David Howe
Biography
Check David's Website for more recent Biog - www.dhld.biz Edited – Aug 2024
West End lighting designs include: The Mind Mangler, Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol, Magic Goes Wrong, Mischief Movie Night, Mischief Movie Night In A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, McQueen, Quartermaine’s Terms, Bette and Joan, Birdsong, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Sweet Charity, Mrs Warren’s Profession, Private Lives, A Christmas Carol, The Norman Conquests, The Last Five Years, Tick Tick Boom!, Maria Friedman Re-Arranged, Rent, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Pageant, Forbidden Broadway, and La Cage aux Folles.
Opera; productions in USA, Europe , China and Royal Opera. Ballet; The Scandal at Mayerling (Scottish Ballet)
Broadway: Private Lives, The Norman Conquests trilogy and Primo.
UK national tours include: The Mind Mangler, The Dance of Death, Magic Goes Wrong, A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Mischief Movie Night, Finding My Voice, Million Dollar Quartet, Dead Sheep, Bette and Joan, Chin Chin, 42nd Street, The Man from Stratford, Oklahoma!, Little Shop of Horrors, Singin’ in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Our House, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Me and My Girl and Carousel.
UK regional theatre includes;, Fanny (Watermill), The Mayflies (York), The Dance of Death (Bath Theatre Royal and UK Tour) Bloody Difficult Women (Riverside); Afterglow (Southwark Playhouse), The Happy Prince (Place Theatre), Intra Muros (Park Theatre), Love is Only Love, Starlight Express, Orpheus the Mythical (The Other Palace), Spring Awakening, The Bells are Ringing, Bullets Over Broadway, Cabaret (ArtsEd), Book of Grace, Richard III, The Cherry Orchard, Lower Depths, Clarion, The Sweet Smell of Success (Arcola), All My Sons (Rose Theatre, Kingston), Starlight Express (The Other Palace), Mind Mangler, Charlie Russel Aims to Please, Alex Salmond Unleashed (Edinburgh Festival), An Audience with Jimmy Savile, Dead Sheep (Park Theatre, Matchbox Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, The Curing Room, Pleasance London and Edinburgh), Love Me Do (Watford Palace), Sisters (Sheffield Crucible)
International design work includes: The Mind Mangler, Woyzeck and The Roundabout (OffBroadway),Terrible Influence (YouTube World Tour), Sister Act, Miss Saigon, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver (Copenhagen), Rocky Horror Picture Show (European tour), All My Sons (Hong Kong Festival), The Sound of Music (Cairo and Beirut), Private Lives (Toronto), A Chorus Line (New Israel Opera), Chicago, Evita, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair (Ljubljana Festival), Spring Awakening, The Full Monty, Cabaret (Frankfurt), Fame (Monaco), The Sound of Music Stars of the Musicals and Chicago (Malaysia), .
Associate lighting designer; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (West End), The Nether (West End), Women in White (West End and Broadway), Ross and Another Country (Chichester Festival Theatre) and The Lord of the Rings (Toronto and West End).
Previous productions
Current credits
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team | Closes |
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McQueen | Theatre | Haymarket Theatre, West End | Lighting Designer |
Director: John Caird Set designer: David Farley |
01 Dec 2099 |
Previous productions
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
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Fanny | Theatre | Watermill Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Katie-Ann McDonough Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
May 2024 |
The Dance of Death | Theatre | Bath Theatre Royal Productions / Arcola Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Mehmet Ergen Set designer: Grace Smart |
May 2022 |
Mischief Movie Nights | Theatre |
Vaudeville Theatre, London Mischief Theatre |
Lighting Designer | Dec 2020 | |
Oliver | Theatre | Det Ny Theatre, Copenhagen | Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Bohr Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
Sep 2020 |
Beckett Triple Bill | Theatre |
Jermyn Street Theatre, London Jermyn Street Theatre, London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Trevor Nunn Set designer: Louie Whitemore |
Jan 2020 |
The Magic Goes Wrong | Theatre |
Vaudevile Theatre, West End, London Kevin McCollum, JJ Abrams, Kenny Wax & Stage Presence Ltd present a Mischief Theatre production |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Meggido Set designer: Will Bowen |
Dec 2019 |
La Fedelta Premiata | Opera | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Barlow Set designer: Adrian Linford |
Oct 2019 |
Fiddler on the Roof (Danish Translation) | Musical | Det Ny Theatre, Copenhagen | Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Bohr Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
Sep 2019 |
Afterglow | Theatre | Southwark Playhouse - Large | Lighting Designer |
