Photograph from Peter Pan - lighting design by Matt Ladkin

Photograph from Jack & The Beanstalk - lighting design by Matt Ladkin

Photograph from Aladdin - lighting design by Matt Ladkin

Matt Ladkin

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Biography

Lighting Designer, Associate & Programmer based in Suffolk specialising in theatre, live music, outdoor trails, corporate events & television.

For more information please visit my website.

Previous productions

Current credits

Show name	Type	Venue/Company	Role	Creative team	Closes
The New Adventures of Peter Pan	Theatre	Mercury Theatre, Colchester Mercury Theatre Company	Lighting Designer	Director: Anthony Stuart Hicks Set designer: Jasmine Swan	19 Jan 2025

Previous productions

Show name	Type	Venue/Company	Role	Creative Team	Opened
Cinderella	Theatre	Fareham Live Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: Bryan Hosgson	Dec 2024
Cinderella	Theatre	The Wyvern Theatre, Swindon Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: David Ashley	Dec 2024
The Paddington Bear Experience	Theatre	County Hall, London Woodroffe Bassett Design	Lighting Designer	Director: Tom Maller Set designer: Rebecca Brower	May 2024
Peter Pan	Theatre	Venue Cymru Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: Jason Marc-Williams	Dec 2023
Snow White	Theatre	The Wyvern Theatre, Swindon Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: David Ashley	Dec 2023
Sleeping Beauty	Theatre	The Mercury Theatre, Colchester Mercury Theatre Company	Lighting Designer	Director: Ryan McBryde Set designer: Jasmine Swan	Nov 2023
Beauty & The Beast	Theatre	White Rock Theatre, Hastings Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer		Dec 2022
Beauty & The Beast	Theatre	Theatre Cymru, Llandudno Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer		Dec 2022
Beauty & The Beast	Theatre	Wyvern Theatre, Swindon Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer		Dec 2022
The Saw Experience	Theatre	London Woodroffe Bassett Design	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: John Coman	Sep 2022
Peaky Blinders: The Rise	Theatre	The Camden Garrison Immersive Everywhere	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: Terry Cook Director: Tom Maller Set designer: Rebecca Brower	Jul 2022
Sleeping Beauty	Theatre	The Core, Corby Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer		Dec 2021
Sleeping Beauty	Theatre	DeMontfort Hall Leicester Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: Janice Dunn	Dec 2021
Dr Who: Time Fracture	Theatre	Immersive Ldn Immersive Everywhere	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: Terry Cook Director: Tom Maller Set designer: Rebecca Bower	May 2021
The Upstart Crow	Theatre	Gielgud Theatre Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: Tim Mitchell Director: Sean Foley Set designer: Alice Power	Feb 2020
Aladdin	Musical	Leicester DeMontfort Halls Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: Janice Dunn	Dec 2019
Beauty & The Beast	Musical	Victoria Theatre Halifax	Lighting Designer	Director: Robert Marsden	Dec 2019
Jack & The Beanstalk	Musical	Beacon Arts Centre Greenock Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: David Goodall	Dec 2019
Secret Cinema presents Casino Royale	Theatre	Shanghai, China Secret Cinema	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: Terry Cook for Woodroffe Bassett Designs	Nov 2019
Salon Live	Corporate & Industrial	The ICC London Excel Max Live Events	Lighting Designer		Oct 2019
Peter Pan	Theatre	DeMontfort Hall Leicester Imagine Theatre	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: Simon Broadbridge Director: Janice Dunn	Dec 2018
Sleeping Beauty	Theatre	Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: David Goodall	Dec 2018
Calendar Girls the Musical	Musical	Leeds Grand Theatre, then touring David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: Oliver Fenwick Director: Matt Ryan Set designer: Rob Jones	Aug 2018
Spirit of the Horse	Theatre	The Equestrian Big Top, then touring Exchange Events	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Jun 2018
The Ladyboys of Bangkok	Musical	The Sabai Pavilion, Derby, then touring Exchange Events Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey Set designer: Peter Massera	Mar 2018
Gandeys: The Greatest Showmen Tour	Theatre	The Circus Big Top, then touring Exchange Events	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Feb 2018
Beauty & The Beast	Theatre	DeMontfort Hall, Leicester Imagine Theatre	Associate Lighting Designer	Lighting designer: Simon Broadbridge Director: Janice Dunn Set designer: Imagine Theatre	Dec 2017
Snow White	Theatre	Beacon Arts Centre Imagine Theatre	Lighting Designer	Director: David Goodall Set designer: Imagine Theatre	Dec 2017
The Ladyboys of Bangkok "Forever Yours"	Theatre	The Sabai Pavilion Derby, then touring Gandey World Class Productions	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Apr 2016
Gandeys Your Circus Awakens	Theatre	Circus Big Top Liverpool, then touring Exchange Events Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Feb 2016
Royalles British Thrill Circus	Theatre	Kai Tak Carnival, Hong Kong Circle Flame Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Dec 2015
The Three Little Pigs	Musical	Palace Theatre London, then touring Kenny Wax	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: Oliver Fenwick Director: Anthony Drewe Set designer: Jason Denvir	Aug 2015
The Gruffalo	Musical	Lyric Theatre London, then touring Kenny Wax	Lighting Programmer	Lighting designer: James Whiteside Director: Olivia Jacobs Set designer: Isla Shaw	Jul 2015
Cirque Surreal	Musical	The Lyric Theatre, The Lowry Salford Quays Exchange Events Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Apr 2015
The Ladyboys of Bangkok - ''Beauties and The Beats''	Musical	The Sabai Pavillion Derby, then touring Exchange Events Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Mar 2015
Gandey's Thrill Circus	Theatre	Exchange Events Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Feb 2015
Gandey's Thrill Circus	Theatre	Intu Merry Hill Exchange Events Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Oct 2014
The Ladyboys of Bangkok - Red Hot Kisses	Theatre	The Sabai Pavilion Derby, then touring Gandey World Class Productions	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Mar 2014
Molly Wobbly's Tit Factory	Musical	Hackney Empire Big Wobbly Productions Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Paul Boyd Set designer: Diego Pitarch	Sep 2013
The Circus of Horrors	Musical	Globe Theatre Blackpool, then touring Physco Management	Lighting Designer	Director: Dr Haze	Oct 2009
The Ladyboys of Bangkok (Theatre Tour 2009-2018)	Musical	Baths Halls, Scunthorpe, then touring Alan Clayton Concerts Ltd	Lighting Designer	Director: Phillip Gandey	Apr 2009
The Artisan	Theatre	The Lakeside Theatre, Colchester PlayRemains Theatre Company	Lighting Designer	Director: Kate Lindsay	Feb 2008

