Steve Lowe
Biography
Credits include: The Chairs (Harlow Playhouse & Tour); Secretary Turned CEO (C Venues, Edingburgh); Hamlet (Bloomsbury Theatre & tour); Return of the Soldier (Jermyn Street Theatre); Rent (Cockpit Theatre); The York Realist (Riverside Studios); Studies For a Portrait (King's Head Theatre); The Miser, Thérèse Raquin and Molière (Cochrane Theatre); Good Night Deer and Good Morning I’m Sleeping (ICA); the new musical City Girls (Jermyn Street Theatre & New Wolsey Studio, Ipswich); and the band Sin É (Queen Elizabeth Hall). As joint artistic director of Freathy Tippett: Voicing and Salty Sarah (Riverside Studios), Licence My Roving Hands and Your Objects Move Us (The Space).
Previous productions
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant of Venice | Theatre |
The Drayton Arms Theatre Poetic Justice/Wolf Sisters |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alex Pearson Set designer: Sorcha Corcoran |
Oct 2019 |
| 20:40 | Theatre | Clapham Omnibus | Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Osman Set designer: Sorcha Corcoran |
Jun 2019 |
| Oranges and Ink | Theatre |
Tristan Bate Theatre, then touring A Monkey with Cymbals and Tomorrow Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alex Pearson |
Mar 2019 |
| King Arthur | Opera |
Merton Arts Space Colliers Wood Chorus & Freathy Tippet |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Osman |
Nov 2018 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Theatre |
Clapham Omnibus July 2018 Tenth Muse Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Elizabeth Bowe |
Jul 2018 |
| Musical Theatre Showcase | Musical | University of East London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Tristan Parkes |
May 2018 |
| Oliver | Musical | Dunottar School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Tarani Jago |
Mar 2018 |
| Three Sisters | Theatre |
Chelsea Theatre, London London School of Dramatic Art |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Georgina Sowerby |
Jul 2016 |
| Annie | Non-professional |
Royal Free Hospital St Christopher’s School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ben Wilkin |
Jun 2016 |
| The Chairs | Theatre |
The Playhouse, Harlow, then touring Extant |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Maria Oshodi Set designer: Andrea Carr |
Apr 2016 |
| After the Blue | Theatre |
Jermyn Street Theatre, London After the Blue Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Charles Savage Set designer: Paul Olivier |
Jan 2016 |
| THRILL ME The Leopold & Loeb story | Musical |
Jermyn Street Theatre Raphael Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Paul Glaser |
Jan 2016 |
| High School Musical | Musical |
The American School in London Theatre American School in London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Buck Herron Set designer: Rob Myles |
Nov 2015 |
| The Secretary Turned CEO | Opera |
C main Edinburgh Fringe Festival Lucid Arts and Music |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Osman Set designer: Rhian Morrish |
Aug 2015 |
| The Wiz | Musical |
Royal Free Hospital St Christopher’s School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lynette Britnell |
Jul 2015 |
| An Ideal Husband | Theatre |
Avondale Theatre Italia Conti 3rd Year Actors |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kate Williams Set designer: Richard Cooper |
Jun 2015 |
| Jumpers for Goal Posts | Theatre |
Sheridan Studio Italia Conti 3rd Year Actors |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris White Set designer: Richard Cooper |
Jun 2015 |
| Touched | Theatre |
Avondale Theatre Italia Conti 3rd Year Actors |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anna Jordan Set designer: Richard Cooper |
Jun 2015 |
| Return of the Soldier | Musical |
Jermyn Street Theatre Aria Entertainment, Guy James, Katy Lipson, Penny Rock Theatre Productions, Jermyn Street Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Charlotte Westenra - MD Simon Lambert Set designer: Simon Anthony Wells |
Sep 2014 |
| Benefits - The Musical | Theatre |
Broadway Theatre, Barking Young & Talented - Youth Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roy Alexander Weise |
Jul 2014 |
