Abi Turner
Biography
Lighting Designer • Access Consultant
Abi has worked on projects with companies including FlawBored, Theatre 503, The Donmar Warehouse (NT Live), Dundee Rep (Scottish Dance Theatre), The Watermill Theatre, ASYLUM Arts and York Theatre Royal.
Abi has consulted on access for companies including Flawbored, ASYLUM Arts, TourettesHero, Theatre 503 and in association with the National Theatre - and their access work with Flawbored and ASYLUM Arts has received Offie Award Nominations. Abi’s access consultation specialises in access around sensory adaption, relaxed performances and visual stories.
Based in London
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Previous productions
Forthcoming productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team | Opens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Snow Queen | Theatre | Reading Rep | Lighting Designer |
Director: Paul Stacey Set designer: Libby Todd |
29 Nov 2024 |
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Chat With Harold Pinter | Theatre |
Camden People's Theatre Leaning House |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Miriam Higgins |
Jul 2024 |
| Grow Up | Theatre |
Park 90 Company Three |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Amber Ruby Set designer: Rūta Irbīte |
Jul 2024 |
| Surfacing | Theatre |
Omnibus Theatre ASYLUM Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Bailey Set designer: Victoria Maytom |
May 2024 |
| Surfacing | Theatre | Blackpool Grand Studio, then touring | Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Bailey Set designer: Victoria Maytom |
May 2024 |
| My Chat With Harold Pinter | Theatre | Old Fire Station | Lighting Designer |
Director: Miriam Higgins |
Mar 2024 |
| It's a Motherfucking Pleasure | Theatre | New Diorama Theatre, then touring | Associate Lighting Designer |
Director: Josh Roche Set designer: Cara Evans |
Feb 2024 |
| SPUTNIK | Dance |
Dundee Rep Scottish Dance Theatre |
Lighting Designer | Oct 2023 | |
| I Dream in Colour | Theatre |
John Lyon Theatre Extant |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Max Percy |
Oct 2023 |
| It's a Motherfucking Pleasure | Theatre |
New Diorama Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe Flawbored |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Alex Musgrave Director: Josh Roche Set designer: Cara Evans |
Jul 2023 |
| I F*cked You In My Spaceship | Theatre | Soho Upstairs | Lighting Designer |
Director: Joseph Winer |
Jun 2023 |
| Operation Hummingbird | Theatre |
York Theatre Royal, main house, then touring Next Door But One |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matt Harper-Hardcastle |
May 2023 |
| Pressure Drop | Theatre |
Yard Theatre Immediate Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Karim |
Apr 2023 |
| Savage Heart | Theatre |
Pleasance Downstairs Certain Dark Things |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Natalya Micic |
Mar 2023 |
| Its a Motherfucking Pleasure | Theatre |
Vault Festival - Cage ASYLUM Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Co-Lighting Design with Alex Musgrave Director: Josh Roche Set designer: Cara Evans |
Feb 2023 |
| Surfacing | Theatre |
Vault Festival - Studio ASYLUM Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Bailey |
Feb 2023 |
| It's a Motherfucking Pleasure | Theatre |
Camden People's Theatre ASYLUM Arts |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Alex Musgrave Director: Josh Roche Set designer: Cara Evans |
Dec 2022 |
| A Monster Calls | Theatre |
The Watermill Theatre The Watermill Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Angharad Arnott Phillips Set designer: Alfie Heywood |
Nov 2022 |
| When This Is Over | Theatre |
The Yard Company Three |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ned Glasier Set designer: Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey |
Nov 2022 |
| All the Happy Things | Theatre | Theatre 503 | Lighting Designer |
Director: Melina Namdar |
Jul 2022 |
| How Disabled Are You? | Theatre | Omnibus Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Wilkinson |
Jul 2022 |
| How Disabled Are You? | Theatre | Park Theatre - Park90 | Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Wilkinson |
May 2022 |
| A Partnership | Theatre |
The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre Manchester, then touring Paper Mug |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jack McMahon Set designer: Bence Baksa |
Mar 2022 |
| Henry V | Theatre |
Donmar Warehouse Donmar Warehouse |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Lee Curran Director: Max Webster Set designer: Fly Davis |
Mar 2022 |
| Essentially Black | Theatre |
Soho Theatre Ambriel Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tramaine Reindorf Set designer: Roisin Jenner |
Feb 2022 |
| Milk and Gall | Theatre |
Theatre 503 Theatre 503 |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Simeon Miller Director: Lisa Spirling Set designer: Mona Camille |
Nov 2021 |
| Essentially Black | Theatre |
Camden People's Theatre Ambriel Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Grace Davey |
Oct 2021 |
| When Rachel Met Fiona | Theatre |
The Space Home You Go Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Maya Shimmin |
Sep 2021 |
| Essentially Black | Theatre |
The Water Rats Ambriel Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Caroline Yu |
Aug 2021 |
| The Gut Girls | Theatre | Stratford Circus Arts Centre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Gary Pillai Set designer: Victoria Maytom |
Mar 2020 |
| Top Girls | Theatre | Rose Bruford Studio | Lighting Designer |
Director: Christine Mears Set designer: Libbie Day |
Jun 2019 |
| The Fastest Clock in the Universe | Theatre | Rose Bruford Studio | Lighting Designer |
Director: Holly Wedgewood Set designer: Madison Omatseone |
Jun 2019 |
| Womb Cinema | Environmental | Rose Bruford Symposium | Lighting Designer |
Director: Abi Turner and Victoria Maytom |
Apr 2019 |
| Assassins | Musical | Stratford Circus Arts Centre | FollowSpot Operator |
Lighting designer: Ryan Stafford Director: Laura Keefe Set designer: Sarah Kemp |
Mar 2018 |
Location availability:
- Scotland
- UK London
- UK Provinces
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address | abiturner72@outlook.com |
| Website | www.abiturner.co.uk |
| Agent email | info@clarevidalhall.com |
| Agent website | https://www.clarevidalhall.com |
Theatre:
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
Musical:
- Small Scale / Fringe
Dance:
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
Education:
- Lectures
- Workshops
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Portfolio
Press quotes
Surfacing
The light design, meticulously crafted, heightens the emotional depth and tension, drawing the audience into the heart of the performance…(the lighting) adds variety to the beats of the plot’s unravelling, making the experience visceral
Anisha Pucadyil, North West End UK 22/05/2024
Light and sound are skillfully used and enhance the drama and sense of foreboding anxiety exquisitely
Graham Hadibi-Williams, The Reviews Hub 18/05/2024
