James Harrison

Biography Credits

Biography

As Designer:

Jan 2016 - St Joan of the Stockyards - Bristol Old Vic

As Programmer:

In-house at Bristol Old Vic

As Lighting Technician:

Sep 2022 to present: Deputy Head of Lighting and Lighting Programmer at Bristol Old Vic

Sep 2021 to Sep 2022: Technician at Bristol Old Vic

Oct 2015 to Oct 2020: Deputy Chief Electrician at Bristol Old Vic

May 2010 to Oct 2015: Senior Technician (LX) at Mercury Theatre Colchester

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Specialisms

Theatre:
  • Regional (Main House)
  • Regional (Studio)
  • Small Scale Touring
  • Touring relights
Musical:
  • Regional (Main House)
  • Pantomime
Opera:
Dance:
Concert:
Corporate:
Architectural:
Non-professional:
Education:

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
How to Win Against History Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic & Francesca Moody Productions 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Robbie Butler
Director: Lisa Spirling
The Little Mermaid Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Zeynep Kepekli
Director: Miranda Cromwell
Set designer: Ruby Pugh
Reverberation Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Robbie Butler
Director: Jack Sain
Set designer: Ti Green
Wonder Boy Theatre Bristol Old Vic, then touring
PW Productions 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Aideen Malone
Director: Sally Cookson
Set designer: Katie Sykes
A Child of Science Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Sally Ferguson
Director: Matthew Dunster
Set designer: Anna Fleischle
Starter for Ten Musical Bristol Old Vic
Antic Productions & Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Rory Beaton
Director: Charlie Parham
Set designer: Frankie Bradshaw
Arabian Nights Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Nao Nagai
Director: Blanche Macintyre
Set designer: Hannah Sibai
Choir Boy Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Simisola Majekodunmi
Director: Nancy Medina
Set designer: Max Johns
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder Musical Bristol Old Vic
FollowSpot Operator Lighting designer: Peter Small
Anna Karenina Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Edinburgh Lyceum 		Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Mark Henderson
Director: Polina Kalinina
Waldo's Circus of Magic & Terror Theatre Bristol Old Vic, then touring
Extraordinary Bodies & Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Katy Morison
Director: Claire Hodgson
, Director: Billy Alwen & Jenny Davies
Set designer: Ti Green
The Nutcracker Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Anna Watson
Director: Lee Lyford
Set designer: Tom Rogers
Hamlet Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Malcolm Rippeth
Director: John Haidar
Set designer: Alex Eales
Outlier Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Joe Price
Director: Jenny Davies
Set designer: Rebecca Wood
The Meaning of Zong Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Zeynep Kepekli
Director: Tom Morris - Giles Terera
Set designer: Jean Chan
Wonder Boy Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Aideen Malone
Director: Sally Cookson
Set designer: Katie Sykes
Dr Semmelweis Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Richard Howell
Director: Tom Morris
Set designer: Ti Green
Robin Hood: Legend of the Forgotten Forest Theatre Bristol Old Vic
The Wardrobe Ensemble 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Joshua Gadsby
Director: Tom Brennan and Helena Middleton
Set designer: Anna Orton
Outlier (Streamed) Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Joe Price
Director: Jenny Davies
Outlier Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Joe Price
Director: Jenny Davies
Touching The Void (Streamed) Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Chris Davey
Director: Tom Morris
Set designer: Ti Green
Cyrano Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Richard Howell
Director: Tom Morris
Set designer: Ti Green
Princess & the Hustler Theatre Bristol Old Vic Studio, then touring
Eclipse Theatre / Bristol Old Vic / Hull Truck 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Aideen Malone
Director: Dawn Walton
Set designer: Simon Kenny
Touching The Void Theatre Bristol Old Vic, then touring
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Chris Davey
Director: Tom Morris
Set designer: Ti Green
The Cherry Orchard Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Colin Grenfell
Director: Michael Boyd
Set designer: Tom Piper
The Caretaker Theatre Bristol Old Vic, then touring
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Paul Keogan
Director: Christopher Haydon
Set designer: Oliver Townsend
Medea Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Katharine WIlliams
Director: George Mann
Set designer: Shizuka Hariu
Messiah Concert Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic, The English Concert, and Erebus Ensemble 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Rob Casey
Director: Tom Morris
Set designer: Anna Orton
Junkyard Musical Bristol Old Vic, then touring
Headlong, Bristol Old Vic, Rose Theatre Kingston & Theatr Clwyd 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jack Knowles
Director: Jeremy Herrin
Set designer: Chiara Stephenson
The Rivals Theatre Bristol Old Vic, then touring
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Howard Hudson
Director: Dominic Hill
Set designer: Tom Rogers
Under a Cardboard Sea Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic Young Company 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Tim Streader
A Long Day's Journey into Night Theatre Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Peter Mumford
Director: Richard Eyre
St Joan of the Stockyards Theatre Bristol Old Vic Studio
Bristol Old Vic Young Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Nik Partridge
Set designer: Rosie Vize