Location availability:

Africa
Australasia & Asia Pacific
Central Asia
Eastern Europe
Far East & East Asia
Middle East & West Asia
North America
Scotland
South America
UK London
UK Provinces
Western Europe & Scandinavia
Worldwide

Contact method	Details
Mobile phone	07824 391549
Email address	hello@mattladkin.co.uk
Website	http://www.stagesindesign.co.uk

Theatre:

West End
Commercial Tour
Regional (Main House)
Regional (Studio)
Small Scale Touring
Fringe / Pub Theatre
Touring relights

Musical:

West End
Commercial Tour
Regional (Main House)
Regional (Studio)
Small Scale / Fringe
Pantomime
Touring relights

Dance:

International
Medium Scale
Touring relights

Concert:

Arena Touring
Stage Touring
Touring relights

Corporate:

Conferences
Fashion Shows
Product Launches
Award Ceremonies
Open Air Events

Architectural:

Gardens
Open Air Events

News

Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.

Portfolio

The Ladyboys of Bangkok "Forever Yours"

The Ladyboys of Bangkok - ''Beauties and The Beats''

The Ladyboys of Bangkok - Red Hot Kisses

Press quotes

Sleeping Beauty

It’s bright, loud, colourful, utterly silly, and it knows it.
Rob Bartley, East Midlands Theatre 22/12/2021

a gorgeously lit set of greens, purples and sparkle
Sally Jack, British Theatre Guide 13/12/2021

With impressive sets and costumes and brilliant lighting designed by Matt Ladkin, the production superbly sets each scene from the bright glittering palace to the dark looming forest.
Mark Johnson, Beyond the Curtain 12/12/2021

Aladdin

It’s lit classily like they used to be, it looks like a traditional panto, it’s everything you want and more.
Alex Belfield, Celebrity Radio 27/12/2019

Writer Eric Potts and Janice Dunn's direction keep everything moving at a good pace, the set is a fairly simple series of backdrops and curtains with the whole production brought to life with Matt Ladkin’s effective lighting design (and a big “wow” for the impressive magic carpet sequence).
Sally Jack, British Theatre Guide 21/12/2019

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