Elliot Griggs

Lighting Designer

Biography

Elliot trained at RADA.  He is a Professional Designer member of the Association of Lighting Designers and the recipient of the Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer, the ALD’s Francis Reid Award and the NSDF Student Drama Festival’s ShowLight Award.

the art deco starkness and the lack of naturalism focus the action and the power struggles perfectly.  Elliot Grigg’s lighting serves the same purpose, shining a spotlight on Antonescu as he twists and turns to save his skin
WhatsOnStage on Man and Boy (National Theatre)

a power cut in a south London flat is staged with blazing brightness representing total darkness and vice versa … lighting designer Elliot Griggs perfectly delivers the counterintuitive illumination
The Guardian on Black Comedy (Orange Tree Theatre)

a strong, clear lighting design is critical in carrying the piece. Elliot Griggs manages it seamlessly
The Stage on Black Comedy (Orange Tree Theatre)

lit with cool restraint by Elliot Griggs
The Guardian on The Sound Inside (Traverse Theatre)

Lighting by Elliot Griggs turns interior into exterior and back again, snapping from neon-grey winter’s afternoon to bomb-blast bright
The Observer on On Bear Ridge (Royal Court/National Theatre of Wales)

even in the bleakest moments, Elliot Griggs’ lighting insists on a little magic, glowing with peach and raspberry
The Guardian on Beautiful Thing (Theatre Royal Stratford East)

Credits

In Development

Production Company Notes
BLUE MIST
2026
Leeds Playhouse/Boundless Theatre

Dir. Milli Bhatia

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
2026
Chichester Festival Theatre

Dir. Justin Audibert & Hannah Joss

Theatre

Production Company Notes
THE P WORD
2026
Bush Theatre

Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike

BLACK COMEDY
2026
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Caroline Steinbeis

PRIVATE LIVES
2026
Reading Rep

Dir. Matthew Forbes

MAN AND BOY
2026
National Theatre (Dorfman)

Dir. Anthony Lau

CINDERELLA
2025
CAST

Dir. Tess Seddon

NEW FRONTIERS: FROM DUSK TIL DAWN
2025
London Sinfonia

Dir. Alexandra Wood

EUREKA DAY
2025
Nottingham Playhouse

Dir. James Grieve

UNCANNY: FEAR OF THE DARK
2025
UK Tour/Tilted Productions

Dir. Sam Hodges

THE SOUND INSIDE
2025
Dublin Theatre Festival

Dir. Matt Wilkinson

PLAYHOUSE CREATURES
2025
Orange Tree Theatre/UK Tour

Dir. Michael Oakley

THE LONELY LONDONERS
2025
Kiln Theatre

Dir. Ebenezer Bamgboye

FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN
2025
Francesca Moody Productions/Australian Tour

Dir. Matthew Xia

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
2024
Buxton Opera House

Dir. Paul Kerryson

HUMBUG: THE IMMERSIVE CHRISTMAS DIVE BAR
2024
Humbug Experience Ltd

Lighting design for Christmas bar experience

GUARDS AT THE TAJ
2024
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Adam Karim

KING TROLL (THE FAWN)
2024
Kali Theatre/New Diorama

Dir. Milli Bhatia
Nominated for Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
2024
Sheffield Theatres

Dir. Tess Seddon

THE SOUND INSIDE
2024
Traverse 1

Dir. Matthew Wilkinson

ENGLISH
2024
Royal Shakespeare Company (The Other Place)/Kiln Theatre

Dir. Diyan Zora
Nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

UNCANNY: I KNOW WHAT I SAW
2024
UK Tour/Tilted Productions

Dir. Sam Hodges

SWEAT
2024
Royal Exchange

Dir. Jade Lewis

THE LONELY LONDONERS
2024
Jermyn Street Theatre

Dir. Ebenezer Bamgboye
Nominated for Off West End Award for Lighting Design

THE BIG LIFE
2024
Theatre Royal Stratford East

Dir. Tinuke Craig
Nominated for UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production

FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN
2023
Bush Theatre/Francesca Moody Productions

Dir. Matthew Xia

BLUE MIST
2023
Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs)

Dir. Milli Bhatia
Nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

BEAUTIFUL THING
2023
Theatre Royal Stratford East/Leeds Playhouse/HOME

Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike

THE SWELL
2023
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Hannah Hauer-King
Nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

ALL OF IT
2023
Royal Court/Avignon Festival

Dir. Vicky Featherstone & Sam Pritchard

NO PAY? NO WAY!
2023
Royal Exchange

Dir. Bryony Shanahan

SLEEPOVA
2023
Bush Theatre

Dir. Jade Lewis
Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

THE TRIAL OF JOSIE K
2023
Unicorn Theatre

Dir. Leigh Toney

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
2022
Lyric Hammersmith

Dir. Nicholai La Barrie

O, ISLAND!
2022
Royal Shakespeare Company (The Other Place)

Dir. Guy Jones

IVY TILLER: VICAR'S DAUGHTER, SQUIRREL KILLER
2022
Royal Shakespeare Company (The Other Place)

Dir. Caitlin McLeod

THE P WORD
2022
Bush Theatre

Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike
Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN
2022
Roundabout @ Summerhall/Francesca Moody Productions

Dir. Matthew Xia
Fringe First Award

PSYCHODRAMA
2022
Traverse Theatre

Dir. Matt Wilkinson

DENNIS OF PENGE
2022
Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Dir. Emma Baggott

JITNEY
2022
Old Vic/Leeds Playhouse/Headlong

Dir. Tinuke Craig
Nominated for Best Play Revival at the 2022 UK Theatre Awards and Broadway World UK Awards for Best Lighting Design and Best New Regional or Touring Production.

THE MISFORTUNE OF THE ENGLISH
2022
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Oscar Toeman

PURPLE SNOWFLAKES AND TITTY WANKS
2022
Abbey Theatre/Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs)

Dir. Alice Fitzgerald

AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS
2022
Riverside Studios

Dir. Gaby Dellal

A FIGHT AGANST ...
2021
Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs)

Dir. Sam Pritchard

MISSING JULIE
2021
Theatre Clwyd

Dir. Chelsea Walker

LAST EASTER
2021
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Tinuke Craig

PSYCHODRAMA
2021
Never For Ever

Dir. Matt Wilkinson

AMÉLIE
2021
Criterion Theatre

West End transfer

LIVING NEWSPAPER: EDITION 5
2021
Royal Court Theatre
MISSING PEOPLE
2020
Leeds Playhouse/Kani Public Arts Center, Japan

Dir. Mark Rosenblatt and Nobuhiro Nishikawa

THE SUGAR SYNDROME
2020
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Oscar Toeman

AMÉLIE
2019
Watermill Theatre/UK Tour/The Other Palace

Dir. Michael Fentiman
Nominated for Olivier Award for Best New Musical

ON BEAR RIDGE
2019
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs)/National Theatre of Wales

Dir. Vicky Featherstone & Ed Thomas

FLEABAG
2019
Wyndham's Theatre/NT Live

Dir. Vicky Jones
Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play

IVAN AND THE DOGS
2019
Young Vic

Dir. Caitriona Shoobridge

SOMNIUM
2019
Sadlers Wells

Choreographed by Neil Jones

RICHARD III
2019
Headlong

Dir. John Haidar

BLUE DOOR
2019
Ustinov Studio, Bath

Dir. Eleanor Rhode

TREASURE ISLAND
2018
Leciester Haymarket

Dir. Matt Forbes

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
2018
Theatre By The Lake

Dir. Chris Horner

THE WILD DUCK
2018
Almeida Theatre

Dir. Robert Icke

SKETCHING
2018
Wilton's Music Hall

Dir. Thomas Hescott

THE LOVER/THE COLLECTION
2018
Harold Pinter Theatre

Dir. Jamie Lloyd

QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE
2018
Royal Exchange/New Vic Theatre

