Jai Morjaria
Lighting Designer
Agent
Assistant
Biography
Jai trained at RADA.
As Samira Wiley’s Esther walks onto the Donmar stage in Intimate Apparel, Jai Morjaria’s lighting gently shifts from black and white to bright, warm colours. It’s as if she had stepped out of an old photograph and into life
Financial Times on Intimate Apparel (Donmar Warehouse)
Jai Morjaria’s lighting works with sound and movement to enact emotional and physical violence
The Guardian on Animal Farm (Theatre Royal Stratford East)
Brilliant lighting by Jai Morjaria
WhatsOnStage on Barnum (Watermill Theatre)
Jai Morjaria’s delightful lighting design
The Guardian on The Secret Garden (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)
Credits
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG 2026 |
Watermill Theatre |
Dir. Paul Hart |
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BRASSED OFF 2026 |
Leeds Playhouse |
Dir. Amy Leach |
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FENCES 2026 |
Headlong/Lyric Hammersmith/Leeds Playhouse |
Dir. Daniel Bailey |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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THE MUSIC IS BLACK: A BRITISH STORY 2026 |
Victoria & Albert Musem |
Exhibition Lead Designer: Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey |
|
DAVID COPPERFIELD 2026 |
Theatre Royal Bath |
Dir. Sally Cookson |
|
BARNUM 2026 |
UK Tour |
Dir. Jonathan O’Boyle |
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TREASURE ISLAND 2025 |
Bristol Old Vic |
Dir. Paul Foster |
|
A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2025 |
Leeds Playhouse |
Dir. Amy Leach |
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SUPERWOMAN SCHEMA 2025 |
Bush Theatre |
Dir. Lynette Linton |
|
GET DOWN TONIGHT: THE KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND MUSICAL 2025 |
Charing Cross Theatre/ATG |
Dir. Lisa Stevens |
|
CHOIR 2025 |
Chichester Festival Theatre (Minerva) |
Dir. Hannah Joss |
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INTIMATE APPAREL 2025 |
Donmar Warehouse |
Dir. Lynette Linton |
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ABIGAILS PARTY 2025 |
Royal Exchange Theatre |
Dir. Natalie Abrahami |
|
ANIMAL FARM 2025 |
Theatre Royal Stratford East/Leeds Playhouse/Nottingham Playhouse |
Dir. Amy Leach |
|
ROBIN HOOD & THE CHRISTMAS HEIST 2024 |
Rose Theatre Kingston |
Dir. Elin Schofield |
|
BARCELONA 2024 |
Duke of York's Theatre/ATG |
Dir. Lynette Linton |
|
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA 2024 |
Barbican Theatre/Royal Shakespeare Company (Swan Theatre) |
Dir. Emma Rice |
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STOLEN GROUND 2024 |
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg |
Dir. Richard Twyman |
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WHY AM I SO SINGLE? 2024 |
Garrick Theatre/Kenny Wax Ltd/Ameena Hamid Productions |
Dir. Lucy Moss & Ellen Kane |
|
BARNUM 2024 |
Watermill Theatre |
Dir. Jonathan O’Boyle |
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THE SECRET GARDEN 2024 |
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
Dir. Anna Himali Howard |
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LOST AND FOUND 2023 |
Factory International |
Dir. Will Brenton |
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UNCANNY: I KNOW WHAT I SAW 2023 |
Tilted/UK Tour |
Dir. Sam Hodges |
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MACBETH 2023 |
Wessex Grove/Shakespeare Theatre Washington/International Tour |
Dir. Simon Godwin |
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THE REAL & IMAGINED HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT MAN 2023 |
Nottingham Playhouse |
Dir. Stephen Bailey |
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FOR TONIGHT 2023 |
Adelphi Theatre |
Dir. Nick Evans |
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THE MAGIC FINGER 2023 |
Unicorn Theatre/Roald Dahl Company |
Dir. Milli Bhatia |
