Photograph from The Night Watch - lighting design by Elliot Griggs
© Richard Davenport, The Other Richard Photographer: Richard Davenport | From the show The Night Watch
Photograph from Disco Pigs - lighting design by Elliot Griggs
© Jeremy Daniel Photographer: Jeremy Daniel | From the show Disco Pigs
Photograph from Educating Rita - lighting design by Elliot Griggs
Photographer: Andrew Billington | From the show Educating Rita
Photograph from Fool for Love - lighting design by Elliot Griggs
Photographer: Marc Brenner | From the show Fool for Love
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Photographer: Pamela Raith | From the show Amélie
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Elliot Griggs

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Biography

 

Elliot Griggs is a multi-award winning Professional International Lighting Designer based in London. Trained in lighting design at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, he has designed for theatres including the Royal National Theatre; Royal Exchange, Manchester; Royal Court and has created lighting designs for companies including Punchdrunk and Bompas & Parr.

He also creates lighting designs for musicals, opera, dance and experiential events.

Elliot is represented by Dan Usztan at United Agents.

Recent theatre lighting designs include: Richard III (Headlong tour); Blue Door (Ustinov, Theatre Royal Bath); The Wild Duck (Almeida); Sketching (Wilton’s Music Hall); The Lover/The Collection (Harold Pinter Theatre); An Octoroon (Orange Tree/National Theatre); Queens of the Coal Age (also New Vic), The Night Watch (Royal Exchange); Shift, Bromance (Barely Methodical Troupe); Acceptance, Dry Powder, Diminished, The Argument, Deluge (Hampstead Theatre); Disco Pigs (Trafalgar Studios/Irish Rep, NY); The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie, Lampedusa (HighTide); Loot (Park Theatre/Watermill Theatre); Hir, Forget Me Not (Bush Theatre); The Oracles (Punchdrunk); Low Level Panic, Sheppey, buckets (Orange Tree); Fleabag (Soho Theatre/World Tour); Fool For Love (Found111); Educating Rita (Hull Truck); Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis (Hull Truck/ Bolton Octagon); Yen (Royal Court/Royal Exchange); Pomona (Orange Tree Theatre/Royal Exchange/National Theatre. Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer).

Event lighting designs include:
For Bompas and Parr; The Height of Winter (The View From The Shard), The Single-Opticon (Diageo Taiwan) and Alcoholic Architecture (Borough Market). Other events include: An American In Paris Press Night Party (CornerShop Events, Hilton Waldorf, Aldwych), Evolution (Martin by Harman, Museum of London Docklands), Charlie and The Chocolate Factory's 1st Anniversary Party (CornerShop Events, Hilton Waldorf, Aldwych)

