Jacob Gowler
Biography
Freelance ETC EOS family console programmer, working across Theatre and Opera, Productions include; Pacific Overtures ( Off West End ) Noises Off ( West End Transfer ) Murder In The Dark ( UK Tour ) Spongebob The Musical ( UK Tour ) Opera Holland Park Season Programmer ( 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Ruddigore Only * ) Buxton International Festival 2023 , ETO Spring Tour 2023. I also work as a casual board programmer and operator at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. I have also lit shows of my own and associated for other lighting designers.
Previous productions
In repertoire
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: D.M. Wood Director: Jacopo Spirei Set designer: Anna Bonomelli |
| Ernani | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: D.M. Wood Director: Jamie Manton Set designer: Sami Fendall |
| La tragédie de Carmen | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: D.M. Wood Director: Katharina Kastening Set designer: Bettina John |
| Pagliacci | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Johnathan Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Bridget Kimak |
| Il segreto di Susanna | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Johnathan Director: John Wilkie Set designer: Takis |
| Tosca | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Tim van 't Hof Director: Stephen Barlow Set designer: Yannis Thavoris |
| Il re pastore | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Jack Furness Set designer: Hannah Wolfe |
| La Sonnambula | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Harry Fehr Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
| Giulio Cesare | Opera |
Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring English Touring Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Howland Director: James Conway Set designer: Cordelia Chisholm |
| Lucrezia Borgia | Opera |
Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring English Touring Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY Director: Eloise Lally Set designer: Adam Wiltshire |
| Il Viaggio a Reims | Opera |
Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring English Touring Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY Director: Valentina Ceschi Set designer: Adam Wiltshire |
| Le Villi | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Takis |
| Margot la Rouge | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Takis |
| Eugene Onegin | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Robert Price Director: Julia Burbach Set designer: Takis |
| L'amico Fritz | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Rory Beaton Director: Julia Burbach Set designer: Alyson Cummins |
| lolanta | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Olivia Fuchs Set designer: Takis |
| Il segreto di Susanna | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: John Wilkie Set designer: Takis |
| Un Ballo in Maschera | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simon Corder Director: Rodula Gaitanou Set designer: Takis |
| The Rakes Progress | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stephen Unwin Set designer: James Cotterill |
| The Enchanted Island | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stuart Barker Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates of Penzance | Musical | Wilton’s Music Hall, then touring | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ben Bull Director: Sasha Regan Set designer: Robyn Wilson Owen |
Oct 2024 |
| The Yeomen of the Guard | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: John Savournin Set designer: Alyson Cummins |
Aug 2024 |
| Il segreto di Susanna | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Johnathan Director: John Wilkie Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2024 |
| Pagliacci | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Johnathan Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Bridget Kimak |
Jul 2024 |
| IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: D.M. Wood Director: Jacopo Spirei Set designer: Anna Bonomelli |
Jul 2024 |
| Ernani | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: D.M. Wood Director: Jamie Manton Set designer: Sami Fendall |
Jul 2024 |
| La tragédie de Carmen | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: D.M. Wood Director: Katharina Kastening Set designer: Bettina John |
Jul 2024 |
| Tosca | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Tim van 't Hof Director: Stephen Barlow Set designer: Yannis Thavoris |
May 2024 |
| Celebrating 22 Years Of Antonio Pappano | Concert |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden The Royal Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Matthew Mulberry |
May 2024 |
| International Draftworks 2024 | Dance |
The Linbury Theatre ( Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ) Mixed |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Prema Mehta Choreographer: Mixed |
Apr 2024 |
| La Strada | Dance |
Sadlers Wells London an Alina Cojocaru & Acworkroom Production |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Andrea Giretti Choreographer: Natália Horečná Set designer: Otto Bubeniček |
Jan 2024 |
| Pacific Overtures | Musical |
The Menier Chocolate Factory Chocolate Factory Productions |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Pyant Director: Matthew White Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
Nov 2023 |
| Noises Off | Theatre |
Theatre Royal Haymarket ( London ) Theatre Royal Bath |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Pyant Director: Lindsay Posner Set designer: Simon Higlett |
Sep 2023 |
| Murder In The Dark | Theatre |
Churchill Theatre Bromley, then touring The Original Theatre Company |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Pyant Director: Philip Franks Set designer: Simon Kenny |
