James Harrison
Biography
As Designer:
Jan 2016 - St Joan of the Stockyards - Bristol Old Vic
As Programmer:
In-house at Bristol Old Vic
As Lighting Technician:
Sep 2022 to present: Deputy Head of Lighting and Lighting Programmer at Bristol Old Vic
Sep 2021 to Sep 2022: Technician at Bristol Old Vic
Oct 2015 to Oct 2020: Deputy Chief Electrician at Bristol Old Vic
May 2010 to Oct 2015: Senior Technician (LX) at Mercury Theatre Colchester
Previous productions
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverberation | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Robbie Butler Director: Jack Sain Set designer: Ti Green |
Oct 2024 |
| Wonder Boy | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic, then touring PW Productions |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Aideen Malone Director: Sally Cookson Set designer: Katie Sykes |
Sep 2024 |
| A Child of Science | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Sally Ferguson Director: Matthew Dunster Set designer: Anna Fleischle |
Jun 2024 |
| Starter for Ten | Musical |
Bristol Old Vic Antic Productions & Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Rory Beaton Director: Charlie Parham Set designer: Frankie Bradshaw |
Mar 2024 |
| Arabian Nights | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Nao Nagai Director: Blanche Macintyre Set designer: Hannah Sibai |
Nov 2023 |
| Choir Boy | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simisola Majekodunmi Director: Nancy Medina Set designer: Max Johns |
Oct 2023 |
| Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder | Musical | Bristol Old Vic | FollowSpot Operator |
Lighting designer: Peter Small |
Sep 2023 |
| Anna Karenina | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Edinburgh Lyceum |
Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Mark Henderson Director: Polina Kalinina |
Jun 2023 |
| Waldo's Circus of Magic & Terror | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic, then touring Extraordinary Bodies & Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Katy Morison Director: Claire Hodgson , Director: Billy Alwen & Jenny Davies Set designer: Ti Green |
Mar 2023 |
| The Nutcracker | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Anna Watson Director: Lee Lyford Set designer: Tom Rogers |
Nov 2022 |
| Hamlet | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Malcolm Rippeth Director: John Haidar Set designer: Alex Eales |
Oct 2022 |
| Outlier | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Joe Price Director: Jenny Davies Set designer: Rebecca Wood |
Sep 2022 |
| The Meaning of Zong | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Zeynep Kepekli Director: Tom Morris - Giles Terera Set designer: Jean Chan |
Apr 2022 |
| Wonder Boy | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Aideen Malone Director: Sally Cookson Set designer: Katie Sykes |
Mar 2022 |
| Dr Semmelweis | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Richard Howell Director: Tom Morris Set designer: Ti Green |
Jan 2022 |
| Robin Hood: Legend of the Forgotten Forest | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic The Wardrobe Ensemble |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Joshua Gadsby Director: Tom Brennan and Helena Middleton Set designer: Anna Orton |
Oct 2021 |
| Outlier (Streamed) | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Joe Price Director: Jenny Davies |
Jun 2021 |
| Outlier | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Joe Price Director: Jenny Davies |
Jun 2021 |
| Touching The Void (Streamed) | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Chris Davey Director: Tom Morris Set designer: Ti Green |
May 2021 |
| A Christmas Carol | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Anna Watson Director: Lee Lyford Set designer: Tom Rogers |
Nov 2018, Nov 2019 |
| Cyrano | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Richard Howell Director: Tom Morris Set designer: Ti Green |
Oct 2019 |
| Princess & the Hustler | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Studio, then touring Eclipse Theatre / Bristol Old Vic / Hull Truck |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Aideen Malone Director: Dawn Walton Set designer: Simon Kenny |
Feb 2019 |
| A Christmas Carol | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Anna Watson Director: Lee Lyford Set designer: Tom Rogers |
Nov 2018, Nov 2019 |
| Touching The Void | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic, then touring Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Chris Davey Director: Tom Morris Set designer: Ti Green |
Sep 2018 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Colin Grenfell Director: Michael Boyd Set designer: Tom Piper |
Mar 2018 |
| The Caretaker | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic, then touring Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Keogan Director: Christopher Haydon Set designer: Oliver Townsend |
Sep 2017 |
| Medea | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Katharine WIlliams Director: George Mann Set designer: Shizuka Hariu |
May 2017 |
| Messiah | Concert |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic, The English Concert, and Erebus Ensemble |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Rob Casey Director: Tom Morris Set designer: Anna Orton |
Apr 2017 |
| Junkyard | Musical |
Bristol Old Vic, then touring Headlong, Bristol Old Vic, Rose Theatre Kingston & Theatr Clwyd |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jack Knowles Director: Jeremy Herrin Set designer: Chiara Stephenson |
Jan 2017 |
| The Rivals | Theatre |
Liverpool Playhouse, then touring Bristol Old Vic |
Production Electrician |
Lighting designer: Howard Hudson Director: Dominic Hill Set designer: Tom Rogers |
Oct 2016, Nov 2016 |
| The Rivals | Theatre |
Liverpool Playhouse, then touring Bristol Old Vic |
Production Electrician |
Lighting designer: Howard Hudson Director: Dominic Hill Set designer: Tom Rogers |
Oct 2016, Nov 2016 |
| The Rivals | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic, then touring Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Howard Hudson Director: Dominic Hill Set designer: Tom Rogers |
Sep 2016 |
| Under a Cardboard Sea | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic Young Company |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Tim Streader |
Aug 2016 |
| A Long Day's Journey into Night | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Peter Mumford Director: Richard Eyre |
Feb 2016 |
| St Joan of the Stockyards | Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic Studio Bristol Old Vic Young Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nik Partridge Set designer: Rosie Vize |
Jan 2016 |
Location availability:
- UK London
- UK Provinces
Theatre:
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Touring relights
Musical:
- Regional (Main House)
- Pantomime
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