Previous productions

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
Missing Julie Theatre Emlyn Williams Theatre, Theatr Clwyd Lighting Designer Director: Chelsea Walker
Set designer: Cathy Waller
Sep 2021
Last Easter Theatre Orange Tree Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Tinuke Craig
Set designer: Hannah Wolfe
Jul 2021
Psychodrama Theatre Never For Ever, Kentish Town Lighting Designer Director: Matthew Wilkinson
Set designer: James Turner
Jun 2021
Amelie The Musical Musical Criterion Theatre, London Lighting Designer Set designer: Madeleine Girling May 2021
Missing People Theatre New National Theatre Tokyo, then touring
Leeds Playhouse / ALA Public Arts
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Rosenblatt & Nobuhiro Nishikawa
Feb 2020
The Sugar Syndrome Theatre Orange Tree Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Oscar Toeman
Set designer: Rebecca Brower
Jan 2020
On Bear Ridge Theatre Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
National Theatre Wales
Lighting Designer Director: Vicky Featherstone & Ed Thomas
Set designer: Cai Dyfan
Sep 2019
Fleabag Theatre Wyndham's Theatre
Drywrite
Lighting Designer Director: Vicky Jones
Set designer: Holly Pigott
Aug 2019
Ivan and the Dogs Theatre Young Vic Clare Studio Lighting Designer Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Set designer: Basia Bińkowska
Jul 2019
Somnium Dance Sadler's Wells Theatre Lighting Designer Choreographer: Neil Jones
Jun 2019
Amélie Musical The Watermill Theatre, then touring
Hartshorn-Hook Productions, Selladoor Worldwide and Broadway Asia
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Fenitman
Set designer: Madeleine Girling
Apr 2019
Richard III Theatre Bristol Old Vic, then touring
Headlong Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: John Haidar
Set designer: Chiara Stephenson
Mar 2019
Blue Door Theatre Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath Lighting Designer Director: Eleanor Rhode
Set designer: Madeleine Girling
Feb 2019
Lost Lagoon Corporate & Industrial Bompas & Parr Lighting Designer Director: Joe Hufton
Set designer: Lily Carver
Feb 2019
Beauty and the Beast Theatre Theatre By the Lake Lighting Designer Director: Chris Honer
Set designer: Patrick Connellan and Abby Clarke
Nov 2018
Shereiyeat Concert Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre, Kuwait Lighting Designer Director: Nader Abassi
Set designer: Diana Sfeir
Nov 2018
The Wild Duck Theatre Almeida Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Robert Icke
Set designer: Bunny Christie
Oct 2018
Sketching Theatre Wilton's Music Hall Lighting Designer Director: Thomas Hescott
Set designer: Ellen Parry
Sep 2018
The Lover / The Collection Theatre Harold Pinter Theatre
Jamie Lloyd Company
Lighting Designer Director: Jamie Lloyd
Set designer: Soutra Gilmour
Sep 2018
Dido & Aeneas Opera The Albany, Deptford
Blackheath Halls Opera
Lighting Designer Director: Polly Graham
Set designer: April Dalton
Jul 2018
Somnium Dance Lichfield Cathedral Lighting Designer Jul 2018
Queens of The Coal Age Theatre Royal Exchange Manchester, then touring Lighting Designer Director: Bryony Shanahan
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Jun 2018
An Octoroon Theatre Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre / National Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Ned Bennett
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Jun 2018
Shift Dance Norfolk and Norwich Festival, then touring
Barely Methodical Troupe
Lighting Designer Set designer: Lucy Sierra May 2018
Tell Me The Truth About Love Opera Sage Gateshead
Streetwise Opera
Lighting Designer Director: Bijan Sheibani
Set designer: Samal Blak
Apr 2018
Acceptance Theatre Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Hampstead Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Frankie Bradshaw
Mar 2018
Richard III Theatre Bristol Old Vic, then touring
Headlong
Lighting Designer Director: John Haidar
Set designer: Chiara Stephenson
Mar 2018
Bromance Dance New Victory, New York
Barely Methodical Troupe
Lighting Designer Feb 2018
Dry Powder Theatre Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Jan 2018
Disco Pigs Theatre Mainstage, Irish Rep, New York City
Tara Finney Productions
Lighting Designer Director: John Haidar
Set designer: Richard Kent
Jan 2018
Aladdin Theatre Beck Theatre, Hayes
One From the Heart
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Fentiman
Dec 2017
Peter Pan Theatre Harlow Playhouse
Harlow Playhouse
Lighting Designer Director: Daniel William Bell
Dec 2017
The Oracles Theatre Punchdrunk's Fallow Cross
Punchdrunk
Lighting Designer Director: Matthew Blake
Set designer: Kate Rigby
Jun 2017, Nov 2017
Cookies Theatre Theatre Royal Haymarket
Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust
Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Frankie Bradshaw
