Jane Lalljee
Biography
Jan-Mar 24 Polka Theatre/Theatr Iolo (Tidy) Dir: Lee Lyford Polka run and tour
Nov-Dec 23 Torch Theatre (Beauty and the Beast) Dir: Chelsey Gillard National Theatre Wales
Nov-Dec 23 Bolton Octagon (Around The World in 80 Days)Dir: Kash Arshad In house production
Oct 23 National Theatre Wales (Circle of Fifths) Dir: Gavin Porter Welsh tour
Sept-Dec 23 Les Enfants Terribles (The House with Chicken Legs) Dir: Oliver Lansley and James Seager National Tour
Sept/Oct 23 Salisbury Playhouse (Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense)Dir:Mareike AudsleySalisbury Playhouse/Bolton Octagon
June 23 English Theatre, Frankfurt (Now and Then)Dir: Natasha Rickman In House Production
May/June 23 Ambassador’s Theatre (Rose) Dir: Scott Le Crass West End run
May 23 New Vic Theatre (The Card) Dir: Conrad Nelson New Vic/Claybody Theatre
Mar 23 Swansea Grand (Cost of Living) Dir: Lorne Campbell National Theatre Wales
Feb 23 HOME, Manchester (Song from Far Away)Dir: Kirk Jameson In house Production
Nov 22 Harrogate Theatre (Aladdin) Dir: Marcus Romer In house production
Oct 22 Stephen Joseph Theatre (Constellations) Dir: Paul Robinson In house production
Sept/Oct 22 Chippy Lane (Right Where We Left Us) Dir: Chelsey Gillard Chapter Arts Centre
Sept/Oct 22 Rose with Maureen Lipman Dir: Scott Le Crass Hope Mill/Park Theatre
June 22 National Theatre Wales(Circle of Fifths) Dir: Gavin Porter Dance House, WMC
May-July 22 Bolton Octagon (One Man Two Guvnors) Dir: Lotte Wakeham Octagon, Liverpool Everyman, TBTL, Keswick
April 22 Leeds Playhouse (I wanna Be Yours) Dir: Sameena Hussain Leeds Playhouse Production
April 22 Luke Hereford/WMC (Grandmother’s Closet) Dir: Francoise Pandolfo In house at WMC/Edinburgh Fest 22
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Professional member of Association of Lighting and Production Designers
PAT testing certificate (ABTT approved) Counterweight flying
Assessed test in 7.5 tonne truck Full, clean driving licence
Drive all types of vans
Sign language - BSL Stage 1 Certificate in deaf awareness
Course in working with moving lights EOS Family Level 2 enhanced programming
Stardraw Lighting 2D, LX series Pro, Capture Qlab lights and sound competent
EDUCATION
1993 – 1994 Royal Welsh college of Music and Drama
Advanced Diploma Course in Stage Management
1988 - 1991 De Montfort University
BA (Hons) Combined Arts
PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING DESIGN EXPERIENCEMar 22 Les Enfants Terribles at HOME(The House with Chicken Legs) Dir: Oliver Lansley and James Seager In house run
Feb 22 Jeremy Linnell (Don’t Play with Dead Things) Dir: Jeremy Linnell Horror gaming
Dec 21 Brewhouse, Taunton (Wind in the willows)Dir: Anna Fox In house Christmas show
Nov-Dec 21 Bolton Octagon (Peter Pan) Dir: Lotte Wakeham In house Christmas show
Oct 21 Storyhouse (Antigone) Dir: Natasha Rickman In house production
Jun-Jul 21 RWCMD Lighting Supervisor Student Productions
May 21 HER Productions(Meet me at Dawn) Dir: Ellie Rose Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Feb-Jul 21 Ffwrnes Theatr (Ghost Light) Concept and lighting design Building wide light and sound installation
Feb 21 M6 Theatre Company (The Storm) Dir: Caroline Kennedy Filming of show for schools
Dec 20 Awarded micro bursary from Theatr Clwyd
Nov-Dec 20 Theatr Iolo/Hyderabad Children’s Festival Lighting design consultant for connections through Culture
Nov 20 Ffwrnes Theatr (Sanctuary R&D) Concept and lighting design Building wide light and sound installation
Sep-Nov 20 ALPD Lumière 20:20 - mentored by Lucy Carter
Mar-Apr 20 Welsh National Opera (The Black Spider) Dir: Rhian Hutchings WNO Youth Opera (cancelled)
Mar-Apr 20 Trinity College (13) Dir: Angharad Lee The Gate, Cardiff (cancelled)
Jan 2019 Leeds Playhouse (Dr Korczak’s Example) Dir: James Brining Leeds Playhouse Production
Dec 19-Sept 20 Leicester Curve (Giraffes Can’t Dance) Dir: Julia Thomas Curve, Rose Th and National tour
Oct-Nov 19National Dance Company Wales (NYDW Associates) Lighting Designer Dance House, Cardiff
Jul - Oct 19 iCoDaCo Production Manager Hong Kong, Edinburgh and Welsh tour