Sep 2023 |
| Ruddigore | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: John Savournin Set designer: Madeleine Boyd |
Aug 2023 |
| Il re pastore | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Jack Furness Set designer: Hannah Wolfe |
Jul 2023 |
| La Sonnambula | Opera |
Buxton Opera House Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Harry Fehr Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Jul 2023 |
| The Land of Might Have Been | Musical |
Buxton Opera Festival then Theatre Royal Norwich, then touring Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Kimberley Sykes Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Jul 2023 |
| The Land of Might Have Been | Musical |
Buxton Opera Festival then Theatre Royal Norwich, then touring Buxton International Festival |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Kimberley Sykes Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Jul 2023 |
| The Spongebob Musical | Musical |
UK & Ireland Tour, then touring Selladoor Worldwide LTD |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ben Bull Director: Tara Overfield Wilkinson Set designer: Steve Howell |
Apr 2023 |
| Il Viaggio a Reims | Opera |
Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring English Touring Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY Director: Valentina Ceschi Set designer: Adam Wiltshire |
Mar 2023 |
| Lucrezia Borgia | Opera |
Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring English Touring Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY Director: Eloise Lally Set designer: Adam Wiltshire |
Mar 2023 |
| Giulio Cesare | Opera |
Hackney Empire, then touring, then touring English Touring Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Howland Director: James Conway Set designer: Cordelia Chisholm |
Mar 2023 |
| Welcome Home | Theatre |
Soho Theatre Willy Hudson |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria Director: Zach James Set designer: Anna Orton |
Jan 2023 |
| A Christmas Carole | Theatre |
Southend Palace Theatre Tuckshop & Trafalgar Theatre Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Simisola Majekodunmi Director: Denzel Westley-Sanderson Set designer: Lily Arnold |
Dec 2022 |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Theatre |
Northern Stage Northern Stage |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria Director: Maria Crocker Set designer: Amanda Mascarenhas |
Dec 2022 |
| Calendar Girls the Musical | Musical |
The Great Hall at The Leys Cambridge Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Cuming Set designer: Suzanne Emerson |
Oct 2022 |
| But, I'm A Cheerleader | Musical |
The Turbine Theatre Paul Taylor Mills & Adam Bialow (Lionsgate) |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: David Howe Director: Tania Azevedo Set designer: David Shields |
Oct 2022 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Theatre |
The Yard / HOME The Yard / HOME / English Touring Theatre |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria Director: James Macdonald Set designer: Rosie Elnile |
Sep 2022 |
| The Selfish Giant | Opera |
Howard Assembly Room Opera North |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emma Black Set designer: Zac Doughty |
Aug 2022 |
| Margot la Rouge | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2022 |
| Le Villi | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2022 |
| Eugene Onegin | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Robert Price Director: Julia Burbach Set designer: Takis |
May 2022 |
| Maria Friedman & Friends LEGACY | Concert |
The Menier Chocolate Factory Chocolate Factory Productions |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Pyant Director: David Babani |
Mar 2022 |
| Bloody Difficult Women | Theatre |
Studio 3,Riverside Studios, Hammersmith Cahoots Theatre Company |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: David Howe Director: Stephen Unwin Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Mar 2022 |
| Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat | Musical |
The Great Hall at The Leys Cambridge Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Cuming |
Dec 2021 |
| Cinderella | Theatre |
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall The Production Exchange |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Colin Blumenau Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Dec 2021 |
| Pippin | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Georgie Rankcom Set designer: Davy Stringer |
Nov 2021 |
| Urinetown: The Musical | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Simon Greiff Set designer: Davy Stringer |
Nov 2021 |
| The Wedding Singer | Musical | The Avondale Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Waldron Set designer: Davy Stringer |
Nov 2021 |
| Our House | Musical |
The Great Hall at The Leys Cambridge Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Cuming Set designer: Concept By CTC |
Oct 2021 |
| SHREK The Musical | Musical |
The Angles Theatre Wisbech Right Angles Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Shippey Set designer: Billy Garner |
Oct 2021 |
| Shining City | Theatre | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Howard Harrison Director: Nadia Fall Set designer: Peter McKintosh |
Sep 2021 |
| The Pirates of Penzance | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Charles Court Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: John Savournin Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Aug 2021 |
| L'amico Fritz | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Rory Beaton Director: Julia Burbach Set designer: Alyson Cummins |
Jul 2021 |
| Made In Dagenham | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy |
Lighting Designer |
Director: David Willoboughy Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
