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  • First images of Uncle Vanya

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      October 11, 2017
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    Just wanted to share a few of the production images from Uncle Vanya. With a great company, ably directed by Tamara Harvey, with Set and Costume by Lucy Osborne and Sound from Jared Zeus, I’m really proud of what we came up with.
    Also pleased that one of the reviewers mentioned “Ric Mountjoy’s sumptuous but subtle lighting […]

  • A new cast for Broadway

    Date
      September 9, 2017
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    Well the original cast from London have had a great six months in New York, but are now handing over to a new company of actors in the hope that they might finally get through the show without anything going wrong!
    A big welcome to the new cast – and a couple of experienced hands staying on – but the good news is it means that […]

  • Announcing Uncle

    Date
      July 26, 2017
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    I’m really pleased to announce that I’ll be lighting Uncle Vanya at Theatr Clwyd this Autumn, which will be directed by their Artistic Director Tamara Harvey. Peter Gill has written a cracking new adaptation of Chekhov’s classic text. I’m also pleased that a long time friend of mine, Lucy Osborne is designing, and […]

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    two terrifying blackouts enhance the enthralling soundworld of Haas’s In Vain***** The Guardian
    Last week I was lighting a concert with a difference at RFH – much of it was performed in pitch black. The players had to learn the music for the dark periods, and for the last section of the piece the lighting acts as conductor. IN […]

  • Electrics hung in New York

    Date
      February 22, 2017
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    I’m now out in New York working on the Broadway transfer of The Play that Goes Wrong! It’s been an improbable journey to get this far, and I imagine we’re just starting another loop of the rollercoaster, with much unknown in the next couple of weeks.
    Here’s the first picture from our new home, the Lyceum Theatre w […]

  • Play Goes Wrong in Australia!

    Date
      February 22, 2017
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    Great news to hear that “The Play that Goes Wrong” has opened at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne. They did have a few, minor, technical hitches. But the audience seem to have enjoyed it nonetheless. Maybe they didn’t notice them.

    Australian Tour Dates, 2017
    Melbourne
    Comedy Theatre, from 22 February
    Adelaide
    Her Majesty&# […]

  • Penguins make West End debut!

    Date
      December 15, 2016
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    This week Mr Popper’s Penguins opens in the West End at the Criterion Theatre. Until the end of December the Penguins will be pleasing audiences of children and adults alike. This year the show has played to thousands of children on its second UK Tour, and transferred to Broadway and back!
    ‘Thoroughly hummable score and snap […]

  • Maintenance at the Duchess

    Date
      September 30, 2016
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    A quick diversion from making new work to maintain a running show. The Play that Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre is approaching its 2nd Anniversary in the West End, and it’s time to take the chance to make sure it still looks its best by maintaining the lighting rig, replacing the gel, making some small improvements that have bee […]

  • Shakespeare at the Seaside

    Date
      August 3, 2016
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    Quick picture from my trip to Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne to light a summer special The Shakespeare Revue, a revival of the sketch show first produced by the RSC. Beach – tick. Sun – tick. Shadow of Lighting Designer’s Ice Cream – just visible.
    Touring the UK throughout the summer, including a couple o […]

  • Eigengrau

    Date
      June 4, 2016
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    I’ve been lighting the first revival of Eigengrau by Penelope Skinner this week, working with an exciting new team led by director Hannah Joss. Surprising that the show hasn’t been produced since the World Premiere production at the Bush, and still feels fresh and shocking as ever. Working with a new Designer (Jen McGinley) […]

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