Chuma Emembolu
Biography
An experienced freelance Lighting Designer, Chuma has enjoyed a great deal of professional success for his innovative and electrifying work in theatre both round the UK
Previous productions
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The great Pravitaion | Theatre |
Theatre 503, London Theatre 503 |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Chuma Emembolu Director: Kalungi Ssebandeke Set designer: Ruth Badila |
May 2024 |
| Icarus | Theatre |
Tobacco Factory Theatres Bristol School of Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nancy Medina |
Dec 2022 |
| Sir John In Love | Opera |
Opera Holland Park British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Harry Fehr Set designer: Nate Gibson |
Aug 2022 |
| The Throne | Theatre |
Charing Cross Theatre Throne Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anthony Biggs Set designer: Gregor Donnelly |
Jun 2022 |
| Bold Girls | Theatre |
Gielgud Theatre, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ola Ince Set designer: Adam Nee |
May 2022 |
| The Dwarfs | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Flying Colours Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Harry Burton Set designer: Isabella Van Braeckel |
May 2022 |
| The Aspern Papers | Opera |
Royal Academy of Music, Susie Sainsbury Theatre Pegasus Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Simone Ibbett-Brown |
Apr 2022 |
| Man of Mode | Theatre |
The Mack Mountview Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Barney McElholm & Bethany West Set designer: Tina Torbey |
Mar 2022 |
| The Night Woman | Theatre |
The Other Palace, London Emma Blackman Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Martina Laird |
Mar 2022 |
| Here's What She Said To Me | Theatre |
Belgrade 2 - Coventry Utopia Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mojisola Elufowoju Set designer: Emma Williams |
Jan 2022 |
| For Black Boy Who Considered Suicide When the Hue Got to Heavy | Theatre |
New Diarama Theatre, London New Diorama Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu Set designer: Anna Reid |
Oct 2021 |
| LOVE, GENIUS AND A WALK | Theatre |
Theatro Technis, Camden Bringing Up The House |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Leah Townley Set designer: CONSTANCE VILLEMOT |
Sep 2021 |
| L'ENFANT PRODIGUE | Opera |
Royal Academy of Music, Susie Sainsbury Theatre Pegasus Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Harry Fehr Set designer: Flavio Graff |
Sep 2021 |
| POISON, PASSION AND PURIFICATION | Opera |
Royal Academy of Music, Susie Sainsbury Theatre Pegasus Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Harry Fehr Set designer: Flavio Graff |
Sep 2021 |
| Invisibe Me | Theatre | New Wimbledon Studio Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Su Gilroy |
Sep 2021 |
| Maggie and Ted | Theatre |
The Garrick Theatre London Honourable Man Productions |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Jack Weir Director: Michael Kingsbury |
Jun 2021 |
| ILLUSIONS OF LIBERTY | Theatre |
Kings Head Theatre, Angel It Taste Like Home Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Raquel Grela |
Jun 2021 |
| Invisible Me | Theatre | Conway Hall | Lighting Designer |
Director: Nicky Allpress |
Oct 2020 |
| THE GOOD DAD | Theatre | The Old Red Lion Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Anthony Shrubsall |
Feb 2020 |
| We Will Rock You | Musical |
ARK BORLINGBROKE ARK BORLINGBROKE Production |
Lighting Designer | Jan 2020 | |
| The Maids | Theatre |
Hen and Chickens Theatre Theatre East N Bull |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Boris Celiloglu |
Jan 2020 |
| Great Expectations | Theatre |
The Playground Theatre Theatre Labs Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anastasia Revi Set designer: Eirini Kariori |
Dec 2019 |
| THE EXCEPTIONAL CASE OF WHIZZ AND DREX | Theatre |
The Old Red Lion Theatre SANTAMANA PRODUCTIONS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Fred Kelly |
Dec 2019 |
| A BOY CALLED PORRO | Musical |
Pleasance Theatre London Tricolore Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anthony Shrubsall Set designer: Alys Whitehead |
Nov 2019 |
| EDRED THE VAMPYRE | Theatre | The Old Red Lion Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Anthony Shrubsall Set designer: Alys Whitehead |
Oct 2019 |
| DISSOCIATED | Musical |
Etcetera Theatre, Camden Skitzoid Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: David Bain |
Oct 2019 |
| Macbeth - The Musical | Musical |
The White Bear Theatre Stage Splinters |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chuma Emembolu Set designer: Sally Hardcastle |
Sep 2019 |
| This Play Will Solve Climate Change | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Reusable Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Laura Baggaley |
Aug 2019 |
| Blue Tights, Red Knickers and an ‘s’ On her vest | Theatre |
The Lion & Unicorn Theatre Thematic Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Liam Ashmead |
Aug 2019 |
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Opera |
Greenwood Theatre, Kings College London Fulham Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Paul Higgins Set designer: Jessica Staton |
Aug 2019 |
