David Howe
Biography
Check David's Website for more recent Biog - www.dhld.biz Edited – Aug 2024
West End lighting designs include: The Mind Mangler, Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol, Magic Goes Wrong, Mischief Movie Night, Mischief Movie Night In A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, McQueen, Quartermaine’s Terms, Bette and Joan, Birdsong, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Sweet Charity, Mrs Warren’s Profession, Private Lives, A Christmas Carol, The Norman Conquests, The Last Five Years, Tick Tick Boom!, Maria Friedman Re-Arranged, Rent, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Pageant, Forbidden Broadway, and La Cage aux Folles.
Opera; productions in USA, Europe , China and Royal Opera. Ballet; The Scandal at Mayerling (Scottish Ballet)
Broadway: Private Lives, The Norman Conquests trilogy and Primo.
UK national tours include: The Mind Mangler, The Dance of Death, Magic Goes Wrong, A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Mischief Movie Night, Finding My Voice, Million Dollar Quartet, Dead Sheep, Bette and Joan, Chin Chin, 42nd Street, The Man from Stratford, Oklahoma!, Little Shop of Horrors, Singin’ in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Our House, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Me and My Girl and Carousel.
UK regional theatre includes;, Fanny (Watermill), The Mayflies (York), The Dance of Death (Bath Theatre Royal and UK Tour) Bloody Difficult Women (Riverside); Afterglow (Southwark Playhouse), The Happy Prince (Place Theatre), Intra Muros (Park Theatre), Love is Only Love, Starlight Express, Orpheus the Mythical (The Other Palace), Spring Awakening, The Bells are Ringing, Bullets Over Broadway, Cabaret (ArtsEd), Book of Grace, Richard III, The Cherry Orchard, Lower Depths, Clarion, The Sweet Smell of Success (Arcola), All My Sons (Rose Theatre, Kingston), Starlight Express (The Other Palace), Mind Mangler, Charlie Russel Aims to Please, Alex Salmond Unleashed (Edinburgh Festival), An Audience with Jimmy Savile, Dead Sheep (Park Theatre, Matchbox Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, The Curing Room, Pleasance London and Edinburgh), Love Me Do (Watford Palace), Sisters (Sheffield Crucible)
International design work includes: The Mind Mangler, Woyzeck and The Roundabout (OffBroadway),Terrible Influence (YouTube World Tour), Sister Act, Miss Saigon, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver (Copenhagen), Rocky Horror Picture Show (European tour), All My Sons (Hong Kong Festival), The Sound of Music (Cairo and Beirut), Private Lives (Toronto), A Chorus Line (New Israel Opera), Chicago, Evita, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair (Ljubljana Festival), Spring Awakening, The Full Monty, Cabaret (Frankfurt), Fame (Monaco), The Sound of Music Stars of the Musicals and Chicago (Malaysia), .
Associate lighting designer; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (West End), The Nether (West End), Women in White (West End and Broadway), Ross and Another Country (Chichester Festival Theatre) and The Lord of the Rings (Toronto and West End).
