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James Farncombe
awards and nominations
Nominated Golden Mask Award for Best Lighting Designer - Opera for Alcina at Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.
Nominated Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Light for a Play for The Tempest at St Ann's Warehouse
Nominated Olivier Award 2016 for People, Places and Things at the Dorfman, National Theatre.
Winner, Whatsonstage Whitelight Best Lighting Award 2011 for Ghost Stories at the Duke of York’s Theatre, West End.
Nominated Knights of Illumination 2012 for The Duchess of Malfi at the Old Vic.
Nominated TMA Best Lighting Design 2010 for Ghost Stories at Lyric Hammersmith.
Nominated TMA Best Lighting Design 2009 for Private Fears in Public Places, Northampton Theatre Royal.
Nominated Knights of Illumination 2007 for tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ! at the Bush Theatre.
Productions
2023 | |
| MEFISTOFELE | Director: Simon Stone |
| VANYA | Director: Sam Yates Richmond Theatre, Duke of York's Theatre |
| JENŮFA | Director: Claus Guth |
| INNOCENCE | Director: Simon Stone |
| BLUE | Director: Tinuke Craig |
| TRISTAN & ISOLDE | Director: Simon Stone |
| JENUFA | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| CARMEN | Director: John Fulljames |
| PHAEDRA | Director: Simon Stone |
| DIE TOTE STADT | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
2022 | |
| LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR | Director Simon Stone |
| JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN | Director: Nicholas Hytner |
| INNOCENCE | Director: Simon Stone |
| THE BLUE WOMAN | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR | Director: Simon Stone |
| TRAUERNACHT | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| L'ORFEO | Director: Tom Morris |
| WOZZECK | Director: Simon Stone |
| THEODORA | Director: Katie Mitchell |
2021 | |
| JENUFA | Director: Claus Guth |
| DER ZWERG | Director: Nanouk Leopold |
| TRISTAN UND ISOLDE | Director: Simon Stone |
| THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS/MAHAGONNY SONGSPIEL | Director: Isabelle Kettle Royal Opera House |
| HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S STAGE DREAMS | Director: Joseph Alford Royal Danish Theatre |
| LA TRAVIATA | Director: Simon Stone |
| INNOCENCE | Director: Simon Stone |
2020 | |
| COPENHAGEN | Director: Polly Findlay |
| YERMA | Director: Simon Stone |
| OP HOOP VAN ZEGEN | Director: Simon Stone |
| STREET SCENE | Director: John Fulljames |
| BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| CARMEN | Choreographer: Liam Scarlett |
| ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| INNOCENCE | Director: Simon Stone |
2019 | |
| ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| GHOST STORIES | Director: Sean Holmes |
| LESSONS IN LOVE AND VIOLENCE | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| STREET SCENE | Director: John Fulljames |
| LA TRILOGIE DE LA VENGEANCE | Director: Simon Stone Odeon - Théâtre de l'Europe |
| ZAUBERLAND | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| LESSONS IN LOVE AND VIOLENCE | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| LA TRAVIATA | Director: Simon Stone |
| WHEN WE HAVE SUFFICIENTLY TORTURED EACH OTHER | Director: Katie Mitchell |
2018 | |
| THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND | Director: Joe Hill-Gibbons Almeida |
| THE NUTCRACKER | Choreographer: Kaloyan Boyadjev |
| JENUFA | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| YERMA | Director: Simon Stone |
| MACBETH | Director: Rufus Norris National Theatre |
| LESSONS IN LOVE AND VIOLENCE | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| STREET SCENE | Director: John Fulljames |
2017 | |
| PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS | Director: Jeremy Herrin |
| PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS | Director: Jeremy Herrin |
| FRANCESCA DA RIMINI / RICCARDO ZANDONAI | Director: Nicola Raab |
| ALCINA | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| MIRANDA | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| UIT HET LEVEN VAN MARIONETTEN | Director: Nanouk Leopold |
| YERMA | Director: Simon Stone |
| IBSEN HUIS | Director: Simon Stone |
| ANATOMY OF SUICIDE | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| TWELFTH NIGHT | Director: Simon Godwin |
| PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE | Director: Simon Stone |
| THE TEMPEST | Director: Phyllida Lloyd |
2016 | |
| DE MEIDEN | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| THE DRESSER | Director: Sean Foley |
| THE TRILOGY | Director: Phyllida Lloyd |
| THE NUTCRACKER | Choreographer: Kaloyan Boyadjev |
| YERMA | Director: Simon Stone |
| THE BARBER OF SEVILLE | Director: Annabel Arden |
| PELLÉAS ET MELISÁNDE | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| BUGSY MALONE | Director: Sean Holmes |
| LIFE | Ballet Boyz |
| PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS | Director: Jeremy Herrin |
| BENJAMIN DERRIÈRE NUIT | Director: John Fulljames |
| ARIODANTE | Director: Henry Fehr |
2015 | |
| PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS | Director: Jeremy Herrin |
| BUGSY MALONE | Director: Sean Holmes |
| MAN AND SUPERMAN | Director: Simon Godwin |
| CARMEN | Choreographer: Liam Scarlett |
| THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Director: Jo Davies |
| ALCINA | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Director: Joe Hill-Gibbons |
| HENRY IV | Director: Phyllida Lloyd |
| HAPGOOD | Director: Howard Davies |
| THE MODERATE SOPRANO | Director: Jeremy Herrin |
2014 | |
| THE WAY BACK HOME | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| THREE WINTERS | Director: Howard Davies |
| THE WHITE DEVIL | Director: Maria Aberg |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| FATHER AND SONS | Director: Lyndsey Turner |
| NOT, FOOTFALLS, ROCKABY | Director: Walter Asmus |
| TRANSLATIONS | Director: James Grieve |
| RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN | Director: Peter Dubois |
| TRAUERNACHT | Director: Katie Mitchell |
2013 | |
| JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE | Director: Sean Foley |
| EDWARD II | Director: Joe Hill Gibbons |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | Director: Maria Aberg |
| A MAD WORLD MY MASTERS | Director: Sean Foley |
| AND THE REST WILL BE FAMILIAR TO YOU FROM CINEMA | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| LONGING | Director: Nina Raine |
| THE HOUSE TAKEN OVER | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| LE VIN HERBÉ | Director: Katie Mitchell |
| FIREBIRD | Liam Scarlett |
| DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER | Director: Harry Fehr |
previous theatre | |
| THE LADYKILLERS | Director: Sean Foley |
| PEOPLE | Director: Nicholas Hytner |
| THE MAGISTRATE | Director: Timothy Sheader |
| LONDON ROAD | Director: Rufus Norris |
| JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK | Howard Davies |
| MEN SHOULD WEEP | Director: Josie Rourke |
| DOUBLE FEATURE | Director: Lyndsey Turner and Polly Findlay |
| THREE SISTERS | Director: Benedict Andrews |
| THE CHANGELING | Director: Joe Hill-Gibbons |
| THE GLASS MENAGERIE | Director: Joe Hill-Gibbons |
| GHOST STORIES | Director: Jeremy Dyson, Sean Holmes and Andy Nyman |
| DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS | Director: Sean Holmes |
| THE OVERCOAT | Director: Amit Lahav |
| TWISTED TALES | Director: Polly Findlay |
| THE RECRUITING OFFICER | Director: Josie Rourke |
| INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE | Director: Jamie Lloyd |
| THE DUCHESS OF MALFI | Director: Jamie Lloyd |
| LOVE, LOVE, LOVE | Director: James Grieve |
| THE VILLAGE BIKE | Director: Joe-Hill Gibbons |
| WANDERLUST | Director: Simon Godwin |
| WHAT’S IN THE CAT? | Director: Paulette Randell |
| BLEST BE THE TIE | Director: Paulette Randell |
| PLENTY | Director: Thea Sharrock |
| SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS | Director: Tom Morris |
| JULIET AND HER ROMEO | Director: Tom Morris |
| ADOLF HITLER: MY PART IN HIS DOWNFALL | Director: Tim Carroll |
| LIKE A FISHBONE | Director: Josie Rourke |
| THE WHISKEYTASTER | Director: Josie Rourke |
| 2000 FEET AWAY | Director: Josie Rourke |
| TINDERBOX | Director: Josie Rourke |
| THE DYSFUNCKSHONALZ! | Director: Tamara Harvey |
| CROOKED | Director: Mike Bradwell |
| I LIKE MINE WITH A KISS | Director: Mike Bradwell |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Matthew Dunster |
| RAGTIME | Director: Timothy Sheader |
| LORD OF THE FLIES | Director: Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel |
