
Finlay Walker-O’Brien
Biography
Finlay Walker-O'Brien is a Lighting Designer & Live Events Technician from Nottinghamshire, UK.
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His current work portfolio is mostly based in Lincoln as he completes his training in Technical Theatre at Lincoln College.
Having previously fully trained in many Lighting Control disciplines such as ETC Eos & Chamsys, he is capable of providing high-end Bespoke Lighting Designs for many different varied settings such as Theatre, Dance, Corporate & Concert scenarios.
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Founder of FWOB LX Systems - A Live Events Lighting company focused on delivering modern, technically robust and visually striking productions.
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Most Recent Freelance Projects:
SIX - Teen Edition (Nexus Creative Studios) in which he served as the Lighting Designer, making use of an ETC Eos Ion/Xe console for Lighting Control which enabled him to fully execute the concert style energy of SIX while also staying true to traditional Theatrical Lighting Design principles & methods.
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https://www.instagram.com/finlaywalkerobrien
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Previous productions
Forthcoming productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team | Opens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our House - The Madness Musical | Musical |
BGU The Venue Lincoln College |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Howell Thomas |
18 May 2026 |
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Third Chair | Theatre |
Knights Theatre - Lincoln College Lincoln College - Lv4 |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Director: Oli Bishell |
Apr 2026 |
| 1984 | Theatre |
Knights Theatre - Lincoln College LC - Internal |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Howell Thomas Director: Andy Watkins Set designer: George Hinton |
Mar 2026 |
| When I Grow Up - TIE 2026 | Musical | Lincoln College | Assistant Lighting Designer |
Director: Georgia Norton Set designer: Laila Pudsey & Charlie Hare |
Feb 2026 |
| Six - Teen Edition | Musical |
Knights Theatre - Lincoln College Nexus Creative Studios |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hayley Wensley |
Feb 2026 |
| Centre-Stage Dance Showcase | Dance |
Knights Theatre - Lincoln College LC - Internal |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Y2 Dance |
Feb 2026 |
| Lv2 Showcase | Theatre |
Knights Theatre - Lincoln College LC - Internal |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Director: Lisa Cowley & Georgia Norton Set designer: Charlie Hare & Laila Pudsey |
Jan 2026 |
| Evoke Dance Studios - Xmas Showcase | Dance |
Knights Theatre - Lincoln College Evoke Dance Studios |
Lighting Designer | Dec 2025 | |
| Disney's High School Musical | Musical | Heritage High School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ilana Duveen |
Apr 2025 |
| School of Rock | Musical | Heritage High School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ellie Nendick |
Jun 2024 |
| Performance Showcase | Theatre | Heritage High School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Jason Lodge |
Mar 2024 |
| Scrooge Goes Wrong | Theatre | Heritage High School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Warne |
Jan 2024 |
| Matilda The Musical Jr | Musical | Heritage High School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Ellie Nendick Set designer: Megan Crossland |
Jul 2023 |
| Annabella - Panto | Theatre | Heritage High School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Jason Lodge Set designer: Megan Crossland |
Dec 2022 |
| Oliver Jr | Musical | Heritage High School | Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Warne |
Jul 2022 |
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- UK Provinces
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address | Finlay@fwoblxsystems.co.uk |
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