Derek Carlyle
Biography
Having worked in professional theatre for over 30 years I enjoy many aspects of the technical side of staging a production. My lighting experience is principally in theatre but I have been fortunate to also work on a number of musicals, operas and dance shows. I have been lucky enough to work on many shows with many wonderful people in many different capacities but for the purposes of this website in particular my lighting credits include the following shows:- Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest (Shakespeare's Globe, Rome) The Lion King (Piper's Corner), The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare's Globe, Rome) Skin In Flames (Park 90), The Barber of Seville (Tour), 5 Deaths and a Happy Ending (Tour), Foreplay (King’s Head), Kiss Me, Figaro! (Riverside and Tour), Jeopardy (Waterloo East), Captain Blood’s Revenge (Glyndebourne and Tour), The Burial (The Albany), The Magic Flute (Riverside Studios), Asphalt Kiss (New Diorama) La Traviata, Troy Boy, (Gatehouse and Touring), Private Peaceful, Sweeny Todd, His Dark Materials (E.M. Forster), Gerbils in a Glass Cage (The Space), Johnny Boy (Brighton Dome), Bright Star (The Tabard), Orpheus Down Under (National Tour), Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Time and The Conways, I’ll Leave it to You (New Diorama), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (National Tour), Glasshouse (Tobacco Factory), The Pickwick Papers (National Tour), My Name is Rachel Corrie (Baron's Court), The Special Thing (Hen and Chickens), Frozen (Riverside Studios and Tour), My Sister In This House (Greenwich Playhouse), Treasure Island (King's Head), Centre Stage '07 and '08 [Dance] (Cochrane Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Shaw Theatre), The Picture of Dorian Gray and Chekhov’s Shorts(National tours), Five Kinds of Silence (Old Red Lion), Othello and The Way of the World (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Shakespeare’s Keeper (Grange Court Theatre), A Winter’s Tale (Wimbledon Studio), The Revenger’s Tragedy and The Monument (BAC), The Accrington Pals (Pentameters), The Cherry Orchard, The Speckled Band and Cinderella (Drayton Court Theatre), Top Girls (The Chelsea Centre) and over fifty productions at Drama Studio London. I also work as a Sound Designer, Production Manager and Actor
Previous productions
Previous productions
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
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Romeo and Juliet | Theatre |
The Globe Theatre, Rome The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
Oct 2019 |
The Merchant Of Venice | Theatre |
The Globe, Rome The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
Oct 2018 |
The Comedy of Errors | Theatre |
Shakespeare's Globe, Rome The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
Oct 2017 |
The Tempest | Theatre |
The Globe, Rome The Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
Oct 2016 |
The Lion King | Musical | Piper's Corner | Lighting Designer | Nov 2015 | |
The Comedy of Errors | Theatre |
Shakespeare's Globe, Rome Bedouin Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles |
Sep 2015 |
Skin In Flames | Theatre |
Park 90 Stonecrabs & Bots and Barrals |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Franko Figueirdo & Silvia Ayguade Set designer: Valerie Kaneko-Lucas |
May 2015 |
The Barber of Seville | Opera | The Merry Opera Company | Lighting Designer |
Director: Johnny Ramster Set designer: Louis Carver |
Jan 2015 |
5 Deaths and a Happy Ending | Opera |
Roedean Theatre, then touring Glyndebourne |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Lenton |
Oct 2014 |
Foreplay | Theatre |
The King's Head Andy Jordan Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andy Jordan Set designer: Ana-Sofia Londono |
Apr 2014 |
Kiss Me, Figaro! | Opera |
Riverside Studios, then touring Merry Opera Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Johnny Ramster |
Feb 2014 |
Captain Blood's Revenge | Opera |
The Old Market, then touring Glyndebourne |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andy Manley Set designer: Kitty Callister |
Nov 2013 |
The Burial | Theatre |
The Albany, Deptford Stonecrabs Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Franko Figueirdo Set designer: Valerie Kaneko-Lucas |
Nov 2013 |
Private Peaceful | Theatre |
E.M.Forster Theatre Tonbridge School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gavin Bruce |
Dec 2012 |
The Asphalt Kiss | Theatre |
The New Diorama Stonecrabs Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Franko Figueirdo |
Nov 2012 |
His Dark Materials | Theatre |
E.M.Forster Theatre Tonbridge School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Collette Redgrave |
Jun 2012 |
La Traviata | Opera |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, then touring Merry Opera Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kit Hesketh-Harvey Set designer: James Perkins |
Feb 2012 |
Gerbils In A Glass Cage | Theatre |
The Space Stonecrabs Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tanja Pagnuco Set designer: Catherine Morgan |
Feb 2012 |
Sweeny Todd | Theatre |
E.M.Forster Theatre Tonbridge School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gavin Bruce |
May 2011 |
Bright Star | Theatre | The Tabard Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ali Wall Set designer: Fly Davis |
Nov 2010 |
Orpheus Down Under | Opera |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, then touring Unexpected Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lynn Binstock Set designer: James Perkins |
Feb 2010 |
Stockwell | Theatre | The Tricycle | Lighting Designer |
Director: Sophie Lifschutz Set designer: James Perkins |
Sep 2009 |
Frozen | Theatre | Riverside Studios, then touring | Lighting Designer |
Director: Sonia Fraser Set designer: Lucy Wilkinson |
Jun 2008 |
Centre Stage Dance | Dance |
The Cochrane Theatre Centre Stage Dance School |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Many talented people |
Jun 2008 |
My Sister In This House | Theatre |
Greenwich Playhouse Galleon Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Illona Linthwaite |
Jan 2008 |
A Christmas Carol | Theatre |
The Shaw Thatre Hidden Pearl Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Pickles Set designer: Maureen Freedman |
Dec 2006 |
The Accrington Pals | Theatre |
Pentameters White Fox Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Granville Saxton |
Oct 2001 |
- Worldwide
Contact method | Details |
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Mobile phone |
07767 881932 |
Email address | |
Website |
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