| DANCING AT LUGHNASA | Director: Tamara Harvey |
| LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | Director: Peter Rowe |
| FORWARD | Director: Natalie Wilson |
| THREE SISTERS | Director: Paulette Randall |
| TAKING CARE OF BABY | Director: Anthony Clark |
| OSAMA THE HERO | Director: Anthony Clark |
| A SINGLE ACT | Director: Anthony Clark |
| NATHAN WISE | Director: Anthony Clark |
| BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943 | Director: Mark Babych |
| THE LITTLE PRINCE | Director: Anthony Clark |
| LIFE AFTER SCANDAL | Director: Anthony Clark |
| THE MATHS TUTOR | Director: Anthony Clark |
| BREAKING THE SILENCE | Director: Esther Richardson |
| BEAUTIFUL THING | Nottingham Playhouse |
| BEAST ON THE MOON | Nottingham Playhouse |
| TOM’S MIDNIGHT GARDEN | Nottingham Playhouse |
| I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE | Nottingham Playhouse |
| A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG | Nottingham Playhouse |
| A WINTER’S TALE | UK Tour |
| BEDROOM FARCE | West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| VINCENT IN BRIXTON | Ipswich New Wolsey |
| CHIMPS | Ipswich New Wolsey |
| A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM | Ipswich New Wolsey |
| BLUES IN THE NIGHT | Ipswich New Wolsey |
| THE GLASS MENAGERIE | Ipswich New Wolsey |
| IMPROBABLE FICTION | Stephen Joseph Theatre |
| TOUCH WOOD | Stephen Joseph Theatre |
| SOAP | Stephen Joseph Theatre |
| MAKING WAVES | Stephen Joseph Theatre |
| BE MY BABY | New Vic |
| EAST IS EAST | New Vic |
| A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE | New Vic |
| A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE | Bolton Octagon |
| ALL MY SONS | Bolton Octagon |
| WHAT THE BUTLER SAW | Bolton Octagon |
| AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST | Bolton Octagon |
| THE TWITS | Bolton Octagon |
| GHOSTS | Bolton Octagon |
| THE HYPOCHONDRIAC | Bolton Octagon |
| THE PRICE | Manchester Library Theatre |
| SPEED THE PLOUGH | Manchester Library Theatre |
| LARKIN WITH WOMEN | Manchester Library Theatre |
| A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG | Manchester Library Theatre |
| PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC SPACES | Manchester Library Theatre |
| AMY’S VIEW | Manchester Library Theatre |
| DEAD FUNNY | Manchester Library Theatre |
| THIS LIME TREE BOWER | Coventry Belgrade |
| THE GREAT GAME | Tricycle Theatre |
| BLUES FOR MR CHARLIE | Tricycle Theatre |
| THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN INDIES | Tricycle Theatre |
| THE NOT BLACK AND WHITE SEASON | Tricycle Theatre |
| JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES | Northampton Theatre Royal |
| MAN OF THE MOMENT | Northampton Theatre Royal |
| PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC SPACES | Northampton Theatre Royal |
| AMY’S VIEW | Northampton Theatre Royal |
| DEAD FUNNY | York Theatre Royal |
| ABIGAIL’S PARTY | York Theatre Royal |
| LORD OF THE FLIES | Pilot Theatre |
| SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS | Pilot Theatre |
| ROAD | Pilot Theatre |
| FUNGUS THE BOGEYMAN | Pilot Theatre |
| LOOKING FOR JJ | Pilot Theatre |
| UNSUITABLE GIRLS | Pilot Theatre |
| WE THAT ARE LEFT | Pilot Theatre |
| ABSENT FRIENDS | Pilot Theatre |
| HYSTERIA | Pilot Theatre |
| KOMMILITONEN | Royal Academy of Music and Julliard School |
| MIGNON | Guildhall |
| OLEANNA | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| KRAPP’S LAST TAPE | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| A DIFFERENT WAY HOME | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| A VISIT FROM MRS PROTHERO | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| THE KISS | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| SMILE | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| A WHO’S WHO OF FLAPLAND | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| BOMBER’S MOON | Lakeside Theatre Nottingham |
| THE ELEPHANT MAN | Worcester Swan |
| THE BLUE ROOM | Worcester Swan |
| PLAGUE OF INNOCENCE | Leicester Haymarket |
| MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS | Leicester Haymarket |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | Leicester Haymarket |
| THE WITCHES | Leicester Haymarket |
| DEATH OF A SALESMAN | Leicester Haymarket |
| WEST SIDE STORY | Leicester Haymarket |