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Mark Jonathan
Mark Jonathan is internationally renowned as a multi-award winning, lighting designer of Dance, Drama, Opera, Musicals, Arena and Ice productions all around the world.
Mark is a Honorary Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Deputy Chair & Director of the Association for Lighting, Production and Design.
Formerly:
Head of Lighting National Theatre, London 1993-2003
Glyndebourne Opera Lighting Department, 1978-1992
AWARDS and Nominations
2019 Knight of Illumination Award for Vanessa at Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Nominated for Best New Production 2019 International Opera Awards for ll segreto di Susanna / Iolanta at Opera Holland Park
Winner Reumert Best Opera Production 2017 for Dead Man Walking at Royal Danish Opera
Winner Best Design Manchester Evening News Award for Dr Faustus at Royal Exchange
Winner Best Lighting Backstage Pass Award for Richard III at Nottingham Playhouse
Winner Best Production Schikaneder Award for Mathis de Maler at Vienna
Winner Best Theatre Award for Don Quichotte at Danish National Opera
Winner Stiftstidende’s 2014/15 Best Production for Don Quichotte at Danish National Opera
Winner Olivier Award Best New Musical Production for Honk at National Theatre
Winner Olivier Award Best Drama for Skylight at National Theatre
Nominated Reumert Best Opera Production for Askepot at Danish National Opera
Nominated Knight of Illumination Award for Opera Lighting 2013 for Lulu at WNO
Nominated Drama Desk Outstanding Lighting 2006/07 for Prometheus Bound in New York
Nominated Achievement in Opera, UK Theatre Awards 2015 for Jenufa at Scottish Opera
Member British Team Prague Quadrenniel 1997
Productions
2024 | |
| PAGLIACCI | Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
| IL SEGRETO DI SUSANNA | Director: John Wilkie |
| EDGAR | Director: Ruth Knight |
2023 | |
| COSÍ FAN TUTTE | Director: Max Hoehn Welsh National Opera |
| THE BARBER OF SEVILLE | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| L'ELISIR D'AMORE | Director: Max Hoehn |
| RUDDIGORE | Director: John Savournin |
| SNOW WHITE | Ruth Brill |
| THE SLEEPING BEAUTY | Production: Dame Monica Mason & Christopher Newton |
2022 | |
| BOMBAY SUPERSTAR | Director: Sâmir Bhamra |
| THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE | Director: Christopher Haydon |
| DON GIOVANNI | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| THE FELLOWSHIP | Director: Paulette Randall |
| ANNE OF GREEN GABLES | Director: Ruth Brill |
2021 | |
| GIULIO CESARE | Director: Keith Warner |
| PRIVATE LIVES | Director: Christopher Luscombe |
| GONE TOO FAR | Director: Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu |
2019 | |
| THE SLEEPING BEAUTY | Production: Dame Monica Mason & Christopher Newton |
| GISELLE | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| IL PRIGIONIERO/FIDELIO ACT II | Director: Sir David Poutney |
| THE CONSUL | Director: Max Hoehn |
| DEAD MAN WALKING | Director: Martin Constantine |
| BALLET SHOES | Choreographer: Ruth Brill |
| IOLANTE | Director: Olivia Fuchs |
| THE MAGIC FLUTE | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| SWEENEY TODD | Director: Nick Bagnall |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
| I PURITANI | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| SLEEPING BEAUTY | Directors: Berwick Kaler & Matt Aston |
2018 | |
| ENIGMA VARIATIONS | Choreographer: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| THE RAKE'S PROGRESS | Director: Stephen Unwin |
| THE ENCHANTED ISLAND | Director: Stuart Barker |
| IDOMENEO | Director: Stephen Medcalf |
| ALZIRA | Director: Elijah Moshinsky |
| THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT | Director: Jeff Clarke |
| DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE | Director: Kate Saxon |
| OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD | Director: Fiona Buffini |
| DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE | Director: Netia Jones |
| CINDERELLA | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| VANESSA | Director: Keith Warner |
2017 | |
| SYLVIA | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| MEMOIR OF A SAILOR | Kuwait National Theatre |
| POWDER | Choreographer: Stanton Welch |