Specialisms
- International
- West End
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- International
- West End
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
- International
- Large scale
- 'Country House'
- Small scale
- International
- UK National Company
- Large Scale
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
- Arena Touring
- Stage Touring
- Festival
- Exhibition Stands
- Commercial & Retail
- Displays & Art
- Open Air Events
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened | |
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| Fanny | Theatre |
Watermill Theatre
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Lighting Designer |
Director: Katie-Ann McDonough Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
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| The Dance of Death | Theatre |
Bath Theatre Royal Productions / Arcola Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mehmet Ergen Set designer: Grace Smart |
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| Mischief Movie Nights | Theatre |
Vaudeville Theatre, London
Mischief Theatre |
Lighting Designer | |||
| Oliver | Theatre |
Det Ny Theatre, Copenhagen
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Bohr Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
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| Beckett Triple Bill | Theatre |
Jermyn Street Theatre, London
Jermyn Street Theatre, London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Trevor Nunn Set designer: Louie Whitemore |
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| The Magic Goes Wrong | Theatre |
Vaudevile Theatre, West End, London
Kevin McCollum, JJ Abrams, Kenny Wax & Stage Presence Ltd present a Mischief Theatre production |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Meggido Set designer: Will Bowen |
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| La Fedelta Premiata | Opera |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Barlow Set designer: Adrian Linford |
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| Fiddler on the Roof (Danish Translation) | Musical |
Det Ny Theatre, Copenhagen
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Bohr Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
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| Afterglow | Theatre |
Southwark Playhouse - Large
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tom O'Brien Set designer: Libby Todd |
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| The Comedy about a Bank Robbery | Theatre |
Criterion Theatre - West End
Mischief Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mark Bell and Mischief Theatre Set designer: David Farley |
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| Evita | Musical |
Ljubljana Festival
Bronowski Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mykal Rand Set designer: Jason Deniver |
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| Powder Her Face | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
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| Paul Bunyan | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: William Kerley Set designer: Jason Southgate |
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| Carmen | Opera |
Teatro Petruzelli, Bari Italy |
Lighting Designer |
Director: William Kerley Set designer: Tom Rogers |
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| A Chorus Line | Musical |
New Israel Opera, Tel Aviv
Brownski Productions - New Israel Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Bennett - recreated by Bayork Lee Set designer: Robin Wagner |
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| The Rape of Lucretia | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Martin Lloyd Evans |
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| The Marriage of Figaro | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: William Kerley Set designer: Matthew Wright |
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| The Sound Of Music | Musical |
Kula Lumpur Convention Centre - KL Malaysia
Brownski Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Russell Labey Set designer: Jason Denvir |
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| My Trip Down the Pink Carpet | Theatre |
Apollo Theatre, West End
Julian Stoneman Assoc. |
Lighting Designer | |||
| Spring Awakening - UK | Musical |
Arts Educational London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Russell Labey Set designer: Jason Denvir |
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| Spring Awakening - Germany | Musical |
EFT
English Speaking Theatre, Frankfurt |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ryan McBryde Set designer: Diego Pitarch |
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| Birdsong | Theatre |
Comedy Theatre
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Trevor Nunn Set designer: John Napier |
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| La Boheme | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Barlow Set designer: Yannis Thavoris |
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| Euridicie | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stuart Barker |
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| Sweet Charity | Musical |
Haymarket Theatre
Menier Chocolatge Factory / David Ian Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Tim Shortall |
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| Oklahoma! | Musical |
Bournemouth Pavillion, then touring
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julian Woolford |
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| Sisters | Theatre |
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ruth Carney Set designer: Paul Willis |
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| Mrs Warren's Profession | Theatre |
Comedy Theatre, West End
Bath Theatre Royal Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Rudman Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
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| Private Lives | Theatre |
Vaudeville Theatre
Bath Theatre Royal / Sonia Freidman / Duncan Weldon / Paul Elliot |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Richard Eyre Set designer: Rob Howell |
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| A Chrismas Carol | Theatre |
The Arts Theatre, West End
End of the Pier Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Suzie McKenna Set designer: Lotte Collett |
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| Sweet Charity | Musical |
Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Tim Shortall |
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| The Full Monty | Musical |
English Speaking Theatre of Frankfurt |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ryan McBride Set designer: Diego Pitarch |
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| The Rake's Progress | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Will Kerley Set designer: Will Fricker |
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| La Scala de Sieta | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jamie Hayes Set designer: Will Bowen |
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| Il Signor Bruschino | Opera |
Peacock Theatre
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jamie Hayes Set designer: Will Bowen |
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| Forbidden Broadway | Musical |
Menier Chocolate Factory
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Phillip George Set designer: Morgan Large |
