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Chris Ellis - Lighting Designer

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Chris has worked extensively in the West End, for the Royal Shakespeare, Royal National Theatre, Deutscher Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Chichester Festival Theatre, Welsh Theatre and Singapore Repertory companies and created opera designs for the National Musikteater Amsterdam, Den Norske Oper, the Royal Opera House, the English National, Welsh National, Scottish Opera, Opera North and D’Oyly Carte companies.
Recent designs include: DANCE of the VAMPIRES (Budapest); MAN OF LA MANCHA (Edinburgh Lyceum); PROMISES AND LIES (Birmingham Rep); JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA (National Tour); THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF BRENT (Royal National); 5/11, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, MERCHANT OF VENICE, BLUNT SPEAKING (Chichester Festival Theatre); SINGING IN THE RAIN (Sadlers Wells); ON YOUR TOES (Royal Festival Hall); UTE LEMPER IN CONCERT(Savoy); ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY (Old Vic); RENT (Prince of Wales); TABOO (The Venue); ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Queens); MAN of La MANCHA (Edinburgh Lyceum); “MY FAIR LADY” Denmark; TELSTAR(Ambassadors); THE FORBIDDEN CITY” Singapore Esplanade Theatre; SWEET CHARITY and PINOCCHIO (Teatro Della Luna in Milan); THE CHINESE CONJUROR (Almeida Opera); THE NIGHTINGALE’S TO BLAME (Opera North); ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Den Norske Opera, Scottish): LA CAVA (Piccadilly); AMAZING GRACE (Cardiff International Music Festival);
Current projects include: SIMPLY CINDERELLA (Curve Leicester); The OPERA SHOW (Kilworth Theatre); FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD (Teatro Massimo, Sicily); DANCE of the VAMPIRES revival (Budapest); The THORNBIRDS, ROMEO & JULIET (Wales Theatre Company).

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Chris has worked extensively in the West End, for the Royal Shakespeare, Royal National Theatre, Deutscher Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Chichester Festival Theatre, Welsh Theatre and Singapore Repertory companies and created opera designs for the National Musikteater Amsterdam, Den Norske Oper,  the Royal Opera House, the English National, Welsh National, Scottish Opera,  Opera North and D’Oyly Carte companies.  
Recent designs include: DANCE of the VAMPIRES (Budapest); MAN OF LA MANCHA (Edinburgh Lyceum); PROMISES AND LIES (Birmingham Rep); JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA (National Tour); THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF BRENT  (Royal National);  5/11, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, MERCHANT OF VENICE, BLUNT SPEAKING (Chichester Festival Theatre); SINGING IN THE RAIN (Sadlers Wells); ON YOUR TOES (Royal Festival Hall); UTE LEMPER IN CONCERT(Savoy);  ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY (Old Vic); RENT (Prince of Wales); TABOO (The Venue); ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Queens); MAN of La MANCHA (Edinburgh Lyceum); “MY FAIR LADY” Denmark; TELSTAR(Ambassadors); THE FORBIDDEN CITY” Singapore Esplanade Theatre; SWEET CHARITY and PINOCCHIO (Teatro Della Luna in Milan); THE CHINESE CONJUROR (Almeida Opera); THE NIGHTINGALE’S TO BLAME  (Opera North);  ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Den Norske Opera, Scottish): LA CAVA (Piccadilly); AMAZING GRACE (Cardiff International Music Festival);  
Current projects include: SIMPLY CINDERELLA (Curve Leicester); The OPERA SHOW (Kilworth Theatre); FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD (Teatro Massimo, Sicily); DANCE of the VAMPIRES revival (Budapest);  The THORNBIRDS, ROMEO & JULIET  (Wales Theatre Company).