Will Evans

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Biography

Will trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Lighting design credits include; 'As You Like It', 'Two Gentlemen of Verona', 'Romeo and Juliet' and Merry Wives of Windsor' (Grosvenor open air Theatre, Chester), 'Gabriel' and 'Honest' (Theatre 6), 'La Boheme' (Headfirst Productions), 'Far From the Sea' (Theatre Absolute), 'Mudlarks' and '66 Books' (Bush Theatre), 'Tales from the Harrow Road' (Soho Theatre), 'Mr Happiness and the Water Engine' (Theate 6/Old Vic Tunnels), 'The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber' (Showbiz Pops Orchestra), 'Thark' (Hidden Pearl, Upstairs at the Gatehouse), 'Russian National Mail (Sputnik Theatre Moscow and Ekaterineburg) 'The Tempest' (Theatre Royal Winchester), Lady Chatterly's Lover' (Buxton Opera House and Touring),

Designs for Children's Theatre include; 'Bear and Butterfly', 'Lullabub' and 'Luna' (Theatre Hullabaloo), 'How to Hide a Lion' and 'Moomin Summer Madness' (Polka Theatre), 'Why the Whales Came' (Wizard Presents), 'I believe in Unicorns' (Tour & West End), 'Stuck', 'The Way Back Home', 'The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus', ‘Legend of Perseus’, 'The Night Before Christmas', 'Don't let the Pigeon Stay up Late!' and 'Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!' (Big Wooden Horse, national and international tours). 'Snow Dragon', 'Twinkle Twonkle', 'How the Giraffe Got Its Neck', 'Monster Hits', Does a Monster Live Next Door?' and 'Cat and No Mouse' (Tall Stories)

West End shows include; 'Aliens Love Underpants' (Dominion theatre 2015) and 'I Believe in Unicorns' (Vaudeville Theatre 2014 and 2015)

Re-lights include national tours of; 'The Harder They Come' (Nottingham Playhouse and UK Arts), 'An Inspector Calls' (PW Productions), 'Mermaid', 'Brontë', 'The Glass Menagerie', 'Mine', 'War & Peace', 'Kindertransport', 'Orestes' and 'Jane Eyre' (Shared Experience), 'Casanova' (West Yorkshire Playhouse/Told by an Idiot), 'The House of Bilquis Bibi' and 'A Fine Balance' (Tamasha), ‘HMS Pinafore’ (Carl Rosa Opera), ‘Street Trilogy’ (Theatre Absolute).

Associate lighting design work includes 'An Inspector Calls' USA Tour 2018/19 & UK Tour 2015/2016 (PW Productions), 'The Gruffalo' (Arts Theatre, London) for James Whiteside, 'Refugge Boy (West Yorkshire Playhouse) for Malcolm Rippeth.

More information about my personal or professional identity:
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Specialisms

Theatre:
  • West End
  • Commercial Tour
  • Regional (Studio)
  • Fringe / Pub Theatre
  • Touring relights
Musical:
  • Regional (Studio)
  • Touring relights
Opera:
  • Small scale
  • Touring relights
Dance:
  • Medium Scale
Concert:
  • Arena Touring
  • Stage Touring
Corporate:
  • Conferences
  • Award Ceremonies
Architectural:
Non-professional:
Education:
  • Lectures
  • Workshops