| Bugsy Malone | Theatre |
Royal Free Hospital St Christopher’s School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lynette Britnell |
Jul 2014 |
| Natural Affection | Theatre |
Jermyn Street Theatre House on the Hill Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Grace Wessels Set designer: Victoria Johnstone |
Jul 2014 |
| The Chairs | Theatre |
Albany Theatre, Wolverhampton, then touring Extant |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Maria Oshodi Set designer: Andrea Carr |
Apr 2014 |
| Gather Ye Rose Buds | Theatre |
Nightingale Theatre Sandpit Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Diyan Zora |
May 2013 |
| Tunnel | Theatre |
Nightingale Theatre Sandpit Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tanushka Marah |
May 2013 |
| The Mikado | Musical |
Tabard Theatre Pulling Focus Ltd |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Johnson Set designer: Christopher Hone |
Feb 2013 |
| Trojan Women | Theatre |
Brockley Jack Theatre Nameless Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Farrell Set designer: Libby Todd |
Jan 2013 |
| Hamlet | Theatre |
Bloomsbury Theatre, then touring Young Shakespeare Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Christopher Geelan Set designer: Bridget Kimak |
Oct 2012 |
| Rent | Musical |
Cockpit Theatre Interval Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Henley & Timothy O'Hara Set designer: Naomi Hodgson |
Oct 2012 |
| Once a Catholic | Theatre |
Ivy Studio Guildford School of Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Clairy |
May 2012 |
| After the Turn | Musical |
Courtyard Theatre Interval Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Henley & Timothy O'Hara |
Jan 2012 |
| Waxing Lyrical | Theatre |
New Diorama Theatre StoneCrabs |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gillian Lynne Set designer: Nina Morley |
Nov 2011 |
| Don Givanni Workshop | Opera |
Cockpit Theatre Edible Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lauren Collins Set designer: Hiroko Matsuo |
Aug 2011 |
| Voicing | Opera |
Riverside Studios Freathy Tippett |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Osman Set designer: Martin Thomas |
Aug 2011 |
| Now or Never | Musical |
King's Head Theatre Lean Two Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gillian Lynne |
Mar 2011 |
| Pagliacci | Opera |
King's Head Theatre OperaUpClose |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anna Gregory Set designer: Buffy Sharpe |
Feb 2011 |
| Lysistrata | Theatre |
Bloomsbury Theatre UCL |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Milla Jackson |
Feb 2011 |
| Subs | Theatre |
Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hamish Macdougall Set designer: Jemima Carter-Lewis |
Jan 2011 |
| Lanza | Theatre |
King's Head Theatre Mindrocket Ltd |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Anthony Shrubsall |
Dec 2010 |
| Madam Butterfly | Opera |
King's Head Theatre OperaUpClose |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher |
Dec 2010 |
| There Will Be More | Theatre |
Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher Set designer: Julia Berndt |
Oct 2010 |
| Olly’s Prison | Theatre |
Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gareth Corke Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Sep 2010 |
| Hotel Sorrento | Theatre |
Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher Set designer: Micka Agosta |
Aug 2010 |
| Subs | Theatre |
Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hamish Macdougall Set designer: Jemima Carter-Lewis |
Jul 2010 |
| Pay As You Go | Theatre |
Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sam Miller Set designer: Jemima Carter-Lewis |
Jul 2010 |
| Olivia | Theatre |
Lund Theatre, UCS St Christopher's School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lynette Britnell |
Jul 2010 |
| Studies for a Portrait | Theatre |
King's Head Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher Set designer: Kate Guinness |
Mar 2010 |
| Relax | Theatre |
Warehouse Theatre, Croydon Psychodrome |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Phil Setren Set designer: Martin Thomas |
Mar 2010 |
| Nightsongs | Theatre |
Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hamish Macdougall Set designer: Jemima Carter-Lewis |
Jan 2010 |
| All Shook Up | Musical | The American School in London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Buck Herron Set designer: Helen Stewart |
Nov 2009 |
| Three Minute Hero | Theatre |
The Cock Tavern Theatre London New Play Festival |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Osman Set designer: Martin Thomas |
Oct 2009 |
| The York Realist | Theatre |
Riverside Studios Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher Set designer: Kate Guinness |
Sep 2009 |
| Brooklyn | Theatre |
The Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Russ Hope Set designer: Malwina Chabocka |
Sep 2009 |
| The Present | Theatre |
The Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher |
Aug 2009 |
| Bugsy Malone | Theatre |
Lund Theatre, UCS St Christopher’s School |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lynette Britnell |
Jul 2009 |
| The Time is 15:15 | Theatre |
Camden People’s Theatre The Time is 15:15 |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Katharine Fry/Jung Eun Yoo |
Jul 2009 |
| The Time is 15:15 | Theatre |
The Space, London The Time is 15:15 |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Katharine Fry/Jung Eun Yoo |
Apr 2009 |
| Licence My Roving Hands | Theatre |
The Space, London Freathy Tippett |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Osman |
Mar 2009 |
| The Gut Girls | Theatre |
The Space, London Skinful Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alex Crampton Set designer: Marcella Crivellaro |
Mar 2009 |
| The Backroom | Theatre |
The Cock Tavern Theatre Good Night Out Presents |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gareth Corke Set designer: Sophie Mosberger |
Mar 2009 |
| 23176 | Theatre |
Kensal House SPID Youth Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nnenna Evans |
Dec 2008 |
| The Master and Margarita | Theatre |
The Space, London The Space Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Hemming |
Oct 2008 |
| The Immortal Dropout | Theatre |
Jermyn Street Theatre Hugo Vickers Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hugo Vickers |
Jul 2008 |
| Your Objects Move Us | Theatre |
The Space, London Freathy Tippett |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Osman |
Apr 2008 |
| Good Night Deer | Dance |
ICA Daydream Nation |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2008 | |
| Carve | Theatre |
Tristan Bates Sidestep Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Farrell |
Feb 2008 |
| Tales from the Underground | Theatre |
Arcola 2 Bush Boy Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Cornell S John Set designer: Phil Newman |
Dec 2007 |
| The Real Inspector Hound / Dogg's Hamlet | Theatre |
The Space, London The Space Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Hemming / Alex Crampton Set designer: Emma Pile |
Nov 2007 |
| Good Morning I'm Sleeping | Dance |
ICA Daydream Nation |
Lighting Designer | Sep 2007 | |
| Back Down the Rabbit Hole | Dance |
FOPP Cafe, Tottenham Court Road Daydream Nation |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2007 | |
| Thérèse Raquin | Theatre |
Cochrane Theatre Drama Centre London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniela Peleanu Set designer: Agnes Treplin |
Nov 2006 |
| Moliere | Theatre |
Cochrane Theatre Drama Centre London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lawrence Evans Set designer: Agnes Treplin |
Oct 2006 |
| The Miser | Theatre |
Cochrane Theatre Drama Centre London |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Philip Hedley Set designer: Agnes Treplin |
Oct 2006 |
| 50 Fragments | Theatre |
Embassy Studio Central School Of Speech and Drama |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jacqueline Seaquist |
Sep 2006 |
| City Girls | Musical |
Jermyn Street Theatre WJP Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nicholas Scrivens and Julie Osman |
Sep 2006 |
| Bisclavret | Theatre |
Performance Studio 1 Central School Of Speech and Drama |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Davey |
Jun 2006 |
| Between the Lanes | Theatre |
Embassy Studio Central School Of Speech and Drama |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jessica Swale |
