Neil Foulis
Biography
Neil has been working in the entertainment industry since graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in July 2013 with a BA in Technical and Production Arts. In his initial freelance career in Scotland he undertook a variety of roles in mid and small scale theatre, making him a valuable asset to any team.
His programming career began at Curve Theatre in Leicester where he took on the position as full time Lighting Programmer, working with well known creative teams on large and mid scale productions.
Neil returned to Glasgow in 2018 to work with Scottish Opera as full time Lighting Programmer, on many new and exciting productions such as the nationally touring 'Magic Flute and the critically acclaimed ‘Nixon in China’
Neil is now Chief Electrician at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, supporting a wide variety of touring productions.
Throughout his career Neil has seized many creative opportunities lighting a wide variety of productions and events while working both at Platform in Glasgow and Curve in Leicester.
Musical Theatre is a particular interest, having lit musicals such as 'Oklahoma', 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'Bad Girls', 'Legally Blonde' & 'Fame'
Previous productions
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Step | Theatre |
The Lyceum National Theatre of Scotland |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lizzie Powell Director: Finn den Hertog Set designer: Milla Clarke |
Aug 2024 |
| The Outrun | Theatre |
Church Hill Theatre Edinburgh EIF & Lyceum |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lizzie Powell Director: Vicky Featherstone |
Jul 2024 |
| Beautiful The Carole King Musical | Musical |
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Pitlochry Festival Theatre |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jeanine Davies Director: Sam Hardie Set designer: Jessica Worrall |
Jun 2024 |
| Footloose | Musical |
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Pitlochry Festival Theatre |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jeanine Davies Director: Douglas Rintoul Set designer: Adrian Rees |
May 2024 |
| Go Dance 2024 | Dance |
Theatre Royal Glasgow Glasgow Creative Learning Department |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2024 | |
| Bristol Light Festival | Environmental | Bristol Temple Church | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Kate Bonnay |
Feb 2024 |
| Gypsy | Musical |
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Pitlichry Festival Theatre |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Kate Bonnay Director: Ben Occhipinti Set designer: Liz Cooke |
May 2023 |
| Go Dance 2023 | Dance |
Theatre Royal Glasgow Glasgow Creative Learning Department |
Lighting Designer | Mar 2023 | |
| Ainadamar | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal & Festival Theatre Edinburgh scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Keogan Director: Deborah Colker Set designer: Jon Bauser |
Oct 2022 |
| James IV: Queen of the Fight | Theatre |
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, then touring National Theatre of Scotland/ Raw Material & Capital Theatres |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lizzie Powell |
Sep 2022 |
| Don Giovanni | Opera |
Theatre Royal Glasgow, then touring scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Sir Thomas Allen Set designer: Simon Higlett |
May 2022 |
| The Gondoliers | Opera |
Hackney Empire scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Keogan |
Mar 2022 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal & Festival Theatre Edinburgh scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lizzie Powell Director: Dominic Hill Set designer: Tom Piper |
Feb 2022 |
| Aladdin | Musical |
Manchester Opera House Crossroads Pantomimes |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simon Wilkinson Director: Jonathan kylie |
Dec 2021 |
| Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs | Musical |
Bristol Hippodrome Crossroads Pantomimes |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simon Wilkinson |
Dec 2021 |
| Cinderella - Pantomime | Musical |
Kings Theatre Glasgow Crossroads Pantomimes |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simon Wilkinson |
Nov 2021 |
| The Gondoliers | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal, then touring scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Keogan Director: Stuart Maunder Set designer: Dick Bird |
Oct 2021 |
| Falstaff | Opera |
Scottish Opera Production centre, then touring scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lizzie Powell Director: Sir David McVicar Set designer: Sir David McVicar |
Jul 2021 |
| The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber | Musical |
Curve Theatre - Leicester Curve |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ben Cracknell Director: Nikolai Foster Set designer: Colin Richmond |
Jun 2021 |
| L'Elisir D'Amore | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal scottish opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roxanna Haines |
May 2021 |
| Hansel and Gretel | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal scottish opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daisy Evans |
Dec 2020 |
| Cosi Fan Tutte | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal scottish opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roxanna Haines |
Nov 2020 |
| The diary of one who disappeared | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Robert Dickson Director: Rosie Purdue |
Sep 2020 |
| La Boheme | Opera |
Scottish Opera Production centre scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Andrew Burnside Director: Roxana Haines Set designer: Anna Orton |
Sep 2020 |
| Nixon in China | Dance |
Glasgow Theatre Royal, then touring scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ellen Ruge Choreographer: Nathan Johnston Set designer: Dick Bird |
Feb 2020 |
| Pinocchio | Theatre |
