Claire Childs
Biography
Claire studied Mathematics at Oxford before starting her career as a lighting designer. Her credits include the UK and international tours of Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Blackeyed Theatre), and the UK tours of I Am Beast, Killing Roger and The Girl With No Heart (Sparkle and Dark), The Snowsmith, Boulder and Under the Frozen Moon (Half a String), The Tempest (Thick as Thieves), Revenge (Crime and Comedy Theatre Company), The Shipwrecked House (Penned in the Margins) and The Just So Stories (Red Table Theatre).
Other lighting designs include 100 Years and Push (Popelei Theatre), Humane (True Name Productions), Kaj Nazar (London Armenian Opera), Invisible Me (House of Stray Cats), As One and Imoinda (Lontano), Zaryab (Toos Foundation), Mozart vs Machine (Mahogany Opera Group), Robin Hood (The Opera Story), Rudolf (Pins and Needles), Iolanthe (Charles Court Opera), The Barrier (Earwig Arts), 1000 Songs (Pinch Punch), Venus/Mars (act up) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Cornucopia).
Lighting designs for dance productions include Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Alice - Wonderland Through the Looking Glass and Dracula - Welcome to D's (Chantry Dance Company) and NowHere and Forgot Your Password? (Divya Kasturi).
Claire is an associate artist with Half a String.
Previous productions
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ring of Fire | Opera |
Marylebone Theatre London Armenian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Seta White |
Jul 2024 |
| In and Out of Chekhov's Shorts | Theatre |
Southwark Playhouse (Large) Dragonboy Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Eliot Giuralarocca Set designer: Victoria Spearing |
Mar 2024 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Musical |
Hampden Hall Emanuel School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Carla Graves |
Mar 2024 |
| The Snowsmith | Theatre |
Stage Two, Norwich Theatre Royal Half a String |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Peter Morton and Rori Endersby Set designer: Peter Morton |
Dec 2023 |
| A Matter of Time | Dance |
Guildhall Theatre Grantham Chantry Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry |
Sep 2023 |
| Anoush | Opera |
Marylebone Theatre London Armenian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Seta White Set designer: Melissa Sofoian |
Jul 2023 |
| Ghost Dances | Dance |
Guildhall Arts Centre Chantry Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry |
Apr 2023 |
| Tales from a Thousand and One Nights | Theatre |
Greenwich Theatre, then touring Dragonboy Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Eliot Giuralarocca Set designer: Victoria Spearing |
Apr 2023 |
| The Snowsmith | Theatre |
Ware Drill Hall Half a String |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Peter Morton Set designer: Peter Morton |
Dec 2022 |
| Days in Quarantine | Theatre | White Bear Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Jules Chan |
Nov 2022 |
| To Varnam With Love | Dance |
Trestle Arts Base, then touring Divya Kasturi |
Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY Choreographer: Divya Kasturi |
Oct 2022 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Dance |
Guildhall Arts Centre, then touring Chantry Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry |
Sep 2022 |
| PUSH | Theatre |
Network Theatre, Vault Festival, then touring Popelei Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Scarlett Plouviez |
Jan 2020, May 2022 |
| London Sinfonietta: Then & Now | Concert |
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre London Sinfonietta |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2022 | |
| Under the Frozen Moon | Theatre |
The Marlowe Theatre Studio, Southern Maltings, then touring Half a String |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emma Willatts Set designer: Peter Morton |
Nov 2019, Dec 2021 |
| Humane | Theatre |
Downstairs - Pleasance London True Name |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Imy Wyatt Corner Set designer: Daisy Blower |
Nov 2021 |
| The Little Mermaid | Dance |
Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring Chantry Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry |
Sep 2021 |
| As One | Opera |
The Warehouse Waterloo Lontano |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Benjamin Davis |
Sep 2021 |
| The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | Theatre |
Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, then touring Blackeyed Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nick Lane Set designer: Victoria Spearing |
Sep 2017, Sep 2020, Sep 2021 |
| The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | Theatre |
Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, then touring Blackeyed Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nick Lane Set designer: Victoria Spearing |
Sep 2017, Sep 2020, Sep 2021 |
| Iolanthe | Opera |
Kings Head Theatre, Islington Charles Court Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: John Savournin Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Mar 2020 |
| The Chantry Gala | Dance |
Guildhall Theatre Grantham Chantry Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Paul Chantry and Rae Piper |
Feb 2020 |
| Revenge | Theatre |
Greenwich Theatre, then touring Crime and Comedy Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Louise Jameson |
Feb 2020 |
| PUSH | Theatre |
Network Theatre, Vault Festival, then touring Popelei Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Scarlett Plouviez |
Jan 2020, May 2022 |
| Under the Frozen Moon | Theatre |
The Marlowe Theatre Studio, Southern Maltings, then touring Half a String |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emma Willatts Set designer: Peter Morton |
Nov 2019, Dec 2021 |
| To Varnam With Love | Dance |
Key Theatre, Peterborough, then touring Divya Kasturi |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Divya Kasturi |
Oct 2019 |
| Zaryab | Theatre |
Logan Hall, London Toos Foundation |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Seta White Set designer: Alexandra Kharibian |
Oct 2019 |