Mar 2006 |
| No More Death | Theatre |
Embassy Studio Central School Of Speech and Drama |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mila Manojlovic |
Mar 2006 |
| Story Telling | Theatre |
Embassy Theatre Central School Of Speech and Drama |
Lighting Designer |
Director: devised |
Feb 2006 |
| City Girls | Musical |
New Wolsey Studio, Ipswich WJP Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nicholas Scrivens |
Jun 2005 |
| Pro Patria | Theatre |
Sir John Mills Theatre, Ipswich WJP Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nicholas Scrivens |
Jun 2005 |
Location availability:
- Africa
- Australasia & Asia Pacific
- Central Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Far East & East Asia
- Middle East & West Asia
- North America
- Scotland
- South America
- UK London
- UK Provinces
- Western Europe & Scandinavia
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Mobile phone |
07957 420245 |
| Email address | |
| Website |
Theatre:
- West End
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Musical:
- West End
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Opera:
- Small scale
- Touring relights
- Education Establishment
- Projection / Video Design
Dance:
- International
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Concert:
- Stage Touring
- Club
- Festival
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video / Content Design
Corporate:
- Conferences
- Fashion Shows
- Award Ceremonies
- Open Air Events
Architectural:
- Displays & Art
- Educational Establishments
- Open Air Events
Non-professional:
- Dance
- Musicals
- Opera
- Plays
- Projection / Video Design
Education:
- Lectures
- Workshops
- Training
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Portfolio
Merchant of Venice
20:40
King Arthur
Beauty and the Beast
The Chairs
High School Musical
The Chairs
Hamlet
Rent
Studies for a Portrait
The York Realist
The Present
The Gut Girls
The Backroom
The Master and Margarita
Your Objects Move Us
Good Night Deer
Carve
The Real Inspector Hound / Dogg's Hamlet
Good Morning I'm Sleeping
Thérèse Raquin
Moliere
The Miser
City Girls
Bisclavret
Between the Lanes
Press quotes
Oranges and Ink
The atmosphere is made complete with ... subtly changing light.
Christy Lawrance, ICN independent catholic news 10/08/2019
... some wonderfully subdued lighting … made me feel like I was in the 1600s watching a play written by Aphra Behn.
Chris Stagg, Phoenix FM 28/03/2019
THRILL ME The Leopold & Loeb story
Paul Glaser, the director, ... creates a credible performance through the use of nuanced lighting by Steve Lowe, several strong visual props and compelling theatrical performances by the two leads.
Laura-Jane Foley, London Theatre 13/01/2016
... the stage and lighting are both remarkably simple, adding to the rawness and intensity of the evening.
Danny Coleman-Cooke, British Theatre.com 13/01/2016
The Mikado
...designer Christopher Hone, together with Steve Lowe's clever use of lighting ... transport the audience to the heart of a golf-club trapped in its own anachonistic pomposity.
Tom Taylor, Fringe Review 22/02/2013
Trojan Women
James Farrell's brisk direction cranks up the tension while Steve Lowe's stark lighting works well with the swells and stops of Max Pappenheim's claustrophobic soundtrack.
Sheila Cornelius, remotegoat 18/01/2013
After the Turn
Waxing Lyrical
“The Enlightenment replaced by dehumanising bloodshed is wonderfully characterised by Steve Lowe’s use of half light and candlelight. We see the teenage Marie hover outside the candlelit dining room hosting Rousseau, Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin; she basks in the glow of Versailles and stumbles in the darkness of the Revolution with an outline of the guillotine projected on the ground.”
Julia Rank, Exeunt Magazine 25/11/2011
“Clive Derbyshire’s imaginative sound design and Steve Lowe’s clever lighting complete an informative, atmospheric and truly memorable theatrical experience.”
Helen Macdonald, WhatsOnStage 25/11/2011
“...a production efficiently directed by Gillian Lynne, with excellent and imaginative lighting by Steve Lowe, creating a persuasive world within a world”
Judith Flanders, The Arts Desk 24/11/2011