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
I Believe in Unicorns Theatre Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Av.
Danyah Millar
Lighting Designer Director: Dani Parr
Set designer: Kate Bunce
Beryl Theatre Oldham Coliseum, then touring
Oldham Coliseum
Lighting Designer Director: Chris Lawson
Set designer: Irene Jade
Baba Yaga Theatre Theatre Hullabaloo
Theatre Hullabaloo
Lighting Designer Director: nina Hajiyianni
Set designer: Bek Palmer
Love and Information Theatre Manchester School of Theatre
Manchester school of Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Simon Trinder
Set designer: Irene Jade
Nora: A Dolls House Theatre ALRA North
ALRA
Lighting Designer Director: Alyx Tole
Set designer: Samantha Ackerley
Sleeping Beauty Theatre Guildford School of Acting
Guildford School of Acting
Lighting Designer Director: Charlie Westenra
Set designer: Elliott Squire
Peace at Last Opera The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath, then touring
Opera Up Close
Lighting Designer Director: Robyn Norton-Hale
Set designer: Sophia Lovell-Smith
Wave Me Goodbye Theatre Emlyn Williams Theatre, Theatr Clwyd
Theatr Clwyd
Lighting Designer Director: Christian Patterson
The Taming of The Shrew Theatre Home, manchester
Manchester school of Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Chris Honer
Set designer: Abby Clarke
Luna Theatre Theatre Hullabaloo
Theatre Hullabaloo
Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Argent
Set designer: Bek Palmer
AN Inspector Calls Theatre Shakespeare Theatre, Washington DC, then touring
PW Productions
Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Rick Fisher
Director: Stephen Daldry
Set designer: Ian Mac Neil
Lullabub Theatre Theatre Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
Lighting Designer Director: Anna Newell
Set designer: Alison Heffernan
Pride and Prejudice Theatre Guildford School of Acting
Guildford School of Acting
Lighting Designer Director: Emma Bernard
Set designer: Ilona Dearden
Estron (Alien) Theatre The Miner's, Ammanford, then touring
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
Lighting Designer Director: Janet Aethwy
Set designer: Heledd Rees
Bear and Butterfly Theatre Theatre Hullabaloo, then touring
Hullabaloo
Lighting Designer Director: Dani Parr
Set designer: Bek Palmer
Estron (Alien) Theatre Yr Cwt (temporary theatre) Eisteddfod 2017
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
Lighting Designer Director: Janet Aethwy
Set designer: Heledd Rees
Gabriel Theatre Richmond Theatre, then touring
Theatre 6
Lighting Designer Director: Kate McGreggor
Set designer: Carla Goodman
How Do Reindeer Fly? Theatre Proteus Creation Space, Basingstoke
Scratch Built Productions/Proteus
Lighting Designer Director: Mary Swan
Set designer: Nick Ash
AN Inspector Calls Theatre Playhouse Theatre, London
PW Productions
Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Rick Fisher
Director: Stephen Daldry
Set designer: Ian MacNeil
How To Hide a Lion Theatre Polka Theatre, then touring
Polka Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Peter Glanville
Set designer: Laura McEwen
Why The Whales Came Theatre Watford Palace Theatre, then touring
Wizard Presents
Lighting Designer Director: Dani Parr
Set designer: Kate Bunce
Two Gentlemen of Verona Theatre Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Alex Clifton
As You Like It Theatre Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Philip Wilson
House of Bernada Alba Musical Unicorn Theatre, London
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Lighting Designer
Monstersaurus Theatre
Big Wooden Horse Theatre for Young People
Lighting Designer Director: Adam Bampton-Smith
First Lady Suite Theatre Karamel Club, London
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Lighting Designer Director: Matt Ryan
Set designer: Tony Gale
AN Inspector Calls Theatre
PW Productions
Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Rick Fisher
Director: Stephen Daldry
I Believe in Unicorns Theatre Vaudevile Theatre, West End, London, then touring
Wizard Presents
Lighting Designer Director: Dani Parr
Set designer: Kate Bunce
Merry Wives of Windsor Theatre Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Chester Performs
Lighting Designer Director: Rebecca Gatward
Set designer: Jess Curtis