| ALADDIN | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| CINDERELLA ON ICE | Director: Tony Mercer |
| SYLVIA | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | Director: John Cox |
| ZAZÀ | Director: Marie Lambert |
| IL TURCO IN ITALIA | Director: Martin Duncan |
| SEMELE | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| DEAD MAN WALKING | Director: Orpha Phelan |
| JENUFA | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| THE TALE OF JANUARIE | Director: Martin Lloyd Evans |
2016 | |
| SLEEPING BEAUTY | Production: Dame Monica Mason & Christopher Newton |
| THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY | Director: Fiona Buffini |
| MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| ASKEPOT | Director: Oliver Platt |
| LA CENERENTOLA | Director: Oliver Platt |
| IRIS | Director: Olivia Fuchs |
| ENIGMA VARIATIONS | Choreographer: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Sir Trevor Nunn |
| LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY | Choreographer: Jenna Lee |
| I PURITANI | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| SILVER GYM | Director: Glen Walford |
| PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE | Director: Keith Warner |
| THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA | Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
| LULU | Director: Sir David Pountney |
PREVIOUS THEATRE |
west end | |
| BLITHE SPIRIT | Director: Michael Blakemore |
| PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED | Director: Kelly Robinson Shaftesbury Theatre |
| SWEET CHARITY | Director: Carol Metcalfe/Chet Walker Victoria Palace |
| MARLENE | Director: Sean Mathias West End, Tour, Paris and Broadway |
| A BRITISH SUBJECT | Director: Hannah Eidinow |
| COLLABORATION and TAKING SIDES | Director: Philip Franks Duchess Theatre & Chichester Festival Theatre |
| NICHOLAS NICKLEBY | Director: Jonathan Church/Philip Franks Chichester & UK tour, West End and Toronto |
| SKYLIGHT (Olivier Award Best New Play) | Director: Richard Eyre Wyndhams, Vaudeville & National Theatre |
| THE WITCHES | Director: Jonathan Church Wyndhams, Birmingham Rep & Tour |
NATIONAL THEATRE | |
| HONK! (Olivier Award Best New Musical) | Director: Julia McKenzie |
| TITUS ANDRONICUS | Director: Gregory Doran |
| THE ADVENTURES OF THE STONEHEADS | Director: Toby Wilsher/Trestle |
| THE WAITING ROOM | Director: Indhu Rubasingham |
OLD VIC | |
| SNAKE IN THE GRASS | Director: Dominic Dromgoole Old Vic/Peter Hall Company |
ROYAL COURT | |
| FREE OUTGOING | Director: Indhu Rubasingham (& Traverse Theatre Edinburgh) |
| BREATHING CORPSES | Director: Anna Mackmin |
| CLUBLAND | Director: Indhu Rubasingham |
| CLASS ENEMY | Director: Bill Alexander |
| IN THE BLOOD | |
OTHER LONDON THEATRE | |
| TEJAS VERDAS | Director: Thea Sharrock Gate Theatre, Notting Hill |
| THE JARMAN GARDEN | Director: Ben Gove Riverside Studios |
| THE TRIAL OF DENNIS THE MENACE | Director: Rebecca Gatward Southbank Centre, Purcell Room |
| SMASHED | Director: Sean Gandini Gandini Juggling at The Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House and tour |
| PROMETHEUS BOUND (Drama Desk Outstanding Lighting Design Nomination) | Director: James Kerr Classic Stage Company, New York and Sound, London |
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY | |
| OTHELLO | Director: Kathryn Hunter |
chichester festival theatre | |
| Associate Artist 2006-2008 | |
| FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE | Director: Paulette Randall (Minerva) |
| HOBSON’S CHOICE | Director: Jonathan Church Chichester / UK tour |
| OFFICE SUITE | Director: Edward Kemp (& UK Tour) |
| BABES IN ARMS | Director: Martin Connor |
| THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING | Director: Sam West |
SHEFFIELD THEATRES | |
| SHADOW MOUTH | Director: Dominic Leclerc |
| THE CLEAN HOUSE | Director: Sam West |
THEATRE ROYAL BATH | |
| GOD AND STEPHEN HAWKING | Director: Jonathan Church (& UK Tour) |
Royal EXCHANGE THEATRE | |
| EDWARD II | Director: Toby Frow |
| PYGMALION | Director: Greg Hersov |
| THE MISER | Director: Helena Kaut-Howson |
| DR FAUSTUS | Director: Toby Frow |
WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE | |
| MONKEY | Director: Dominic Leclerc |
| THE WIZARD OF OZ | Director: Rachel Kavanaugh |
BIRMINGHAM REP | |
