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Jack is nominated for the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Lighting Design of a Play and the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for Death of a Salesman (Winter Garden Theatre). He previously won the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Lighting Design of a Musical and the Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Lighting Design for Sunset Boulevard (Broadway/Savoy Theatre) and the Knight of Illumination Award for Barber Shop Chronicles (National Theatre).
He was included in the 2026 Stage 100 list of the most influential people in British theatre.
Jack Knowles pours in illumination from the sides of the stage, turning every face into a Caravaggio
New York Times on Death of a Salesman (Winter Garden Theatre)
ravishingly lit by Jack Knowles
Time Out New York on Death of a Salesman
[Joe Mantello] and [Chloe] Lamford and Jack Knowles (who designed this production’s gorgeous and eloquent lighting) craft a haunting, liminal environment
Vulture on Death of a Salesman
The long grass blows and the sky, thanks to Jack Knowles’ emotive lighting, seems to throb with the promise of other, grander lives playing out somewhere far away
The Guardian on 1536 (Almeida Theatre)
The lighting, by Jack Knowles, like an arena show in your amygdala, is startling throughout
New York Times on Sunset Boulevard (St James Theatre/Jamie Lloyd Company)
lighting designer Jack Knowles manipulates our sense of reality by alternating between glaring, obliterating spotlights and inky darkness
Variety on Sunset Boulevard
It’s eerie, especially under Jack Knowles’s superbly ghostly lighting
The Independent on London Tide (National Theatre)
One of the most inventive lighting designers around
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| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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THE ARCHITECT 2026 |
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam |
Dir. Rebecca Frecknall |
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EUGENE ONEGIN 2026 |
Grange Festival Opera |
Dir. Max Webster |
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DUKE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE + OEDIPUS REX 2026 |
Welsh National Opera |
Dir. Joe Hill-Gibbins |
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DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS 2026 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Ebenezer Bamgboye |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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ANGEL'S BONE 2026 |
English National Opera |
Dir. Kip Williams |
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1536 2026 |
Ambassador's Theatre/Sonia Friedman Productions |
Dir. Lyndsey Turner |
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN 2026 |
Winter Garden Theater |
Dir. Joe Mantello |
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EVERY BRILLIANT THING 2026 |
Hudson Theater |
Dir. Jeremy Herrin |
|
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 2025 |
Royal Exchange |
Dir. Raz Shaw |
|
TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) 2025 |
Longacre Theatre |
Dir. Tim Jackson |
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THE UNBELIEVERS 2025 |
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) |
Dir. Marianne Elliott |
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NEW FRONTIERS: EXPLORERS 2025 |
London Symphony Orchestra |
Conductor: Chloe Rooke |
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EVERY BRILLIANT THING 2025 |
@sohoplace |
Dir. Jeremy Herrin |
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A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN 2025 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Rebecca Frecknall |
|
TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) 2025 |
American Repertory Theater |
Dir. Tim Jackson |
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1536 2025 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Lyndsey Turner |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 2025 |
Royal Shakespeare Company (Royal Shakespeare Theatre) |
Dir. Michael Longhurst |
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APEX PREDATOR 2025 |
Hampstead Theatre |
Dir. Blanche McIntyre |
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HAMLET 2025 |
Royal Shakespeare Company (Royal Shakespeare Theatre) |
Dir. Rupert Goold |
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THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN 2025 |
UK Tour/Simon Friend Entertainment |
Dir. Loveday Ingram |
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SPEND SPEND SPEND 2024 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Josh Seymour |
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SUNSET BOULEVARD 2024 |
St James Theatre |
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical |
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SALT OF THE EARTH 2024 |
Venice Biennale |
Dir. Sophie Hunter |
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BURLESQUE: THE MUSICAL 2024 |
Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal Glasgow/Adama Entertainment |
Dir. Nick Winston |
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TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) 2024 |
Criterion Theatre |
West End transfer |
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PATRIOTS 2024 |
Barrymore Theatre/Noël Coward Theatre/Almeida Theatre/Sonia Friedman Productions |
Dir. Rupert Goold |
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LONDON TIDE 2024 |
National Theatre (Lyttelton) |
Dir. Ian Rickson |
