whyman	Pleasance Edinburgh
BILL SHAKESPEARE’S ITALIAN JOB	Malachi Bogdanov	Cooperesque at the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh
DEALER’S CHOICE	Femi Elufowoju Jnr	Salisbury Playhouse Studio
FOYER	Richard Gregory	Leicester Haymarket
BOB DOWNE – BRIGHTER! WHITER!		Karushi at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh & UK tour
BINTOU	Sacha Wares	Arcola Theatre
THE SELFISH GIANT	Annie Wood	Gulbenkian Studio Newcastle / Leicester Haymarket Studio
A BILLION SECONDS	Ann Cleary	Strathcona Theatre Company on UK tour
ABYSSINIA	Femi Elufowoju Jnr	Tiata Fahodzi UK tour
THREE WISHES	Erica Whyman	Karushi at Pleasance Edinburgh
THE GHOST OF GARCIA LORCA	Paul Phillips	Foolsyard at Gulbenkian Studio Newcastle and N/E tour
TEAR FROM A GLASS EYE	Erica Whyman	Gate Notting Hill & National Studio production
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP	Erica Whyman	Southwark Playhouse
POPPY DAY	Erica Whyman	Stone Ranger at Pleasance Edinburgh & UK tour
MEL AND SUE – BACK TO OUR ROOTS	Cal McCrystal	Stone Ranger prods / UK Tour
MEL AND SUE – PLANET PUSSYCAT	Alison Edgar	Stone Ranger prods / Edinburgh & tour
SPITTING LOVE	Wils Wilson	New Writing North at Customs House, South Shields


OTHER OPERA & DANCE
CRUSH A new dance piece performed by DANIEL DAW	Choreographer Liv Lorent	Dance City, Newcastle & Tour
THE GYMNAST	Jane Arnfield and Nigel Charnock	Edinburgh Festival
CARMEN JONES	Jude Kelly	Royal Festival Hall
SEVEN DEADLY SINS	Choreographer Roy Campbell-Moore	Welsh National Opera & Diversions Dance co-production
THE PHILOSOPHERS’ STONE	John Cox	Garsington Opera
ANGELMOTH		BalletLORENT on UK tour
La VIE DES FANTASMES EROTIQUES ET ESTHETIQUES	Choreographer Liv Lorent	BalletLORENT on UK tour
WHO PUT BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM? and INFINITO NERO (co-designer Cathie Boyd)	Cathie Boyd	Almeida Aldeburgh Opera at Aldeburgh Festival, Almeida and UK tour
THE BALL	Choreographer Liv Lorent	balletLORENT on site specific UK tour, Dusseldorf & Bruges


Malcolm also relit THE DISTANCE FROM HERE for the Almeida Theatre and was production electrician on their production of LULU at the Kennedy Center, Washington. He was also full-time production electrician on their productions of RICHARD II and CORIOLANUS at the Gainsborough Studios in London, BAM in New York and Akasaka Theatre Tokyo.