Photograph from Choose Your Fighter - lighting design by SamOsborne
Photographer: Lucy Hayes | From the show Choose Your Fighter
Photograph from Barbara - lighting design by SamOsborne
Photographer: Lee Baxter | From the show Barbara
Photograph from Stranger Sings - lighting design by SamOsborne
Photographer: Giulia Paratelli | From the show Stranger Sings
Photograph from Barbara - lighting design by SamOsborne
Photographer: Lee Baxter | From the show Barbara
Photograph from Stranger Sings - lighting design by SamOsborne
Photographer: Giulia Paratelli | From the show Stranger Sings
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Sam Osborne

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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

News

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