Director: Tom O'Brien Set designer: Libby Todd |
Jun 2019 |
The Comedy about a Bank Robbery | Theatre |
Criterion Theatre - West End Mischief Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mark Bell and Mischief Theatre Set designer: David Farley |
Mar 2016 |
Evita | Musical |
Ljubljana Festival Bronowski Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mykal Rand Set designer: Jason Deniver |
Aug 2014 |
Paul Bunyan | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: William Kerley Set designer: Jason Southgate |
Sep 2013 |
Powder Her Face | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
Sep 2013 |
Carmen | Opera | Teatro Petruzelli, Bari Italy | Lighting Designer |
Director: William Kerley Set designer: Tom Rogers |
Jan 2012 |
A Chorus Line | Musical |
New Israel Opera, Tel Aviv Brownski Productions - New Israel Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Bennett - recreated by Bayork Lee Set designer: Robin Wagner |
Oct 2011 |
The Rape of Lucretia | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Martin Lloyd Evans |
Sep 2011 |
The Marriage of Figaro | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: William Kerley Set designer: Matthew Wright |
Sep 2011 |
The Sound Of Music | Musical |
Kula Lumpur Convention Centre - KL Malaysia Brownski Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Russell Labey Set designer: Jason Denvir |
Jun 2011 |
My Trip Down the Pink Carpet | Theatre |
Apollo Theatre, West End Julian Stoneman Assoc. |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2011 | |
Spring Awakening - UK | Musical | Arts Educational London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Russell Labey Set designer: Jason Denvir |
Jan 2011 |
Spring Awakening - Germany | Musical |
EFT English Speaking Theatre, Frankfurt |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ryan McBryde Set designer: Diego Pitarch |
Nov 2010 |
Birdsong | Theatre | Comedy Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Trevor Nunn Set designer: John Napier |
Sep 2010 |
La Boheme | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Barlow Set designer: Yannis Thavoris |
Sep 2010 |
Euridicie | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stuart Barker |
Sep 2010 |
Sweet Charity | Musical |
Haymarket Theatre Menier Chocolatge Factory / David Ian Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Tim Shortall |
May 2010 |
Oklahoma! | Musical |
Bournemouth Pavillion, then touring UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julian Woolford |
Mar 2010 |
Sisters | Theatre | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ruth Carney Set designer: Paul Willis |
Mar 2010 |
Mrs Warren's Profession | Theatre |
Comedy Theatre, West End Bath Theatre Royal Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Rudman Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
Mar 2010 |
Private Lives | Theatre |
Vaudeville Theatre Bath Theatre Royal / Sonia Freidman / Duncan Weldon / Paul Elliot |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Richard Eyre Set designer: Rob Howell |
Feb 2010 |
A Chrismas Carol | Theatre |
The Arts Theatre, West End End of the Pier Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Suzie McKenna Set designer: Lotte Collett |
Dec 2009 |
Sweet Charity | Musical |
Chocolate Factory Menier Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Tim Shortall |
Nov 2009 |
The Full Monty | Musical | English Speaking Theatre of Frankfurt | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ryan McBride Set designer: Diego Pitarch |
Nov 2009 |
The Rake's Progress | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Will Kerley Set designer: Will Fricker |
Sep 2009 |
Il Signor Bruschino | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jamie Hayes Set designer: Will Bowen |
Sep 2009 |
La Scala de Sieta | Opera |
Peacock Theatre British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jamie Hayes Set designer: Will Bowen |
Sep 2009 |
Forbidden Broadway | Musical | Menier Chocolate Factory | Lighting Designer |
Director: Phillip George Set designer: Morgan Large |
Jun 2009 |
Tick Tick Boom | Musical |
The Duchess Theatre, West End Jamie Hendry Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hannah Clark Set designer: Morgan Large |
May 2009 |
The Last Five Years | Musical |
Duchess Theatre, West End Jamie Hendry Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Amelia Sears Set designer: Morgan Large |
May 2009 |
Norman Conquests | Theatre | Circle in the Square, Broadway, NY | Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
Apr 2009 |
Berlin Hanover Express | Theatre | Hampstead Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Rudman Set designer: Paul Farnsworth |
Mar 2009 |
Singing in the Rain | Musical | UK Productions | Lighting Designer |
Director: Alison Pollard Set designer: Charless Camm |
Feb 2009 |
Little Shop of Horrors | Musical | Menier and Churchill Theatre Bromley | Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: David Farley |
Feb 2009 |
