Photographer: Kirsten Mcternan | From the show Quadrophenia
Photographer: Brian Tarr | From the show Riders To The Sea/Dido and Aeneas
Photographer: Kirsten Mcternan | From the show Quadrophenia
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Catherine James

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Biography

Catherine graduated in 2007 from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff after gaining a BA in Stage Management & Technical Theatre. In 2007 Catherine won the ETC prize in the Michael Northen Bursary for her design on Quadrophenia.

Since graduating Catherine has been working freelance as a lighting technician mainly on UK touring musicals. Recent work includes Production Electrician for Dance Consortium's 2023 & 2024 UK tours, Chief Electrician and relights on various tours, Head of Lighting & Sound at the Cambridge Arts Theatre.

Previous productions

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
SHREK The Musical Theatre Playful Productions Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Hugh Vanstone & Matt Daw
Jul 2014
RELIGHTS FOR Low Life Theatre Tabacco Factory, then touring
Blind Summit Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Down
Set designer: Nick Barnes
Nov 2007
Quadrophenia Musical Sherman Theatre. Cardiff
RWCMD
Lighting Designer Director: Tom Critchley
Set designer: Sophie Kahn
Feb 2007
Riders To The Sea/Dido and Aeneas Opera Sherman Theatre. Cardiff
RWCMD
Lighting Designer Director: Emma Rivlin
Jul 2006
Location availability:
  • Worldwide
Musical:
  • Touring relights
Non-professional:
  • Plays
  • Musicals

News

Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.

Press quotes

Quadrophenia

'Catherine had a large rig, which the judges felt had been used to extremely good effect, producing some very striking visual looks.”
Fred Foster ETC,