Oct 2017
Anything That Flies Theatre Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Alice Hamilton
Set designer: Neil Irish
Oct 2017
Heroine Theatre HighTide Festival, then touring
HighTide
Lighting Designer Director: Steven Atkinson
Set designer: Richard Kent
Sep 2017
Loot Theatre Park Theatre, then touring
Tom O'Connell Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Fentiman
Set designer: Gabriella Slade
Aug 2017
Disco Pigs Theatre Trafalgar Studios
Tara Finney Productions
Lighting Designer Director: John Haidar
Set designer: Richard Kent
Jul 2017
HIR Theatre Bush Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Nadia Fall
Set designer: Ben Stones
Jun 2017
The Oracles Theatre Punchdrunk's Fallow Cross
Punchdrunk
Lighting Designer Director: Matthew Blake
Set designer: Kate Rigby
Jun 2017, Nov 2017
An Octoroon Theatre Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre Production
Lighting Designer Director: Ned Bennett
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
May 2017
Diminished Theatre Hampstead Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Tom Attenborough
Set designer: Polly Sullivan
Mar 2017
Twelfth Night Theatre Orange Tree Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Alex Thorpe
Set designer: Max Johns
Mar 2017
Faust x2 Theatre The Watermill Theatre
The Watermill Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Lisa Blair
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Mar 2017
Low Level Panic Theatre Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre Production
Lighting Designer Director: Chelsea Walker
Set designer: Rosanna Vize
Feb 2017
Raising Martha Theatre Park Theatre
Tom O'Connell Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Michael Fentiman
Set designer: Rebecca Brower
Jan 2017
Kiki's Delivery Service Theatre Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse
Lighting Designer Director: Kate Hewitt
Set designer: Simon Bejer
Dec 2016
Fleabag Theatre Soho Theatre
Drywrite
Lighting Designer Director: Vicky Jones
Set designer: Holly Pigott
Dec 2016
Sheppey Theatre Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Paul Miller
Set designer: Simon Daw
Nov 2016
Fool for Love Theatre Found111
Emily Dobbs Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Simon Evans
Set designer: Ben Stones
Oct 2016
Frontline Theatre ALWF Theatre, Arts Ed
Arts Educational Schools
Lighting Designer Director: Rikki Henry
Set designer: Emma Bailey
Oct 2016
Pigeon English Theatre The Ambassadors
National Youth Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Anna Niland
Set designer: Cecilia Carey
Sep 2016
Romeo & Juliet Theatre The Ambassadors
National Youth Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Kate Hewitt
Set designer: Cecilia Carey
Sep 2016
My Eyes Went Dark Theatre Finborough Theatre, then touring
107 Group
Lighting Designer Director: Matt Wilkinson
Set designer: Bethany Wells
Aug 2015, Aug 2016
Be Prepared Theatre Underbelly, Edinburgh
The Corner Shop Events
Lighting Designer Director: Rob Watt
Aug 2016
Don't Wake The Damp Theatre The Lowry, Salford, then touring
Kill The Beast
Lighting Designer Director: Clem Garritty
Jul 2016, Aug 2016
Don't Wake The Damp Theatre The Lowry, Salford, then touring
Kill The Beast
Lighting Designer Director: Clem Garritty
Jul 2016, Aug 2016
Educating Rita Theatre Hull Truck Theatre
Hull Truck Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Babych
Set designer: James Turner
Jun 2016
The Night Watch Theatre Royal Exchange Theatre
Royal Exchange Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Rebecca Gatward
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
May 2016
The Box of Photographs Theatre Polka Theatre
Polka Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Punshon
Set designer: Lily Arnold
Apr 2016
The Sugar-Coated Bullets of The Borgeoisie Theatre Arcola Theatre
HighTide
Lighting Designer Director: Steven Atkinson
Set designer: Lily Arnold
Apr 2016
Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis Theatre Hull Truck, then touring
Hull Truck & Bolton Octagon
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Babych
Set designer: Patrick Connellan
Feb 2016, Mar 2016
The Argument Theatre Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Hampstead Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Janet Bird
Mar 2016
Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis Theatre Hull Truck, then touring
Hull Truck & Bolton Octagon
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Babych
Set designer: Patrick Connellan
Feb 2016, Mar 2016
Yen Theatre Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court
Manchester Royal Exchange / Royal Court
Lighting Designer Director: Ned Bennett
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Jan 2016
Forget Me Not Theatre Bush Theatre
