2024
For more information on this year’s productions, please follow the links included below:-
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Friday 9th February - Royal Opera House, Muscat
Directed by Laurence Dale
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Friday 16th February - Teatro Verdi, Trieste
Directed by Paul Curran
FEDRA, Saturday 11th May - INDA Fondazione, Greek Amphitheatre, Syracuse & Ancient Pompeii
Directed by Paul Curran
THE MERRY WIDOW, Sunday 9th June - Glyndebourne Festival, East Sussex
Directed by Cal McCrystal
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Friday 21st June - Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Directed by Paul Curran
DER ROSENKAVALIER, Saturday 20th July - The Santa Fe Opera, New Mexico
Directed by Bruno Ravella
Shrek: The Musical, TBA
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD, Thursday 5th September - The Lyric Hammersmith, London
Directed by Rachel O’Riordan
ZORAIDA DI GRANATA, Saturday 16th November - Donizetti Festival, Bergamo
Directed by Bruno Ravella
2023
ZORAIDA DI GRANATA - Wexford Festival, Ireland
Directed by Bruno Ravella
TURANDOT - Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari
Directed by Paul Curran, costumes by Roberto Capucci
DER ROSENKAVALIER - Irish National Opera
Directed by Bruno Ravella, lighting by Malcolm Rippeth
THE QUEEN OF SPADES - The Grange Festival
Directed by Paul Curran
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - National Opera Bucharest
Directed by Razvan Dinca
2022
PETER GRIMES - LA FENICE, VENICE
Directed by Paul Curran
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS - Teatro Communale Bologna
Directed by Paul Curran
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO - Opera de Bilbao
Directed by Fabio Ceresa, lighting design Ben Cracknell
AMICO FRITZ - Opera di Firenze
Directed by Rosetta Cucchi
ANNA BOLENA - Opera de Bilbao
Directed by Stefano di Mazzonis
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER -Peacock Theatre, London, UK tour
Directed by Bill Kenwright
TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Wermland Opera Sweden
Directed by Niklas Riesbeck
SIMON BOCCANEGRA - Opera Liege, Belgium
Directed by Laurence Dale
EUGENE ONEGIN - Opera de Lausanne, Switzerland
Directed by, and costumes by Eric Vigié
CARMEN - IRISH NATIONAL OPERA
Directed by Paul Curran
HANSEL AND GRETEL - NEDERLANDSE REISOPERA
Directed by Paul Carr
2021
EUGENE ONEGIN - SANTA FE OPERA
Directed by Alessandro Talevi, lighting by Rick Fisher
DER ROSENKAVALIER - GARSINGTON OPERA
Directed by Bruno Ravella, lighting by Malcolm Rippeth
TOSCA - Wroclaw Opera, Poland
Directed by Michael Gieleta
EUGENE ONEGIN - Opera Liege, Belgium
Directed by, and costumes by Eric Vigié
FORZA DEL DESTINO - Opera Liege, Belgium
Directed by Gianni Santini
2020
MY FAIR LADY - TEATRO REGIO, TURIN
Directed by Paul Curran
LA CAMBIALE DI MATRIMONIO - ROSSINI FESTIVAL PESARO
Directed by Laurence Dale
TBA - OPERA DE LAUSANNE
THE BARTERED BRIDE - NEDERLANDSE REISOPERA
Directed by John Yost
FIDELIO - GARSINGTON OPERA
Directed by John Cox
DER FREISCHÜTZ - VIENNA STATE OPERA
Directed by Christian Räth
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS - CALGARY OPERA
Directed by Laurence Dale, lighting by Thomas Hase, video by Silbersalz Films
DON CARLOS - ROYAL OPERA DE WALLONIE
Sets only, directed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera
ANNA BOLENA - ABAO BILBAO OPERA
