Jack Weir

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    Biography

    Jack is an award-winning Lighting Designer with a passion for crafting immersive visual experiences across theatre, concerts, dance, exhibitions, and live entertainment. 

    With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of light as a storytelling tool, he brings creative vision and technical expertise to every project.

     

    A graduate of The Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Jack was awarded the ETC Francis Reid Award in 2014 and received a WhatsOnStage Award Nomination in 2016, marking early recognition for his emerging talent in lighting design. Since then, his work has been widely celebrated for a decade, earning 7 Off West End Award nominations, winning the Off West End Award in 2025.

     

    His work has lit some of London’s most prestigious West End venues, including Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The London Palladium, The Savoy, The Garrick, The Vaudeville, and The Criterion.

    Jack has also designed productions for leading UK regional producing houses, including Leicester Curve, Birmingham Rep, and has toured work across the UK and internationally.

     

    In the concert world, Jack has designed for celebrated performers such as Ariana DeBose, Alan Cumming, Jeremy Jordan, and Audra McDonald—with McDonald’s performance at The London Palladium filmed for broadcast on PBS across the USA.

    For Immersive & Exhibition projects, he has worked with major clients including Warner Brothers, designing 'Batman Unmasked' in London and Manchester, and also The Friends Experience in London and Madrid.

    From large-scale productions to intimate performances, Jack works closely with directors, designers, and production teams to blend artistic expression with cutting-edge technology, creating dynamic and memorable stage environments. His adaptability and collaborative approach have made him a valuable creative partner in a wide range of theatrical settings.

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    Specialisms

    Theatre:
    • International
    • West End
    • Commercial Tour
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Small Scale Touring
    • Fringe / Pub Theatre
    • Education Establishment
    • Touring relights
    Musical:
    • International
    • Commercial Tour
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Small Scale / Fringe
    • Pantomime
    • Touring relights
    Opera:
    • Small scale
    Dance:
    • Medium Scale
    Concert:
    • Stage Touring
    • Touring relights
    Corporate:
    • Exhibition Stands
    • Award Ceremonies
    • Open Air Events
    Architectural:
    • Leisure & Entertainment
    Education:
    • Training