| Nostalgia | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Nomadic Theatrical Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Clive Moffatt |
Jul 2019 |
| Conversation With Ed | Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Evangeline Osbon |
Jul 2019 | |
| The Fear | Theatre |
Bunker Theatre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lekan Lawal |
Jun 2019 |
| King Charles III | Theatre |
Barnes Community Centre Wild Duck Theatre and Barnes Players |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Susan Coates |
Jun 2019 |
| Gravel Heart | Theatre |
Bunker Theatre Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Richard Vincent |
May 2019 |
| Jumping the Shark | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre White Bear Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Kingsbury |
Apr 2019 |
| Avalon | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Savage Kid |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Peter Craze |
Mar 2019 |
| The Key Keepers of Kabul | Theatre | Tara Arts, London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kamaal Hussain |
Mar 2019 |
| LUCREZIA THE SINNER, LUCREZIA THE SAINT | Theatre |
The Oxford Playhouse Theatre Lab Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anastasia Revi Set designer: Valentina Sanna |
Mar 2019 |
| The Project | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre RedNeedles Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anthony Shrubsall Set designer: Sarah Baker |
Mar 2019 |
| Connecting... | Theatre |
The Chapel Playhouse All Terrain Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lucie Regan |
Mar 2019 |
| Boomerang | Theatre | The White Bear Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ivana Mazza-Coates and Madeleine Shenai |
Feb 2019 |
| some birds never return | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre The Collective Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Theodor Spiridon |
Feb 2019 |
| Nor Woman Neither | Theatre | The White Bear Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Doolan |
Feb 2019 |
| 104 days with you | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Luna Rose Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Luna Rose |
Jan 2019 |
| The Empire Has Fallen | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Umbra Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: David Fenne |
Jan 2019 |
| Valhalla | Theatre | The White Bear Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Allix James |
Jan 2019 |
| Apparatus | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Blue Devil Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ross Dinwiddy |
Jan 2019 |
| Cinderella :Pantomime | Theatre |
Ye Olde Rose & Crown Whats in a name productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anthony Law |
Nov 2018 |
| An Honourable Man | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Honourable Man Productions |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Joseph Ed Thomas Director: Jolly Gosnold Set designer: Mike Lees |
Nov 2018 |
| As You Like It | Theatre |
Ye Olde Rose & Crown Controlled Chaos Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael J. Ansley |
Nov 2018 |
| Tainted - A New Musical | Musical | The Vaults Theatre | Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Joseph Ed Thomas Director: Bryan Hodgson Set designer: Mike Lees |
Oct 2018 |
| It Taste Like Home | Musical |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Divergence Theatre Collective |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roman Berry Set designer: Geraldine Cooper |
Oct 2018 |
| Cabaret | Theatre |
The Other Palace Konstantin Kamenski Productions |
Lighting Designer | Oct 2018 | |
| Clapham Fringe Festival | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre The Bread and Roses Theatre |
Lighting Designer | Sep 2018 | |
| THE SWORD OF ALEX | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Beyond the Pale theatre company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brian Woolland Set designer: Alys Whitehead |
Sep 2018 |
| Chaos Volume III | Theatre |
Katzpace theatre Controlled Chaos Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer | Sep 2018 | |
| Richard II | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Open the Vault productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Joshua Jewkes |
Aug 2018 |
| Trying to be her | Theatre |
Etcetera Theatre The Writing Network |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Paula David |
Aug 2018 |
| Fleeced | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Matipo Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Georgia Hardcastle Set designer: Sally Hardcastle |
Aug 2018 |
| TELO | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre New Dreams Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Laurel Marks |
Aug 2018 |
| SUNFLOWER | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre New Dreams Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Joe Miller |
Aug 2018 |
| SUNNY SIDE UP | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre New Dreams Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tess Agus |
Aug 2018 |
| Bandit | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre New Dreams Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daisy Milner |
Aug 2018 |
| In the Wake of | Theatre |