Sets only, directed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - BILL KENWRIGHT LTD - ISTANBUL/COLOGNE/MUNICH
Directed by Bill Kenwright
2019
MACBETH - VIENNA STATE OPERA
Directed by Christian Räth, lighting design by Thomas Hase, video design Nina Dunn
CARMEN - SEATTLE OPERA
Directed by Paul Curran, lighting design by Paul Hackenmueller
ANNA BOLENA - ROYAL OPERA DE WALLONIE / ROYAL OPERA MUSCAT / OPERA DÉ LAUSANNE
Sets only, directed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera
MY FAIR LADY - TEATRO MASSIMO, PALERMO
Directed by Paul Curran
THE GOLDEN COCKEREL - DALLAS OPERA
Directed by Paul Curran
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - BILL KENWRIGHT LTD - TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM
Directed by Bill Kenwright
2018
DER FREISCHÜTZ - VIENNA STATE OPERA
Directed by Christian Räth, lighting design by Thomas Hase, video design Nina Dunn
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO - OPÉRA DE LAUSANNE / ÓPERA DE OVIEDO
Directed by Fabio Ceresa, lighting by Ben Cracknell
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - BILL KENWRIGHT LTD - UK TOUR
Directed by Bill Kenwright
MY FAIR LADY - TEATRO SAN CARLO NAPLES (Set design only)
Directed by Paul Curran, lighting by David Jacques
CARMEN - OPERA PHILADELPHIA
Directed by Paul Curran, lighting design by Paul Hackenmueller
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN - NEDERLANDSE REISOPERA
Directed by Paul Carr, lighting design by Alex Brok
CURIOUS CABINETS - Creation of art installations in Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk
Commissioned by The National Trust / Trust New Art
2017
CILLA - THE MUSICAL - LIVERPOOL EMPIRE AND NATIONAL TOUR
Directed by Bill Kenwright and Bob Thompson
KILLOLOGY * - ROYAL COURT THEATRE LONDON, SHERMAN THEATRE CARDIFF
A new play by Gary Owen, directed by Rachel O'Riordan
* Winner of Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in the 2018 Olivier Awards
THE GOLDEN COCKEREL - SANTA FE OPERA, NEW MEXICO
Directed by Paul Curran, lighting design Paul Hackenmueller, video design Driscoll Otto
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES * - BILL KENWRIGHT LTD, UK NATIONAL TOUR
Directed by Martin Connor, lighting by Ben Cracknell
* Nominated for Best Costume Design at the Whatsonstage Awards 2018
MACBETH (VERDI)- VIENNA STATE OPERA
Directed by Christian Räth, lighting design by Mark Mulholland, video design Nina Dunn
2016
MARIA DE RUDENZ - WEXFORD OPERA
(Set design only) Directed by Fabio Ceresa, costume design by Giuseppe Palella
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, BILL KENWRIGHT LTD, UK TOUR 2016-2017
Directed by David Esbjornson, lighting design by Chris Davey
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS - NEDERLANDSE REISOPERA, HOLLAND
Directed by Laurence Dale
ILLUMINATIONS - ALDEBURGH MUSIC
Directed by Struan Leslie, lighting design by Chris Davey
WAR OF THE WORLDS - DOMINION THEATRE, WEST END
(Costume design only)
OWEN WINGRAVE - THEATER OSNABRUCK GERMANY, JANUARY 2015
Directed by Floris Visser, lighting by Alex Brok
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - NATIONAL TOUR, BILL KENWRIGHT LTD
Directed by Martin Connor
2015
BECOMING SANTA CLAUS - DALLAS OPERA, DECEMBER 2015
A new opera by Mark Adamo, directed by Paul Curran, lighting by Paul Hackenmueller, video design Driscoll Otto
LA TRAVIATA - PHILADELPHIA OPERA, OCTOBER 2015
Directed by Paul Curran, lighting by Paul Hackenmueller
MACBETH (VERDI)- VIENNA STATE OPERA, OCTOBER 2015