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LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT 2024 |
Wyndham’s Theatre |
Dir. Jeremy Herrin |
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JULIE 2024 |
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam |
Dir. Rebecca Frecknall |
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TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) 2023 |
Kiln Theatre |
Dir. Tim Jackson |
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SUNSET BOULEVARD 2023 |
Savoy Theatre/The Jamie Lloyd Company/ATG |
Dir. Jamie Lloyd |
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THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN 2023 |
Salisbury Playhouse |
Dir. Loveday Ingram |
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GOOD VIBRATIONS 2023 |
Grand Opera House, Belfast/Irish Arts Center, New York |
Dir. Des Kennedy |
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PRIVATE LIVES 2023 |
Donmar Warehouse |
Dir. Michael Longhurst |
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SEA CREATURES 2023 |
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs |
Dir. James Macdonald |
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ROMEO AND JULIE 2023 |
National Theatre (Dorfman) |
Dir. Rachel O’Riordan |
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THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE 2023 |
Gillian Lynne Theatre/UK Tour/Birmingham Rep/Elliott and Harper Productions |
Dir. Michael Fentiman |
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SONS OF THE PROPHET 2022 |
Hampstead Theatre |
Dir. Bijan Sheibani |
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BEST OF ENEMIES 2022 |
Noël Coward Theatre |
Dir. Jeremy Herrin |
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THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS/BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE 2022 |
Teatro Colón |
Dir. Sophie Hunter |
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ANTIGONE 2022 |
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
Dir. Max Webster |
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LA BOHÈME 2022 |
Nevill Holt Opera |
Dir. Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol |
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MARY STUART 2022 |
Schauspiel Stuttgart |
Dir. Michael Talke |
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ANNA KARENINA 2022 |
Sheffield Crucible |
Dir. Anthony Lau |
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FATAL ATTRACTION 2022 |
ATG/UK Tour |
Dir. Loveday Ingram |
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SPRING AWAKENING 2021 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Rupert Goold |
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CAROLINE, OR CHANGE 2021 |
Studio 54/Roundabout Theatre Company |
Broadway transfer |
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THE WINDSORS: ENDGAME 2021 |
Prince of Wales Theatre |
Dir. Michael Fentiman |
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GIN CRAZE! 2021 |
Royal and Derngate/ETT |
Dir. Michael Oakley |
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PIAF 2021 |
Nottingham Playhouse/Leeds Playhouse |
Dir. Adam Penford |
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THE BEACON 2021 |
Schauspiel Stuttgart |
Dir. Sophia Bodamer |
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NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS 2020 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Rebeca Frecknall |
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LA BOHÈME 2020 |
Gothenburg Opera |
Dir. Max Webster |
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THE DUCHESS OF MALFI 2019 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Rebecca Frecknall |
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LIGHT FALLS 2019 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Sarah Frankcom |
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GLASS. KILL. BLUEBEARD. IMP. 2019 |
Royal Court Downstairs |
Dir. James Macdonald |
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THE END OF HISTORY 2019 |
Royal Court Downstairs |
Dir. John Tiffany |
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VENICE PRESERVED 2019 |
Royal Shakespeare Company (Swan Theatre) |
Dir. Prasanna Puwanarajah |
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THREE SISTERS 2019 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Rebecca Frecknall |
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TOP GIRLS 2019 |
National Theatre (Lyttelton) |
Dir. Lyndsey Turner |
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SHIPWRECK 2019 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Rupert Goold |
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WONDERLAND 2019 |
Nottingham Playhouse/Northern Stage |
Revival of 2018 production |
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CAROLINE, OR CHANGE 2018 |
Chichester Festival Theatre/Hampstead Theatre/Playhouse Theatre |
Dir. Michael Longhurst |
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THE PRODUCERS 2018 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Raz Shaw |
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN 2018 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Sarah Frankcom |
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STEEL 2018 |
Sheffield Crucible |
Dir. Rebecca Frecknall |
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GOOD VIBRATIONS 2018 |
Lyric Theatre Belfast |
Dir. Des Kennedy |
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THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD 2018 |
Traverse 2/Royal Exchange Studio |
Dir. Raz Shaw |
