Ben Pickersgill
Biography
Ben is a UK-based lighting designer. For more details please see www.benpickersgill.co.uk
Previous productions
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This House (UK Tour) | Theatre |
West Yorkshire Playhouse, then touring Headlong |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jeremy Herrin Set designer: Rae Smith |
Feb 2018 |
| Company | Musical |
Aberdeen Arts Centre David Adkin Ltd |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Derek Anderson Set designer: Nik Corrall |
Feb 2018 |
| Mad King Suibhne | Opera |
Messums Wiltshire Bury Court Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ella Marchment Set designer: Holly Pigott |
Dec 2017 |
| Spamalot | Theatre |
Watford Palace Theatre Cassio |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Clare Ashcroft |
Nov 2017 |
| Trouble in Tahiti | Opera |
Leeds Grand Theatre, then touring Opera North |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Eberhardt Set designer: Charles Edwards |
Oct 2017 |
| The Little Greats | Opera |
Leeds Grand Theatre, then touring Opera North |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Charles Edwards Set designer: Charles Edwards |
Sep 2017 |
| Sonny | Theatre |
ALWF Theatre, Arts Ed Arts Ed |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Deborah Bruce Set designer: Ruth Hall |
May 2017 |
| Mad King Suibhne | Opera | Bury Court Opera | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ella Marchment Set designer: Holly Pigott |
Mar 2017 |
| L'Ospedale | Opera | Bury Court Opera | Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Mar 2017 |
| Snow | Opera |
Bussey Building Peckham Opera Story |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Feb 2017 |
| This House | Theatre |
Garrick Theatre Headlong & Chichester Festival Theatre |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Paule Constable Director: Jeremy Herrin Set designer: Rae Smith |
Nov 2016 |
| Carmen | Opera | Blackheath Halls | Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Rolls Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Jul 2016 |
| Soul | Musical | Royal and Derngate Northampton | Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Howland Director: James Dacre Set designer: Jon Bausor |
May 2016 |
| Cabaret | Musical |
ACT Aberdeen David Adkin Ltd |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Derek Anderson Set designer: Rachel Stone |
Jan 2016 |
| Man of la Mancha | Musical |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Harwood and Dawn Harrison-Wallace |
Nov 2015 |
| L'Ospedale | Opera |
Wilton's Music Hall Solomon's Knot |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Nov 2015 |
| Idomeneo | Opera | Blackheath Halls | Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Jul 2015 |
| Grease | Musical |
Bernie Grant Arts Centre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jeremy Thomas Set designer: Colin Mayes |
Jun 2015 |
| Legally Blonde | Musical | Bridewell Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kim Barker |
May 2015 |
| Brundibar | Opera | Blackheath Halls | Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Mar 2015 |
| Marry Me a Little | Musical | Assembly Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ed Burnside Set designer: Ryan Laight |
May 2014 |
| The Little Sweep | Opera | Blackheath Halls | Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Apr 2014 |
| Into The Woods | Musical | Bridewell Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Matt Gould Set designer: Steve King |
Apr 2014 |
| Footloose | Musical | Watford Palace Theatre | Lighting Designer | Nov 2013 | |
| The Producers | Musical |
Bernie Grant Arts Centre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Jameson Set designer: Colin Mayes |
Oct 2013 |
| Oklahoma! | Musical |
Opera Holland Park CMS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Natascha Metherell Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
May 2013 |
| Musical Theatre Showcase | Musical |
Criterion Theatre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sally-Ann Gritton |
Apr 2013 |
| La Rondine | Opera |
Factory 7, London, then touring GoOpera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Mar 2013 |
| Anything Goes | Theatre |
Bernie Grant Arts Centre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jonathan Moore Set designer: Caroline Reid |
Mar 2013 |
| Noye's Fludde | Opera | Blackheath Halls | Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Feb 2013 |
| Yerma | Theatre |
Riverside Studios, then touring Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sally Ann Gritton Set designer: Jess Banting |
Nov 2012 |
| L'Orfeo | Opera | Hampstead Garden Opera | Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Eberhardt Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Nov 2012 |
| Musical Theatre Showcase | Musical |
Criterion Theatre Mountview |
Lighting Designer | Sep 2012 | |
| The Threepenny Opera | Musical | The Old Market, Hove | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ed Burnside |
Apr 2012 |
| The Light in the Piazza | Musical |
Bernie Grant Arts Centre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Fentiman Set designer: Caroline Reid |
Feb 2012 |
| Lucky Stiff | Musical | Landor Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Rob McWhir |
Feb 2012 |
| A Little Night Music | Musical |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Harwood |
Nov 2011 |
| The Wedding Singer | Theatre |
Bernie Grant Arts Centre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jeremy Lloyd Thomas Set designer: Adrian Linford |
Nov 2011 |
| Carmen | Opera |
Sadlers Wells A&O Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Ellan Parry |
Nov 2011 |
| Six Rounds | Theatre |
Lost Theatre Liminal Space Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Prav Menon-Johansson |
Jun 2011 |
| Semele | Opera |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse Hampstead Garden Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Apr 2011 |