HighTide / Bush Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Steven Atkinson
Set designer: Lily Arnold
Dec 2015
The Height of Winter at The Shard Corporate & Industrial The View From The Shard
Bompas and Parr
Lighting Designer Set designer: Ioanna Illiesiu Nov 2015
Pomona Theatre National Theatre, then touring
Orange Tree Theatre Production
Lighting Designer Director: Ned Bennett
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Sep 2015
My Eyes Went Dark Theatre Finborough Theatre, then touring
107 Group
Lighting Designer Director: Matt Wilkinson
Set designer: Bethany Wells
Aug 2015, Aug 2016
Chicken Theatre Roundabout
Eastern Angles
Lighting Designer Director: Steven Atkinson
Set designer: James Turner
Aug 2015
Tether Theatre Underbelly, Edinburgh
Lost Sock Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Director: Bethany Pitts
Set designer: Holly Pigott
Aug 2015
Much Further Out Than You Thought Theatre Underbelly, Edinburgh
Molino Group
Lighting Designer Director: Bethany Pitts
Set designer: Alison Neighbour
Aug 2015
Alcoholic Architecture Corporate & Industrial 1 Cathedral Street, Borough Market
Bompas and Parr
Lighting Designer Director: Harry Parr
Set designer: Bompas and Parr
Jul 2015
Defect Musical ALWF Theatre, Arts Ed
Arts Educational Schools
Lighting Designer Director: Ned Bennett
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Jun 2015
Buckets Theatre Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre Production
Lighting Designer Director: Rania Jumaily
Set designer: James Turner
May 2015
Hansel and Gretel Theatre Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
HighTime
Lighting Designer Director: Felicity Green
Set designer: Richard Evans
May 2015
Deluge Theatre Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Hampstead Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Moi Tran
Apr 2015
Lampedusa Theatre Soho Theatre, then touring
HighTide
Lighting Designer Director: Steven Atkinson
Set designer: Lucy Osborne
Apr 2015
Contact Theatre Aylesbury Waterside
Bravo22, Royal British Legion
Lighting Designer Director: Stephen Rayne
Set designer: Sarah Booth
Mar 2015
Benefit Theatre Pleasance Theatre, Islington, then touring
Cardboard Citizens
Lighting Designer Director: Adrian Jackson
Set designer: Lucy Sierra
Mar 2015
Yen Theatre The Studio, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Royal Exchange
Lighting Designer Director: Ned Bennett
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Feb 2015
Marching On Together Theatre Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington
BackHere! Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Joshua McTaggart
Set designer: Max Dorey
Feb 2015
Treasure Island and The Curse of The Pearl Necklace Theatre Above the Stag
Above The Stag
Lighting Designer Director: Andrew Beckett
Set designer: David Shields
Dec 2014
Pomona Theatre Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Ned Bennett
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Nov 2014
The Bus Theatre Above the Stag
Above The Stag
Lighting Designer Director: Robert McWhir
Set designer: David Shields
Oct 2014
Henry IV Theatre Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Productions
Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Neil Austin
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Set designer: Ellen Stewart, original design by Bunny Christie
Oct 2014
Rachel Theatre Finborough Theatre
ABG Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Ola Ince
Set designer: Alex Marker
Sep 2014
Ablutions Theatre Bikeshed Theatre, Exeter, then touring
FellSwoop Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Bertrand Lesca
Set designer: Jessie Vickerage
Jul 2014
He Had Hairy Hands Theatre The Lowry, Manchester, then touring
Kill The Beast
Lighting Designer Director: Clem Garritty
Set designer: Bryan Woltjen
Jun 2014
Spokesong Theatre Finborough Theatre
Simmer Dim
Lighting Designer Director: Guy Meirion-Jones
Set designer: Bethany Wells
May 2014
John Ferguson Theatre Finborough Theatre
Lightbox Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Emma Faulkner
Set designer: James Turner
May 2014
Fleabag Theatre Soho Theatre, then touring
Drywrite / Soho Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Vicky Jones
Set designer: Holly Pigott
May 2014
A Hard Rain Theatre Above The Stag Theatre
Above The Stag
Lighting Designer Director: Tricia Thorns
Set designer: David Shields
Feb 2014
Jack Off The Beanststalk Theatre Above The Stag Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Andrew Beckett
Set designer: David Shields
Nov 2013
Infanticide Theatre Camden People's Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Patrick Steinwidder
Set designer: Patrick Steinwidder
Oct 2013
CommonWealth Theatre Almeida Theatre
Almeida Projects
Lighting Designer Director: Caitlin McLeod
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Aug 2013