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 2018 |
Vaudeville Theatre/Classic Spring |
Dir. Michael Fentiman |
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CAVE 2018 |
London Sinfonietta |
Dir. Lucy Bailey |
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MACHINAL 2018 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Natalie Abrahami |
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HAPPY DAYS 2018 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Sarah Frankcom |
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DAN AND PHIL: INTERACTIVE INTROVERTS 2018 |
World Tour |
Dir. George Perrin |
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECT ASSEMBLY 2018 |
Royal Court Downstairs |
Dir. Hamish Pirie |
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CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION 2018 |
Home MCR |
Dir. Bijan Sheibani |
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WONDERLAND 2018 |
Nottingham Playhouse |
Dir. Adam Penford |
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BEGINNING 2018 |
Ambassadors Theatre/National Theatre (Dorfman) |
Dir. Polly Findlay |
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HUSH-A-BYE 2017 |
Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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PARLIAMENT SQUARE 2017 |
Bush Theatre/Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Jude Christian |
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THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD ... 2017 |
Royal Exchange Studio |
Dir. Raz Shaw |
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OUR TOWN 2017 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Sarah Frankcom |
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COMMITTEE 2017 |
Donmar Warehouse |
Dir. Adam Penford |
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TWELFTH NIGHT 2017 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Jo Davies |
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4.48 PSYCHOSIS 2017 |
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES 2017 – 2019 |
National Theatre (Dorfman)/West Yorkshire Playhouse/Australian Tour/US Tour/UK Tour/Roundhouse/Fuel |
Dir. Bijan Sheibani |
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JUNKYARD 2017 |
Headlong |
Dir. Jeremy Herrin |
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PYGMALION 2017 |
Headlong |
Dir. Sam Pritchard |
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WINTER SOLSTICE 2017 |
ATC/Orange Tree |
Dir. Ramin Gray |
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BABE. THE SHEEP-PIG 2016 – 2017 |
Polka Theatre/UK Tour |
Dir. Michael Fentiman |
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DAN AND PHIL: THE AMAZING TOUR IS NOT ON FIRE 2015 – 2016 |
European, Australian, American and UK Tours |
Dir. Edward Stambollouian |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 2016 |
Mercury Theatre Colchester |
Dir. Pia Furtado |
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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 2016 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Sarah Frankcom |
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THEY DRINK IT IN THE CONGO 2016 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Michael Longhurst |
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SWEENEY TODD 2016 |
Theatre Royal Stratford East/Royal Academy of Music |
Dir. Michael Fentiman |
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WATERSHIP DOWN 2016 |
Watermill Theatre |
Dir. Adam Penford |
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THE FORBIDDEN ZONE 2014 – 2016 |
Salzburger Festspiele/Schaubühne Berlin/Barbican Theatre |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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KENNY MORGAN 2016 |
Arcola Theatre |
Dir. Lucy Bailey |
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BOY 2016 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Sacha Wares |
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CLEANSED 2016 |
National Theatre (Dorfman) |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY! 2016 |
Liverpool Everyman/Peepolykus/UK Tour |
Dir. Gemma Bodinetz |
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WIT 2016 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Raz Shaw |
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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE 2015 |
Liverpool Playhouse/Sonia Friedman Productions/Hammer |
Dir. Melly Still |
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LAND OF LIGHTS 2015 |
Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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GROUNDED 2015 |
Deafinitely Theatre/Park Theatre |
Dir. Paula Garfield |
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REISENDE AUF EINEM BEIN (TRAVELLING ON ONE LEG) 2015 |
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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LIGHT SHOW 2015 |
Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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PHAEDRA 2015 |
International Beckett Festival |
Dir. Sophie Hunter |
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THE SKRIKER 2015 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Sarah Frankcom |
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A DECLARATION FROM THE PEOPLE 2015 |
National Theatre (Dorfman) |
Dir. Emily Lim |
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SUNSPOTS 2015 |
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs |
Dir. Charlotte Gwinner |
|
AGES 2015 |
Old Vic Community Company |
Dir. Alexander Ferris |
