Photograph from Mr Popper's Penguins - lighting design by Ric Mountjoy
Mr Popper's Penguins | Photographer: Helen Murray / helenmurrayphotos.com | From the show Mr Popper's Penguins
Photograph from Mr Popper's Penguins - lighting design by Ric Mountjoy
Mr Popper's Penguins | Photographer: Helen Murray / helenmurrayphotos.com | From the show Mr Popper's Penguins
Photograph from The Play That Goes Wrong - lighting design by Ric Mountjoy
The Play that Goes Wrong | Photographer: Jeremy Daniel | From the show The Play That Goes Wrong
Photograph from The Play that goes wrong - lighting design by Ric Mountjoy
The Play that Goes Wrong | Photographer: Helen Murray / helenmurrayphotos.com | From the show The Play That Goes Wrong
Photograph from Mr Popper's Penguins - lighting design by Ric Mountjoy
Mr Popper's Penguins | Photographer: Helen Murray / helenmurrayphotos.com | From the show Mr Popper's Penguins
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Ric Mountjoy

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Biography

Ric is a Lighting Designer working mainly in theatre and opera, lighting shows in the West End, on tour in the UK and internationally, and site-specific commissions. This year he also opened his first show on Broadway.  His work has been seen at the Singapore International Arts Festival; at KidsFest in Hong Kong and Singapore; in Dubai, Bahrain and Doha, and most importantly in London and New York City. He worked for 10 years for English National Opera, including as Lead Console Programmer, and in the past for Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Photographs of Ric's work are available at www.ricmountjoy.com, and you can contact him here.

Previous productions

In repertoire

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative team
Lucrezia Borgia Opera Hackney Empire & Tour, then touring
English Touring Opera
Lighting Designer Director: Eloise Lally
Set designer: Adam Wiltshire
Il Viaggio a Reims Opera Hackney Empire & Tour, then touring
English Touring Opera
Lighting Designer Director: Valentina Ceschi
Set designer: Adam Wiltshire

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
Il Viaggio a Reims Opera Hackney Empire & Tour, then touring
English Touring Opera
Lighting Designer Director: Valentina Ceschi
Set designer: Adam Wiltshire
Mar 2023
Lucrezia Borgia Opera Hackney Empire & Tour, then touring
English Touring Opera
Lighting Designer Director: Eloise Lally
Set designer: Adam Wiltshire
Mar 2023
War Requiem Opera Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Charles Balfour
Director: Daniel Kramer
Set designer: Wolfgang Tillmans
Oct 2021
Father: Vision of the Floating World Dance Dhaka, Bangladesh
Akram Khan Company
Lighting Designer Choreographer: Akram Khan
Mar 2020
God's Dice by David Baddiel Theatre Soho Theatre
Soho Theatre and Avalon
Lighting Designer Director: James Grieve
Set designer: Lucy Osborne
Oct 2019
Mr Popper's Penguins Theatre Minneapolis Children's Theatre, Minneapolis MN, USA.
Kenny Wax Family Entertainment & TC Beech
Lighting Designer Director: Emma Earle
Set designer: Zoe Squire
Jan 2019
The Play That Goes Wrong Theatre Sejong M Theater, Seoul, South Korea.
Seensee Company Inc, by arrangement with Mischief Worldwide
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Bell; this cast directed by Sean Turner
Set designer: Nigel Hook
Nov 2018
The Play That Goes Wrong Theatre Straz Center, Tampa FL, USA, and year-long tour, then touring
Kevin McCollum, JJ Abrams, Kenny Wax & Stage Presence Ltd present a Mischief Theatre production
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Bell
Set designer: Nigel Hook
Oct 2018
Little Mermaid Theatre the egg, Theatre Royal, Bath
Theatre Royal Bath
Lighting Designer Director: Cameron Carver & Emma Earle
Set designer: Zoe Squire
Dec 2017
Mr Popper's Penguins Theatre Seattle Children's Theatre, WA, USA
Kenny Wax Family Entertainment & TC Beech
Lighting Designer Director: Emma Earle
Set designer: Zoe Squire
Nov 2017
Uncle Vanya Theatre Sheffield Crucible Studio
Theatr Clwyd and Sheffield Theatres
Lighting Designer Director: Tamara Harvey
Set designer: Lucy Osborne
Oct 2017
Uncle Vanya Theatre Theatr Clwyd
Theatr Clwyd & Sheffield Theatres
Lighting Designer Director: Tamara Harvey
Set designer: Lucy Osborne
Sep 2017
The Play That Goes Wrong Theatre Lyceum Theatre, Broadway, New York City
Kevin McCollum, JJ Abrams, Kenny Wax & Stage Presence Ltd present a Mischief Theatre production
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Bell
Set designer: Nigel Hook
Apr 2017
The Play That Goes Wrong Theatre Theatre Royal, Bath, then touring
Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd present the Mischief Theatre production
Lighting Designer Director: Mark Bell
Set designer: Nigel Hook
Jan 2017
Mr Popper's Penguins Musical Criterion Theatre, West End
Kenny Wax Ltd
Lighting Designer Director: Emma Earle
Set designer: Zoe Squire
Dec 2016
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Website http://www.ricmountjoy.com/

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