The Lion and Unicorn Theatre WooHoo Debbie Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matt Shrachan |
Aug 2018 |
| No Exit | Theatre |
Bread & Roses Theatre The Rose Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Sheppard |
Jul 2018 |
| Blue Tights, Red Knickers and an ’S’ on Her Vest | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Thematic Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Liam Ashmead |
Jul 2018 |
| Metamorphosis 2 | Theatre |
Waterloo East Theatre, London Off The Cliff Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kasia Różycki |
Jul 2018 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Theatre |
Waterloo East Theatre, London Controlled Chaos Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Paul Anthony |
Jun 2018 |
| Last one here | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Tripped Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Georgia Leanne Harris Set designer: Sally Hardcastle |
Jun 2018 |
| Dare to Do | Theatre |
The Space Ka Zimba Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jeffery Kissoon Set designer: Alfie Heywood |
May 2018 |
| Gift of the Gab | Theatre |
The White Bear Theatre Shiny Pin Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Simon David Eden Set designer: Sim E. Sigh |
May 2018 |
| The Buzz | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre The Bread and Roses Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Velenzia Spearpoint Set designer: Sally Hardcastle |
May 2018 |
| Don Juan | Theatre |
Hoxton Hall Theatre Theatre Lab Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anastasia Revi Set designer: Valentina Sanna |
Apr 2018 |
| In the Year 2125 | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brooke DeBettignies |
Mar 2018 |
| Frankenstein: Live Audio Drama | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Richard Hand |
Mar 2018 |
| Fixed Action Pattern | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Evi Stamatiou |
Mar 2018 |
| Dark King Kills Unicorn | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stella Keramida |
Mar 2018 |
| Close Encounters | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Darren Tunstall |
Mar 2018 |
| For the Living | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jay Head |
Mar 2018 |
| Been on the Job Too Long | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Simone Giustinelli |
Mar 2018 |
| Homo Superior | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tess Agus |
Mar 2018 |
| RIP | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Edward Einhorn |
Mar 2018 |
| Last Tragedy | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sokratis Synitos |
Mar 2018 |
| Paper Doll | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Cyborphic Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Katherine Sturt-Scobie |
Mar 2018 |
| The Tempest | Theatre |
The Brockley Jack Theatre Controlled Chaos Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Dylan Lincoln Set designer: Dylan Lincoln |
Feb 2018 |
| Little Did I Know | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre The Bread and Roses Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roman Berry Set designer: Reiko Moreau |
Feb 2018 |
| Fear and Misery of the Third Reich | Theatre |
The Brockley Jack Theatre Aequitas Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Rachael Bellis |
Jan 2018 |
| What's your Issue | Theatre |
The Cockpit Theatre - London Aequitas Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sophia Start |
Aug 2015 |
| Measure for Measure | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Aequitas Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sophia Start |
Mar 2015 |
| The Merchant Of Venice | Theatre |
The Bread and Roses Theatre Aequitas Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sophia Start |
Mar 2015 |
| Scars | Theatre | Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury | Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Woods |
Nov 2000 |
Location availability:
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address | chumald@icloud.com |
| Agent email | nicky@33ltd.com |
| Website | https://www.chumald.com |
Theatre:
- International
- West End
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Musical:
- International
- West End
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Opera:
- International
- Large scale
- Small scale
- Education Establishment
- Projection / Video Design
Dance:
- International
- UK National Company
- Large Scale
- Medium Scale
- Education Establishment
- Projection / Video Design
Corporate:
- Conferences
- Exhibition Stands
- Fashion Shows
- Product Launches
- Award Ceremonies
- Open Air Events
- Projection / Video / Content Design
Education:
- Lectures
- Workshops
- Training
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Press quotes
Great Expectations
This Gothic adaptation is aided greatly, not only by the set but the sound and lighting too. Chuma Emembolu’s lighting design adds to the mood of the piece, while the music and sound effects help to keep the audience on the edge of their seats
kherrington83, From Page to stage 22/12/2019
Chuma Emembolu’s lighting design enhances the gloominess and the clever use of music and sound effects establishes a foreboding atmosphere which lingers throughout.