| RUDY'S RARE RECORDS | Director: Paulette Randall |
| UNCLE VANYA | Director: Rachel Kavanaugh |
| THE WIZARD OF OZ | Director: Rachel Kavanaugh |
| NEVILLE'S ISLAND | Director Paul Raffield |
| THE NORMAN CONQUESTS | Director: Jonathan Church |
| THE CRUCIBLE | Director: Jonathan Church |
| THE LIFE OF GALILEO | Director: Jonathan Church |
| JUMPERS | Director: Bill Alexander |
WATFORD PALACE THEATRE | |
| ALADDIN | Director: Kate Saxton |
| MRS REYNOLDS AND THE RUFFIAN | Director: Brigid Larmour |
| CINDERELLA | Director: Kate Saxton |
| MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD | Director: Brigid Larmour |
| PARADISE LOST | Director: Rupert Goold Headlong Theatre & UK Tour |
Nottingham Playhouse | |
| THE DUCHESS OF MALFI | Director: Fiona Buffini |
| ARCADIA | Director: Giles Croft |
| THE TIME AND THE CONWAYS | Director: Fiona Buffini |
| RICHARD III | Director: Loveday Ingram (& York Theatre Royal) |
OTHER THEATRE | |
| MY COUSIN RACHEL | Director: Toby Frow The Gate, Dublin & Spoleto Festival, USA |
| SLEEPING BEAUTY ON ICE | Director & Choreographer: Tony Mercer Monte Casino, Johannesburg/Artscape Opera House, Cape Town |
| JACKIE THE MUSICAL | Director: Geinor Styles Gardyne Theatre, Dundee |
| MAURICE’S JUBILEE | Director: Hannah Eidinow Pleasance Theatre Edinburgh & UK Tour |
| BABYLONE | Director: Hamish Glen Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
| THE MISER | Director: Hamish Glen Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
| THE WOMAN IN WHITE | Director: Sir Trevor Nunn Sydmonton Festival |
| THE HA’PENNY BRIDGE | Director: Cathal McCabe Cork Opera House |
| THE NORTHERN ODYSSEY | Director: Cathal McCabe Belfast Odyssey Arena |
| HAMLET | Director: Rupert Goold Theatre Royal Northampton |
| LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES | Director: Samuel West Bristol Old Vic |
GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA | |
| Honorary Fellow 2014 | |
| OWEN WINGRAVE | Director: Kelly Robinson BANFF Centre, Canada |
| MARATHON ’33 | Director: Rachel Grunwald |
| CHAPLIN | Director: Martin Connor |
| KISS ME KATE | Director: Martin Connor |
| CURTAINS | Director Martin Connor |
| CHÉRUBIN | Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
| HALF A SIXPENCE | Director: Martin Connor |
OPERA |
scottish opera | |
| ORFEO ED EURYDICE | Director: Ashley Page |
| JENUFA | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| DON GIOVANNI | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| THE MAGIC FLUTE | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| LA TRAVIATA | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| Il BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | Director: Sir Thomas Allen |
| ORFEO ED EURYDICE | Director: Antony Fabian (Scottish Opera Go Round) |
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA | |
| I PURITANI | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE | Director: Sir David Pountney |
| LULU (Knight of Illumination Nomination) | Director: Sir David Pountney |
OPERA HOLLAND PARK | |
| L’AMORE DEI TRE RE | Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
| IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | Director: Oliver Platt |
| THE TURN OF THE SCREW | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & PAGLIACCI | Director: Stephen Barlow |
| LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES | Director: Oliver Platt |
| YEVGENY ONEGIN | Director: Daniel Slater |
| FALSTAFF | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| DON PASQUALE | Director: Stephen Barlow |
| L’AMICO FRITZ | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Director: Martin Duncan |
| FRANCESCA DA RIMINI | Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
OPERA EUROPA AT HOLLAND PARK |
| SERAGLIO | Director: Daniel Dooner |
| RIGOLETTO | Director: Daniel Dooner |
| BARBER OF SEVILLE | Director: Daniel Dooner |
| BETLY | Director: Daniel Dooner |
| PAGLIACCI | Director: Daniel Dooner |
| CAVALERIA RUSTICANA | Director: Daniel Dooner |
| GIANNO SCHICCHI | Director: Daniel Dooner |
LOS ANGELES OPERA | |
| IL TABARRO and SUOR ANGELICA GIANNI SCHICCHI | Director: William Friedkin Director: Woody Allen IL TRITTICO at Los Angeles Opera |
| HANSEL AND GRETEL | Director: Douglas Fitch |
| ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Director: William Friedkin |
