Daniel Carter-Brennan

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    Biography

    Daniel Carter-Brennan is a lighting designer working across theatre, comedy and screen, with work seen in the West End, on Broadway, and internationally including the Sydney Opera House.

    He is the lighting designer behind the Olivier-nominated One Woman Show (Liz Kingsman) and Age Is A Feeling (Haley McGee), a collaboration ongoing since 2022. With recent work including Echo, Four Play, and Fascinating Aïda.

    His wider work spans opera in the UK and Malta, ballet with the Ukrainian Ballet, and televised theatre including series work for Amazon Prime Video. His collaborators include Samantha Barks, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Grace Campbell, Henry Rowley, and Sh!t Theatre, with work presented at venues including The Palladium and The Southbank Centre.

    His work centres on colour, timing, and control, building lighting around action and rhythm to create images that read instantly and hold focus. He is usually still refining a cue long after he was convinced it was finished.

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    Being in the room is a core part of his process, treated as equally important as the design concept itself. He works in a way that stays adaptive, keeping the lighting flexible enough to respond to what’s actually happening on stage as a piece develops, rather than fixing decisions early.

    He works closely with directors, writers, and performers to balance structure and instinct, supporting the work without diluting its voice, while maintaining a clear and recognisable visual identity.

    He is detail-focused and continues refining work throughout rehearsals, tech, and previews, with particular attention to timing, pace, and how an audience reads each moment.

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    Specialisms

    Theatre:
    • International
    • West End
    • Commercial Tour
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Small Scale Touring
    • Fringe / Pub Theatre
    • Touring relights
    Musical:
    • Regional (Main House)
    Opera:
    • International
    • Large scale
    • Small scale
    Dance:
    • Large Scale
    • Medium Scale
    Concert:
    • Stage Touring
    Corporate:
    • Conferences
    • Award Ceremonies
    • Open Air Events
    Architectural:
    • Domestic

    Previous productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
    The Guy Who Didnt Like Musicals Theatre Apollo Theatre, West End
    Lambert Jackson     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Brandon Baruch
    Age Is A Feeling Theatre Soho Theatre, Walthamstow
    Soho Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Mitchell Cushman
    Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz
    Stewart Lee - ManWulf Theatre Alexandra Palace, London
    Password Productions     		Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Adam King
    Collabro, THe Harmonies Tour Theatre Lambert Jackson Lighting Designer
    Julian Ovenden - Cathedrals Tour Theatre Lambert Jackson Lighting Designer
    28 Days Later Concert Hammersmith Apollo
    Lambert Jackson     		Lighting Designer
    EVITA TOO Theatre Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
    Judith Dimant Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Ursula Martinez
    Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz
    Samantha Barks - The Cathedrals Theatre Lambert Jackson Lighting Designer
    Aunty Donna - DREM World Tour Theatre Mick Perrin Worldwide Production Electrician Lighting designer: Lachlan Mill
    Echo Theatre Kings Head Theatre
    DEM Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Abigail Zealey Bess
    Set designer: Peiyao Wang
    Four Play Theatre Kings Head Theatre
    DEM Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Jack Sain
    Set designer: Peiyao Wang
    Jordan Brooks - Fontanelle Theatre Soho Theatre
    Individual Artist Management     		Lighting Designer
    Stewart Lee - ManWulf Theatre Password Productions Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Adam King
    Grace Campbell - On Heat Theatre Hammersmith Apollo
    Mick Perrin Worldwide     		Lighting Designer
    Henry Rowley - Just Literally Theatre Pleasence Theatre, Edinburgh
    Mick Perrin Worldwide     		Lighting Designer
    Jordan Brooks - Fontanelle Musical Pleasence Theatre, Edinburgh
    Individual Artist Management     		Lighting Designer
    Age Is A Feeling Theatre Soulpepper
    Soho Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Mitchell Cushman
    Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz
    Fascinating Aida Theatre Password Productions Lighting Designer Director: Paul Foster
    Fascinating Aida Theatre Password Productions Lighting Designer Director: Paul Foster
    Fascinating Aida Theatre Password Productions Lighting Designer Director: Paul Foster
    One Woman Show Theatre Greenwich House Theatre, New York
    OWS Goes Global     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Set designer: Chloe Lamford
    One Woman Show Theatre Malthouse Theatre
    Up Yours Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Set designer: Chloe Lamford
    Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares Theatre Soho Theatre
    Individual Artist Management     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Crybabies, Bagbeard Theatre Soho Theatre
    Crybabies     		Lighting Designer
    Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares Theatre Greenwich House Theatre, New York
    Individual Artist Management     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Age Is A Feeling Theatre Soho Theatre
    Soho Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz
    One Woman Show Theatre Sydney Opera House
    Up Yours Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Crybabies, Bagbeard Theatre Soho Theatre
    Crybabies     		Lighting Designer
    One Woman Show Theatre The Ambassadors Theatre London
    Wessex Grove     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Partenope Opera Festival Malta
    Hampstead Garden Opera     		Lighting Designer Director: Ashley Pearson
    Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares Theatre Soho Theatre
    Individual Artist Management     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Les Dawson, Flying High Theatre So Comedy Lighting Designer Director: Bob Golding
    Set designer: Jane Green
    Age Is A Feeling Theatre Soho Theatre
    Soho Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz
    One Woman Show Theatre Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
    Country Mile Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares Theatre Pleasance Baby Grand
    Individual Artist Management     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Ballet Freedom Dance EICC, Edinburgh Fringe
    Freedom Ballet of Ukraine     		Lighting Designer
    Fascinating Aida Theatre Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
    Password Productions     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Mike Robertson
    Director: Paul Foster
    Age Is A Feeling Theatre Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival
    Soho Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Les Dawson, Flying High Theatre Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
    So Comedy     		Lighting Designer Director: Bob Golding
    The Heart Of It Concert Wilton's Music Hall
    Highfield Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Joseph Atkins
    The Heart Of It Concert Riverside Studios
    Highfield Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Joseph Atkins
    Next Slide Please Theatre Password Productions Lighting Designer
    Fascinating Aida Theatre Password Productions Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Mike Robertson
    Director: Paul Foster
    One Woman Show Theatre Soho Theatre
    Country Mile Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Fascinating Aida Theatre Password Productions Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Mike Robertson
    Director: Paul Foster
    How To Build A City Theatre Omnibus Theatre
    STATE of the art     		Lighting Designer Director: Munotida Chinyanga
    Set designer: Valentina Gentilin
    One Woman Show Theatre Vault Festival, London
    Country Mile Productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Brace
    Sold Theatre Pleasence Theatre, Edinburgh
    Oxford Playhouse     		Lighting Designer
    Partenope Opera Jackon's Lane Theatre
    Hampstead Garden Opera     		Lighting Designer Director: Ashley Pearson
    Gilgamesh Theatre National Theatre of Rome, then touring
    STATE of the art     		Lighting Designer Director: Munotida Chinyanga & Simone Giustinelli
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    Email address danielldesign@outlook.com