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BIRTHMARKED 2023 |
Bristol Old Vic/Assembly Rooms |
Dir. Sally Cookson |
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST 2023 |
Theatre Royal Haymarket |
Dir. Daniel Raggett |
|
CUCKOO 2023 |
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) |
Dir. Vicky Featherstone |
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AUGUST IN ENGLAND 2023 |
Bush Theatre |
Dir. Lynette Linton & Daniel |
|
WORTH 2023 |
Arcola Theatre/New Earth/Storyhouse |
Dir. Mingyu Lin |
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANTICHRIST 2023 |
Lyric Hammersmith/Sheffield Theatres |
Dir. Daniel Raggett |
|
GRACELAND 2023 |
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) |
Dir. Anna Himali Howard |
|
MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) 2023 |
Ambassadors Theatre/Garrick Theatre |
Dir. Luke Sheppard |
|
WELCOME HOME 2023 |
Soho Theatre |
Dir. Zach James |
|
OTHELLO 2022 |
National Theatre (Lyttelton) |
Dir. Clint Dyer |
|
WUTHERING HEIGHTS 2022 |
St Ann's Warehouse/Berkeley Rep/US Tour |
Dir. Emma Rice |
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THE CHERRY ORCHARD 2022 |
Yard Theatre/ETT/HOME |
Dir. James Macdonald |
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THE TRIALS 2022 |
Donmar Warehouse |
Dir. Natalie Abrahami |
|
CHASING HARES 2022 |
Young Vic (Main House) |
Dir. Milli Bhatia |
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SCISSORS 2022 |
Sheffield Theatres |
Dir. Elin Schofield |
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HOUSE OF IFE 2022 |
Bush Theatre |
Dir. Lynette Linton |
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CHERRY JEZEBEL 2022 |
Liverpool Everyman |
Dir. James Baker |
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WUTHERING HEIGHTS 2022 |
Wise Children/National Theatre (Lyttelton)/Bristol Old Vic |
Dir. Emma Rice |
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THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER 2021 |
Trinity Theatre |
Dir. Sean Turner |
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THE SORCERERS APPRENTICE 2021 |
Northern Stage |
Dir. Maria Crocker |
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BIG BIG SKY 2021 |
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs |
Dir. Tessa Walker |
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LAVA 2021 |
Bush Theatre |
Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike |
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MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) 2021 |
Turbine Theatre |
Dir. Luke Sheppard |
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HUSHABYE MOUNTAIN 2021 |
Hope Mill Theatre |
Dir. Nick Bagnall |
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CRUISE 2021 |
Duchess Theatre |
Dir. Bronagh Lagan |
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PAWN/LIMBO 2021 |
Bush Theatre |
Dir. Daniel Bailey/Latekid & |
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SIRENS/WHITE LIES 2020 |
Arts Ed |
Dir. Tom Wright |
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CINDERELLA 2019 |
Dukes Theatre, Lancaster |
Dir. Sarah Punshon |
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OUT OF THE DARK 2019 |
Rose Theatre Kingston |
Dir. Fay Lomas |
|
AGES OF THE MOON 2019 |
Vaults |
Dir. Alexander Lass |
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SHUCK N JIVE 2019 |
Soho Theatre |
Dir. Lakesha Arie-Angelo |
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ANANSI THE SPIDER 2019 |
Unicorn Theatre |
Dir. Justin Audibert |
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WORLDS END 2019 |
King's Head Theatre |
Dir. Harry Mackrill |
|
ILL TAKE YOU TO MRS COLE 2019 |
Complicite |
Devised by The Company |
|
THE ACTORS NIGHTMARE 2019 |
Park Theatre |
Dir. Lydia Parker |
|
WHITEWASH 2019 |
Soho Theatre |
Dir. Charlotte Bennett |
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AESOPS FABLES 2019 |
Unicorn Theatre |
Dir. Justin Audibert & Rachel |