May 2021 |
| Legally Blonde | Musical | Italia Conti Arts Centre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Waldron Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
May 2021 |
| Guys and Dolls | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Guy Unsworth Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
May 2021 |
| Future Conditional | Theatre |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Patrick Toomey Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Feb 2020 |
| Love and Information | Theatre |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lawerence Evans Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Feb 2020 |
| Aladdin | Theatre |
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall The Production Exchange / Sutton Coldfield Townhall |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Colin Blumenau Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Dec 2019 |
| Little Women | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Arts Centre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tom O'Brien Set designer: Sangju Lee / Yueyi Zhang |
Nov 2019 |
| Saturday Night Fever | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Strassen Set designer: Lois Cornish / Maria Kuncheva |
Nov 2019 |
| Chicago The Musical | Musical |
The Great Hall at The Leys Cambridge Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Cuming Set designer: Frankie Gerrard |
Oct 2019 |
| Il segreto di Susanna | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: John Wilkie Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2019 |
| lolanta | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Olivia Fuchs Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2019 |
| Un Ballo in Maschera | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simon Corder Director: Rodula Gaitanou Set designer: Takis |
Jun 2019 |
| Into The Woods | Musical |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Bonas Set designer: Tom Paris |
May 2019 |
| Salt (RADA & RAMBERT Dance Project) | Dance |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) undefined |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Kennedy Muntanga |
May 2019 |
| Henry Marshall Prize Fights 2019 | Theatre |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lucy Skilbeck |
Mar 2019 |
| The Philosophy Shop | Theatre | John Gielgud Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Designer |
Director: Catherine Kontz Set designer: Anna Cierpial |
Mar 2019 |
| Romeo & Juliet | Theatre |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lucia Sánchez Roldán Director: Edward Kemp Set designer: Natasha Jenkins |
Feb 2019 |
| Beauty & The Beast | Musical |
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall The Production Exchange |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Colin Blumenau Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Dec 2018 |
| Intimate Apparel | Theatre | John Gielgud Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Designer |
Director: Chipo Chung Set designer: Kimberley Bouland |
Nov 2018 |
| Don Juan Comes Back From The War | Theatre | George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Designer |
Director: Sue Lefton Set designer: Carla Goodman |
Oct 2018 |
| The Enchanted Island | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stuart Barker Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Sep 2018 |
| The Rakes Progress | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stephen Unwin Set designer: James Cotterill |
Sep 2018 |
| Knock Knock | Theatre |
George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) Hot Coals Theatre Ensemble |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hot Coals Company |
Jun 2018 |
| Journey's End | Theatre | George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) | Production Electrician |
Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY Director: Prasanna Puwanarajah Set designer: James Cotterill |
May 2018 |
| Actors Tree 2018 | Theatre |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Matt Leventhall Director: Geoff Bullen |
Apr 2018 |
| Broadway Bound | Theatre | John Gielgud Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Stebbings Director: Geraldine Alexander Set designer: Emily Horvath |
Mar 2018 |
| Mrs Klein | Theatre | George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) | Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Dymock Director: Lucy Skilbeck Set designer: Janet Bird |
Feb 2018 |
Location availability:
- UK London
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address | jacobgowler@icloud.com |
| @JacobGowlerLD | |
| Website | www.jacobgowler.com |
Theatre:
- West End
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
Musical:
- Regional (Main House)
- Pantomime
Opera:
- Large scale
- 'Country House'
Dance:
- UK National Company
- Large Scale
Corporate:
- Conferences
- Exhibition Stands
Non-professional:
- Dance
- Musicals
- Opera
- Plays
Education:
- Lectures
- Training
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Portfolio
Pippin
The Wedding Singer
Our House
Made In Dagenham
Guys and Dolls
Future Conditional
Love and Information
Aladdin
Little Women
Saturday Night Fever
Chicago The Musical
Into The Woods
Salt (RADA & RAMBERT Dance Project)
The Philosophy Shop
Intimate Apparel
Don Juan Comes Back From The War
Knock Knock
Press quotes
Knock Knock
The design is impeccable. The stage is divided in two, a magical forest on one side, full of trees laced with fairy lights, the warmth of Harris’ living room on the other. Jacob Gowler’s lighting design is brilliant, transferring us between spaces with ease. It is used to particularly moving effect towards the end of the piece, when Harris waits interminably through the seasons.
Amelia Brown, The Spy in the Stalls 03/07/2018
