Photograph from 100 Years - lighting design by Claire Childs
Photographer: Jack Offord | From the show 100 Years
Photograph from The Girl With No Heart - lighting design by Claire Childs
Photographer: Mihaela Bodlovic | From the show The Girl With No Heart
Photograph from Under the Frozen Moon - lighting design by Claire Childs
Photographer: Raphael Klatzko | From the show Under the Frozen Moon
Photograph from Dracula - Welcome to D's - lighting design by Claire Childs
Photographer: Fiona Whyte | From the show Dracula - Welcome to D's
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Claire Childs

After studying Mathematics at Oxford, Claire began work in the theatre as a lighting designer. Her credits include the UK and international tour of Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (Blackeyed Theatre), and the UK tours of I Am Beast, Killing Roger and The Girl With No Heart  (Sparkle and Dark), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Blackeyed Theatre), The Tempest (Thick as Thieves), The Shipwrecked House (Penned in the Margins) and The Just So Stories (Red Table Theatre). 

Other lighting designs include Invisible Me (House of Stray Cats), Imoinda (Lontano), Mozart vs Machine (Mahogany Opera Group), Robin Hood (The Opera Story), Boulder (Half a String), Rudolf  (Pins and Needles), Magnyfycence (Thynke Byggly), The Barrier (Earwig Arts), 1000 Songs (Pinch Punch), Venus/Mars (act up), Picasso is Coming... Ce Soir (PD Productions) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Cornucopia).

Lighting designs for dance productions include NowHere and Forgot Your Password? (Divya Kasturi) and Dracula - Welcome to D's (Chantry Dance Company).

www.clairechilds.co.uk

Forthcoming productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative team Opens
The Little Mermaid Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry
 17 Sep 2021
As One Opera The Warehouse Waterloo
Lontano 		Lighting Designer 15 Sep 2021

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Theatre Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, then touring
Blackeyed Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Nick Lane
Set designer: Victoria Spearing 		Sep 2017, Sep 2020
Iolanthe Opera Kings Head Theatre, Islington
Charles Court Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: John Savournin
Set designer: Rachel Szmukler 		Mar 2020
The Chantry Gala Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Paul Chantry and Rae Piper
 Feb 2020
Revenge Theatre Greenwich Theatre, then touring
Crime and Comedy Theatre Company 		Lighting Designer Director: Louise Jameson
 Feb 2020
PUSH Theatre Network Theatre, Vault Festival
Popelei Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Scarlett Plouviez
 Jan 2020
Under the Frozen Moon Theatre The Marlowe Theatre Studio, then touring
Half a String 		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Morton
Set designer: Peter Morton 		Nov 2019
To Varnam With Love Dance Key Theatre, Peterborough, then touring
Divya Kasturi 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Divya Kasturi
 Oct 2019
Zaryab Theatre Logan Hall, London
Toos Foundation 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
Set designer: Alexandra Kharibian 		Oct 2019
Alice - Wonderland Through the Looking Glass Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Paul Chantry and Rae Piper
Set designer: Rae Piper 		Sep 2019
100 Years Theatre Arcola Theatre
Popelei Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Scarlett Plouviez
Set designer: Rachel Wingate 		Jul 2019
Nazar the Brave Opera Bishop Centre
London Armenian Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
Set designer: Zahra Mansouri 		Apr 2019
Boulder Theatre The Marlowe Theatre Studio, then touring
Half a String 		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Morton
Set designer: Peter Morton 		Apr 2019
Imoinda Opera The Warehouse Waterloo
Lontano 		Lighting Designer Director: Barbara Poll
 Feb 2019
Robin Hood Opera Bussey Building Peckham
The Opera Story 		Lighting Designer Director: Polly Graham
Set designer: April Dalton 		Feb 2019
Rudolf Theatre Midlands Arts Centre
Pins and Needles 		Lighting Designer Director: Anna Girvan
Set designer: Charlotte Cooke 		Nov 2018
Invisible Me Theatre Little Angel Theatre, then touring
House of Stray Cats 		Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Peter Morton 		Oct 2018
Dracula - Welcome to D's Dance Guildhall Theatre Grantham, then touring
Chantry Dance Company 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Rae Piper and Paul Chantry
Set designer: Rae Piper 		Sep 2018
Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four Theatre New Theatre Royal Portsmouth, then touring
Blackeyed Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Nick Lane
Set designer: Victoria Spearing 		Sep 2018
1000 Songs Opera Arcola Studio 2 (Grimeborn Festival)
Pinch Punch and Myaseen 		Lighting Designer Director: Seta White
 Aug 2018
Lucky Stiff Musical Paradise Greenside
BB Theatre Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Julian Hirst
 Aug 2018
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Theatre Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, then touring
Blackeyed Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Nick Lane
Set designer: Victoria Spearing 		Sep 2017, Sep 2020
Mozart vs Machine Opera Quarterhouse Folkestone
Mahogany Opera Group 		Lighting Designer Director: Frederic Wake-Walker
Set designer: Kitty Callister 		Feb 2017
The Tempest Theatre Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, then touring
Thick as Thieves 		Lighting Designer Director: Nicky Diss and Thomas Judd
 Sep 2016
Mignon Opera Lewes Town Hall, then touring
New Sussex Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Harry Fehr
Set designer: Elly Wdowski 		Nov 2015
Leader of the pack Musical Waterloo East Theatre
Waterloo East Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Gerald Armin
 Oct 2015
I AM BEAST Theatre Pleasance Edinburgh, then touring
Sparkle and Dark 		Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Lily Faith Knight and Shelley Knowles-Dixon 		Aug 2015
Forgot Your Password? Dance Watford Palace Theatre, then touring
Divya Kasturi 		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Divya Kasturi
 Apr 2015
The Shipwrecked House Theatre Penned in the Margins Lighting Designer Director: Tom Chivers
 Jul 2014
The Just So Stories Theatre Red Table Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Rafe Beckley
 Feb 2014
Picasso is Coming... Ce Soir Theatre St James Theatre Studio
PD Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Gerald
 Nov 2013
A Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre Glamis Adventure Playground
Cornucopia Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Mark Duncan
 Oct 2013
The Barrier Theatre Park Theatre
Earwig Arts 		Lighting Designer Director: Kirrie Wratten
Set designer: Anna Hourriere 		Sep 2013
NowHere Dance Divya Kasturi Lighting Designer Choreographer: Divya Kasturi
 Jun 2013
Venus/Mars Theatre Old Red Lion Theatre
act up 		Lighting Designer Director: Rikki Henry
Set designer: Petra Hjortsberg 		May 2013
Blavatsky's Tower Theatre Barons Court Theatre
Behind the Eye Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Will Maynard
Set designer: Cleo Harris-Seaton 		Apr 2013
Killing Roger Theatre Sparkle and Dark Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Anna Shuttleworth 		Mar 2013
The Girl With No Heart Theatre Bedlam Theatre, then touring
Sparkle and Dark 		Lighting Designer Director: Shelley Knowles-Dixon
Set designer: Anna Shuttleworth 		Aug 2012

PUSH

This is all helped enormously by the superb lighting design by Claire Childs
Tess Kennedy, Upper Circle 31/01/2020
Theatre:
  • Regional (Main House)
  • Regional (Studio)
  • Small Scale Touring
  • Fringe / Pub Theatre
  • Touring relights
Musical:
  • Small Scale / Fringe
  • Touring relights
Opera:
  • Small scale
  • Touring relights
Dance:
  • Medium Scale
  • Small Scale
  • Touring relights
Contact method Details
Email address

clairerachelchilds@gmail.com

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