The Love Project Theatre Underbelly Festival
Everyday Prods / Look Left Look Right
Lighting Designer Director: Ellie Browning
Aug 2013
Fleabag Theatre Soho Theatre, then touring
Drywrite
Lighting Designer Director: Vicky Jones
Set designer: Holly Pigott
Jul 2013
Over The Bridge Theatre Finborough Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Emma Faulkner
Set designer: Philip Lindley
Apr 2013
Love Re:Imagined Theatre Only Connect, London
Only Connect
Lighting Designer Director: Ellie Browning
Set designer: Amy Cook
Mar 2013
The Boy Who Kicked Pigs Theatre Jackson's Lane, then touring
Kill The Beast
Lighting Designer Director: Clem Garritty
Set designer: Bryan Woltjen
Mar 2013
Facts Theatre Finborough Theatre
Worn Red Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Caitlin McLeod
Set designer: Georgia Lowe
Feb 2013
Blues In The Night Musical The Last Refuge
The Last Refuge
Lighting Designer Director: Rania Jumaily
Set designer: Sean Turner
Jan 2013
Somersaults Theatre Finborough Theatre
Luke Holbrook
Lighting Designer Director: Russell Bolam
Set designer: Philip Lindley
Jan 2013
Joe / Boy Theatre The Last Refuge
We Were Here
Lighting Designer Director: Natalie Ibu
Oct 2012
The Soft of Her Palm Theatre Finborough Theatre
Franklin Productions
Lighting Designer Director: Ola Ince
Set designer: Daniel Harvey
Oct 2012
Big Sean, Mikey and Me Theatre Tristan Bates Theatre, then touring Lighting Designer Director: Paul Robinson
Jul 2012
The Boy Who Kicked Pigs Theatre The Lowry, Manchester
Kill The Beast
Lighting Designer Director: Clem Garrity
Set designer: Bryan Woltjen
Jun 2012
Bitter Pleasures For A Sour Generation Theatre Soho Theatre
Oxford School of Drama
Lighting Designer Director: Vicky Jones
Set designer: Cecilia Carey
Jun 2012
Meat Theatre Theatre 503
FallOut Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: David Aula
Set designer: James Cotterill
Jun 2012
Folk Contraption Theatre Spiegeltent, Southbank Centre
Rogues Gallery Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Oliver Rose
Set designer: Cecilia Carey
May 2012
The Custard Boys Theatre Tabard Theatre
Boys of The Empire
Lighting Designer Director: Glenn Chandler
Set designer: Cecilia Carey
Apr 2012
Belleville Rendez-Vous Theatre Greenwich Theatre
FellSwoop Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Fiona Mikel
Set designer: Clem Garrity
Mar 2012
Brightest and Best Theatre Half Moon Theatre, Herne Hill
pilotLIGHT Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Director: Natalie Ibu
Set designer: Alison McDowall
Feb 2012
Crush Theatre Finborough Theatre
Papatango Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Laura Casey
Set designer: Emily Howard
Dec 2011
Dealing With Clair Theatre GBS Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Lighting Designer Director: Philip Wilson
Set designer: James Cotterill
Nov 2011
Lagan Theatre Oval House Theatre
Root Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Jane Fallowfield
Set designer: Cecilia Carey
Oct 2011
One Minute Theatre Gielgud Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Lighting Designer Director: Hanna Berrigan
Set designer: Francesca Kelly
Oct 2011
Perchance to Dream Musical Finborough Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Max Pappenheim
Set designer: Greg Donnelly
Sep 2011
Portraits Theatre Finborough Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Alex Marker
Set designer: Alex Marker
Aug 2011
dirty butterfly Theatre Gielgud Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Lighting Designer Director: Tara Robinson
Set designer: Lorna Ritchie
Jul 2011
Nocturnal Theatre Gielgud Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Lighting Designer Director: Jacapo Gassman
Set designer: Lorna Ritchie
Jul 2011
Our Town Theatre GBS Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Lighting Designer Director: Geraldine Alexander
Set designer: Fran Reidy
Jun 2011
And I and Silence Theatre Finborough Theatre
Worn Red Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Caitlin McLeod
Set designer: Cecilia Carey
May 2011
Northern Star Theatre Finborough Theatre
Worn Red Theatre
Lighting Designer Director: Caitlin McLeod
Set designer: Clem Garrity
Feb 2011
Drift: Photo 51 Theatre Snow Base, Edinburgh Academy
Curious Directive
Lighting Designer Director: Jack Lowe
Apr 2010
West Side Story Musical Warwick Arts Centre
Music Theatre Warwick
Lighting Designer Director: Tom Stickland
Set designer: Nina Scott
Feb 2010
By The Bog of Cats Theatre Warwick Arts Centre
Warwick University Drama Society
Lighting Designer Director: Bertrand Lesca
Set designer: Jessie Vickerage
Oct 2009
Elephant's Graveyard Theatre Warwick Arts Centre
Warwick University Drama Society
Lighting Designer Director: Caitlin McLeod
Jan 2009
Location availability:
  • Worldwide
Contact method Details
Mobile phone