May - June 19 National Theatre Wales (Cotton Fingers)Associate LX Designer Irish tour and Sherman
Apr - June 19 National Theatre Wales Technical Stage Manager Welsh tour
April 19 Relive (The Return) Joint LX Designer with Ceri James Site Specific at St Fagins
Jan - Apr 19 Taking Flight Theatre (Peeling) PM and LX Designer National tour
Jan 2019 Pontardawe Arts Centre (Cracked)Lighting Designer Welsh tour
Dec 2018 Notional Theatre (Clarissa!) Lighting Designer Chapter Arts Centre
Oct – Dec 18 Leeway Productions (Last 5 Years)PD/LX Designer (WMC and welsh tour
Apr – Sept 18 National Theatre Wales Assistant Production Manager Full time
Feb/Mar 18 Taking Flight (You’ve got Dragons)Lighting Designer National tour
Dec 2017 Elbow Room Theatre Production Manager R and D at WMC
Nov 2017 Ransack Dance (Arrive Dance Festival) Lighting Designer Theatr Brycheiniog
Sept/Oct 17 Lucid Theatre (Little Wolf) Lighting Designer Chapter and Welsh tour
Aug/Sept 17 Theatr Iolo (Out of the Blue) Production Manager Indian tour in Kolkata
July 2017 Light, Ladd & Emberton Production Manager Silent Disco in various castles in Wales
June/July 17 Pontardawe Arts Centre (Cracked) Lighting Designer PAC and Chapter
May 2017 Constellations Lighting Designer Sherman Theatre and Welsh tour
May 2017 Trinity College Production Manager Musical Th Showcase in Cardiff & London
Previous productions
In repertoire
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandmother's Closet | Theatre |
Weston Studio Wales Millennium Centre WMC |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Francois Pandolfo Set designer: Carl Davies |
| I Wanna Be Yours | Theatre |
Bramall Rock Void, Leeds Playhouse Leeds Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sameena Hussain |
| The House with Chicken Legs | Theatre |
HOME Manchester Les Enfants Terribles |
Lighting Designer | |
| Sanctuary | Theatre | Ffrwnes Theatre,Llanelli | Lighting Designer |
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Around The World In 80 Days | Theatre | Bolton Octagon | Lighting Designer | Set designer: Katie Scott | Nov 2023 |
| Circle of Fifths | Theatre | National Theatre Wales | Lighting Designer | Oct 2023 | |
| The House with Chicken Legs | Theatre | Les Enfants Terribles | Lighting Designer | Sep 2023 | |
| Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense | Theatre | Salisbury Playhouse and Bolton Octagon | Lighting Designer |
Director: Marieke Audsley Set designer: Olivia Du Monceau |
Sep 2023 |
| Now and Then | Theatre |
The English Theatre, Frankfurt The English Theatre, Frankfurt |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Natasha Rickman Set designer: Ryan Dawson Laight |
Jun 2023 |
| Rose | Theatre |
Ambassador's Theatre G and T |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Scott Le Crass Set designer: David Shields |
May 2023 |
| The Card | Theatre |
New Vic Theatre Claybody Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Conrad Nelson Set designer: Dawn Allsopp |
May 2023 |
| The Cost of Living | Theatre |
Swansea Grand National Theatre Wales |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lorne Campbell Set designer: Cai Dyfan |
Mar 2023 |
| Songs From Far Away | Theatre | HOME Manchester | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kirk Jamison Set designer: Ingird Hu |
Feb 2023 |
| Aladdin | Theatre | Harrogate Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Marcus Romer |
Nov 2022 |
| Constallations | Theatre |
Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round, Scarborough Stephen Joseph Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Paul Robinson Set designer: TK Hay |
Oct 2022 |
| Right Where We Left US | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Chippy Lany Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chelsey Gillard |
Sep 2022 |
| Rose | Theatre | Hope Mill Theatre/Park Theatre, London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Scott Le Crass |
Aug 2022 |
| Circle of Fifths | Theatre |
Dance House, WMC, Cardiff National Theatre Wales |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gav Porter Set designer: Jacob Hughes |
