Derek Carlyle
Biography
Having worked in professional theatre for over 30 years I enjoy many aspects of the technical side of staging a production. My lighting experience is principally in theatre but I have been fortunate to also work on a number of musicals, operas and dance shows. I have been lucky enough to work on many shows with many wonderful people in many different capacities but for the purposes of this website in particular my lighting credits include the following shows:- Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest (Shakespeare's Globe, Rome) The Lion King (Piper's Corner), The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare's Globe, Rome) Skin In Flames (Park 90), The Barber of Seville (Tour), 5 Deaths and a Happy Ending (Tour), Foreplay (King’s Head), Kiss Me, Figaro! (Riverside and Tour), Jeopardy (Waterloo East), Captain Blood’s Revenge (Glyndebourne and Tour), The Burial (The Albany), The Magic Flute (Riverside Studios), Asphalt Kiss (New Diorama) La Traviata, Troy Boy, (Gatehouse and Touring), Private Peaceful, Sweeny Todd, His Dark Materials (E.M. Forster), Gerbils in a Glass Cage (The Space), Johnny Boy (Brighton Dome), Bright Star (The Tabard), Orpheus Down Under (National Tour), Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Time and The Conways, I’ll Leave it to You (New Diorama), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (National Tour), Glasshouse (Tobacco Factory), The Pickwick Papers (National Tour), My Name is Rachel Corrie (Baron's Court), The Special Thing (Hen and Chickens), Frozen (Riverside Studios and Tour), My Sister In This House (Greenwich Playhouse), Treasure Island (King's Head), Centre Stage '07 and '08 [Dance] (Cochrane Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Shaw Theatre), The Picture of Dorian Gray and Chekhov’s Shorts(National tours), Five Kinds of Silence (Old Red Lion), Othello and The Way of the World (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Shakespeare’s Keeper (Grange Court Theatre), A Winter’s Tale (Wimbledon Studio), The Revenger’s Tragedy and The Monument (BAC), The Accrington Pals (Pentameters), The Cherry Orchard, The Speckled Band and Cinderella (Drayton Court Theatre), Top Girls (The Chelsea Centre) and over fifty productions at Drama Studio London. I also work as a Sound Designer, Production Manager and Actor
Specialisms
- Commercial Tour
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Touring relights
- Regional (Studio)
- Touring relights
- Small scale
- Touring relights
- Medium Scale
- Plays
Availability
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened | |
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| Romeo and Juliet | Theatre |
The Globe Theatre, Rome
The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
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| The Merchant Of Venice | Theatre |
The Globe, Rome
The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
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| The Comedy of Errors | Theatre |
Shakespeare's Globe, Rome
The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
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| The Tempest | Theatre |
The Globe, Rome
The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
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| The Lion King | Musical |
Piper's Corner
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Lighting Designer | |||
| The Comedy of Errors | Theatre |
Shakespeare's Globe, Rome
Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
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| Skin In Flames | Theatre |
Park 90
Stonecrabs & Bots and Barrals |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Franko Figueirdo & Silvia Ayguade Set designer: Valerie Kaneko-Lucas |
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| The Barber of Seville | Opera |
The Merry Opera Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Johnny Ramster Set designer: Louis Carver |
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| 5 Deaths and a Happy Ending | Opera |
Roedean Theatre, then touring
Glyndebourne |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Lenton |
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| Foreplay | Theatre |
The King's Head
Andy Jordan Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andy Jordan Set designer: Ana-Sofia Londono |
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| Kiss Me, Figaro! | Opera |
Riverside Studios, then touring
Merry Opera Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Johnny Ramster |
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| Captain Blood's Revenge | Opera |
The Old Market, then touring
Glyndebourne |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andy Manley Set designer: Kitty Callister |
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| The Burial | Theatre |
The Albany, Deptford
Stonecrabs Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Franko Figueirdo Set designer: Valerie Kaneko-Lucas |
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| Private Peaceful | Theatre |
E.M.Forster Theatre
Tonbridge School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gavin Bruce |
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| The Asphalt Kiss | Theatre |
The New Diorama
Stonecrabs Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Franko Figueirdo |
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| His Dark Materials | Theatre |
E.M.Forster Theatre
Tonbridge School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Collette Redgrave |
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| La Traviata | Opera |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, then touring
Merry Opera Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kit Hesketh-Harvey Set designer: James Perkins |
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| Gerbils In A Glass Cage | Theatre |
The Space
Stonecrabs Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tanja Pagnuco Set designer: Catherine Morgan |
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| Sweeny Todd | Theatre |
E.M.Forster Theatre
Tonbridge School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gavin Bruce |
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| Troy Boy | Opera |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, then touring
Merry Opera Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kit Hesketh-Harvey Set designer: James Perkins |
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| Bright Star | Theatre |
The Tabard Theatre
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Lighting Designer |
Director: Ali Wall Set designer: Fly Davis |
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| Orpheus Down Under | Opera |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, then touring
Unexpected Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lynn Binstock Set designer: James Perkins |
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| Stockwell | Theatre |
The Tricycle
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Lighting Designer |
Director: Sophie Lifschutz Set designer: James Perkins |
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| Frozen | Theatre |
Riverside Studios, then touring
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Lighting Designer |
Director: Sonia Fraser Set designer: Lucy Wilkinson |
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| Centre Stage Dance | Dance |
The Cochrane Theatre
Centre Stage Dance School |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Many talented people |
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| My Sister In This House | Theatre |
Greenwich Playhouse
Galleon Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Illona Linthwaite |
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| A Christmas Carol | Theatre |
The Shaw Thatre
Hidden Pearl Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles Set designer: Maureen Freedman |
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| The Accrington Pals | Theatre |
Pentameters
White Fox Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Granville Saxton |
| Contact method | Details |
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| Mobile phone |
07767 881932 |
| Email address | |
| Website |