Directed by Christian Räth, lighting design by Mark Mulholland, video design Nina Dunn
MADAM BUTTERFLY - NEDERLANDSE REISOPERA, SEPTEMBER 2015
Directed by Laurence Dale, lighting design by Thomas Hase
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, BILL KENWRIGHT LTD, UK TOUR, AUGUST 2015
Directed by David Esbjornson, lighting design by Chris Davey
FOLLY! Creation of installation art in 18th century follies at Studley Royal Park, Yorkshire
Commissioned by The National Trust and Arts and Heritage
FARAMONDO - BRISBANE BAROQUE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 2015
Directed by Paul Curran
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - NATIONAL TOUR, BILL KENWRIGHT LTD - JANUARY 2015
Directed by Martin Connor, choreographed by Bill Deamer
2014
FLYING INTO DAYLIGHT (RON HUTCHINSON) - LIVE THEATRE NEWCASTLE - NOVEMBER 2014
Directed by Ron Hutchinson and Max Roberts, lighting by Malcolm Rippeth
LA TRAVIATA (VERDI) - BUCHAREST NATIONAL OPERA - OCTOBER 2014
Directed by Paul Curran, lighting by Paul Hackenmueller
DANGEROUS CORNER (J.B. PRIESTLY) - KENWRIGHTS, UK TOUR - SEPTEMBER 2014
Directed by Michael Attenborough, lighting by Tim Mitchell
UNFAITHFUL (OWEN McCAFFERTY) - TRAVERSE THEATRE EDINBURGH, MAIN STAGE, AUGUST 2O14
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan, lighting by Kevin Treacey
FARAMONDO (HANDEL) - GÖTTINGEN FESTSPIELE, GERMANY - JUNE 2014
Directed by Paul Curran, conducted by Laurence Cummings, lighting by Kevin Treacey
FIDELIO (BEETHOVEN) - GARSINGTON OPERA - REVIVAL, JUNE 2014
Directed by John Cox, conducted by Douglas Boyd, lighting by Bruno Poet
TYNE (MICHAEL CHAPLIN) - THEATRE ROYAL NEWCASTLE, FEB 2014
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Drummond Orr
OWEN WINGRAVE (BENJAMIN BRITTEN) - OPERA TRIONFO AMSTERDAM - REVIVAL, JAN 2014
Directed by Floris Visser, conducted by Ed Spanjaard, lighting design by Alex Brok
2013
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (ROSSINI) - NATIONALE REISOPERA, HOLLAND - NOVEMBER 2013
Directed by Laurence Dale
COOKING WITH ELVIS (LEE HALL) - LIVE THEATRE, NEWCASTLE - OCTOBER 2013
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Drummond Orr
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (RICHARD WAGNER) - EKATERINBURG OPERA, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 2013
Directed by Paul Curran, conducted by Michael Guettler, lighting by Evgenyi Vinogradov
WET HOUSE (PADDY CAMPBELL) - LIVE THEATRE NEWCASTLE - SEPTEMBER 2013
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Drummond Orr, Associate designer Amy Watts
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (OWEN O'NEILL) - ASSEMBLY ROOMS EDINBURGH - AUGUST 2013
Directed by Lucy Pitman-Wallace, lighting design by Kevin Treacey
THE PITMEN PAINTERS (LEE HALL) - UK TOUR, KENWRIGHTS - MARCH 2013 ONWARDS
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Douglas Kuhrt
TYNE (WRITTEN AND CURATED BY MICHAEL CHAPMAN) - LIVE THEATRE NEWCASTLE - JUNE 2013
Directed by Max Robert, lighting design by Drummond Orr
IMENEO (HANDEL) - ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC - MARCH 2013
Directed by Paul Curran, conducted by Laurence Cummings, lighting design by Kevin Treacey
THE SEAFARER (CONOR McPHERSON) - PERTH THEATRE - FEBRUARY 2013
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan, lighting design by Kevin Treacey
OWEN WINGRAVE (BENJAMIN BRITTEN) - OPERA TRIONFO, AMSTERDAM - JANUARY 2013
Directed by Floris Visser, conducted by Ed Spanjaard, lighting design by Alex Brok