Jun 2022 |
| One Man Two Guv'nors | Theatre | Bolton Octagon, then touring | Lighting Designer |
Director: Lotte Wakeham Set designer: Colin Falconer |
May 2022 |
| I Wanna Be Yours | Theatre |
Bramall Rock Void, Leeds Playhouse Leeds Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sameena Hussain |
Apr 2022 |
| Grandmother's Closet | Theatre |
Weston Studio Wales Millennium Centre WMC |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Francois Pandolfo Set designer: Carl Davies |
Apr 2022 |
| The House with Chicken Legs | Theatre |
HOME Manchester Les Enfants Terribles |
Lighting Designer | Mar 2022 | |
| Don't Play with Dead Things | Theatre | Chapter Arts Centre | Lighting Designer | Feb 2022 | |
| The Wind in the Willows | Theatre |
The Brewhouse, Taunton The Brewhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anna Fox |
Dec 2021 |
| Peter Pan | Theatre |
Octagon Theatre Bolton Octagan Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lotte Wakeham Set designer: Rose Revitt |
Nov 2021 |
| Antigone | Theatre |
Storyhouse, Chester Storyhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Natasha Rickman Set designer: Adam Wiltshire |
Oct 2021 |
| Ghost Light | Theatre | Ffrwnes Theatre, Llanelli | Lighting Designer | Set designer: Carl Davies | Jun 2021 |
| Sanctuary | Theatre | Ffrwnes Theatre,Llanelli | Lighting Designer | Apr 2021 | |
| The Storm | Theatre |
M6 Theatre M6 Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Caroline Kennedy Set designer: Joss Matzen |
Feb 2021 |
| Giraffes Can’t Dance | Theatre |
The Rose, Kingston, then touring Curve, The Rose, Kingston, Simon Friend Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Simon Kenny |
Apr 2020 |
| The Black Spider | Opera |
Barry Memorial Hall Welsh National Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Rhian Hutchings Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
Apr 2020 |
| Dr Korczak’s Example | Theatre |
Leeds Playhouse Leeds Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Brining |
Jan 2020 |
| Giraffes Can’t Dance | Theatre |
Curve Theatre, Leicester, Studio Curve, Rose Theatre Kingston, Simon Friend |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Simon Kenny |
Dec 2019 |
| Scrunch | Theatre |
The Unicorn Theatre The Unicorn Theatre in association with Sarah Argent |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Nov 2019 |
| Feathers | Dance |
Dance House, National Dance Company Wales National Dance Company Wales with National Arts Wales |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Laila Diallo |
Nov 2019 |
| Cotton Fingers | Theatre |
Sherman Theatre Cardiff, then touring National Theatre Wales |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Carl Davies |
May 2019 |
| jem and Ella | Dance |
Muni Pontpridd, then touring Run Ragged Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Jem Treays and Ella Treays Set designer: Saz Moir |
Mar 2016 |
| Touch Blue, Touch Yellow | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Winterlight |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Georgina Miles |
Dec 2015 |
| Adventures in the Skintrade | Theatre |
Sydney Opera House, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis |
Jul 2015 |
| Transitions | Dance |
Chapter Arts Centre National Theatre Wales/Run Ragged/Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Saz Moire | Apr 2015 |
| Out of the Blue | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Apr 2015 |
| Boxy and Sticky | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Mar 2015 |
| The Harri Parris The Big Day | Theatre |
Torch Theatre, then touring Mai Oh Mai Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Owen Lewis Set designer: Jenny Lee |
Feb 2015 |
| Grav | Theatre |
Torch Theatre, then touring Torch Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Peter Doran |
Feb 2015 |
| Scrunch | Theatre |
Unicorn Theatre, London Theatr Iolo/Unicorn Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Dec 2014 |
| Adventures in the Skintrade | Theatre |
Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevn Lewis |
