Jacob Gowler

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Biography

Freelance ETC EOS family console programmer, working across Theatre and Opera, Productions include; Pacific Overtures ( Off West End ) Noises Off ( West End Transfer ) Murder In The Dark ( UK Tour ) Spongebob The Musical ( UK Tour ) Opera Holland  Park Season Programmer ( 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Ruddigore Only * ) Buxton International Festival 2023 , ETO Spring Tour 2023. I also work as a casual board programmer and operator at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. I have also lit shows of my own and associated for other lighting designers. 

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Specialisms

Theatre:
  • West End
  • Commercial Tour
  • Regional (Main House)
Musical:
  • Regional (Main House)
  • Pantomime
Opera:
  • Large scale
  • 'Country House'
Dance:
  • UK National Company
  • Large Scale
Concert:
Corporate:
  • Conferences
  • Exhibition Stands
Architectural:
Non-professional:
  • Dance
  • Musicals
  • Opera
  • Plays
Education:
  • Lectures
  • Training

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
Reunion Theatre The Kiln Theatre
Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Sinéad McKenna
Director: Mark O'Rowe
Set designer: Francis O'Connor
The Gathered Leaves Theatre The Park Theatre, 200
Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Paul Pyant
Director: Adrian Noble
Set designer: Dick Bird
The Impresario Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Bretta Gerecke
Director: Christopher Gillett
Set designer: Bretta Gerecke
Trouble in Tahiti & La voix humaine Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Daisy Evans
Set designer: Loren Elstein
Hamlet Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Jack Furness
Set designer: Sami Fendall
Itch Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Stephen Barlow
Set designer: Frankie Bradshaw
The Flying Dutchman Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Robert Price
Director: Julia Burbach
Set designer: Naomi Dawson
La Strada Dance Teatro Regio di Parma / Bonn Opera, then touring
an Alina Cojocaru & Acworkroom Production 		Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Andrea Giretti
Choreographer: Natália Horečná
Set designer: Otto Bubeniček
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank [ Revival ] Theatre The Marylebone Theatre
Wild Yak 		Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Sally Ferguson
Director: Patrick Marber
Set designer: Anna Fleischle
Hansel & Gretel Opera Main Stage, Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Company 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Lucy Carter
Director: Antony McDonald
Set designer: Antony McDonald
Ruination Dance The Linbury Theatre ( Royal Opera House, Covent Garden )
Lost Dog 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jackie Schemesh
Choreographer: Ben Duke
Set designer: Soutra Gilmour
The Jungle Book Musical Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Theatre By The Lake 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Simeon Miller
Director: Kash Arshad
Set designer: TK Hay
Pirates of Penzance Musical Wilton’s Music Hall, then touring
Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Ben Bull
Director: Sasha Regan
Set designer: Robyn Wilson Owen
The Yeomen of the Guard Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: John Savournin
Set designer: Alyson Cummins
Pagliacci Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Mark Johnathan
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans
Set designer: Bridget Kimak
Il segreto di Susanna Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Mark Johnathan
Director: John Wilkie
Set designer: Takis
IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: D.M. Wood
Director: Jacopo Spirei
Set designer: Anna Bonomelli
Ernani Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: D.M. Wood
Director: Jamie Manton
Set designer: Sami Fendall
La tragédie de Carmen Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: D.M. Wood
Director: Katharina Kastening
Set designer: Bettina John
Tosca Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Tim van 't Hof
Director: Stephen Barlow
Set designer: Yannis Thavoris
Celebrating 22 Years Of Antonio Pappano Concert Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
The Royal Opera 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Matthew Mulberry
International Draftworks 2024 Dance The Linbury Theatre ( Royal Opera House, Covent Garden )
Mixed 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Prema Mehta
Choreographer: Mixed
La Strada Dance Sadlers Wells London
an Alina Cojocaru & Acworkroom Production 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Andrea Giretti
Choreographer: Natália Horečná
Set designer: Otto Bubeniček
Pacific Overtures Musical The Menier Chocolate Factory
Chocolate Factory Productions 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Paul Pyant
Director: Matthew White
Set designer: Paul Farnsworth
Noises Off Theatre Theatre Royal Haymarket ( London )