Dir. Bryony Shanahan

SOMNIUM: A DANCER'S DREAM
2018
Lichfield Cathedral

Directed and Choreographed by Neil Jones

AN OCTOROON
2018
National Theatre (Dorfman)/Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Ned Bennett
Shortlisted for 2017 Off West End Award for Best Production

SHIFT
2018
Barely Methodical Troupe

Dir. Melissa Ellberger

WHY IS THE SKY BLUE?
2018
Tackroom Theatre/Southwark Playhouse

Dir. Abbey Wright

TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
2018
Sage Gateshead

Dir. Bijan Sheibani

ACCEPTANCE
2018
Hampstead Theatre (Downstairs)

Dir. Anna Ledwich

BROMANCE
2018
Barely Methodical Troupe/New Victory, New York

Dir. Eddie Kay

DRY POWDER
2018
Hampstead Theatre

Dir. Anna Ledwich
Olivier Award nomination for Best New Comedy

FLEABAG
2014 – 2018
Soho Theatre/UK tours/Australian tour

Dir. Vicky Jones
Olivier Award nomination for Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

DISCO PIGS
2018
Irish Rep, New York

Dir. Jon Haidar
Transfer of London production to Main Stage

ALADDIN
2017
Beck Theatre, Hayes

Dir. Michael Fentiman

PETER PAN
2017
Harlow Playhouse
COOKIES
2017
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Dir. Anna Ledwich

ANYTHING THAT FLIES
2017
Jermyn Street Theatre

Dir. Alice Hamilton

HEROINE
2017
HighTide Festival

Dir. Steven Atkinson

LOOT
2017
Park200/Watermill Theatre

Dir. Michael Fentiman

DISCO PIGS
2017
Trafalgar Studios 2

Dir. John Haidar

HIR
2017
Bush Theatre

Dir. Nadia Fall

THE ORACLES
2017
Punchdrunk at Fallow Cross

Dir. Felix Barrett

MY EYES WENT DARK
2015 – 2017
59E59, New York/Traverse Theatre/Finborough Theatre

Dir. Matthew Wilkinson

HOME TRUTHS
2017
Cardboard Citizens/Bunker Theatre

Dir. Adrian Jackson & Caitlin McLeod
Shortlisted for Best Ensemble, 2017 Off West End Awards

DIMINISHED
2017
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

Dir. Tom Attenborough

TWELFTH NIGHT
2017
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Alex Thorpe

FAUST X2
2017
Watermill Theatre

Dir. Lisa Blair

LOW LEVEL PANIC
2017
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Chelsea Walker

RAISING MARTHA
2017
Park Theatre

Dir. Michael Fentiman
Park 200

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
2016
Southwark Playhouse

Dir. Kate Hewitt

SHEPPEY
2016
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Paul Miller

FOOL FOR LOVE
2016
Found 111

Dir. Simon Evans
Nominated for Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer

THE FRONTLINE
2016
Arts Ed

Dir. Rikki Henry

PIGEON ENGLISH
2016
NYT at the Ambassadors

Dir. Anna Niland

ROMEO AND JULIET
2016
NYT at the Ambassadors

Dir. Kate Hewitt

DON'T WAKE THE DAMP
2016
Kill The Beast/Pleasance, Edinburgh/UK Tour

Dir. Clem Garrity

BE PREPARED
2016
Underbelly, Edinburgh

Dir. Rob Watt

EDUCATING RITA
2016
Hull Truck

Dir. Mark Babych

THE NIGHT WATCH
2016
Royal Exchange

Dir. Rebecca Gatward

THE BOX OF PHOTOGRAPHS
2016
Polka Theatre

Dir. Sarah Punshon

THE SUGAR-COATED BULLETS OF THE BOURGEOISIE
2016
Arcola Theatre/HighTide Festival