Romeo and Juliet Theatre Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Chester Performs
Lighting Designer Director: Alex Clifton
Set designer: Jess Curtis
The Boy Who Became a Beetle Theatre Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton, then touring
Little Earthquake
Lighting Designer Director: Gareth Nicholls
Set designer: Susannah Henry
American Idiot Theatre Bridewell Theatre, London
London School of Musical Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Matt Ryan
Set designer: Nigel Hook
Pal Joey Theatre Karamel Club, London
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Lighting Designer Director: Matt Ryan
Set designer: Rebecca Brower
The Snow Dragon Theatre St James Theatre, London
Tall Stories
Lighting Designer Director: Toby Mitchell
Set designer: Polly Sullivan
Cinderella and the Glass Slipper Theatre Hertford Theatre
Hertford Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Rhys Thomas
Set designer: Toni Bysouth
Ruthless! The Musical Theatre Karamel Club, London
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Lighting Designer Director: Philip Engleheart
Set designer: Fi Russel
The Canterbury Tales Theatre St Mary's Church, Guildford
Guildford Shakespeare Compnay
Lighting Designer Director: Abigale Anderson
Set designer: Dora Schweitzer
Honest Theatre Courtyard Theatre, London, then touring
Theatre 6
Lighting Designer Director: Kate McGregor
Set designer: James Turner
La Boheme Theatre Lost Theatre, London
Headfirst Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Sophie Gilpin
Set designer: Jason Southgate
Far From The Sea Theatre Shop front Theatre, Coventry, then touring
Theatre Absolute
Lighting Designer Director: Chris O'Connell
Set designer: Lydia Denno
Moomin Summer Madness Theatre Polka, Wimbledon and R&D, Northampton
Polka Theatre/Royal and Derngate, Northampton
Lighting Designer Director: Peter Glanville and Dani Parr
The House of Bernarda Alba Theatre Electric Theatre, Guildford
Guildford School of Acting
Lighting Designer
She Loves Me Theatre Electric Theatre, Guildford
Guildford School of Acting
Lighting Designer
Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Theatre Lyric, Hammersmith, then touring
Big Wooden Horse
Lighting Designer Director: Adam Bampton-Smith
My Brother the Robot Theatre Chelsea Theatre, London, then touring
Tall Stories
Lighting Designer Director: Toby Mitchell
Set designer: Isla Shaw
Dreams to Her Father Theatre mac, Birmingham
Teasel
Lighting Designer Director: Delyth Jones
Set designer: Ollie Cronk
Mudlarks Theatre The Bush
High Tide/The Bush Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Will Wrightson
Set designer: Amy Cook
Stuck Theatre Compass, Ikenham, then touring
Big Wooden Horse Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Adam Bampton Smith
Drama Studio London - End of year shows Theatre New Diarama Theatre, London
Drama Studio London
Lighting Designer Director: Various
Dream Space Theatre Shakespeare's Globe - Sackler Studio
Shakespeare's Globe
Lighting Designer Director: Dani Parr
Set designer: Nick Ash
The Bloody Ballad of Mary Maid Theatre Chapter Arts, Cardiff, then touring
Gabblebabble (In assoc with Theatre Iolo)
Lighting Designer Director: Adele Thomas
Set designer: Lisa Leighton
Aladdin Theatre Hertford Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Rhys Thomas
Set designer: Nicky Bunch
66 Books Theatre Bush Theatre
Bush Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Josie Rouke
Set designer: Amy Cook
Drama Studio London, end of year shows Theatre New Diorama Theatre, London
DSL
Lighting Designer Director: Various
Mr Hapiness and The Water Engine (double Bill) Theatre Old Vic Tunnels
Theatre 6
Lighting Designer Director: Kate McGreggor
Set designer: Amy Cook and Carla Goodman
Metamorphosis Theatre Dance East, Ipswich
Suffolk Youth Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Platt
Baby Boomers Theatre New Diorama Theatre, London
Scratch Built Productions
Lighting Designer Director: John Wright
The Way Back Home Theatre Compass Theatre, Ickenham, then touring
Big Wooden Horse Theatre for Young People
Lighting Designer Director: Adam Bampton Snith
Them With Frozen Tails Theatre Lakeside Arts centre Nottingham
Tall Stories/Network of Stuff
Lighting Designer Director: Olivia Jacobs
Set designer: Isla Shaw
Twinkle Twonkle Theatre Chelsea Theatre, London, then touring