Oct 2014 |
| Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, then touring Waking Exploits |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matt Ball Set designer: Allison Neighbour |
Sep 2014 |
| Grimm Tales | Theatre |
Various and Tron Theatre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis |
Jul 2014 |
| Poenus Pete | Theatre |
Riverfront Theatre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis Set designer: Saz Moir |
Jun 2014 |
| Mercury Fur | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chirs Durnall Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
May 2014 |
| Tender Napalm | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
Apr 2014 |
| Luna | Theatre |
Blackwood Miners, then touring Theatr Iolo/Hullabaloo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent Set designer: Becks Palmer |
Mar 2014 |
| Heritage | Theatre |
Ammanford Miners Theatre, then touring Mess up the Mess |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Jones |
Feb 2014 |
| Out of the Blue | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Sarah Argent/Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Dec 2013 |
| Nia Ben Aur | Musical |
Halliwell Theatre, then touring Trinity College |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Llinos Mai |
Nov 2013 |
| The Forsyth Sisters | Theatre |
Norwegian Church, Cardiff Gagglebabble |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adele Thomas |
Oct 2013 |
| Troyanne | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
Oct 2013 |
| Here Be Monsters | Theatre |
Parc and Dare, Treorchi, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis Set designer: Charlotte Neville |
Jul 2013 |
| Luna | Theatre |
Parc and Dare, Treorchi, then touring Theatr Iolo/Theatre Hullaballo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent Set designer: Bek Palmer |
May 2013 |
| Bloody Ballad | Theatre |
Soho Theatre, then touring Gagglebabble/Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adele Thomas Set designer: Lisa Leighton |
Mar 2013 |
| Out of the Blue | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Theatre Iolo/Sarah Argent |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent Set designer: Charlotte Neville |
Dec 2012 |
| Grimm Tales | Theatre |
Various and Polka Theatre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis |
Oct 2012 |
| Stitching | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Jo Durnall |
Jul 2012 |
| Fragments of Ash | Theatre |
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, then touring Notional Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Terry Victor |
May 2012 |
| Heist | Theatre |
Pontardawe Arts Centre, then touring Citrus Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Bridie Doyle-Roberts Set designer: Colleen Lynch |
Apr 2012 |
| Various | Theatre |
Venue 13, Edinburgh Festival Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
Lighting Designer | Jul 2011 | |
| Old Hands | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, then touring Hijinx Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Williams Set designer: Mary Drummond |
Jun 2011 |
| Escena Mobile Festival | Theatre |
Seville Hijinx Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ben Petitt Wade |
Mar 2011 |
| Fresh Apples | Theatre |
Tactile Bosch/Soar Centre Bespoken Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Barclay/Richard Tunley Set designer: Steve Denton |
Feb 2011 |
Location availability:
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Mobile phone |
07764 757149 |
| Email address | |
| Website | |
| Agent email | john@collectivagents.co.uk |
Theatre:
- Regional (Studio)
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Touring relights
Dance:
- Medium Scale
- Touring relights
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Press quotes
Scrunch
Adventures in the Skintrade
All the cast were strong, as were the lighting (Jane Lalljee) and sound (John Norton) designers who were able to completely change the setting and even portray Bennett’s perception of the world with just a few sound and light cues.