Dir. Steven Atkinson

THE ARGUMENT
2016
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

Dir. Anna Ledwich

MARTHA, JOSIE AND THE CHINESE ELVIS
2016
Hull Truck/Bolton Octagon

Dir. Mark Babych

YEN
2016
Royal Court Upstairs/Royal Exchange

Dir. Ned Bennett

FORGET ME NOT
2015
Bush Theatre

Dir. Steven Atkinson

POMONA
2015
National Theatre/Royal Exchange/Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Ned Bennett
Best Lighting Designer and Best Production, 2014 Off West End Awards

LAMPEDUSA
2015
Soho Theatre Main House/Soho Theatre Upstairs/HighTide Festival/Unity Theatre, Liverpool

Dir. Steven Atkinson

MUCH FURTHER OUT THAN YOU THOUGHT
2015
Underbelly (Cowgate), Edinburgh Festival/The Molino Group

Dir. Bethany Pitts

TETHER
2015
Underbelly (Cowgate), Edinburgh Festival

Dir. Bethany Pitts

CHICKEN
2015
Eastern Angles/Edinburgh Festival

Dir. Steven Atkinson

DEFECT
2015
Arts Ed/Perfect Pitch

Dir. Ned Bennett

BUCKETS
2015
Orange Tree Theatre

Dir. Rania Jumaily

HANSEL AND GRETEL
2015
Belgrade Theatre Coventry

Dir. Felicity Green

DELUGE
2015
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

Dir. Anna Ledwich

CONTACT
2015
Bravo 22

Dir. Stephen Rayne

BENEFIT
2015
Cardboard Citizens

Dir. Adrian Jackson

ABLUTIONS
2015
Soho Theatre/Bikeshed Theatre, Exeter/Edinburgh Festival

Dir. Bertrand Lesca

MARCHING ON TOGETHER
2015
Old Red Lion

Dir. Joshua McTaggart

HENRY IV
2014
Donmar Warehouse/Mulberry School for Girls

Associate Lighting Designer
Dir. Phyllida Lloyd, Lighting Des. Neil Austin

TREASURE ISLAND AND THE CURSE OF THE PEARL NECKLACE
2014
Above The Stag

Dir. Andrew Beckett

THE BUS
2014
Above The Stag

Dir. Rob McWhir

RACHEL
2014
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Ola Ince

DREAM OF PERFECT SLEEP
2014
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Max Pappenheim

SPOKESONG
2014
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Guy Jones

HE HAD HAIRY HANDS
2014
Kill The Beast/New Diorama Theatre/Edinburgh Festival/UK Tour

Dir. Clem Garrity
Best Studio Production, Manchester Theatre Awards 2015

JOHN FERGUSON
2014
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Emma Faulkner

A HARD RAIN
2014
Above The Stag

Dir. Tricia Thorns

JACK OFF THE BEANSTALK
2013
Above The Stag

Dir. Andrew Beckett

INFANTICIDE
2013
Camden People's Theatre

Dir. Patrick Steinwidder

COMMONWEALTH
2013
Almeida Theatre

Dir. Caitlin McLeod

THE LOVE PROJECT
2013
Underbelly, Edinburgh

Dir. Ellie Browning

OVER THE BRIDGE
2013
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Emma Faulkner

LOVE RE:IMAGINED
2013
Only Connect

Dir. Ellie Browning

FACTS
2013
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Caitlin McLeod

BLUES IN THE NIGHT
2013
The Last Refuge

Dir. Rania Jumaily

SOMERSAULTS
2013
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Russell Bolam

JOE/BOY
2012
The Last Refuge

Dir. Natalie Ibu

THE SOFT OF HER PALM
2012
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Ola Ince

BIG SEAN, MIKEY AND ME
2012
Tristan Bates Theatre

Dir. Ruaraidh Murray

I KNOW ALL THE SECRETS
2012
ArtsOne, QMU

Dir. Natalie Ibu

THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS
2012
Kill The Beast/Lowry Theatre/UK tour