| Alice - Wonderland Through the Looking Glass | Dance |
Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring Chantry Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Paul Chantry and Rae Piper Set designer: Rae Piper |
Sep 2019 |
| 100 Years | Theatre |
Arcola Theatre Popelei Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Scarlett Plouviez Set designer: Rachel Wingate |
Jul 2019 |
| Nazar the Brave | Opera |
Bishop Centre London Armenian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Seta White Set designer: Zahra Mansouri |
Apr 2019 |
| Boulder | Theatre |
The Marlowe Theatre Studio, then touring Half a String |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Peter Morton Set designer: Peter Morton |
Apr 2019 |
| Imoinda | Opera |
The Warehouse Waterloo Lontano |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Barbara Poll |
Feb 2019 |
| Robin Hood | Opera |
Bussey Building Peckham The Opera Story |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Polly Graham Set designer: April Dalton |
Feb 2019 |
| Rudolf | Theatre |
Midlands Arts Centre Pins and Needles |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anna Girvan Set designer: Charlotte Cooke |
Nov 2018 |
| Invisible Me | Theatre |
Little Angel Theatre, then touring House of Stray Cats |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon Set designer: Peter Morton |
Oct 2018 |
| Dracula - Welcome to D's | Dance |
Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring Chantry Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry Set designer: Rae Piper |
Sep 2018 |
| Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four | Theatre |
New Theatre Royal Portsmouth, then touring Blackeyed Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nick Lane Set designer: Victoria Spearing |
Sep 2018 |
| 1000 Songs | Opera |
Arcola Studio 2 (Grimeborn Festival) Pinch Punch and Myaseen |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Seta White |
Aug 2018 |
| Lucky Stiff | Musical |
Paradise Greenside BB Theatre Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julian Hirst |
Aug 2018 |
| The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | Theatre |
Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, then touring Blackeyed Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nick Lane Set designer: Victoria Spearing |
Sep 2017, Sep 2020, Sep 2021 |
| Mozart vs Machine | Opera |
Quarterhouse Folkestone Mahogany Opera Group |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Frederic Wake-Walker Set designer: Kitty Callister |
Feb 2017 |
| The Tempest | Theatre |
Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, then touring Thick as Thieves |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nicky Diss and Thomas Judd |
Sep 2016 |
| Mignon | Opera |
Lewes Town Hall, then touring New Sussex Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Harry Fehr Set designer: Elly Wdowski |
Nov 2015 |
| Leader of the pack | Musical |
Waterloo East Theatre Waterloo East Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gerald Armin |
Oct 2015 |
| I AM BEAST | Theatre |
Pleasance Edinburgh, then touring Sparkle and Dark |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon Set designer: Lily Faith Knight and Shelley Knowles-Dixon |
Aug 2015 |
| Forgot Your Password? | Dance |
Watford Palace Theatre, then touring Divya Kasturi |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Divya Kasturi |
Apr 2015 |
| The Shipwrecked House | Theatre | Penned in the Margins | Lighting Designer |
Director: Tom Chivers |
Jul 2014 |
| The Just So Stories | Theatre | Red Table Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Rafe Beckley |
Feb 2014 |
| Picasso is Coming... Ce Soir | Theatre |
St James Theatre Studio PD Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Peter Gerald |
Nov 2013 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theatre |
Glamis Adventure Playground Cornucopia Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mark Duncan |
Oct 2013 |
| The Barrier | Theatre |
Park Theatre Earwig Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kirrie Wratten Set designer: Anna Hourriere |
Sep 2013 |
| NowHere | Dance | Divya Kasturi | Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Divya Kasturi |
Jun 2013 |
| Venus/Mars | Theatre |
Old Red Lion Theatre act up |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Rikki Henry Set designer: Petra Hjortsberg |
May 2013 |
| Blavatsky's Tower | Theatre |
Barons Court Theatre Behind the Eye Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Will Maynard Set designer: Cleo Harris-Seaton |
Apr 2013 |
| Killing Roger | Theatre | Sparkle and Dark | Lighting Designer |
Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon Set designer: Anna Shuttleworth |
Mar 2013 |
| The Girl With No Heart | Theatre |
Bedlam Theatre, then touring Sparkle and Dark |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon Set designer: Anna Shuttleworth |
Aug 2012 |
Location availability:
- Africa
- Australasia & Asia Pacific
- Central Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Far East & East Asia
- Middle East & West Asia
- North America
- Scotland
- South America
- UK London
- UK Provinces
- Western Europe & Scandinavia
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address |
Theatre:
- International
- West End
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
Musical:
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
Opera:
- Small scale
- Touring relights
Dance:
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
- Touring relights
Non-professional:
- Dance
- Musicals
- Opera
- Plays
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Portfolio
The Snowsmith
Days in Quarantine
Beauty and the Beast
PUSH
Under the Frozen Moon
Humane
The Little Mermaid
Revenge
Zaryab
Alice - Wonderland Through the Looking Glass
100 Years
Nazar the Brave
Boulder
Robin Hood
Rudolf
Invisible Me
Dracula - Welcome to D's
Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four
1000 Songs
Mozart vs Machine
I AM BEAST
Forgot Your Password?
Killing Roger
The Girl With No Heart
Press quotes
PUSH
This is all helped enormously by the superb lighting design by Claire Childs
Tess Kennedy, Upper Circle 31/01/2020
