Claire Childs

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Biography

Claire studied Mathematics at Oxford before starting her career as a lighting designer. Her credits include the UK and international tours of Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Blackeyed Theatre), and the UK tours of I Am Beast, Killing Roger and The Girl With No Heart (Sparkle and Dark), The Snowsmith, Boulder and Under the Frozen Moon (Half a String), The Tempest (Thick as Thieves), Revenge (Crime and Comedy Theatre Company), The Shipwrecked House (Penned in the Margins) and The Just So Stories (Red Table Theatre). 

Other lighting designs include 100 Years and Push (Popelei Theatre), Humane (True Name Productions), Kaj Nazar (London Armenian Opera), Invisible Me (House of Stray Cats), As One and Imoinda (Lontano), Zaryab (Toos Foundation), Mozart vs Machine (Mahogany Opera Group), Robin Hood (The Opera Story), Rudolf  (Pins and Needles), Iolanthe (Charles Court Opera), The Barrier (Earwig Arts), 1000 Songs (Pinch Punch), Venus/Mars (act up) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Cornucopia).

Lighting designs for dance productions include Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Alice - Wonderland Through the Looking Glass and Dracula - Welcome to D's (Chantry Dance Company) and NowHere and Forgot Your Password? (Divya Kasturi). 

Claire is an associate artist with Half a String.

www.clairechilds.co.uk

 

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Specialisms

Theatre:
  • International
  • West End
  • Commercial Tour
  • Regional (Main House)
  • Regional (Studio)
  • Small Scale Touring
  • Fringe / Pub Theatre
  • Education Establishment
  • Touring relights
Musical:
  • Small Scale / Fringe
  • Education Establishment
  • Touring relights
Opera:
  • Small scale
  • Touring relights
Dance:
  • Medium Scale
  • Small Scale
  • Touring relights
Concert:
Corporate:
Architectural:
Non-professional:
  • Dance
  • Musicals
  • Opera
  • Plays
Education:

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
The Ring of Fire Opera Marylebone Theatre
London Armenian Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
In and Out of Chekhov's Shorts Theatre Southwark Playhouse (Large)
Dragonboy Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Eliot Giuralarocca
Set designer: Victoria Spearing
Beauty and the Beast Musical Hampden Hall
Emanuel School 		Lighting Designer Director: Carla Graves
The Snowsmith Theatre Stage Two, Norwich Theatre Royal
Half a String 		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Morton and Rori Endersby
Set designer: Peter Morton
A Matter of Time Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry
Anoush Opera Marylebone Theatre
London Armenian Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
Set designer: Melissa Sofoian
Ghost Dances Dance Guildhall Arts Centre
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry
Tales from a Thousand and One Nights Theatre Greenwich Theatre, then touring
Dragonboy Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Eliot Giuralarocca
Set designer: Victoria Spearing
The Snowsmith Theatre Ware Drill Hall
Half a String 		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Morton
Set designer: Peter Morton
Days in Quarantine Theatre White Bear Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Jules Chan
To Varnam With Love Dance Trestle Arts Base, then touring
Divya Kasturi 		Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY
Choreographer: Divya Kasturi
Beauty and the Beast Dance Guildhall Arts Centre, then touring
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry
London Sinfonietta: Then & Now Concert Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
London Sinfonietta 		Lighting Designer
Humane Theatre Downstairs - Pleasance London
True Name 		Lighting Designer Director: Imy Wyatt Corner
Set designer: Daisy Blower
The Little Mermaid Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry
As One Opera The Warehouse Waterloo
Lontano 		Lighting Designer Director: Benjamin Davis
Iolanthe Opera Kings Head Theatre, Islington
Charles Court Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: John Savournin
Set designer: Rachel Szmukler
The Chantry Gala Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Paul Chantry and Rae Piper
Revenge Theatre Greenwich Theatre, then touring
Crime and Comedy Theatre Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Louise Jameson
To Varnam With Love Dance Key Theatre, Peterborough, then touring
Divya Kasturi 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Divya Kasturi
Zaryab Theatre Logan Hall, London
Toos Foundation 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
Set designer: Alexandra Kharibian
Alice - Wonderland Through the Looking Glass Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Paul Chantry and Rae Piper
Set designer: Rae Piper
100 Years Theatre Arcola Theatre
Popelei Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Scarlett Plouviez
Set designer: Rachel Wingate
Nazar the Brave Opera Bishop Centre
London Armenian Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
Set designer: Zahra Mansouri
Boulder Theatre The Marlowe Theatre Studio, then touring
Half a String 		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Morton
Set designer: Peter Morton
Robin Hood Opera Bussey Building Peckham
The Opera Story 		Lighting Designer Director: Polly Graham
Set designer: April Dalton
Imoinda Opera The Warehouse Waterloo
Lontano 		Lighting Designer Director: Barbara Poll
Rudolf Theatre Midlands Arts Centre
Pins and Needles 		Lighting Designer Director: Anna Girvan
Set designer: Charlotte Cooke
Invisible Me Theatre Little Angel Theatre, then touring
House of Stray Cats 		Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Peter Morton
Dracula - Welcome to D's Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry
Set designer: Rae Piper
Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four Theatre New Theatre Royal Portsmouth, then touring
Blackeyed Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Nick Lane
Set designer: Victoria Spearing
1000 Songs Opera Arcola Studio 2 (Grimeborn Festival)
Pinch Punch and Myaseen 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
Lucky Stiff Musical Paradise Greenside
BB Theatre Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Julian Hirst
Mozart vs Machine Opera Quarterhouse Folkestone
Mahogany Opera Group 		Lighting Designer Director: Frederic Wake-Walker
Set designer: Kitty Callister
The Tempest Theatre Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, then touring
Thick as Thieves 		Lighting Designer Director: Nicky Diss and Thomas Judd
Mignon Opera Lewes Town Hall, then touring
New Sussex Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Harry Fehr
Set designer: Elly Wdowski
Leader of the pack Musical Waterloo East Theatre
Waterloo East Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Gerald Armin
I AM BEAST Theatre Pleasance Edinburgh, then touring
Sparkle and Dark 		Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Lily Faith Knight and Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Forgot Your Password? Dance Watford Palace Theatre, then touring
Divya Kasturi 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Divya Kasturi
The Shipwrecked House Theatre
Penned in the Margins 		Lighting Designer Director: Tom Chivers
The Just So Stories Theatre
Red Table Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Rafe Beckley
Picasso is Coming... Ce Soir Theatre St James Theatre Studio
PD Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Gerald
A Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre Glamis Adventure Playground
Cornucopia Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Mark Duncan
The Barrier Theatre Park Theatre
Earwig Arts 		Lighting Designer Director: Kirrie Wratten
Set designer: Anna Hourriere
NowHere Dance
Divya Kasturi 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Divya Kasturi
Venus/Mars Theatre Old Red Lion Theatre
act up 		Lighting Designer Director: Rikki Henry
Set designer: Petra Hjortsberg
Blavatsky's Tower Theatre Barons Court Theatre
Behind the Eye Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Will Maynard
Set designer: Cleo Harris-Seaton
Killing Roger Theatre
Sparkle and Dark 		Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Anna Shuttleworth
The Girl With No Heart Theatre Bedlam Theatre, then touring
Sparkle and Dark 		Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Anna Shuttleworth
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Email address

clairerachelchilds@gmail.com