Dir. Clem Garrity

BITTER PLEASURES FOR A SOUR GENERATION
2012
Soho Theatre

Dir. Vicky Jones

MEAT
2012
Theatre503

Dir. David Aula

FOLK CONTRAPTION
2012
Spiegel Tent, Southbank Centre

Dir. Oliver Rose

THE CUSTARD BOYS
2012
Tabard Theatre

Dir. Glenn Chandler

BELLEVILLE RENDEZVOUS
2012
Greenwich Theatre

Dir. Fiona Mikel

BRIGHTEST AND BEST
2012
Half Moon Theatre

Dir. Natalie Ibu

CRUSH
2011
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Laura Casey

DEALING WITH CLAIR
2011
GBS Theatre, RADA

Dir. Philip Wilson

LAGAN
2011
Ovalhouse

Dir. Jane Fallowfield

ONE MINUTE
2011
Gielgud Theatre, RADA

Dir. Hanna Berrigan

PERCHANCE TO DREAM
2011
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Max Pappenheim

PORTRAITS
2011
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Alex Marker

DIRTY BUTTERFLY
2011
Gielgud Theatre, RADA

Dir. Tara Robinson

NOCTURNAL
2011
Gielgud Theatre, RADA

Dir. Jacopo Gassman

OUR TOWN
2011
GBS Theatre, RADA

Dir. Geraldine Alexander

AND I AND SILENCE
2011
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Caitlin McLeod

THE YOUNG IDEA
2011
Vanbrugh Theatre, RADA

Assistant Lighting Designer
Dir. Edward Kemp

NORTHERN STAR
2011
Finborough Theatre

Dir. Caitlin McLeod

GUTTED: THE MUSICAL
2011
Riverside Studios

Associate Lighting Designer
Dir. Chris George

Opera

Production Company Notes
DIDO AND AENEAS
2018
Blackheath Halls

Dir. Polly Graham

Other

Production Company Notes
PEPPA PIG: SURPRISE PARTY
2026
Immersive Everywhere

Dir. Neil Connolly

ANNUAL MEETING OPENING CONCERT 2026
2026
World Economic Forum, Davos
THE TRAITORS: LIVE EXPERIENCE
2025
Immersive Everywhere

Dir. Neil Connolly

ANNUAL MEETING OPENING CONCERT 2024
2024
World Economic Forum, Davos

Dir. Joseph Fowler
Video Design Refik Anadol

THE BOX ROCKET
2023
Discover Story Centre

Lighting design for immersive play world

I SEA YOU
2023
World Economic Forum

Opening concert in Davos

THE 100 STORY HOTEL
2022
Discovery Children's Story Centre

Lighting design for immersive play world

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS OPENING NIGHT PARTY
2017
TheCornerShopPR

Creative Lighting Design for opening night party at Hilton Waldorf, Aldwych

HEIGHT OF WINTER
2015
Bompas and Parr

Seasonal Installation at the top of The Shard

THE SINGLE-OPTICON
2015
Bompas and Parr

Single Malt Whisky Launch in Taiwan

ALCOHOLIC ARCHITECTURE
2015
Bompas and Parr

Lighting design for walk in cloud bar, opened July 2015

CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY SECOND ANNIVERSARY PARTY
2015
Playful Productions/TheCornerShopPR

Creative Lighting Design for second anniversary party at Sway Bar

CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY FIRST ANNIVERSARY PARTY
2014
Playful Productions/TheCornerShopPR

Creative Lighting Design for first anniversary party at Hilton Waldorf, Aldwych

HOUSE OF CARDS EXHIBITION
2011
Coney/Historic Royal Palaces

Assistant Lighting Designer to Natasha Chivers
Supported creation of two distinct exhibitions across 1600 square metres at Kensington Palace

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