In January, I was asked to help create a mechanism for a RITZ sign that would show the words only when lit and create the illusion of festoon lights. I worked closely with the set designer and electrician to complete this project by cutting reflective vinyl with a mirrored image so individual lights would reflect back into the box but not onto the mesh, creating the desired look. This stage production toured in 2026.
I was also contacted by the electrician to create some card suit bases for the foot lights to go across the front of the stage, which I made with 3mm acrylic in my laser cutter, but then found the black acrylic to be too brittle and decided to cut 5mm transparent acrylic to give the coloured acrylic some support.
As part of my wider experience, I was fortunate to be able to support the production of the set for the Royal Institute Christmas Lectures 2025. I contributed with elements of electronics, specifically in the addition of buttons and the lighting.
I continue to engage with lighting and sound for events, including small productions, parties and festivals.
I have been fortunate to enjoy working in a Stage Management capacity in a range of venues, including the Minack Theatre in Cornwall with the Theatre Company La Navet Bete in 2025.
This is the Princess Theatre in Torquay, another venue I have worked in. This was a production of The Three Musketeers in 2020.
I undertook stage management and lighting activities for this production.
At Ilfracombe Theatre I worked on Treasure Island, again in a lighting and Stage Management capacity.
Here are images from the focusing of lanterns after rigging in 2024.
Lighting for the Military Wives Choir at the Athenaeum Theatre in Plymouth in 2019.
Rigging for Shrek The Musical Kings College Public School in Taunton, 2024.
Lighting Design and operation of the Rocktober festival at the Station Theatre at City College Plymouth in 2023.
Final major project, lighting design for the song ‘She used to be mine’ from Waitress, production in 2023. Light moved to reflect the passing of time and daylight, as well as increasing colour and warmth to show the day progressing.
Notre Dame School Plymouth Awards Ceremony 2025. Lighting design and operation.
Totnes Christmas Lights, lighting and sound for the event 2022.
Lighting for a City College Plymouth Dance performance 2022.
GCSE lighting effect in 2020. Created using pin spots to represent bars in a performance exploring domestic abuse.
Matilda Production with the Royal Shakespeare Company with Compton School, performed at the Levinsky Theatre in Plymouth. Lighting Design and operation for the run of the show.