Theatre Royal Bath 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Paul Pyant
Director: Lindsay Posner
Set designer: Simon Higlett
Murder In The Dark Theatre Churchill Theatre Bromley, then touring
The Original Theatre Company 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Paul Pyant
Director: Philip Franks
Set designer: Simon Kenny
Ruddigore Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
Director: John Savournin
Set designer: Madeleine Boyd
Il re pastore Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Jack Furness
Set designer: Hannah Wolfe
La Sonnambula Opera Buxton Opera House
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Harry Fehr
Set designer: Nicky Shaw
The Land of Might Have Been Musical Buxton Opera Festival then Theatre Royal Norwich, then touring
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Kimberley Sykes
Set designer: Nicky Shaw
The Land of Might Have Been Musical Buxton Opera Festival then Theatre Royal Norwich, then touring
Buxton International Festival 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Kimberley Sykes
Set designer: Nicky Shaw
The Spongebob Musical Musical UK & Ireland Tour, then touring
Selladoor Worldwide LTD 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Ben Bull
Director: Tara Overfield Wilkinson
Set designer: Steve Howell
Il Viaggio a Reims Opera Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring
English Touring Opera 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY
Director: Valentina Ceschi
Set designer: Adam Wiltshire
Lucrezia Borgia Opera Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring
English Touring Opera 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY
Director: Eloise Lally
Set designer: Adam Wiltshire
Giulio Cesare Opera Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring
English Touring Opera 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Mark Howland
Director: James Conway
Set designer: Cordelia Chisholm
Welcome Home Theatre Soho Theatre
Willy Hudson 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria
Director: Zach James
Set designer: Anna Orton
A Christmas Carole Theatre Southend Palace Theatre
Tuckshop & Trafalgar Theatre Productions 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Simisola Majekodunmi
Director: Denzel Westley-Sanderson
Set designer: Lily Arnold
The Sorcerer's Apprentice Theatre Northern Stage
Northern Stage 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria
Director: Maria Crocker
Set designer: Amanda Mascarenhas
Calendar Girls the Musical Musical The Great Hall at The Leys
Cambridge Theatre Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Chris Cuming
Set designer: Suzanne Emerson
But, I'm A Cheerleader Musical The Turbine Theatre
Paul Taylor Mills & Adam Bialow (Lionsgate) 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: David Howe
Director: Tania Azevedo
Set designer: David Shields
The Cherry Orchard Theatre The Yard / HOME
The Yard / HOME / English Touring Theatre 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria
Director: James Macdonald
Set designer: Rosie Elnile
The Selfish Giant Opera Howard Assembly Room
Opera North 		Lighting Designer Director: Emma Black
Set designer: Zac Doughty
Margot la Rouge Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans
Set designer: Takis
Le Villi Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans
Set designer: Takis
Eugene Onegin Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Robert Price
Director: Julia Burbach
Set designer: Takis
Maria Friedman & Friends LEGACY Concert The Menier Chocolate Factory
Chocolate Factory Productions 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Paul Pyant
Director: David Babani
Bloody Difficult Women Theatre Studio 3,Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
Cahoots Theatre Company 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: David Howe
Director: Stephen Unwin
Set designer: Nicky Shaw
Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Musical The Great Hall at The Leys
Cambridge Theatre Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Chris Cuming
Cinderella Theatre Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
The Production Exchange 		Lighting Designer Director: Colin Blumenau
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Pippin Musical The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti 		Lighting Designer Director: Georgie Rankcom
Set designer: Davy Stringer
Urinetown: The Musical Musical The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti Academy 		Lighting Designer Director: Simon Greiff
Set designer: Davy Stringer
The Wedding Singer Musical The Avondale Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Andrew Waldron
Set designer: Davy Stringer
Our House Musical The Great Hall at The Leys
Cambridge Theatre Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Chris Cuming
Set designer: Concept By CTC
SHREK The Musical Musical The Angles Theatre Wisbech
Right Angles Theatre Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Kevin Shippey
Set designer: Billy Garner