Citizens Theatre @ Tramway Citizens Theatre |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lizzie Powell Director: Dominic Hill Set designer: Rachel Canning |
Dec 2019 |
| Tosca | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal, then touring scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Robert B Dickson Director: Jonathan Cocker Set designer: Peter Rice |
Oct 2019 |
| Breaking the Waves | Opera |
Kings Theatre Edinburgh scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Richard Howell Director: Tom Morris Set designer: Soutra Gilmour |
Aug 2019 |
| Katya Kabanova | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal and Edinburgh Festival Theatre scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Chris Akerlind Director: Stephen Lawless Set designer: Leslie Travers |
Mar 2019 |
| Anthropocene | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal, then touring scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Matthew Richardson Director: Matthew Richardson Set designer: Samal Blak |
Feb 2019 |
| Rigoletto | Opera |
Glasgow Theatre Royal, then touring scottish opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Tony Rabbit Director: Matthew Richardson Set designer: John Morell |
Oct 2018 |
| Curve Live | Musical | Curve Theatre Leicester | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jonny Laidlow & Steve Ratcliffe Director: Nikolai Foster |
Aug 2018 |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Musical |
Curve Main House Curve Youth and Community |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Ingram Set designer: Al Parkinson |
Aug 2018 |
| Curve Gala | Musical | Curve Theatre - Leicester | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ben Cracknell Director: Nikolai Foster |
Jun 2018 |
| Legally Blonde - The Musical | Musical |
Platform Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin College |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lisa Jane Rattery |
May 2018 |
| The Crucible | Theatre |
Curve Studio Curve and De Montfort University |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: David Hately Director: Siobhan Cannon-Brownlie Set designer: Al Parkinson |
May 2018 |
| Georges Marvellous Medicine UK Tour | Theatre |
Curve Studio, then touring Curve and Rose Theatre Kingston |
Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Jack Weir Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Morgan Large |
Dec 2017 |
| Georges Marvellous Medicine UK Tour | Theatre |
Curve Studio Curve and Rose Theatre Kingston |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jack Weir Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Morgan Large |
Dec 2017 |
| Scrooge - The Musical | Musical |
Curve Main House Curve, Leicester |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ben Cracknell Director: Nikolai Foster Set designer: Michael Taylor |
Nov 2017 |
| Oklahoma! | Musical | Curve Young Company | Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Ingram Set designer: Al Parkinson |
Oct 2017 |
| Parade | Musical |
Curve Studio LAOS |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Tom Davis Director: Lee Samuels |
Sep 2017 |
| Sunset Boulevard | Musical |
Curve Theatre Leicester, then touring Curve and David Ian |
Video / Projection Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ben Cracknell Director: Nikolai Foster Set designer: Colin Richmond |
Sep 2017 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theatre |
Curve Main House Curve community |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Prema Mehta Director: Nick Winston Set designer: Kevin Jenkins |
Aug 2017 |
| Fame The Musical | Musical |
Platform Glasgow Kelvin College |
Lighting Designer | May 2017 | |
| Bad Girls The Musical | Musical |
Platform, Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin College |
Lighting Designer | Jan 2017 | |
| Rapunzel | Theatre |
Platform, Glasgow Platform |
Production Electrician |
Lighting designer: Simon Wilkinson Director: Matt Addicott Set designer: Claire Haleran |
Dec 2016 |
| The Broons | Musical | Sell A Door Theatre Company | Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Grant Anderson Director: Andrew Panton Set designer: Becky Minto |
Sep 2016 |
| Blackout | Theatre | Show room Productions | Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Simon Hayes Director: Paul Brotherston |
Apr 2016 |
| Purposeless Movements | Dance | Birds of Paradise Theatre Company | Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rachel Drazek |
Jan 2016 |
| Tribes | Theatre | Solar Bear | Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Laura Hawkins |
Sep 2015 |
Location availability:
- UK London
- UK Provinces
- Worldwide
Availability notes:
Currently living in Glasgow, available to travel UK & Worldwide.
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address | neil@nflx.scot |
| Website | https://www.nflx.scot/ |
Theatre:
- International
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Musical:
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Pantomime
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
Opera:
- Large scale
- Small scale
- Touring relights
Corporate:
- Open Air Events
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Portfolio
Press quotes
Purposeless Movements
Beautifully designed and lit (let's hope it looks as fabulous on tour as it did in the extraordinary T1 performance space at Tramway), the show boasts gorgeously emotive live music by Kim Moore and Scott Twynholm.
Mark Brown, The Hearld 06/03/2016
Neil Foulis’s design brings the audiences towards focused points with clarity, before reflecting that critical gaze back towards themselves.
Andy Edwards, TV Bomb 27/02/2016
Tramway is a great space and the lighting by Neil Foulis is outstanding.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World 27/02/2016
The diversity in the use of live music, lighting, videography and movement creates an intricate story which at times is an emotional rollercoaster.
The Reviews Hub 26/02/2016
