Jason Taylor

Lighting Designer

Jason has been lighting productions for over 30 years and has amassed hundreds of credits. In 2016 he was nominated for a Tony award for his work on Journey's End at the the Belasco Theatre, New York.

Awards and Nominations

List Of Productions

2024

PETER PAN | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Belgium

HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MOTHER | Director: Oliver Dawe | King's Head Theatre

BIRDSONG | Director: Alastair Whatley | Leeds Playhouse

MATILDA | Director: Markus Virta | Svenska Theatre, Finland

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN | Director: Lee Proud | Kilworth House

THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laundry Theatre

THE SYNDICATE | Director: Gaynor Faye | UK Tour

CLUEDO 2 | Director: Mark Bell | UK Tour

2023

A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge Theatre, Belgium

THE 100 YEAR OLD MAN | Director: Markus Virta | Wermland Opera, Sweden

TREASON: THE MUSICAL | Director: Hannah Chissick | Edinburgh Festival Theatre/ UK Tour

THE 39 STEPS | Director: Paul Robinson | Stephen Joseph Theatre/ Theatre by the Lake

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laundry Theatre

WODEHOUSE IN WONDERLAND | Director: Robin Herford | Malvern Theatre/ UK Tour

WISH YOU WERE DEAD | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | UK Tour

RELATIVELY SPEAKING | Director: Robin Herford | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour

2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER RABBIT | Old Laundry, Bowness

FAMILY ALBUM | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre

ALL LIES | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laudry, Bowness

ASSASSINS | Director: Markus Virta | Den National Scene, Norway

HALF A SIXPENCE | Director: Nick Winston | Kilworth House Theatre

CAROUSEL | Director: Nick Winston | Kilworth House Theatre

2021

RENT | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Antwerp, Belgium

A SLINTER OF ICE | Director: Alan Strachan | Original Theatre/ Jermyn Street Theatre

LOOKING GOOD DEAD | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | UK Tour

KILWORTH'S MEMORIES OF THE MUSICALS | Director: Andrew Wright | Kilworth House Theatre

A COLD SUPPER BEHIND HARRODS | Director: Philip Franks | Original Theatre Company

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre

2020

MAMMA MIA! | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Antwerp, Belgium

THE SOUND OF MUSIC | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Antwerp, Belgium

DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark

2019

TEN TIMES TABLE | Director: Robin Herford | UK Tour

TELL ME ON A SUNDAY | Director: David Gilmore | Old Laundry Theatre

SLEEPING BEAUTY | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

BAND OF GOLD | Director: Kay Mellor | UK Tour

WHERE IS PETER RABBIT? | Director: Sheila Carter | Theatre Royal Haymarket

STEPPING OUT | Director: Paul Robinson | Stephen Joseph Theatre

SEASON'S GREETINGS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre

BIRTHDAYS PAST, BIRTHDAYS PRESENT | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre

RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO | Director: Kate Wasserberg | Out of Joint

HANSEL UND GRETEL | Director: Stephen Medcalf | Grange Park Opera

WHERE IS PETER RABBIT? | Director: Sheila Carter | Old Laundry Theatre

THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL | Director: Ian Talbot OBE | UK Tour

2018

ROBIN HOOD AND BABES IN THE WOOD | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

BETTER OFF DEAD | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre

JOKING APART | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre

THE 39 STEPS | Director: Paul Robinson | Stephen Joseph Theatre

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL CURTAIN | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath

GUYS AND DOLLS | Director: Nick Winston | Kilworth House

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT | Director: Andrew Wright | Kilworth House

STILL ALICE | Director: David Grindley | West Yorkshire Playhouse/ UK Tour

2017

RITA, SUE & BOB TOO | Director: Kate Wasserberg | Out of Joint

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES | Director: Alan Strachan | UK Tour

BY JEEVES | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laundry Theatre

CINDERELLA | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

THE THREEPENNY OPERA | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre Bolton

WHERE IS PETER RABBIT? | Old Laundry Theatre

A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Scarborough Theatre

DI AND VIV AND ROSE | Director: Lotte Wakeham | Scarborough Theatre

TAKING STEPS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Scarborough Theatre

LITTLE VOICE | Director: Paul Robinson | Scarborough Theatre

WAITING FOR GOD | Director: David Grindley | UK Tour

THE YALTA GAME | Director: Brian Friel | The Gate Theatre

THE DUMB WAITER | Director: Joe Dowling | The Gate Theatre

NOT DEAD ENOUGH | Director: Ian Talbot | UK Tour

HENCEFORWARD | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | UK Tour

TOP HAT | Director: Stephen Mear | Kilworth House

KISS ME KATE | Director: Matthew White | Kilworth House

2016

ALADDIN | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

RELATIVELY SPEAKING | Director: Robin Herford | Theatre Royal Bath

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? | Revival | Director: David Grindley | The Gate Dublin

THE HEIRESS | Director: David Grindley | The Gate Dublin

THE WINTER’S TALE | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton

BBC SALFORD SITCOM SHOWCASE | Director: Various | Channel X Productions for BBC

A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH | Director: Max Stafford Clarke | Out Of Joint, Arts Theatre

