Howard Hudson - Lighting Design

HOWARD HUDSON LIGHTING DESIGN

& JULIET Shaftesbury Theatre, photo Johan Persson

CURRENT AND UPCOMING WORK

9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL

Savoy Theatre, West End

UK Tour

Australia Tour

Dir. Jeff Calhoun, Des. Tom Rogers

WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT? A NEW MUSICAL

Leeds Playhouse, Dir. Luke Sheppard, Des. Jon Bausor

101 DALMATIONS: A NEW MUSICAL

Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Dir Tim Sheader, Des. Katrina Lindsay

& JULIET

Shaftesbury Theatre, West End

Toronto

Dir. Luke Sheppard, Des. Soutra Gilmour, Video Andrzej Goulding

WINNER of the WHATSONSTAGE AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN 2020

NOMINATION for the OLIVIER AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN 2020

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Christmas Theatre, Athens, Dir. Stephen Barlow, Des. Andrew Riley

RENT

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, Dir. Luke Sheppard, Des. David Woodhead

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

Birmingham Rep, Dir. Sean Foley, Des. David Woodhead

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Leicester Curve, Dir. Nikolai Foster, Des. Colin Richmond

STREET SCENE

Opera North and UK Tour, Theatre Magdeburg, Germany, Dir. Matthew Eberhardt, Des. Francis O'Connor

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

Santa Fe Opera, USA, Dir. Stephen Barlow, Des. Andrew Edwards

BIOGRAPHY

Theatre credits include: & JULIET (Shaftesbury Theatre, West End and Manchester Opera House; Olivier Nomination 2020, Winner of the Whatsonstage Award 2020); 9 to 5: THE MUSICAL (Savoy Theatre, West End and UK Tour); STRICTLY BALLROOM (Piccadilly Theatre, West End); ROMEO AND JULIET (dir. Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, Garrick Theatre, West End); GUYS AND DOLLS, KISS ME KATE (Sheffield Crucible); GASLIGHT (UK Tour); TITANIC (UK and World Tour); THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, ON THE TOWN (Regents Park Open Air Theatre); THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 3/4 THE MUSICAL (Ambassadors Theatre, West End; Menier Chocolate Factory and Leicester Curve); STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (UK Tour); IN THE HEIGHTS (Kings Cross Theatre); HEDDA GABLER, ECHO'S END, BEDROOM FARCE, SEPARATE TABLES (Salisbury Playhouse); PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Royal and Derngate, Northampton); THE RIVALS (Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Playhouse, Glasgow Citizens Co Production); THE LAST FIVE YEARS dir. Jason Robert Brown (The Other Palace); QUEENS OF SYRIA (Young Vic); A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, CRAZY FOR YOU (& UK Tour), TELL ME ON A SUNDAY (& UK Tour), OLIVER!, THE SECRET ADVERSARY (& UK Tour) (Watermill).

Opera and Dance credits include, STREET SCENE (Opera North); WRITTEN ON SKIN (Opera Philadelphia); THE MONSTROUS CHILD, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (Linbury. Royal Opera House); THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, MANSFIELD PARK (Grange Festival); THE BARTERED BRIDE, FANTASIO, VERT-VERT, FIDELIO (Garsington Opera); DIE FLEDERMAUS, LAKME, LA BOHEME (Opera Holland Park); EGLE (Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet, Vilnius, choreo. George Williamson).

International credits include, JERSEY BOYS (Dubai Opera House and International Tour); GASLIGHT (Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto); TITANIC (Princess of Wales, Toronto); a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Christmas Theatre, Athens; Folketeateret, Oslo and National Opera, Bucharest); DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, EDUCATING RITA (English Theatre Frankfurt); LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Aarhus Theatre, Denmark); Cornelius (59E59, New York).

Awards and Nominations include:

Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design 2020 for & JULIET

Winner of the Whatsonstage Award for Best Lighting Design 2020 for & JULIET

Nominated for Whatsonstage Award for Best Lighting Design IN THE HEIGHTS (2016), THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (2019), & JULIET (2020)

Winner of Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer in 2011, 2012 and 2014.