+44 7879 861354

Email address

e.t.w.griggs@gmail.com

Website

http://www.elliotgriggs.co.uk

Agent name

Dan Usztan

Agent website

http://www.unitedagents.co.uk

Agent phone

+44 203 214 0873

Agent email

dusztan@unitedagents.co.uk

News

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Press quotes

Disco Pigs

The hallucinatory, Joycean night-town through which Pig and Runt roam is effectively conjured by Giles Thomas’s dense sensory soundscape, with lighting to match by Elliot Griggs.
Ben Brantley, New York Times 10/01/2018
Everything—really, everything—is perfectly realized in this production... a mostly bare stage, which, lit ingeniously by Elliot Griggs, can be a home, a nightclub, and—most bewitchingly—a magical trip on the seaside.
Tim Teeman, The Daily Beast 09/01/2018

An Octoroon

Elliot Griggs' virtuosic lighting
Fergus Morgan, The Stage 25/05/2017

Lampedusa

The recipe is simple: two lyrical monologues, two strong performances and Elliot Griggs’ atmospheric lighting. Shattering.
Kate Maltby, The Times 15/04/2015

Yen

Elliot Griggs’ lighting is phenomenal, and almost a character within itself.
Tracey-Ann Thompson, The Good Review 19/02/2015

Pomona

The very air threatens menace as you enter the normally cosy theatre in the round, aided by Giles Thomas’ eerie, jarring soundscape, and Elliot Griggs’ equally disconcerting lighting design, involving frenziedly flashing fluorescent tubes.
Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage
a lushly plotted, intricate piece of rings and roundabouts, unexpected turns and half-real conclusions, brought to life by lighting designer Elliot Griggs
Miriam Zendle, What's On Stage

Fleabag

With the first scene begins our first example of the subtle but effective lighting design, by Elliot Griggs. Lighting changes accompany changes in scene and mood in such a way that supports the action, but does not detract from it.
Simon Holton, A Younger Theatre 09/09/2013

The Boy Who Kicked Pigs

The ensemble of four... supported as they are by truly impressive production design
Joshua Elliot, Ed Fest Mag 15/08/2013
The design of the show is remarkable, a symphony in grey... visually stunning stuff.
Laura Mooney, A Younger Theatre 09/08/2013

Somersaults

...the somersaults of the title, which David Carlyle executes in perilously tight spaces, while Elliot Griggs’ lighting shifts the mood, and walls in Philip Lindley’s set open as a liquidator takes bankrupt stock of James and his goods.
Timothy Ramsden, Reviews Gate 07/01/2013
Phillip Lindley’s set design, alongside the lighting of Elliot Griggs is remarkable.
Kirstie Ralph, What's Peen Seen 06/01/2013
Philip Lindley's set, coupled with lighting by Elliot Griggs, is ingenious. Bookcases lining the back wall take on a life of their own as the play progresses, with lights focusing on relevant shelves.
Laura Silverman, The Arts Desk 05/01/2013

Joe / Boy

Elliot Griggs' cold, subtle lighting is effective and follows through the emphasis on the actor rather than any other theatrical distractions.
Ed Theakston, Fourth Wall Magazine 01/11/2012

Meat

The production values are extremely good, there’s a brilliant dual-purpose set, serving both the meat factory and the family kitchen, by James Cotterill and the slaughterhouse atmospherics from lighting and sound team Elliot Griggs and Edward Lewis are remarkably well delivered.
Johnny Fox, The Public Reviews 11/06/2012

The Custard Boys

The simplicity of Elliot Griggs’ lighting design was the key to its success in so effectively conjuring the appropriate atmospheres.
Ed Theakston, Fourth Wall Magazine 21/04/2012
The build-up to the climatic final scene is extremely provocative with the majesty of Elliot Griggs' lighting effect adding to the experience.
QX Magazine 18/04/2012
It is a simple set that employs innovative staging and excellent use of sound and light to recreate the warmth of the Norfolk fields or the fear of the air raid sirens, but most of all it allows us to concentrate on the excellent acting of the cast.
James Buxton, UK Theatre Net 14/04/2012

Perchance to Dream

Elliot Griggs’ lighting is beautiful and really transforms the space; indeed the designer has made the most of simple set, cleverly using mainly three pieces of furniture to hint at three very different times.
Madeline Gould, Fringe Review 05/11/2011

And I and Silence

...along with Elliot Griggs’s flawless lighting, sees the Finborough’s intimate playing space transformed from squalid hovel to bare prison cell and back again with just a couple of prop changes.
Jo Caird, Whatsonstage.com 13/05/2011

Elephant's Graveyard

...the most striking production in the [National Student Drama] festival...
Robert Hewison, The Sunday Times 12/04/2009