Rocky Horror | Musical | BB Promotions | Lighting Designer |
Director: Sam Buntrock Set designer: David Farley |
Oct 2008 |
Norman Conquests | Theatre |
Old Vic London Old Vic |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
Sep 2008 |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Musical |
Blackpool Grand, then touring UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Hocking Set designer: Charles Camm |
Aug 2008 |
Our House | Musical | Birmingham Rep / Andrew Welch | Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
Jun 2008 |
Maria Friedman Re-Arranged | Concert |
Menier Chocolate Factory Menier Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: David Babarni Set designer: Morgan Large |
Mar 2008 |
Fiddler on the Roof | Musical | UK Productions | Lighting Designer |
Director: Julian Woolford Set designer: Charles Camm |
Mar 2008 |
Eugene Oneign | Opera |
Theatre Royal, Glasgow & Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Scottish Opera / RSAMD |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Will Kerley Set designer: Becs Andrews |
Jan 2008 |
Eugene Oneign | Opera |
Theatre Royal, Glasgow RSAMD and Scottish Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Will Kerley Set designer: Becs Andrews |
Jan 2008 |
La Cage aux Folles | Musical |
Menier Chocolate Factory Menier Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Terry Johnson Set designer: David Farley |
Dec 2007 |
Chicago | Musical |
Plenary Hall, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia Brownski Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mitch Sebastian Set designer: Christopher Woods |
Nov 2007 |
Rent | Musical |
Duke of Yorks ATG and Andrew Empson |
Lighting Designer |
Director: William Baker Set designer: Mark Bailey |
Oct 2007 |
Albert Herring | Opera |
Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Willian Kerley Set designer: Becs Andrews |
Sep 2007 |
The Magic Flute | Opera |
Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Charlie Cridlan |
Sep 2007 |
South Pacific | Musical | UK Productions | Lighting Designer |
Director: Julain Woolford |
Aug 2007 |
Take Flight | Musical |
Menier Chocolate Factory Chocolate Factory |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sam Buntrock Set designer: David Farley |
Jul 2007 |
Collabrators Exhibition | Environmental | Nottingham Trent Uni and Prague Quadraniel | Lighting Designer | Jun 2007 | |
Lord of the Rings | Musical |
Theatre Royal Drury Lane KWL Ltd |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Warchus Set designer: Rob Howell |
May 2007 |
42nd Street | Musical |
Nottingham Theatre Royal, then touring UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mark Bramble Set designer: Douglas Schmit |
Mar 2007 |
Woyzeck | Theatre | St.Anns Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York | Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Kramer Set designer: Neil Irish |
Nov 2006 |
Big Love | Theatre |
Gate Theatre, London The Gate Theatre, London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mellissa Kievman Set designer: Hannah Clark |
Sep 2006 |
Me and My Girl | Musical |
Plymouth Theatre Royal, then touring Alex Armitage and Firey Angel |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Warren Carlyle Set designer: Walt Spanger |
Sep 2006 |
Beatlemania | Theatre |
Gothenberg Opera, then touring West End International |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stewart Nicholls |
May 2006 |
Woman in White | Musical | Marquis Theatre, Broadway | Lighting Designer |
Director: Trevor Nunn Set designer: William Dudley |
Nov 2005 |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Theatre |
Dartford - / WEST END Aug 2006, then touring UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: MauriceLane Set designer: Charlie Camm |
Sep 2005 |
Primo | Theatre |
Music Box Theatre, Broadway, New York Bill Kenwright Inc |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Richard Wilson Set designer: Hildegard Bechtler |
Jul 2005 |
Disney's Beauty and the Beast - UK Tour | Musical |
Eastbourne, then touring UK Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alison Pollard Set designer: Charlie Camm |
Apr 2005 |
Orestes 2.0 | Theatre |
Guildhall Theatre Barbican |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Kramer Set designer: Becs Andrews |
Jan 2005 |
Cabaret | Musical |
EST, Frankfurt English Speaking Theatre, Frankfurt |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew White Set designer: Bob Bailey |
Nov 2004 |
Book of Grace | Theatre | Arcola | Lighting Designer |
Director: Femi Elufowoju Jnr Set designer: Rae Smith / Will Fricker |
May 2004 |
Thank You for the Music | Concert |
Goetheberg Opera, then touring Various Companies throughout Europe |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: David Howe | May 2004 |
Hair | Musical | Brownski Productions and Lujianna Festival Slovina | Lighting Designer |
Director: Mykal Rand Set designer: Jason Denvir |
Aug 2001 |
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