
Paul Smith
Paul has been Lighting stage shows since the age of 11 and received his first professional credit at the age of 15. Within two years he had gone on to win two awards for 'Creativity and Originality in Stage Lighting Design', at the Luton Youth Drama Festival, in two consecutive years. From his early successes, Paul's career has taken him all over the world, designing lighting for productions as diverse as TV Shows, Gala Dinners, Musicals, Plays, Concerts and Son Et Lumiere's, as well as sitting as a Judge on the Professional Lighting and Sound Associations innovation awards.
Paul frequently moves from Theatre, to Concert Touring design work and at present is designing for numerous touring Music Acts, as well as Theatrical productions. Recent Theatre credits have included The Illusionists 1903 in Mexico City, Illusionists: Turn Of The Century on Broadway, Illusionists: Live From Broadway, currently touring Europe following an extended Christmas run at 'Les Follies Bergere' in Paris, and Circus 1903 at the Sydney Opera House as well as a US Tour. In Concert Touring, Paul's work has been most recently been seen with Ed Sheeran, Sir Tom Jones, The Rizzle Kicks, and Tinie Tempah.
Previous productions
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
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Cirque Stratosphere | Theatre |
Sydney Opera House The Works Entertainment / Cirque Du Soleil |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward Set designer: Vincent Schonbrodt |
Dec 2019 |
Circus 1903 | Theatre |
Paris Casino, Las Vegas The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Paul Smith Director: Neil Dorward Set designer: Todd Ivins |
Jul 2017 |
Illusionists: Direct from Broadway | Theatre |
Crown Theatre, Perth Australia The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Paul Smith Director: Neil Dorward |
Jun 2017 |
Circus 1903 | Theatre |
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward |
Dec 2016, Feb 2017 |
Cirque Adrenaline | Theatre |
Singapore Expo Centre The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward Set designer: Todd Ivins |
Dec 2016 |
Circus 1903 | Theatre |
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward |
Dec 2016, Feb 2017 |
Illusionists - Turn of the Century | Theatre |
Palace Theatre - Broadway The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward Set designer: Todd Ivins |
Nov 2016 |
Illusionists - Live From Broadway | Theatre |
Les Folies Bergere, Paris, then touring The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward Set designer: Todd Ivins |
Nov 2016 |
Tinie Tempah | Concert |
Various - touring, then touring 24-7 Productions |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Steven Bewley |
Aug 2016 |
The Illusionists 1903 | Theatre |
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward Set designer: Todd Ivins |
Jul 2016 |
The Illusionists - Live From Broadway | Theatre |
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore - Master Card Theatre The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward |
May 2016 |
The Illusionists - Live From Broadway | Theatre |
Hong Kong Cultural Centre The Works Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Dorward |
Apr 2016 |
Alan Parsons Live Project | Concert |
Various - touring, then touring Alan Parsons |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Martin Thomas Set designer: Martin Thomas |
Jul 2015 |
Ed Sheeran World Tour | Concert | Various - touring, then touring | Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Cunniffe Set designer: Mark Cunniffe |
Sep 2014 |
Ed Sheeran - Autumn 2012 UK and Europe Tour | Concert |
Hammersmith Apollo, then touring Mark Cunniffe Ltd |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Mark Cunniffe | Oct 2012 |
Sir Tom Jones - European Festival Tour 2012 | Concert |
Touring, then touring Mark Cunniffe Ltd |
Lighting Designer | May 2012 | |
Lord Of The Dance | Dance |
Touring Mark Cunniffe Ltd |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Marie Duffy Pask Set designer: Mark Cunniffe |
Oct 2011 |
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi | Corporate & Industrial |
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Ferrari World |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Kathy & Chris Abernathy |
Dec 2010 |
Dubai International Jazz Festival | Concert |
Dubai Media City Amphitheatre Chillout Productions |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Paul Smith | Feb 2010 |
Terracania | Dance |
DUCTAC Theatre Dubai Salsa Dubai |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Eric Latta Set designer: Eric Latta |
Jun 2009 |
Dubai Lynx Advertising Awards | Corporate & Industrial |
Dubai World Trade Centre Digilight |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Vladislav Boytsov | May 2009 |
Private Residence | Environmental |
Private Residence Digilight |
Lighting Designer | Mar 2009 | |
The Nutcracker | Dance |
Madinat Theatre Dubai, then touring Russian Festival Ballet |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Timur Fayziev |
Dec 2008 |
Oil Barons Ball 2008 - Grease In Concert | Musical |
Emirates Golf Club Sian Dubai / In House Productions Dubai |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Pete Long Set designer: Nick Groves |
Nov 2008 |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel Ramadan 2008 | Environmental |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel - Iftar Tent Jumeirah Group |
Lighting Designer | Sep 2008 | |
Ajaaj - Legend Of The Desert | Theatre |
Centrepoint Theatre, Dubai Wataani |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Trevor Nichols Set designer: Nick Chapman |
Aug 2008 |
Oil Barons Ball 2007 - A Night With Elvis | Musical |
Emirates Golf Club - Dubai Siyan Dubai |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Pete Long |
Nov 2007 |
Disney Institute - The Dubai Seminars | Corporate & Industrial | Jumeirah Beach Hotel - Ballroom | Lighting Designer | Set designer: Nick Groves | Oct 2007 |
HSBC Picnic In The Park 2007 - Deana Martin Live | Concert |
Dubai Polo Club - Main Pitch Sian Dubai |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Nick Groves | Apr 2007 |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel New Years Eve | Concert |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel Events Arena In House Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nick Groves Set designer: Nick Groves |
Dec 2006 |
HSBC Middle East and N. Africa 60th Anniversary | Corporate & Industrial |
Le Meridien Mina Siyahi, Dubai Sian Dubai |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Claire McDonald Set designer: Nick Groves |
Dec 2006 |
Audi Q7 - Middle East Launch | Theatre |
Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre Prduction Technology |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Steve Lakin Set designer: Steve Lakin |
May 2006 |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel New Years Eve | Concert |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel Events Lawn In House Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nick Groves Set designer: Nick Groves |
Dec 2005 |
Eden - Live In Concert | Concert |
Madinat Theatre Dubai, then touring Sian Dubai |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Paul Smith | May 2005 |
Dubai Jazz Festival | Concert |
Dubai Media City - Amphitheatre Chillout Productions |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Paul Smith | Feb 2005 |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel New Years Eve | Concert |
Jumeirah Beach Hotel - Beach Protec |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nick Groves Set designer: Nick Groves |
Dec 2004 |
Sheraton Addis Ababa - New Years Eve | Concert |
Sheraton Hotel Terrace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sheraton Addis |
Lighting Designer | Dec 2004 | |
Diamond Trading Council - Gala Dinner | Corporate & Industrial |
Madinat Beach Resort - Beach Prisme International |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Pierre Marcout |
Dec 2004 |
Craig McMurdo's Rat Pack | Theatre |
Madinat Theatre Dubai Sian Dubai |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Craig McMurdo Set designer: Paul Smith |
Nov 2004 |
Cirque Stratosphere
Illusionists: Direct from Broadway
Circus 1903
The Illusionists 1903
Alan Parsons Live Project
Ed Sheeran World Tour
Dubai International Jazz Festival
The Nutcracker
Disney Institute - The Dubai Seminars
HSBC Picnic In The Park 2007 - Deana Martin Live
HSBC Middle East and N. Africa 60th Anniversary
Audi Q7 - Middle East Launch
Dubai Jazz Festival
Diamond Trading Council - Gala Dinner
Illusionists: Direct from Broadway
Circus 1903
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Mobile phone | +63 (0)906 560 2586 |
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