ANYTHING GOES | Director: Thomas Bendixen | Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen

HENCEFORWARD | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

THE WORLD GOES ROUND | Director: Lotte Wakeham | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

THE NATIONAL JOKE | Director: Henry Bell | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

NOISES OFF | Director: Blanche McIntyre | Nottingham Playhouse/ Northern Stage/ Nuffield Southampton

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES | Director: Alan Strachan | Haymarket Theatre

TOM | Director: Geinor Styles | UK Tour

HERO’S WELCOME/ CONFUSIONS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | UK Tour

WEST SIDE STORY | Director: Jerome Robbins | Kilworth House Theatre

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? | Director: David Grindley | Gate, Dublin

JEKYLL & HYDE | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark

2015

MRS PAT | Director: Alan Strachan | Chichester Festival Theatre

PIG FARM | Director: Katharine Farmer | St James Theatre

HERO’S WELCOME | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough

NEVILLE’S ISLAND | Director: Henry Bell | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough

CONFUSIONS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton

DICK WHITTINGTON | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

COMMUNICATING DOORS | Director: Lindsay Posner | Menier Chocolate Factory

BBC SALFORD COMEDY SHOWCASE | Director: Various

BBC MERIT | Director: Jennie Darnell | Theatre Royal Plymouth

ROUNDELAY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | UK Tour

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Garth Bardsley | Royal Northern College of Music

BILLY ELLIOTT | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark

THE ANCIENT SECRET OF YOUTH AND THE FIVE TIBETANS | Director: David Thacker | Bolton Octagon

2014

EARLY ONE MORNING | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton

ROUNDELAY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

JULIE BIRCHILL: ABSOLUTE CULT | Director: Mike Bradwell | Edinburgh Festival

OUTINGS | Director: David Grindley | Edinburgh Festival

QUEEN COAL | Director: Robert Shaw Cameron | Sheffield Studio

DAYTONA | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Haymarket

SLEEPING BEAUTY | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

MAKING STALIN LAUGH | Director: Matthew Lloyd

JW3ANNIE GET YOUR GUN | Director: Ian Talbot | ATG/ UK Tour

THE BOY WHO FELL INTO A BOOK | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

BBC SALFORD SITCOM SHOWCASE | Director: Various

BBC THIS MAY HURT A BIT | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | Out of Joint/ UK Tour

KAFKA’S DICK | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour

A STEADY RAIN | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ Ustinov

PYGMALION | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour

EVITA | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark

THE DOG THE NIGHT AND THE KNIFE | Director: Oliver Dawe | Rive Productions Ltd at the Arcola Theatre

2013

LAUGHTON | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

THE SCHOOL MISTRESS | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: Adam Sunderland | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

SOLID AIR | Director: Mike Bradwell | Plymouth Drum Theatre

THE LYONS | Director: Mark Brokaw | Menier Chocolate Factory

AFRAID OF THE DARK | Director: Ian Talbot | Charing Cross Theatre

DAYTONA | Director: David Grindley | Park Theatre/ UK Tour

HORRIBLE HISTORIES | Director: Phil Clark | Sydney Opera House

THE AMERICAN PLAN | Director: David Grindley | West End/ Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio

GOD’S PROPERTY | Director: Michael Buffong | Talawa Theatre Company

QUEEN OF THE NILE | Director: Mike Bradwell | Hull Truck Theatre

DI AND VIV AND ROSE | Director: Anna Mackmin | Hampstead Theatre

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

CINDERELLA | Director: Adam Sunderland | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

OUR BOYS | Director: David Grindley | Duchess Theatre

ROBIN HOOD & THE BABES IN THE WOOD | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE | Director: Jim Cartwright | UK Tour

SALFORD SITCOM SHOWCASE | BBC

LOVE NEVER DIES | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark

CHARLEY’S AUNT | Director: Ian Talbot | Menier Chocolate Factory

ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR / SURPRISES | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough / Chichester Festival Theatre

DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE | Director: Ian Talbot | Jamie Wilson/ UK Tour

OVERWORLDS AND UNDERWORLDS | Director: The Quay Brothers | Dark Arches, Leeds

TOP GIRLS | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | Chichester Minerva/ OOJ Tour

COPENHAGEN | Director: David Grindley | Sheffield Crucible

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM | Director: Rachel Kavanagh | LAMDA

CINDERELLA | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

SEASON’S GREETINGS | Director: Robin Herford | Bill Kenwright UK tour

BLITHE SPIRIT | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE | Director: Adam Sunderland | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

JOURNEY’S END | Director: David Grindley | West End / UK tour

FAMILY BUSINESS | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Watford Palace Theatre

THE COLORED MUSEUM | Director: Don Warrington | Talawa Theatre Company

CARMEN | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

DEAR UNCLE | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

DI AND VIV AND ROSE | Director: Anna Mackmin | Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

5 @ 50 | Director: Braham Murray | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