| Company | Musical |
Karamel Club Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Darren Lawrence Set designer: Rachel Dingle |
Feb 2011 |
| A Christmas Carol | Theatre |
Trafalgar Studios Horla |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: Tracy Waller |
Dec 2010 |
| Kiss of the Spiderwoman | Musical |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Harwood |
Nov 2010 |
| Too Darn Hot | Musical |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Angus Jacobs |
Sep 2010 |
| American Bytes Back | Theatre |
Lost Theatre Liminal Space Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Prav Menon-Johansson |
Aug 2010 |
| The Bartered Bride | Opera |
Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, then touring Surrey Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Hurley Set designer: Madeleine Millar |
Jun 2010 |
| American Bytes | Theatre |
New Wimbledon Studio Liminal Space Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Prav Menon-Johansson |
Apr 2010 |
| The Libertine | Theatre |
Bridwell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anne-Marie Leigh |
Mar 2010 |
| Festen | Theatre |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anne-Marie Leigh Set designer: Bronia Kupczyk |
Feb 2009 |
| The Thingumywotsit | Theatre |
Hen & Chickens Theatre Nasty Sweets |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: Vreni Aebersold |
Feb 2009 |
| A Faceful of Fists | Theatre |
New Wimbledon Studio Nasty Sweets |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: Vreni Aebersold |
Oct 2008 |
| Don Carlos | Theatre |
Cockpit Theatre, then touring SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anne-Marie Leigh |
Aug 2008 |
| Red Riding Hood | Theatre |
Cannizaro Park Festival Horla |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: Natalie Jones |
Jul 2008 |
| Sweeney Todd | Musical |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Harwood |
Nov 2007 |
| Yellow Lines | Theatre |
Oval House Theatre Human Resources |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mervyn Millar Set designer: Naomi Dawson |
May 2007 |
| Merrily We Roll Along | Musical |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Harwood |
May 2006 |
| Company | Musical |
Bridewell Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Harwood |
Apr 2005 |
| Rumplestiltskin and Other Grizzly Tales | Theatre |
New Wimbledon Studio Horla |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: Tracy Waller |
Nov 2004 |
| Sweet Charity | Musical |
Pleasance Theatre SEDOS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Harwood |
Nov 2004 |
| Brimstone and Treacle | Theatre |
Bridwell Theatre 1066 Production |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: George Gold |
Jul 2004 |
| Grimms | Theatre |
Rose and Crown Theatre Horla |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: Tracy Waller and Alex Agg |
Nov 2003 |
| A Doll's House | Theatre |
Rose and Crown Theatre Horla |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alistair Green Set designer: Tracy Waller |
Apr 2003 |
| Man is Man | Theatre |
Finborough Theatre The Steam Industry |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mervyn Millar Set designer: Ana Mestre |
Apr 2002 |
| Assassins | Musical |
Jack Romano Playhouse Stagedoor Manor |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Micheal Larson Set designer: Sadie Smith |
Aug 2001 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Theatre |
Imperial College Concert Hall Thomas's School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jeremy James |
Jun 2000 |
| The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe | Theatre |
Imperial College Concert Hall Thomas's School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jemery James |
Jun 1999 |
Location availability:
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address |
Theatre:
- West End
- Commercial Tour
Musical:
- Regional (Main House)
- Small Scale / Fringe
Opera:
- Large scale
- 'Country House'
- Small scale
Education:
- Workshops
News
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Portfolio
Press quotes
Snow
Rachel Szmukler’s designs, relying on simple props for the in-the-round setting, are given canny atmosphere by Ben Pickersgill’s lighting
Fiona Maddocks, The Gaurdian 26/02/2017
Into The Woods
..the set swung out to reveal the eerie splendour of the woods – a multi-levelled set with subtle lighting which made fantastic use of the performance space. The whole production was visually stunning..''
Sardines Magazine 04/04/2014
Noye's Fludde
...lighting designer Ben Pickersgill produced such a magical episode when a dove flitted all around the walls and ceiling
Gill Stoker, British Theatre Guide 24/02/2013
L'Orfeo
Ben Pickersgill’s lighting made atmospheric use of the space, subtly evoking very different moods within this intimate venue.
Dorothy Wilson, Bachtrack
A Christmas Carol
...the shadow of the Roman numerals and hands of a large clock... very effectively emphasise the ethereal quality of life, one of the story’s chief themes
Extra Extra 08/01/2011
American Bytes Back
Ben Pickersgill’s simple lighting...perfectly captures the downcast nature of this toy lying by the side of the freeway. It also evokes the sense of strangeness that the piece needs.
Rebecca Gibson, Fringe Report 11/08/2010
Don Carlos
The look was great. Stark simple lights, minimal set and elegant costumes complimented each other beautifully
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Brimstone and Treacle
The stage design and lighting beautifully conjure up the invasion of the depressingly ordinary by the diabolic
Michael Willoughby, Camden New Journal
Grimms
The Rose and Crown audience is transported to a magical forest through the use of a set by Tracy Waller and Alex Agg and lighting by Ben Pickersgill
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