Peter Darby is a Green Room Award-nominated Lighting Designer, Programmer, and Head Electrician with a wealth of experience across theatre and live performance. As Manager of Lighting at Arts Centre Melbourne, Peter oversees the delivery of world-class lighting for productions in one of Australia’s leading performing arts venues. In addition to his leadership role, Peter is a skilled relighter and guest lecturer, dedicated to fostering the next generation of lighting professionals while maintaining a hands-on approach to innovative design and programming.

Please see the credits section for Peter's lighting design credits. Below is a selection of programmer/associate credits.

Associate Lighting Designer

• Ariadne auf Naxos - Melbourne (LD Paul Jackson)
• Xerxes - Melbourne (LD Matt Scott)
• The God of Carnage - Melbourne (LD Matt Scott)
• Showboat - Melbourne (LD Matt Scott)
• Jumpy - Sydney (LD Matt Scott)
• Figaro - Opera Australia Tour (LD Matt Scott)
• Dear Evan Hansen - Australian Tour (LD Matt Scott)

Programmer

Opera

• Salome (LD Gavin Swift)
• A Little Night Music (LD Trudy Dalgleish)
• Lorelei (LD Paul Jackson)
• Pelleas et Melisande (LD Joseph Mercurio)
• William Tell (LD Simon Corder)
• Cunning Little Vixen (LD Trudy Dalgleish)
• Sleeping Beauty (LD Phil Lethlean)
• 'Tis Pity (LD Eduard Ingles) 
• Laughter & Tears (LD Eduard Ingles)
• The Pied Piper (LD Joseph Mercurio)
• Cinderella (LD Joseph Mercurio)
• Lucia Di Lammermoor (LD Donn Byrnes)
• Voyage to the Moon - National Tour (LD Matt Scott)
• The Grumpiest Boy in the World (LD Joseph Mercurio)
• The Flying Dutchman (LD Matt Scott)
• Nixon in China - Victorian Opera (LD Matt Scott)
• Cinderella - Victorian Opera (LD Richard Vabre)
• Sleeping Beauty - Victorian Opera (LD Richard Vabre)
• La Traviata - Victorian Opera (LD Henning Brockhaus)
• Maria of Buenos Aires - Victorian Opera (LD Nigel Levings)
• Rush Hour - Victorian Opera
• The Magic Pudding - Victorian Opera
• The Little Sweep - Victorian Opera
• Brundibár - Victorian Opera
• The Cockatoos - Victorian Opera
• The Play of Daniel - Victorian Opera

Theatre

• All Washed Up
• Not Quite Right in the Head
• A Fine Bromance
• Waiting for Godot
• The Logue of Thomas P.T. Lawrence