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| Tick Tick Boom | Musical |
The Duchess Theatre, West End
Jamie Hendry Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hannah Clark Set designer: Morgan Large |
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| The Last Five Years | Musical |
Duchess Theatre, West End
Jamie Hendry Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Amelia Sears Set designer: Morgan Large |
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| Norman Conquests | Theatre |
Circle in the Square, Broadway, NY
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
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| Berlin Hanover Express | Theatre |
Hampstead Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Rudman Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
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| Singing in the Rain | Musical |
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alison Pollard Set designer: Charless Camm |
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| Little Shop of Horrors | Musical |
Menier and Churchill Theatre Bromley |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: David Farley |
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| Rocky Horror | Musical |
BB Promotions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sam Buntrock Set designer: David Farley |
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| Norman Conquests | Theatre |
Old Vic London
Old Vic |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
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| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Musical |
Blackpool Grand, then touring
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Hocking Set designer: Charles Camm |
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| Our House | Musical |
Birmingham Rep / Andrew Welch |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
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| Maria Friedman Re-Arranged | Concert |
Menier Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: David Babarni Set designer: Morgan Large |
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| Fiddler on the Roof | Musical |
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julian Woolford Set designer: Charles Camm |
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| Eugene Oneign | Opera |
Theatre Royal, Glasgow & Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Scottish Opera / RSAMD |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Will Kerley Set designer: Becs Andrews |
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| Eugene Oneign | Opera |
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
RSAMD and Scottish Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Will Kerley Set designer: Becs Andrews |
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| La Cage aux Folles | Musical |
Menier Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Terry Johnson Set designer: David Farley |
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| Chicago | Musical |
Plenary Hall, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia
Brownski Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mitch Sebastian Set designer: Christopher Woods |
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| Rent | Musical |
Duke of Yorks
ATG and Andrew Empson |
Lighting Designer |
Director: William Baker Set designer: Mark Bailey |
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| Albert Herring | Opera |
Peacock Theatre, London
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Willian Kerley Set designer: Becs Andrews |
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| The Magic Flute | Opera |
Peacock Theatre, London
British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Charlie Cridlan |
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| South Pacific | Musical |
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julain Woolford |
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| Take Flight | Musical |
Menier Chocolate Factory
Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sam Buntrock Set designer: David Farley |
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| Collabrators Exhibition | Environmental |
Nottingham Trent Uni and Prague Quadraniel
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Lighting Designer | |||
| Lord of the Rings | Musical |
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
KWL Ltd |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
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| 42nd Street | Musical |
Nottingham Theatre Royal, then touring
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mark Bramble Set designer: Douglas Schmit |
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| Woyzeck | Theatre |
St.Anns Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Kramer Set designer: Neil Irish |
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| Big Love | Theatre |
Gate Theatre, London
The Gate Theatre, London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mellissa Kievman Set designer: Hannah Clark |
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| Me and My Girl | Musical |
Plymouth Theatre Royal, then touring
Alex Armitage and Firey Angel |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Warren Carlyle Set designer: Walt Spanger |
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| Beatlemania | Theatre |
Gothenberg Opera, then touring
West End International |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stewart Nicholls |
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| Woman in White | Musical |
Marquis Theatre, Broadway
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Trevor Nunn Set designer: William Dudley |
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| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Theatre |
Dartford - / WEST END Aug 2006, then touring
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: MauriceLane Set designer: Charlie Camm |
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| Primo | Theatre |
Music Box Theatre, Broadway, New York
Bill Kenwright Inc |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Richard Wilson Set designer: Hildegard Bechtler |
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| Disney's Beauty and the Beast - UK Tour | Musical |
Eastbourne, then touring
UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alison Pollard Set designer: Charlie Camm |
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| Orestes 2.0 | Theatre |
Guildhall Theatre
Barbican |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Kramer Set designer: Becs Andrews |
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| Cabaret | Musical |
EST, Frankfurt
English Speaking Theatre, Frankfurt |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Bob Bailey |
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| Book of Grace | Theatre |
Arcola
|
Lighting Designer |
Director: Femi Elufowoju Jnr Set designer: Rae Smith / Will Fricker |
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| Thank You for the Music | Concert |
Goetheberg Opera, then touring
Various Companies throughout Europe |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: David Howe | ||
| Hair | Musical |
Brownski Productions and Lujianna Festival Slovina |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mykal Rand Set designer: Jason Denvir |
| Contact method | Details |
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| Agent name |
Bronia Buchanan |
| Website | |
| Agent website | |
| Agent email |