Sam Osborne

Biography Credits

Biography

Sam Osborne is a lighting designer, production manager and technical programmer based in Nottingham. He designs, relights, and programs for theatre, dance, and musicals, from fringe to mid-scale.

As Lighting Designer: Choose Your Fighter (Votive Theatre); Barbara (Mark Croasdale); Full Moon (GOBS Collective); Bull (Sondorous Theatre); Maryland (New Perspectives); Provocation (Phone Box).

As Associate Lighting Designer: Abandoman: Future Fest (LD: Clancy Flynn, Underbelly); The Lost Spells (LD: Sherry Coenen, Goblin Theatre); There's a Rang-Tan in My Room (LD: Sherry Coenen; Little Angel Theatre); A Christmas Carol (LD: Joshua Carr; Hull Truck Theatre); Stranger Sings (LD: Clancy Flynn; The Vaults); THEM (LD: Chloe Kenward, Body Politic).

He was a Lumiere in 2020, under mentorship of Sherry Coenen.

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Specialisms

Theatre:
  • Regional (Main House)
  • Small Scale Touring
  • Fringe / Pub Theatre
  • Touring relights
Musical:
  • Regional (Main House)
  • Small Scale / Fringe
Opera:
Dance:
  • Medium Scale
  • Small Scale
  • Touring relights
Concert:
  • Club
  • Festival
  • Touring relights
Corporate:
  • Conferences
  • Award Ceremonies
Architectural:
  • Displays & Art
Non-professional:
Education:

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
The Secret Garden Musical Bournemouth School for Girls
Big Little Theatre School 		Lighting Designer
Animal Farm Theatre Theatre Royal Stratford East, then touring
Leeds Playhouse 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria
Director: Amy Leach
Set designer: Hayley Grindle
The Ugly Duckling Theatre Neville Studio, Nottingham Playhouse
Nottingham Playhouse 		Lighting Designer Director: Laura Ryder
Set designer: Alexandrea Hopkin-Spratt
The Kennington Loop Theatre Hen and Chickens Theatre
Loudest Laugh Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Daniel McVey
Uncanny Theatre Curve Theatre, Leicester, Studio, then touring
Tilted Sessions 		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria
Director: Sam Hodges
Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz
Barbara Theatre The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre Manchester
Mark Croasdale 		Lighting Designer Director: Mark Croasdale
Set designer: Hannah Sibai
A Christmas Carol Theatre Hull Truck Theatre
Hull Truck Theatre 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Joshua Carr
Director: Sameena Hussain
Set designer: Hayley Grindle
Stranger Sings Musical The Vaults, then touring
The Vaults 		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Clancy Flynn
Director: Ellis Kerkhoven
Set designer: Justin Williams
Bull Theatre Crescent Theatre Studio
Sonderous Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Matt Lewinton