    Availability

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    Previous productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
    Georges Marvellous Medicine UK Tour Theatre Curve Studio, then touring
    Leicester Curve
    Lighting Designer Director: Julia Thomas
    Set designer: Morgan Large
    Pyar Actually Theatre Watford Palace Theatre
    Rifco Arts
    Lighting Designer Director: Pravesh Kumar
    Set designer: Rebecca Brower
    Holding The Man Theatre Above The Stag Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Gene David Kirk
    Set designer: David Sheilds
    Talk Radio Theatre The Old Red Lion
    Turner Theatre Ltd
    Lighting Designer Director: Sean Turner
    Set designer: Max Dorey
    Summer In London Theatre Theatre Royal Stratford East, London Lighting Designer Director: Rikki Beadle Blair
    Set designer: Tom Paris
    JUDY! Musical The Arts Theatre, West End
    The London Theatre Workshop
    Lighting Designer Director: Ray Rackham
    Set designer: Tom Paris
    Betty Blue Eyes Musical Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis
    The University of Chichester
    Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Redman
    Set designer: Ryan Dawson Laight
    Assata Taught Me Theatre The Gate Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Lynette Linton
    Set designer: Frankie Bradshaw
    The Plague Theatre The Arcola Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Neil Bartlett
    The Changeling Theatre University of Cumbria Lighting Designer Director: Peter Darney
    Medea Electronica Theatre The Old Market
    Pecho Mamma
    Lighting Designer Director: Mella Faye
    Pray So Hard For You Theatre Finborough Theatre
    Joe Brown Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Jake Smith
    Set designer: Anna Reid
    After LaRonde Theatre The Bunker Theatre
    Collaborative Artists
    Lighting Designer Director: Max Gill
    Set designer: Frankie Bradshaw
    The Boys In The Band Theatre The Vaudeville
    Tom O'Connell Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Adam Penford
    Set designer: Rebecca Brower
    Confessional Theatre Southwark Playhouse 'The Little'
    Tramp Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Jack Silver
    Set designer: Justin Williams
    The Boys In The Band Theatre The Park Theatre
    Tom O'Connell
    Lighting Designer Director: Adam Penford
    Set designer: Rebecca Brower
    Cinderella Musical Chiswick House Gardens
    Humdalilia Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Mary Monro
    Set designer: Libby Robinson
    Through The Mill Musical Southwark Playhouse - Large
    The London Theatre Workshop
    Lighting Designer Director: Ray Rackham
    Set designer: Justin Williams
    No Villain Theatre Trafalgar Studios
    Turner Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Sean Turner
    Set designer: Max Dorey
    Little Voice Theatre The Union Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Alastair Knights
    Set designer: Libby Todd
    The Life Musical Regis Theatre - Bognor Regis
    University of Chichester
    Lighting Designer Director: Ian Summers
    Set designer: Ryan Dawson Laight
    Spend Spend Spend Musical Regis Theatre - Bognor Regis
    University of Chichester
    Lighting Designer Director: Karen Howard
    Set designer: Ryan Dawson Laight
    A Little Night Music Musical Assembly Theatre
    University of Chichester
    Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Redman
    Set designer: Ryan Dawson Laight
    Gatsby Musical The Union Theatre
    Ruby in the Dust
    Lighting Designer Director: Linnie Reedman
    Princess Caraboo Musical The Finborough Theatre
    The Steam Industry
    Lighting Designer Director: Phil Willmott
    Set designer: Toby Burbidge
    Brute Theatre Soho Theatre
    Damsel Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Hannah Haeur-King
    Set designer: Anna Reid
    Bad Girls The Musical Musical The Union Theatre
    Union Theatre Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Will Keith
    Set designer: Jessica Evans
    Four Play Theatre Theatre 503 Lighting Designer Director: Jonathan O'boyle
    Set designer: Cecilia Carey
    Road Show Musical The Union Theatre
    The Phill Wilmott Co.
    Lighting Designer Director: Phill Willmott
    Set designer: Nik Corral
    Fear & Misery of The Third Reich Theatre The Union Theatre
    The Phill Wilmot Co.
    Lighting Designer Director: Phill Wilmot
    Set designer: Nik Corral
    African Gothic Theatre The Park Theatre
    Two Sheds Theatre
    Lighting Designer Director: Roger Mortimer & Debroah Edgington
    Set designer: Nancy Surman
    No Villain Theatre The Old Red Lion
    Turner Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Sean Turner
    Set designer: Max Dorey
    My Children! My Africa! Theatre Tristan Bates Theatre & Transfer to Trafalgar Studios
    Two Sheds Theatre
    Lighting Designer Director: Roger Mortimer & Debroah Edgington
    Set designer: Nancy Surman
    Muswell Hill Theatre The White Bear Theatre
    Two Sheds Theatre Co.
    Lighting Designer Director: Roger Mortimer Smith
    Set designer: Nancy Surman
    Grim - The Musical Musical Rose Theatre Kingston & Charing Cross
    Untold Theatre Co.
    Lighting Designer Director: Adam Woolerton
    Set designer: Anna Driftmier
    Misalliance Theatre The Tabbard Theatre
    Thundermaker Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Nick Reed
    Set designer: Leah Sams
    Hamlet H.M.P Theatre Riverside Studios
    HIRAETH ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS
    Lighting Designer Director: Zoe Ford
    Set designer: Anna Reid
    Richard III Theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse
    HIRAETH ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS
    Lighting Designer Director: Zoe Ford
    Set designer: Nadia Malik
    Henry V Theatre Milton Court Studio Theatre
    Guildhall School of Music & Drama
    Lighting Designer Director: Martin Hutson
    Set designer: Tom Oldham
    Flight Theatre Brockley Jack Studio
    Balast Theatre
    Lighting Designer Director: Scott Le' Crass
    Set designer: Kemi La Fond
    Passing By Theatre Tristan Bates Theatre
    Arion Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Andrew Keats
    Set designer: Phill Lindley
    Titus Andronicus Theatre The Arcola Theatre
    HIRAETH ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS
    Lighting Designer Director: Zoe Ford
    Set designer: Nadia Malik
    Armstrong's War Theatre Finborough Theatre
    Flying Bear Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Jennifer Bakst
    Set designer: Phillip Lindley
    Cymbeline Theatre Drayton Arm Theatre - Kentish Town
    Pistachio Choice Ltd.
    Lighting Designer Director: Antonio Ferra
    Perciles Theatre Drayton Arm Theatre - Kentish Town
    Pistachio Choice Ltd.
    Lighting Designer Director: Andrew Mulligan
    Set designer: Valentina Ricci
    Impotent Theatre Lion & Unicorn Theatre
    Michael Oliver Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Graham Hubbard
    Set designer: Hattie Clark
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