Jonathan Marshall, The Upcoming 19/12/2019
The macabre atmosphere is heightened by the lighting design and the chilling choice of music throughout the piece
Sarah McPartlan, Musical Theatre Musings 18/12/2019
The most impressive part of this show is, and by far, the direction by Anastasia Revi. The exceptional set (Eirini Kariori) and lighting design (Chuma Emembolu) help to build a gloomy, gothic atmosphere.
Dominika Fleszar, A Spy In The Stalls 16/12/2019
Chuma Emembolu’s lighting and the skilful use of music and the sound of ticking clocks all add to the mood and the formality of Anastasia Revi’s production makes it easy to play directly to the audience.
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide 15/12/2019
EDRED THE VAMPYRE
Chuma Emembolu and Alys Whitehead also deserve mentions for their respective powerful lighting/set design and haunting monastic music..
J², Close-Up Culture 01/11/2019
Priest manages to be genuinely scary at points, something helped along by Chuma Emembolu’ intense sound and lighting design.
Oluwatayo Adewole, Voice Magazine 01/11/2019
the overall ominous atmosphere – carried off with ease by a marriage of set design (Alys Whitehead) and lighting and sound (Chuma Emembolu) – makes for a deliciously gothic tale with a wonderfully entertaining main character.
Vicky Richards, A Spy In The Stalls 29/10/2019
He's aided by his trio of actors who give splendid performances, pitched perfectly for this intimate space, beautifully lit by Chuma Emembolu.
Gary Naylor, Broadway World UK 02/10/2019
Macbeth - The Musical
This is a very very funny and very relevant show from Stage Splinters. I loved the witches and the rapping, the original words and music. Co-written by Chuma Emembolu, who also directed the show, this version transported the Macbeths and their entourage into the twenty-first-century. But with singing puppets.
Deborah Jefferies, London Pub Theatres 06/09/2019
This Play Will Solve Climate Change
A quick shout-out to Chuma Emembolu for the lighting design of this show, which was noticeably excellent and effectively hit the mark and mood of each scene every time.
Elisha Alysmore, London Pub Theatres 15/08/2019
Nostalgia
Chuma Emembolu’s lighting and sound design, though, help to bring things together into a coherent whole, with Emembolu’s sound direction, in particular, making good use of some musical staples of classical and big band fare to evoke the titular nostalgia for a different era
Christopher O'Dea-Giordano, London Theatre Reviews 02/08/2019
Gift of the Gab
The detailed set by Sim E Sigh, complete with pickled eggs and ancient till, and paired with Chuma Emembolu’s lighting and sound design means the Winter of Discontent has never felt closer. The 1970s pop culture references flow thick and fast.
Frey Kwa Hawking, The Stage 21/05/2018
Don Juan
Chuma Emembolu’s lighting articulates the contrasting moments with precision and sensitivity
Joanna Hetherington, A Spy In The Stalls 27/04/2018