Shining City Theatre Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Howard Harrison
Director: Nadia Fall
Set designer: Peter McKintosh
The Pirates of Penzance Opera Opera Holland Park
Charles Court Opera 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire
Director: John Savournin
Set designer: Rachel Szmukler
L'amico Fritz Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Rory Beaton
Director: Julia Burbach
Set designer: Alyson Cummins
Made In Dagenham Musical The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti Academy 		Lighting Designer Director: David Willoboughy
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Legally Blonde Musical
Italia Conti Arts Centre 		Lighting Designer Director: Andrew Waldron
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Guys and Dolls Musical The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti 		Lighting Designer Director: Guy Unsworth
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Future Conditional Theatre The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti Acting 		Lighting Designer Director: Patrick Toomey
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Love and Information Theatre The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti Acting 		Lighting Designer Director: Lawerence Evans
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Aladdin Theatre Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
The Production Exchange / Sutton Coldfield Townhall 		Lighting Designer Director: Colin Blumenau
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Little Women Musical The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti Arts Centre 		Lighting Designer Director: Tom O'Brien
Set designer: Sangju Lee / Yueyi Zhang
Saturday Night Fever Musical The Avondale Theatre
Italia Conti Academy 		Lighting Designer Director: Michael Strassen
Set designer: Lois Cornish / Maria Kuncheva
Chicago The Musical Musical The Great Hall at The Leys
Cambridge Theatre Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Chris Cuming
Set designer: Frankie Gerrard
lolanta Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
Director: Olivia Fuchs
Set designer: Takis
Il segreto di Susanna Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
Director: John Wilkie
Set designer: Takis
Un Ballo in Maschera Opera Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Simon Corder
Director: Rodula Gaitanou
Set designer: Takis
Into The Woods Musical Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA)
RADA 		Lighting Designer Director: James Bonas
Set designer: Tom Paris
Salt (RADA & RAMBERT Dance Project) Dance Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA)
undefined 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Kennedy Muntanga
Henry Marshall Prize Fights 2019 Theatre Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA)
RADA 		Lighting Designer Director: Lucy Skilbeck
The Philosophy Shop Theatre John Gielgud Theatre (RADA)
Lighting Designer Director: Catherine Kontz
Set designer: Anna Cierpial
Romeo & Juliet Theatre Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA)
RADA 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Lucia Sánchez Roldán
Director: Edward Kemp
Set designer: Natasha Jenkins
Beauty & The Beast Musical Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
The Production Exchange 		Lighting Designer Director: Colin Blumenau
Set designer: Sophia Pardon
Intimate Apparel Theatre John Gielgud Theatre (RADA)
Lighting Designer Director: Chipo Chung
Set designer: Kimberley Bouland
Don Juan Comes Back From The War Theatre George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA)
Lighting Designer Director: Sue Lefton
Set designer: Carla Goodman
The Rakes Progress Opera The Peacock Theatre, London
British Youth Opera 		Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
Director: Stephen Unwin
Set designer: James Cotterill
The Enchanted Island Opera The Peacock Theatre, London
British Youth Opera 		Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
Director: Stuart Barker
Set designer: Nicky Shaw
Knock Knock Theatre George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA)
Hot Coals Theatre Ensemble 		Lighting Designer Director: Hot Coals Company
Journey's End Theatre George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA)
Production Electrician Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY
Director: Prasanna Puwanarajah
Set designer: James Cotterill
Actors Tree 2018 Theatre Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA)
RADA 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Matt Leventhall
Director: Geoff Bullen
Broadway Bound Theatre John Gielgud Theatre (RADA)
Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jake Stebbings
Director: Geraldine Alexander
Set designer: Emily Horvath
Mrs Klein Theatre George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA)
Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Mark Dymock
Director: Lucy Skilbeck
Set designer: Janet Bird
Contact method Details
Email address jacobgowler@icloud.com
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Website www.jacobgowler.com