JEFFRY BERNARD IS UNWELL | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour

HAPPY NOW? | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Hull Truck Theatre

THE RIVALS | Director: Peter Hall | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour

THE INVISIBLE MAN | Director: Ian Talbot | Menier Chocolate Factory

THE BIG FELLAH | Director: Max Stafford Clark | Out of Joint

MOTHER GOOSE | Director: Kenneth Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR | Director: Christopher Luscombe | Globe Theatre USA/ UK tour

LIFE OF RILEY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

RUM AND COCA COLA | Director: Don Warrington | West Yorkshire Playhouse / ETT tour

THE GOOD SOLDIER | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Ustinov

CHARLEY’S AUNT | Director: Braham Murray | Royal Exchange Theatre

NOISES OFF | Director: Ian Talbot | Birmingham Rep

ROOKERY NOOK | Director: Terry Johnson | Menier Chocolate Factory

THE EMPIRE | Director: Mike Bradwell | Royal Court

ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR | Director: Alan Strachan | Bill Kenwright UK Tour

RAINMAN | Director: Robin Herford | UK Tour

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION | Director: David Grindley | Old Vic

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS | Director: Jennie Darnell | Watford Palace Theatre

DUET FOR ONE | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Almeida / UK tour / Vaudeville Theatre

SPRING / SUMMER SEASON | Director: Alan Ayckbourn/Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

RAINMAN | Director: Terry Johnson | Apollo Theatre, London

FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL | Director: Kenny Leon | UK tour

BLACKBIRD | Director: David Grindley | UK tour

A TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | National tour

YEAR OF THE RAT | Director: Alan Strachan | West Yorkshire Playhouse

PYGMALION | Director: David Grindley | Broadway

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES/ VICTORY | Director: Alan Strachan, Cordelia Monsey | Peter Hall Season, Bath

HYSTERIA | Director: Paul Raffield | Birmingham Rep

JOURNEY’S END | Director: David Grindley | Belasco Theatre, New York, US

MR A’S AMAZING MAZE PLAYS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Scarborough

HARD TIMES | Director: Neil Sissons | Compass Theatre Co

HONOR | Director: David Grindley | Wyndhams Theatre

BURN / CHATROOM / CITIZENSHIP | Director: Anna Mackmin | National Theatre

ENTERTAINING ANGELS | Director: Alan Strachan | Chichester/ National Tour

THE GOD OF HELL | Director: Kathy Burke | Donmar Warehouse

MOBY DICK | Director: Neil Sissons | Compass Theatre Co

SOME GIRL(S) | Director: David Grindley | Gielgud Theatre

NATIONAL ANTHEMS | Director: David Grindley | Old Vic

HIGH SOCIETY | Director: Ian Talbot | National Tour

DROWNING ON DRY LAND | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | National Tour

TWELFTH NIGHT | Director: Stephen Beresford | Albery Theatre

JOURNEY’S END | Director: David Grindley | West End/ National Tour

HOBSON’S CHOICE | Director: Braham Murray | Royal Exchange, Manchester

US AND THEM | Director: Jennie Darnell | Hampstead Theatre

PRETENDING TO BE ME | Director: Ian Brown | Comedy Theatre

ABIGAIL’S PARTY | Director: David Grindley | New Ambassadors/ Whitehall

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | Director: Chris Luscombe | West Yorkshire Playhouse

YERMA | Director: Helena Kaut Howson | Royal Exchange, Manchester

THE CLEARING | Director: Polly Teale | Shared Experience

THE DEAD EYE BOY | Director: Jennie Darnell | Hampstead Theatre

DEALERS CHOICE / MY NIGHT WITH REG | Director: Angus Jackson | Birmingham Rep

BURIED ALIVE | Director: Mike Alfreds | Hampstead Theatre

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE | Director: Simon Usher | Cambridge Theatre

ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD | Director: Peter Wilson | Piccadilly Theatre

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Duke Of York’s Theatre, West End

KINDERTRANSPORT | Director: Abigail Morris | Vaudeville Theatre, West End

20 SEASONS AT REGENT'S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Rachel Kavanaugh

RICHARD III | Director: Brian Cox

ROMEO AND JULIET | Director: Judy Dench

KISS ME KATE | Director: Ian Talbot

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA | Director: Alan Strachan

HAMLET | Director: Tim Piggot-Smith

NATIONAL TOURS

IN THE CLUB | Director: David Grindley

A WINTERS TALE | Director: Neil Sissons

SITTING PRETTY | Director: John Doyle

ON THE PISTE | Director: John Godber

DANCING AT LUGHNASA | Director: Patrick Mason

THE SURPRISE PARTY | Director: Patrick Sandford

LADY BE GOOD | Director: Ian Talbot

THE HOBBIT | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor

INTERNATIONAL TOURS

SWEET SORROW | Director: John Godber | Los Angeles, US 

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | Toby Robertson | Middle East Tour

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | John Doyle | Cyprus

BLOOD BROTHERS | Bob Tompson | New Zealand / Australia tour

A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM | Rachel Kavanagh | Dubai