Alex Musgrave

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Biography

Alex designs lighting for theatre, opera and dance and has lit productions of all sizes across the UK. Notably Fiver at the Southwark Playhouse, London, An evening with Sophia Loren, An evening with Kelsey Grammer and Shalamar at Aldwych Theatre, London, and Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens at the Union Theatre, London. Other venues include: The King’s Theatre, Portsmouth; Ferneham Hall, Fareham; The Square Tower, Portsmouth; The Egg, Bath; The Minack Theatre, Cornwall; Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis; The Other Place Studio, London; The Blue Elephant Theatre, London.

 

Alex was the 2019 recipient of the Association of Lighting Designers Lumiere Scheme. The Scheme is a professional development programme with the goal of training the recipient to an industry standard. Over the course of six months, Alex assisted: David Howe on The Magic Goes Wrong at The Lowry, Salford and West Side Story at The Birmingham Hippodrome. Alex also worked with Katharine Williams on Oor Wullie at Dundee Rep, Johanna Town on Two Ladies at The Bridge Theatre, London and Peter Mumford on The Mask or Orpheus at English National Opera and Far Away at the Donmar Warehouse.

 

Alex Studied Technical Theatre at Bath Spa University and has worked within the London’s West End as a lighting technician for the last 10 years. He was the Chargehand electrician at the Aldwych Theatre, working on Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and Beautiful:The Carole King Musical, Follow-spot operator for Legally Blonde the Musical at Savoy Theatre, Desk operator for Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre and Lighting technician for the London production of Wicked the Musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.

 

 

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Specialisms

Theatre:
  • Regional (Studio)
  • Fringe / Pub Theatre
  • Education Establishment
Musical:
  • Small Scale / Fringe
  • Pantomime
  • Education Establishment
Opera:
Dance:
Concert:
Corporate:
Architectural:
Non-professional:
  • Musicals
  • Plays
Education:

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
Titanic - The Musical Musical Kings Theatre - Portsmouth
Lighting Designer Director: John-Paul McCrohon
Anyone Can Whistle Musical Southwark Playhouse
Grey Area Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Director: Georgie Rankcom
Set designer: Cory Shipp
Home Theatre Chichester Festival - Minerva
Chichester Festival Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Josh Roche
Set designer: Sophie Thomas
Fiver the Musical Musical Southwark Playhouse 'The Little'
Lighting Designer Director: Alex James Ellison
Set designer: Justin Williams
Cinderella :Pantomime Musical Kings Theatre - Portsmouth
New Pantomime Productions LTD
Lighting Designer Director: Simon Barry
Priscilla Queen of the Desert Musical Kings Theatre - Portsmouth
Lighting Designer Director: Ian good
Starlight Express Musical Petersfield Festival Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: John-Paul McCrohon
Snow White Musical Kings Theatre - Portsmouth
New Pantomime Productions LTD
Lighting Designer Director: Simon Barry
The Last 5 Years Musical Station Theatre - Hayling
Lighting Designer Director: John-Paul McCrohon
Farm Boy Theatre Station Theatre - Hayling
Lighting Designer Director: John-Paul McCrohon
9 to 5 The Musical Musical The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
Lighting Designer Director: Lee Thompson
Veteran's Day Theatre Finborough Theatre, London
Lighting Designer Director: Hannah Boland-Moore
Let The Right One In Theatre Square Tower, Portsmouth
CCADS
Lighting Designer Director: John-Paul McCrohon
Made In Dagenham Musical The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
Lighting Designer Director: John-Paul McCrohon
Oliver the musical Musical The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Louise Day
Cats Musical The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
Lighting Designer Director: John-Paul McCrohon
A Winter's Tale Theatre Square Tower, Portsmouth
Lighting Designer Director: Nick Downes
Alice A New Musical Musical St James Theatre Studio, London
Lighting Designer Director: Paul Harnett
As You Like It Theatre The Space Theatre, London
Lazarus Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Director: Gavin Harrington-Odedra
King Lear Theatre The Space Theatre, London
Lazarus Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Director: Ricky Dukes
The Women of Troy Theatre The Blue Elephant Theatre
Lazarus Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Director: Ricky Dukes
Orestes Re:Examined Theatre Southwark Playhouse
Full Tilt
Lighting Designer Director: Emma Gersch
Contact method Details
Website www.alex-musgrave.com