Heather Arnold, Buzz Magazine
Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco
its intimate surroundings are perfectly suited to the in-your-face style of the production. Lighting is also used to good effect and the set design, while being minimal, puts audience right with the cast in a gritty, shitty town.
Gareth Llywellyn, The Good Review
The plot was slowly and delicately revealed, and the stage/sound/lighting (Alison Neighbour , Jane Lalljee and Chris Young respectively) had all be thought through to support this.
Heather Arnold, Buzz Magazine
Mercury Fur
with the aid of Dan Lawrence’s spare, doomy soundtrack, and lighting effects—from Jane Lalljee—which summon up a variety of apocalyptic scenarios.
Tender Napalm
Bethany Seddon’s set design is perfectly minimalistic and coupled with Jane Lalljee’s subtle lighting, the actors are given the blank canvas they need to beautifully blur the lines between fantasy and reality
Jacqui Onions, The Public Reviews
The final sequence, beautifully lit and rooted in memory, is both painfully tender and crushing.
Troyanne
Jane Lalljee’s lighting effects are also highly effective, especially at a crucial, climactic point.
Othniel Smith, British Theatre Guide 03/10/2013
Here Be Monsters
The lighting by Jane Lalljee is amazing, and in some scenes (like the shadows attack) is close to being a flesh and blood character.
Sian Hughes, Pobl Caerdydd 13/08/2013
The lighting design by Jane Lalljee complements the atmosphere created by the cast well and really comes into its own when the shadow monsters attack; eerie and effective.
Jacqui Onions, The Public Reviews 08/08/2013
John Norton’s creepily ambient sound design and Jane Lalljee’s lighting effects combining to create a doomy atmosphere.
Othniel Smith, British Theatre Guide 06/08/2013
Luna
Just in case you don’t read the rest of this review, you need to know now: this is children’s theatre at its very, very best. Every element – the music, the set, the lighting, the direction, the story, the acting – has been so carefully considered, and the result is, like Luna herself, out of this world.
Flossie Waite, Children's Theatre Reviews 31/10/2013
However, every part of the production has been used to its greatest effect – the lighting, for instance, is a joy, though that is all that will be said about it, as any more will spoil some heart-warming moments
Flossie Waite, Children's Theatre Reviews 31/10/2013
Bloody Ballad
the lighting created the right mood as required showing that yet again that sometimes less is actually more.
The Quotidian Times 04/08/2013
The lighting and set design suited the show in the sense that it aided in the creation of the atmosphere, with the shadow-effect backdrop, reminiscent of the style of Britain’s Got Talent 2013 winners ‘Attraction’, being an effective addition.
George Ward, The Edinburgh Reporter 03/08/2013
Location and atmosphere (and there is plenty of it) communicate through acid lighting (Jane Lalljee) and searing sound (Dan Lawrence).
Clare Brennan, The Observer online
Jane Lalljee lights the back screen in Lisa Leighton's design with the red flames of hell
Adam Somerset, Theattre in Wales website
Grimm Tales
Jane Lalljee's lighting casts the set in autumn russets and evening blues.
Adam Somerset, Theattre in Wales website
some excellent atmospheric lighting helps to set the mood, being used to particularly successful effect in Hansel and Gretel
Emma Watkins, Wahtsonstage.com
Stitching
Jane Laljee's lighting design adds to the nightmarish ambience.
Othniel Smith, British Theatre Guide
