Sam Osborne
Biography
Sam Osborne is a lighting designer, production manager and technical programmer based in Nottingham. He designs, relights, and programs for theatre, dance, and musicals, from fringe to mid-scale.
As Lighting Designer: Choose Your Fighter (Votive Theatre); Barbara (Mark Croasdale); Full Moon (GOBS Collective); Bull (Sondorous Theatre); Maryland (New Perspectives); Provocation (Phone Box).
As Associate Lighting Designer: Abandoman: Future Fest (LD: Clancy Flynn, Underbelly); The Lost Spells (LD: Sherry Coenen, Goblin Theatre); There's a Rang-Tan in My Room (LD: Sherry Coenen; Little Angel Theatre); A Christmas Carol (LD: Joshua Carr; Hull Truck Theatre); Stranger Sings (LD: Clancy Flynn; The Vaults); THEM (LD: Chloe Kenward, Body Politic).
He was a Lumiere in 2020, under mentorship of Sherry Coenen.
Previous productions
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Secret Garden | Musical |
Bournemouth School for Girls Big Little Theatre School |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2025 | |
| Animal Farm | Theatre |
Theatre Royal Stratford East, then touring Leeds Playhouse |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria Director: Amy Leach Set designer: Hayley Grindle |
Feb 2025 |
| The Winter's Tale | Theatre |
Attenborough Arts Centre, then touring 1623 Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ben Spiller Set designer: Nikki Charlesworth |
Dec 2024, Jan 2025 |
| The Winter's Tale | Theatre |
Attenborough Arts Centre, then touring 1623 Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ben Spiller Set designer: Nikki Charlesworth |
Dec 2024, Jan 2025 |
| The Ugly Duckling | Theatre |
Neville Studio, Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Laura Ryder Set designer: Alexandrea Hopkin-Spratt |
Dec 2024 |
| The Kennington Loop | Theatre |
Hen and Chickens Theatre Loudest Laugh Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel McVey |
Aug 2024 |
| Uncanny | Theatre |
Curve Theatre, Leicester, Studio, then touring Tilted Sessions |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jai Morjaria Director: Sam Hodges Set designer: Zoe Hurwitz |
Oct 2023 |
| Barbara | Theatre |
The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre Manchester Mark Croasdale |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mark Croasdale Set designer: Hannah Sibai |
Jun 2023 |
| Choose Your Fighter | Theatre |
Camden People's Theatre Votive Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Amy Crighton Set designer: Lucy Sneddon |
May 2023, Apr 2022 |
| A Christmas Carol | Theatre |
Hull Truck Theatre Hull Truck Theatre |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Joshua Carr Director: Sameena Hussain Set designer: Hayley Grindle |
Nov 2022 |
| Stranger Sings | Musical |
The Vaults, then touring The Vaults |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Clancy Flynn Director: Ellis Kerkhoven Set designer: Justin Williams |
Oct 2022 |
| Choose Your Fighter | Theatre |
Camden People's Theatre Votive Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Amy Crighton Set designer: Lucy Sneddon |
May 2023, Apr 2022 |
| Bull | Theatre |
Crescent Theatre Studio Sonderous Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matt Lewinton |
Feb 2022 |
Location availability:
- UK London
- UK Provinces
Theatre:
- Regional (Main House)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Touring relights
Musical:
- Regional (Main House)
- Small Scale / Fringe
Dance:
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
- Touring relights
Concert:
- Club
- Festival
- Touring relights
Corporate:
- Conferences
- Award Ceremonies
Architectural:
- Displays & Art
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