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The Guilty
Anna Watson is the Lighting Designer for The Guilty which has opened at the Donmar.
The gripping thriller is written by Chloë Moss, and based on the Danish film Den Skyldige.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Anjali Mehra is the Movement Director for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The new production directed by Atri Banerjee, is soundtracked by composer Maimuna Memon, and has opened at the Regents Open Air Theatre.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Grace Smart is the Set and Costume Designer for Cyrano de Bergerac. After its sold-out, critically acclaimed run in Stratford-upon-Avon, the play has transferred to the West End.
★★★★★ Telegraph, Times, WOS
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The Truth
Lizzie Clachan is the Set Designer and Richard Howell is the Lighting Designer for The Truth which opened at the Apollo Theatre.
The revival of the Olivier-nominated comedy is running until September.
★★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ WOS, The Standard
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Something Rotten
Colin Richmond is the Set Designer for Something Rotten. The Broadway hit musical has finally arrived in the UK and is showing this summer.
★★★★★ Manchester Evening News
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Relics
Joanna Scotcher is the Set and Costume Designer for Relics.
The world premiere of the dark family comedy, is currently showing at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.
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CATS Awards
The Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland were announced yesterday.
Congratulations Pippa Murphy who was awarded Best Music and Sound for her Composition and Sound Design (also composed by Karine Polwart) for Windblown. The production was also awarded Best Production, and features Lighting Design by Lizzie Powell.
Additionally Beauty and the Beast at the Citizens Theatre was awarded Best Production for Children and Young People, featuring Lighting Design by Lizzie Powell.
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My Romantic History
Lizzie Powell is the Lighting Designer for My Romantic History. The romantic comedy, written by D.C. Jackson, has opened at the Tron theatre.
Don Carlos
Jo Davies is the Director and Anna Watson is the Lighting Designer for Don Carlos. Verdi”s tragic opera has opened at Grange Park Opera as part of their summer season.
Shift Festival
Joanna Scotcher was one of the designers features in the exhibition ‘Shift‘ at the Royal Ballet and Opera.
The Shift festival is a four day festival at the beginning of June, exploring the shifting boundaries between opera and technology, at the Royal Opera House.
The SHIFT SPACE is an installation in the Linbury foyer across all four days of the festival.
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Atonement
Andrzej Goulding is the Video Designer for Atonement.
This production is the world premiere of the new adaption by Christopher Hampton of Ian McEwan’s infamous novel, and is showing at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Anjali Mehra is the Choreographer for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Last night was press for the new production at the Watermill theatre.
★★★★★ The Stage, Whats on Stage
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War Horse
59 Studio are the Animation and Projection Designers for War Horse. Nearly 20 years after it premiered, the production returns to the National Theatre.
★★★★★ The Stage, WOS, The Telegraph
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Even These Things
Laura Hopkins is the Set and Costume Designer and Georgina Lamb is the Movement Director and Intimacy coordinator for Even These Things, which opened at the Manchester Exchange.
30 years after the devasting bombing, the premier of Rory Mullarkey’s new play explores the personal and public stories of Mancunians over three centuries of the city’s history.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Laura Cubitt is the Puppetry Director for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
The new musical has transferred to the Sohoplace on the West End, after its successful run at the RSC earlier this year.
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Sherlock Holmes
Grace Smart is the Set and Co-Costume Designer, and Charlotte Broom is the Movement Director for Sherlock Holmes. The play is showing at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil
Pippa Murphy is the Sound Designer for Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, at the Lyceum, Edinburgh.
The new adaptation of Ron Ferguson’s beloved book, features original music by Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue).
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Siegfried
Gary McCann is the Set and Costume Designer for Siegfried. The third chapter in Wagner’s four-part opera Der Ring des Nibelungen, conducted by Marcus Bosch, has opened at the NCPA Beijing.
The CATS Awards
The 2026 Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland has been announced.
Mark Melville was nominated for Best Sound Design and Composition, for his work on What I’m Here For (Vanishing Point/Teater Katapult/ Tron Theatre).
Windblown (Raw Materials) was nominated for Best Music and Sound, with Composition and Sound Design by Pippa Murphy.
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The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Anjali Mehra is the Movement Director for The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
The new psychological thriller, based on the short story by Hilary Mantel, is showing at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre.
★★★★ The Telegraph, The Guardian,
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Tony Nominations
The 76th annual Tony Award nominations were announced this week, including…
Natasha Chivers who was nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Oedipus.
Giant was nominated for Best Play, featuring lighting design by Anna Watson.
And Ragtime was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical, featuring Video Design by 59 Studio.
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Magic
Joanna Parker is the Designer and Ayse Tashkiran is the Movement Director of Magic. The world premiere of the production, has opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre, and explores the friendship between the illusionist Harry Houdini and the author Arthur Conan Doyle.
Lucie De Lammermoor
Lizzie Clachan is the Set Designer of the French adaptation of the opera Lucia di Lammermoor. The Opera has opened at Opera Comique in Paris.
Double Double
Mark Melville is the Composer and Sound Designer for Double Double, which is currently showing at the Barn Theatre.
★★★★★ West End Best Friend
Nabucodonosor
Gary McCann is the Set and Costume Designer for Nabucodonosor. Verdi’s opera is showing at theTeatro Alla Scala, until June, with a streaming option available.
The Profile Awards
Anna Watson has been nominated for a Theatre Profile Award for her lighting Design for Paranormal Activity.
The Lodger
Alyson Cummins is the Set Designer for The Lodger. The production has opened at Oper Wuppertal.
“Alyson Cummins creates a stage design that brilliantly captures the dark, slightly eerie atmosphere of London at the end of the 19th century. […] Evelien van Camp then contributes magnificent costumes to this impressive setting, whose Victorian opulence is also reminiscent of a musical classic like Sweeney Todd or My Fair Lady.”
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Churchill in Moscow
Cat Fuller is the Designer for Churchill in Moscow which has opened at the English Theatre Frankfurt after its successful run at the Orange Tree Theatre last year.
The Price
Anna Watson is the Lighting Designer for the Price. Arthur Miller’s compelling drama is showing at the Marylebone Theatre.
★★★★ The Guardian, WOS, Standard
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Outer Critics Circle Awards
The nominations for the Outer Critics Circle awards were announced yesterday, honouring productions on and off-Broadway.
59 Studio was nominated for Outstanding Video/Projection Design for their work on Ragtime.
The productions Giant and Oedipus, were nominated for Outstanding New Broadway Play, featuring lighting design from Anna Watson and Natasha Chivers respectively.
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The Resistible Rise Of Arturo UI
Georgia Lowe is the Designer and Jennifer Jackson is the Movement Director for The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
The award-winning Mark Gatiss debuts in Stephen Sharkey’s translation of Brecht’s political satire, featuring new music composed by Placebo.
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The Flying Dutchman
Lizzie Powell is the Lighting Designer for the Flying Dutchman.
The WNO’s reimagining of Wagner’s opera is touring the UK until May.
★★★★ The Guardian, Opera Now
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