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CARMEN DISRUPTION 2015 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Michael Longhurst |
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GAME 2015 |
Almeida Theatre |
Dir. Sacha Wares |
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GLÜCKLICHE TAGE (HAPPY DAYS) 2015 |
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN 2014 |
Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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ONE SNOWY NIGHT 2014 |
Discover Story Centre |
Dir. Sally Goldsworthy |
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2071 2014 |
Royal Court Downstairs/Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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HARVEST 2014 |
Arts Ed |
Dir. Dan Bird |
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THE RUSSIAN DOCTOR 2014 |
Shepdaws Ltd/Wellcome Trust |
Dir. Andrew Dawson |
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THE BOUNCE 2014 |
Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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DEBRIS 2014 |
Southwark Playhouse |
Dir. Abigail Graham |
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THE WARDROBE/THE KILBURN PASSION 2014 |
Tricycle Theatre |
Dir. Emily Lim |
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HOPELESSLY DEVOTED 2014 |
Paines Plough/Tricycle/UK Tour |
Dir. Stef O’Driscoll |
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WUNSCHLOSES UNGLUCK (A SORROW BEYOND DREAMS) 2014 |
Burgtheater, Vienna |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
|
BLINK 2013 |
Soho Theatre/59E59, New York/India/UK Tour |
Revival |
|
MR & MRS MOON 2013 |
Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
|
ATMEN (LUNGS) 2013 |
Schaubühne Berlin |
German language premiere |
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2013 |
Jordan Cultural Festival |
Dir. Jeff Moss |
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THERE HAS POSSIBLY BEEN AN INCIDENT 2013 |
Edinburgh/Manchester Royal Exchange/Theatertreffen Festival, Berlin |
Dir. Sam Pritchard |
|
MOTH 2013 |
HighTide/Bush Theatre |
Dir. Prasanna Puwanarajah |
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SAY IT WITH FLOWERS 2013 |
Hampstead Theatre |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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DIE GELBE TAPETE (THE YELLOW WALLPAPER) 2013 |
Schaubühne Berlin |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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THE CHANGELING 2012 |
Young Vic |
Dir. Joe Hill-Gibbons |
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TOMMY 2012 |
Prince Edward Theatre |
Dir. Raz Shaw |
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REISE DURCH DIE NACHT (THE NIGHT TRAIN) 2012 |
Schauspiel Köln |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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BLINK 2012 |
Soho Theatre/Traverse Theatre |
Dir. Joe Murphy |
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MARK THOMAS: BRAVO FIGARO 2012 |
Traverse Theatre/UK Tour |
Dir. Hamish Pirie |
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IN A PICKLE 2012 |
RSC & Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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THIN ICE 2012 |
UK Tour |
Dir. Jonathan Young |
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SOMETHING IN THE AIR 2012 |
Arts Depot |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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RING-A-DING-DING 2011 |
Unicorn & Oily Cart/UK Tour |
Dir. Tim Webb |
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THE RIOTS 2011 |
Tricycle Theatre/Bernie Grant Arts Centre |
Dir. Nicolas Kent |
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YOUNG PRETENDER 2011 |
Watford Palace Theatre/UK Tour |
Dir. Joe Murphy |
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VICTORIA 2011 |
Arts Ed |
Dir. Richard Cant |
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A WOMAN ALONE 2011 |
Tabard Theatre |
Dir. Phyllis Nagy |
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THE BOY ON THE SWING 2011 |
Arcola Theatre |
Dir. Joe Murphy |
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DIE WELLEN 2011 |
Schauspielhaus Cologne |
Dir. Katie Mitchell |
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IF THAT'S ALL THERE IS 2010 |
Inspector Sands/UK and International Tour |
Dir. Lu Kemp |
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MY NAME IS SUE 2010 |
Soho Theatre/UK Tour |
Dir. Ben Lewis |
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ROOM 2010 |
Tron Theatre |
Dir. Lu Kemp |
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RED SEA FISH 2009 |
59E59 New York |
Dir. Matt Wilkinson |
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HANGING BY A THREAD 2009 |
Traverse/UK Tour |
The Ding Foundation |
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IF THAT'S ALL THERE IS 2009 |
Traverse Theatre |
Dir. Lu Kemp |
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MEET ME HALFWAY 2009 |
CPT/Little Wonder/UK Tour |
Des. Anna Bruder |
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DORIAN GRAY 2008 |
Leciester Square Theatre |
Dir. Linnie Reedman |
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STRIPPERS & GENTLEMEN 2008 |
Edinburgh (Found Space) |
Dir/Des. Dan Marsden |
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LOVE'S LABYRINTH 2008 |
Georgian Theatre Royal |
Dir. Jack Edwards |
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A GUEST FOR DINNER 2008 |
Arts Depot Studio |
Dir. Maxine Doyle |
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ROMEO AND JULIET 2008 |
Greenwich Playhouse |
Dir. Linnie Reedman |