2012
DIE FLEDERMAUS (JOHANN STRAUSS II) - NORWEGIAN NATIONAL OPERA - DECEMBER 2012
Directed by Laurence Dale, conducted by Alexander Joel, lighting design by Dominique Borrini
THE ODD COUPLE (NEIL SIMON) - PERTH THEATRE - SEPTEMBER 2012
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan, lighting design by James Whiteside
NI5 - OPERA SHORTS (CONOR MITCHELL / MARK RAVENHILL, BRIAN IRVINE / OWEN McCAFFERTY, CHRISTOPER NORBY / FRANK McGUINNESS, DEIRDRE McKAY / RICHARD DORMER, ED BENNETT / STACEY GREGG) - NORTHERN IRELAND OPERA, THE M.A.C. BELFAST - JUNE 2012
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan, conducted by Fergus Shiel, lighting design by Kevin Treacey
A WALK ON PART (ADAPTED FROM THE DIARIES OF CHRIS MULLIN BY MICHAEL CHAPLIN) - ARTS THEATRE. LONDON - MAY 20012
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Drummond Orr
NATIVITIES (ZOE COOPER) - LIVE THEATRE, NEWCASTLE - FEBRUARY 2012
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Drummond Orr
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS (RON HUTCHINSON) - PERTH THEATRE - MARCH 2012
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan, lighting design by James Whiteside
SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME (FRANK McGUINNESS) - PERTH THEATRE - FEBRUARY 2012
Directed by Rachel O'Riordan, lighting design by Chahine Yavroyan
2011
THE LITTLE PRINCE (NICHOLAS LLOYD WEBBER / JAMIE REID, FROM THE ORIGINAL NOVEL BY ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY) - LYRIC THEATRE BELFAST - DECEMBER 2011
Directed by Richard Croxford, lighting design by Ciaran Bagnall
LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE (ROSSINI) - OPERA TRIONFO AMSTERDAM, TOURING THE NETHERLANDS - OCTOBER 2011
Directed by Laurence Dale, lighting design by Alex Brok
THREE DAYS IN MAY (BEN BROWN) - TRAFALGAR STUDIOS, LONDON - OCTOBER 2011
Directed by Alan Strachan, lighting design by Mark Howett
THE PITMEN PAINTERS (LEE HALL) - DUCHESS THEATRE, WEST END - OCTOBER 2011 ONWARDS
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Douglas Kuhrt
33 VARIATIONS (MOISES KAUFMAN) - VOLKSTHEATER VIENNA - MARCH 2011
Directed by Stephanie Mohr
LA VOIX HUMAINE (JEAN COCTEAU, FRANCIS POULENC) / L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE (MAURICE RAVEL) - NATIIONALE REISOPERA, HOLLAND - JANUARY 2011
Directed by Laurence Dale, conducted by Patrick Davin, lighting design by Chris Davey, costume design by Fabio Toblini
2010
COSI FAN TUTTI (W.A MOZART) - ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC - NOVEMBER 2010
Directed by John Cox, Conducted by Jane Glover, lighting design by Jake Wiltshire
THE PITMEN PAINTERS (LEE HALL) - FRIEDMAN THEATRE BROADWAY - SEPTEMBER 2010
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Douglas Kuhrt
THE GIRL IN THE YELLOW DRESS (CRAIG HIGGINSON) MARKET THEATRE, JOHANNESBURG, BAXTER THEATRE, CAPETOWN, GRAHAMSTOWN FESTIVAL, STADTTHEATER STOCKHOLM, CITIZEN'S THEATRE GLASGOW, LIVE THEATRE NEWCASTLE - JUNE 2010 ONWARDS
Directed by Malcolm Purkey, lighting design by Nomvula Molepo
IN ZEICHEN DER KUNST (THE PITMEN PAINTERS BY LEE HALL TRANSLATED INTO GERMAN BY MICHAEL RAAB) - VOLKSTHEATER VIENNA - MARCH 2010
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Douglas Kuhrt
A NORTHERN ODYSSEY (SHELAGH STEPHENSON) - LIVE THEATRE NEWCASTLE - FEBRUARY 2010
Directed by Max Roberts, lighting design by Charles Balfour
NORMA (VINCENZO BELLINI) - NATIONAL OPERA OF MOLDOVA - JANUARY 2010
Directed by Laurence Dale