Sam Osborne

    Biography Credits

    Biography

    Sam Osborne is a lighting designer, production manager and technical programmer based in Nottingham. He designs, relights, and programs for theatre, dance, and musicals, from fringe to mid-scale.

    As Lighting Designer: The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling (Nottingham Playhouse); A Winter's Tale (1623); The Secret Garden (Big Little); Gnaw (Daniel McVey); Kennington Loop (Loudest Laugh); Choose Your Fighter (Votive Theatre); Barbara (Mark Croasdale); Full Moon (GOBS Collective); Bull (Sondorous Theatre); Maryland (New Perspectives).

    As Associate Lighting Designer: A Christmas Carol (LD: Jai Morjaria, Leeds Playhouse); Animal Farm (LD: Jai Morjaria; Theatre Royal Stratford East); Abandoman: Future Fest (LD: Clancy Flynn, Underbelly); The Lost Spells (LD: Sherry Coenen, Goblin Theatre); There's a Rang-Tan in My Room (LD: Sherry Coenen; Little Angel Theatre); A Christmas Carol (LD: Joshua Carr; Hull Truck Theatre); Stranger Sings (LD: Clancy Flynn; The Vaults); THEM (LD: Chloe Kenward, Body Politic).

    He was a Lumiere in 2020, under mentorship of Sherry Coenen.

    Specialisms

    Theatre:
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Small Scale Touring
    • Fringe / Pub Theatre
    • Touring relights
    Musical:
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Small Scale / Fringe
    Dance:
    • Medium Scale
    • Small Scale
    • Touring relights
    Concert:
    • Club
    • Festival
    • Touring relights
    Corporate:
    • Conferences
    • Award Ceremonies
    Architectural:
    • Displays & Art

    Previous productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
    The Secret Garden Musical Bournemouth School for Girls
    Big Little Theatre School     		Lighting Designer
    Animal Farm Theatre Theatre Royal Stratford East, then touring
    Leeds Playhouse     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria
    Director: Amy Leach
    Set designer: Hayley Grindle
    The Ugly Duckling Theatre Neville Studio, Nottingham Playhouse
    Nottingham Playhouse     		Lighting Designer Director: Laura Ryder
    Set designer: Alexandrea Hopkin-Spratt
    The Kennington Loop Theatre Hen and Chickens Theatre
    Loudest Laugh Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Daniel McVey
    Uncanny Theatre Curve Theatre, Leicester, Studio, then touring
    Tilted Sessions     		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria
    Director: Sam Hodges
    Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz
    Barbara Theatre The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre Manchester
    Mark Croasdale     		Lighting Designer Director: Mark Croasdale
    Set designer: Hannah Sibai
    A Christmas Carol Theatre Hull Truck Theatre
    Hull Truck Theatre     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Joshua Carr
    Director: Sameena Hussain
    Set designer: Hayley Grindle
    Stranger Sings Musical The Vaults, then touring
    The Vaults     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Clancy Flynn
    Director: Ellis Kerkhoven
    Set designer: Justin Williams
    Bull Theatre Crescent Theatre Studio
    Sonderous Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Matt Lewinton