Rick Fisher
Biography
Rick Fisher Lighting Designer Originally from Philadelphia, Rick has been working in British theatre for over twenty years. He is currently Vice President of the Association of Lighting Designers. Recent theatre work includes: Sunny Afternoon, The Audience, Chariots of Fire, Billy Elliot, the musical (West End), Jerry Springer The Opera (National Theatre / West End); Hamlet (Edinburgh International Festival / Barcelona / Birmingham); Honour (National Theatre); Other theatre includes: Far Away (New York); A Number (Royal Court), Blue / Orange (National Theatre / West End); Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Berlin) and Via Dolorosa (Royal Court / Broadway). Recent opera includes: 22 operas for Santa Fe Opera, Sweeney Todd (Houston and San Francisco); Falstaff (Saito Kinen Festival and LA Opera) The Little Prince (New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera); Fiery Angel, Turandot (Bolshoi, Moscow); Capuleti I Montecchi (Spoleto Festival, USA); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Fenice, Venice); Tsarina's Slippers, Wozzek (ROH). Dance includes: Swan Lake (London / Los Angeles / Broadway) for Matthew Bourne Awards include: Bronze Medal for Lighting Design at the 2005 World Stage Design show in Toronto. 1998, 1994 Olivier Award Winner for Best Lighting Design; and 2 Tony Awards for An Inspector Calls and Billy Elliot (Broadway).Rick was overwhelmed to be honoured with the Enrico Caironi Lifetime Recognition Award at the 2017 Knights of Illumination and of course Rick is very proud to be a Fellow of the Association of Lighting Designers.
Previous productions
In repertoire
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team |
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Carmen | Opera |
Leeds Grand Theatre, then touring Opera North |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ed Dick Set designer: Colin Richmond |
Previous productions
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
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Rigoletto | Opera |
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Irish National Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julien Chavez Set designer: Jamie Vartan |
Dec 2024 |
Into The Woods | Musical |
Royal Academy of Music, Susie Sainsbury Theatre Royal Academy of Music |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Bruce Guthrie Set designer: Loren Elstein |
Jun 2024 |
AN ACTOR CONVALESCING IN DEVON | Theatre |
Hampstead Theatre Downstairs Hampstead Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Clarissa Brown Set designer: Rob Howell |
Apr 2024 |
I Pagliacci | Opera |
Florida Grand Opera Florida Grand Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jeffrey Buchman |
Jan 2024 |
Carousel | Musical |
Royal Academy of Music Royal Academy of Music |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Bruce Guthrie Set designer: April Dalton |
Jul 2023 |
Tosca | Opera |
Florida Grand Opera Florida Grand Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jeffrey Buchman |
Mar 2023 |
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | Theatre |
National Centre for the Performing Arts Mumbai India NCPA Mumbai India |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Bruce Guthrie Set designer: Francis O'Connor |
Nov 2022 |
Red Riding Hood | Theatre |
Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Robert Shaw Cameron Set designer: Jean Chan |
Dec 2021 |
'night, Mother | Theatre |
Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roxana Silbert Set designer: Ti Green |
Oct 2021 |
Carmen | Opera |
Leeds Grand Theatre, then touring Opera North |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ed Dick Set designer: Colin Richmond |
Oct 2021 |
La Cage aux Folles-the Play | Theatre |
Park Theatre 200 Park Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jez Bond Set designer: Tim Shortall |
Feb 2020 |
The Haystack | Theatre |
Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roxana Silbert Set designer: Tom Piper |
Feb 2020 |
The Permanent Way | Theatre | Waterloo Vaults | Lighting Designer |
Director: Alexander Lass Set designer: Ruth Hall |
Sep 2019 |
Edmond de Bergerac | Theatre |
Birmingham Rep, then touring Birmingham Rep/Adam Blanshay Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roxana Silbert Set designer: Robert Innes Hopkins |
Mar 2019 |
La Traviata | Opera |
Royal Opera House Muscat Royal Opera House Muscat |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Marta Domingo |
Feb 2019 |
A Dolls House 2 | Theatre |
George Street Playhouse George Street Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Betsy Aidem Set designer: Deb O |
Nov 2018 |
Don Carlos | Opera |
Los Angeles Opera Los Angeles Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Louisa Muller Set designer: John Gunter |
Sep 2018 |
Madame Butterfly | Opera |
Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lee Blakeley Set designer: Jean Marc Puissant |
Jun 2018 |
Peter Pan | Theatre |
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tim Sheader and Liam Steel Set designer: Jon Bausor |
May 2018 |
Mood Music | Theatre |
Old Vic London Old Vic |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Michell Set designer: Hildegard Bechtler |
Apr 2018 |
Mata Hari | Musical |
Umeda Arts Theatre Osaka Japan Umeda Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sachiko Ishimaru Set designer: Yukio Horio |
Jan 2018 |
Cell Mates | Theatre |
Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ed Hall Set designer: Michael Pavelka |
Nov 2017 |
The Woman in White | Musical |
Charing Cross Theatre Charing Cross Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Thom Sutherland Set designer: Morgan Large |
Nov 2017 |
Man to Man | Theatre |
Wiltons Music Hall, then touring Wales Millennium Centre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Bruce Guthrie and Scott Graham Set designer: Richard Kent |
Sep 2017 |
Billy Elliot | Musical |
ACT Akasaka Tokyo Japan Horipro/ Working Title |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Daldry Set designer: Ian MacNeil |
Jul 2017 |
46 Beacon | Theatre | Trafalgar Studios #2, London, UK | Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Co lighting with Jai Morjaria Director: Alex Lass Set designer: Ruth Hall |
Apr 2017 |
Consent | Theatre |
Dorfman Theatre National Theatre National Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Michell Set designer: Hildegard Bechtler |
Apr 2017 |
Filthy Business | Theatre |
Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ed Hall Set designer: Ashley Martin Davis |
Mar 2017 |
Rent | Musical | St. James Theatre, then touring | Lighting Designer |
Director: Bruce Guthrie Set designer: Anna Fleischle |
Dec 2016 |
Floyd Collins | Musical | Wiltons Music Hall | Lighting Designer |
Director: Jonathan Butterell Set designer: Lee Newby |
Sep 2016 |
The Father | Theatre |
The Gate Theatre Dublin The Gate Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ethan Mc Sweeney Set designer: Francis O'Connor |
Sep 2016 |
The Last Mermaid | Theatre | Weston Studio Wales Millennium Centre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Bruce Guthrie Set designer: Frances O Connor |
Jun 2016 |
Opera | Lighting Designer | Mar 2016 | |||
Billy Elliot UK tour | Musical | Theatre Royal , Plymouth, then touring | Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Daldry Set designer: Ian Mac Neil |
Feb 2016 |
Rabbit Hole | Theatre | Hampstead Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ed Hall Set designer: Ashley Martin-Davies |
Feb 2016 |
Waste | Theatre | National Theatre - Lyttelton | Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Michel Set designer: Hildegard Bechtler |
Nov 2015 |
Billy Elliot the Musical | Musical | Victoria Palace London, and previously Australia, NYC, US tour, Holland, Korea | Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Daldry Set designer: Ian MacNeil |
May 2005 |
Contact method | Details |
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Mobile phone |
07968 802586 |
Email address | |
Agent name |
Dennis Lyne Agency |
Agent phone |
020 7272 5020 |
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