|
MAPPING BRENT 2019 |
Kiln Theatre |
Dir. Stevan Mijailovic, Gail Babb, |
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MARYS BABIES 2019 |
Jermyn Street Theatre |
Dir. Tatty Hennessy |
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GLORY 2019 |
Dukes Theatre, Lancaster |
Dir. Rod Dixon |
|
THE TUNNEL 2019 |
Central School of Speech and Drama |
Dir. Maja Milatovic-Ovadia |
|
CUZCO 2019 |
Theatre503 |
Dir. Kate O’Connor |
|
SLEEPING BEAUTY 2018 |
Capitol Theatre, Horsham |
Dir. Nick Mowat |
|
RED RIDING HOOD VERSUS THE WOLF 2018 |
Stantonbury Theatre |
Dir. Lucy Cutherbertson |
|
THE HOES 2018 |
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs |
Dir. Lakesha Arie-Angelo |
|
LOSING VENICE 2018 |
Orange Tree Theatre |
Dir. Paul Miller |
|
KING LEAR 2018 |
Exmoor National Park |
Dir. Scott Le Crass |
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NO SOUND EVER DIES 2018 |
Surrey Arts/Brooklands in Sound |
Dir. Lucy Bradley |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 2018 |
RIB Cunard Productions/RADA |
Dir. Nona Shepphard |
|
SUFI:ZEN 2018 |
Akademi Dance |
Dir. Mira Kaushik |
|
SUPER HERO, THE MUSICAL 2018 |
NYMT |
Dir. Kate Golledge |
|
ENGINE BREAK 2018 |
The Plasticine Men |
Dir. Simon Day |
|
THE MAN WILL KILL US ALL 2018 |
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts |
Dir. Luke Barnes |
|
THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE PEACE 2018 |
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Dir. Martin Berry |
|
ROBIN HOOD 2017 |
Greenwich Theatre |
Dir. Lucy Cuthbertson |
|
ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2017 |
Birmingham Old Rep |
Dir. Scott Le Crass |
|
BITCHED 2017 |
Kali Theatre |
Dir. Juliet Knight |
|
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE 2017 |
The Other Room, Cardiff |
Dir. Chelsey Gillard |
|
KANYE THE FIRST 2017 |
HighTide Festival |
Dir. Andrew Twyman |
|
LORNA DOONE 2017 |
Exmoor National Park |
Dir. Scott Le Crass |
|
SUCCESS 2017 |
Lyceum Youth Theatre |
Dir. Jordan Blackwood |
|
THE CRUCIBLE 2017 |
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts |
Dir. Sean Turner |
|
A LIE OF THE MIND 2017 |
Southwark Playhouse/Defibrillator Theatre |
Dir. James Hillier |
|
46 BEACON 2017 |
Trafalgar Studios 2 |
Dir. Alexander Lass |
|
OUT THERE ON FRIED MEAT RIDGE ROAD 2017 |
White Bear Theatre/Trafalgar Studios 2 |
Dir. Harry Burton |
|
SCROOGE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES 2017 |
Theatre503 |
Dir. Simon Evans |
|
SISTER ACT: THE MUSICAL 2016 |
Alban Arena |
Dir. Alan Cox |
|
TRIDENT MOON 2016 |
Finborough Theatre |
Dir. Anna Pool |
|
ACORN 2016 |
Courtyard Theatre |
Dir. Tatty Hennessy |
|
TONIGHT AT THE MUSUEM CHARLIE CHAPLIN 2016 |
Kensington Cinema Museum |
Dir. Gillian Plowman, Pamela |
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'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE 2016 |
Tristan Bates Theatre/Lazarus Theatre Company |
Dir. Ricky Dukes |
|
MACBETH 2016 |
Exmoor National Park |
Dir. Scott Le Crass |
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM 2016 |
Southwark Playhouse |
Dir. Simon Evans |
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THE BEGGARS OPERA 2016 |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Dir. Eve Shapiro |
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PAINS OF YOUTH 2016 |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Dir. Polly Findlay |
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OBAMA-OLOGY 2015 |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Dir. Paulette Randall |
|
COMPLICITE YOUNG COMPANY 2015 |
Complicite |
Dir. Chelsea Goddard & Sean |
|
YOUNG STUDIO 3 2015 |
National Theatre |
Dir. Adele Thomas |
Opera
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN 2017 |
Arcola Theatre/The Opera Company |
Dir. Guido Martin-Brandis |
|
A VILLAGE OF ROMEO AND JULIET 2017 |
New Sussex Opera |
Dir. Susannah Walters |
|
A TRIP TO THE MOON 2017 |
London Symphony Orchestra |
Dir. Karen Gillingham |
