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