| FALSTAFF | Director: Stephen Lawless |
| PETER GRIMES | Director: John Schlesinger |
| FALSTAFF | Director: Stephen Lawless |
| DON PASQUALE | Director: Stephen Lawless |
DANISH NATIONAL OPERA | |
| JENUFA | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
| DON QUICHOTTE | Director: Annilese Miskimmon |
THEATER AN DER WEIN | |
| MATHIS DER MALER | Director: Keith Warner |
| LES CONTES D’HOFFMAN | Director: William Friedkin |
| THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA | Director: Keith Warner |
OTHER opera | |
| GIANNI SCHICCHI | Director: Woody Allen Teatro Real Madrid & Spoletto Festival Italy |
| DER FREISCHUTZ | Director: Juha Hermanus Finnish National Opera |
| SALOME and DAS GEHEGE | Director: William Friedkin Bavarian State Opera, Munich |
| SAMSON ET DELILAH | Director: William Friedkin New Israeli Opera Tel Aviv |
| VENUS & ADONIS/DIDO & AENEAS | Director: Stephen Lawless de Vlaamse Opera, Ghent & Antwerp |
| DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL | Director: Stephen Lawless Opera du Rhin Strasbourg |
| LA FINTA SEMPLICE | Director: Stephen Lawless Potsdam Berlin |
| Extensive work for Glyndebourne Festivals and Glyndebourne Touring Opera including THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, THE RAKE’S PROGRESS, COSI FAN TUTTE, ALBERT HERRING, IDOMENEO and DIE ENTFUHRUNG. | |
| * His Opera designs were selected as part of the British entry into the 1999 Prague Quadrennial. |
BALLET |
the royal ballet | |
| THE SLEEPING BEAUTY | Production: Dame Monica Mason/Christopher Newton |
| SYLVIA (nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance 2005) | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton in a production by Christopher Newton. A co-production with American Ballet Theatre at the New York Met, Staatsballett Berlin, Buenos Aires, The Marinksy, Rome & Tokyo. |
| THE TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton, Directed by Sir Anthony Dowell |
| La SYLPHIDE, NAPOLI DIVERTISSEMENTS | Production: Johan Kobborg |
| CINDERELLA | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton Royal Opera House Covent Garden, previously BBC2, New York Met and on Far East tour including Seoul and Tokyo |
birmingham royal ballet | |
| SYLVIA | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| ALADDIN | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| GISELLE | Production: Sir David Bintley & Galina Samsova |
| FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| THE PROTECTING VEIL | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| THE SEASONS | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| CYRANO | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| THE SLEEPING BEAUTY | Production: Sir Peter Wright |
| TWO PIGEONS | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| ENIGMA VARIATIONS | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| DANTE SONATA | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| FIVE BRAHAMS WALTZES IN THE MANNER OF ISADORA DUNCAN | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| THE PROSPECT BEFORE US | Choreographer: Dame Ninette de Valois |
| A WALK IN THE PARADISE GARDEN | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton |
| POWDER | Choreographer: Stanton Welch |
| THE LADY AND THE FOOL | Production: Sir David Bintley, Choreographer: John Cranko |
LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET | |
| SNOW WHITE | Choreographer: Jenna Lee |
| NANNY MCPHEE | Choreographer: Érico Montes |
| JANE EYRE | Choreographer: Nicole Tongue |
| THE SECRET GARDEN | Choreographer: Érico Montes |
| A LITTLE PRINCESS | Choreographer: Vanessa Fenton |
OTHER ballet | |
| SYLVIA | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley New National Theatre, Tokyo |
| ALADDIN | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley The New National Theatre, Tokyo |
| CASSE NOISETTE | Choreographer: Michel Rahn Ballet Du Capitole De Toulouse |
| LANDSCHAFT UND ERRINERUNG | Choreographer: Sir David Bintley |
| EXILIUM | Choreographer: Jean Grand Maitre Stuttgart Ballet |
| THE TWO PIGEONS | Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton Scottish Ballet |
| UP FROM THE WASTE | Choreographer: Antonia Franchesci Albany Empire |
| THE NUTCRACKER | Choreographer: David Nixon Northern Ballet Theatre |