Sam Ohlsson

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Biography

Freelance Lighting Programmer, Visualiser & Designer for Theatre, Events and Installations in the UK and Internationally

Sam is a Freelance Lighting Programmer, Visualiser and Designer for Theatre, Events and Installations in the UK and Internationally.

He has worked on numerous West End shows through to RSC and The Royal Opera House. Sam has also had experience of large arena show tours, films, corporate events and international theatre productions

Sam uses Vectorworks and visualizers his plans in Vision, WYSIWYG and Capture. This is a great tool to produce plans with great detail and see the end design on screen. Sam prides in producing paperwork for all aspects of the production to a professional level.

Projects have seen Sam work alongside:

Sam is the co-creator of FollowSpot Manager. An application for both Mac OS and Windows. For more information go to FollowSpot Manager Website

Previous productions

Show name	Type	Venue/Company	Role	Creative Team	Opened
Jack Whitehall Stood Up	Theatre	UK tour, then touring Phil McIntyre Entertainments	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: David Farmer Director: - Set designer: -	Nov 2019
At Atal	Opera	The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre, Kuwait National Theatre 59 Productions	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: Rob Casey Director: Lysander Ashton Set designer: Jenny Melville	Oct 2019
GOOGLE SHOREDITCH	Corporate & Industrial	Shoreditch Google Startup Campus White Light	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: White Light	Feb 2019
GOOGLE BERLIN	Corporate & Industrial	BERLIN Google HQ White Light	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: White Light	Jan 2019
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Corporate & Industrial	Village Hall – Battersea Power Polar Bear Live	Lighting Designer		Dec 2018
Sweet Charity	Theatre	Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy	Lighting Designer	Director: Richard Mulholland Set designer: Simon Kesselman	Nov 2018
Bright Lights Big City	Theatre	Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy	Lighting Designer	Director: David Willoughby Set designer: Simon Kesselman	Nov 2018
NOT ABOUT NIGHTINGALES	Theatre	Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy	Lighting Designer	Director: Lawrence Evans Set designer: Sophia Pardon	Oct 2018
MEN SHOULD WEEP	Theatre	Sheridan Theatre Italia Conti Academy	Lighting Designer	Director: Sue Colgrave Set designer: Sophia Pardon	Oct 2018
French Without Tears	Theatre	Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy	Lighting Designer	Director: Dugald Brucelockhart Set designer: Sophia Pardon	Oct 2018
Future Dreams ‘Ten’ at the Palladium	Theatre	London Palladium Future Dreams Charity	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Oli Matthews	Sep 2018
OSCILLATE	Dance	Sadlers Wells Studio & Edinburgh Fringe Old Kent Road	Lighting Designer	Choreographer: Dre Torres	Jul 2018
CELEBRATION OF GILLIAN LYNNE	Theatre	Gillian Lynne Theatre Really Useful Group	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: Andrew Voller	Jun 2018
BETFAIR ROAD TO RUSSIA LIVE	Television	Gillian Lynne Theatre Prolink TV	Lighting Designer		Jun 2018
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum	Theatre	Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy	Lighting Designer	Director: Richard Mulholland Set designer: Simon Kesselman	May 2018
Unmasked: A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber 2018 Legends Series	Theatre	New London Theatre 2018 Legends Series, Telegraph	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: Andrew Voller	Mar 2018
MOUNTVIEW SHOWCASE	Theatre	New London Theatre Mountview Academy	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: Peter Harrison	Feb 2018
Eugenius! The Musical	Theatre	The Other Palace, London Kevin Wood & Warwick Davis	Draftsperson	Lighting designer: Andrew Ellis Director: Ian Talbot Set designer: Hannah Wolfe	Dec 2017
FABULOUS MAGAZINE 10TH ANNIVERSARY - Fashion Shoot	Corporate & Industrial	New London Theatre The Sun - Fabulous Magazine	Lighting Designer		Dec 2017
HEARST MAGASINE AWARDS	Corporate & Industrial	New London Theatre Hearst UK	Lighting Designer		Dec 2017
FABULOUS MAGAZINE 10TH ANNIVERSARY - Fashion Shoot	Corporate & Industrial	New London Theatre The Sun - Fabulous Magazine	Lighting Designer		Dec 2017
Celebration of ANdAZ	Corporate & Industrial	ANdAZ HOTEL LIVERPOOL STREET Steven Dugan Events	Lighting Designer	Director: Steven Dugan Events Set designer: Steven Dugan Events	Oct 2017
TRANSFORMERS 5 THE LAST KNIGHT- Film Premiere	Corporate & Industrial	Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square Limited Edition Events	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Richard Godin	Jun 2017
GOOGLE DUBLIN	Corporate & Industrial	Dublin Google HQ White Light	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: White Light	Jan 2017
ALLIED - Film Premiere	Corporate & Industrial	Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square Limited Edition Events	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Limited Edition Events	Nov 2016
Joe and Casper 2 World Film Premiere	Corporate & Industrial	Empire Cinema, Leicester Square Limited Edition Events	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Limited Edition Events	Nov 2016
Urdang Summer Showcase 2016	Theatre	Hackney Empire Urdang Academy	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Andrew Ellis	Jul 2016
IT TAKES TWO	Theatre	Grove Theatre, UK	Lighting Designer	Director: Louise Dearman	Apr 2016
The Hateful Eight Film Premiere	Corporate & Industrial	Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square Limited Edition Events	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Limited Edition Events	Dec 2015
ZIPPO CIRCUS & CIRQUE BERSERK	Theatre	Winter Wonderland, London ZIPPO CIRCUS	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: Mike Robertson	Dec 2015
Joe and Casper World Film Premiere	Corporate & Industrial	Empire Cinema, Leicester Square Limited Edition Events	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Limited Edition Events	Nov 2015
ITV GALA	Corporate & Industrial	London Palladium Limited Edition Events	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Limited Edition Events	Nov 2015
James Bond – SPECTRE World Film Premiere	Corporate & Industrial	Royal Albert Hall, London Limited Edition Events	Production Electrician	Lighting designer: Richard Godin	Oct 2015
Baker’s Dozen	Theatre	54 Below, New York & St James Theatre, London Stuart Piper & Danielle Tarento	Lighting Designer	Director: Frances Ruffelle	Oct 2015
Let’s Here It For The Boys	Theatre	Grove Theatre, UK Louise Dearman	Lighting Designer	Director: Louise Dearman	May 2015
Lift The Musical	Theatre	Ivy Arts Center GSA	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: Mike Robertson Director: Paul Baker Set designer: PJ McEvoy	Nov 2014
WOW Here comes the girls	Theatre	Grove Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: Louise Dearman	Apr 2014