Tall Stories
Lighting Designer Director: Toby Mitchell
Set designer: Isla Shaw
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Theatre Touring
Big Wooden Horse/Arts Depot
Lighting Designer Director: Adam Bampton Smith
Tales from the Harrow Road Theatre Soho Theatre
Soho Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Suzanne Gorman
Set designer: Signe Beckmann
Them With Frozen Tails Theatre Brighton Dome and Camden Roundhouse
Tall Stories/Network of Stuff
Lighting Designer Director: Olivia Jacobs
Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Suffolk Youth Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Platt
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert Milton Keynes Theatre, then touring
Showbiz Pops Orchestra
Lighting Designer Director: Richard Ward-Roden
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late Theatre Compass Theatre, Ikenham, then touring
Big Wooden Horse
Lighting Designer Director: Adam Bampton-Smith
Set designer: Claire Sutherland
Thark Theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Hidden Pearl
Lighting Designer Director: Crispin Harris
DSL end of season shows Theatre Grange Court Theatre, Ealing
Drama Studio London
Lighting Designer Director: Various
Russian National Mail Theatre Ekaterineburg international festival, Russia
Lighting Designer Director: Noah Birksted-Breen
Set designer: Clair Winfield
Jane Eyre Theatre New Wolsey, Ipswitch
Suffolk Youth Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Platt
How the Giraffe got its Neck Theatre Compass Theatre, Ikenham and CToo, Edingburgh, then touring
Tall Stories
Lighting Designer Director: Olivia Jacobs
Set designer: Isla Shaw
The Crossing Bridge Theatre The Drum, Birmingham
Project B
Lighting Designer Director: Chris O'Connell
Does A Monster Live Next Door Theatre C Too, Edinburgh, then touring
Tall Stories
Lighting Designer Director: Toby Mitchell
Set designer: Isla Shaw
Monster Hits Theatre C Too, Edinburgh, then touring
Tall Stories
Lighting Designer Director: Olivia Jacobs
Set designer: Isla Shaw
The Tempest Theatre Theatre Royal, Winchester
Big Wooden Horse
Lighting Designer Director: Juliet Forster
Fuente Ovejuna Theatre New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Suffolk Youth Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Platt
Big Space Theatre Battersea Arts Centre
No.63
Lighting Designer Director: Dan Milne
Night Before Christmas Theatre Brighton Dome, then touring
Big Wooden Horse Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Juliet Forster
Set designer: Michaela Kemp
Cat and No Mouse Theatre Arts Depot, Finchley
Tall Stories
Lighting Designer Director: Toby Mitchell
Lady Chatterly's Lover Theatre Buxton Opera House, then touring
Buxton Opera House Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Yvonne Hurt
Honeymoon in Flames Theatre Paupers Pit Theatre, Buxton
Greenhorn
Lighting Designer Director: Darren Daly
Set designer: Marina Syrmakezi
Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Theatre Compass Theatre, Ickenham, then touring
Big Wooden Horse Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Juliet Forster
Set designer: Claire Sutherland
Serenading Louie Theatre GBS Theatre, RADA
Aorta
Lighting Designer Director: Rob Hale
Set designer: Anna Caligaro
Legend of Perseus Theatre Pleasance 2, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, then touring
Big Wooden Horse Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Juliet Forster
CBT 10th Aniversary Awards Corporate & Industrial Queen Elizabeth II Hall, Southbank
Oscada/CBT
Lighting Designer
Karim and the Sklark Theatre Epsom Playhouse, then touring
Funsense
Lighting Designer Director: Jenny Lockyer
React! Concert New Victoria Theatre, Woking, then touring
Oscada
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Oldknow
Spend Spend Spend Musical Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Birmingham School of Acting
Lighting Designer Director: Bob Eaton
Set designer: David Crisp
7 Lears Theatre The Factory, Birmingham
Birmingham School of Acting
Lighting Designer Director: Orla O'loughlin
Set designer: David Crisp
Contact method Details
Mobile phone

07752 862631

Email address

willevans79@hotmail.com

Website

http://www.willevans.co.uk

Agent name

John Rogerson

Agent phone

020 8125 7830

Agent email

john@collectiveagents.co.uk