Bruno Poet works extensively in opera, theatre, dance, live music and on large scale events. He won three Knight of Illumination Awards, for Sigur Ros, Björk, and Frankenstein at the National Theatre, for which he also won the Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway.
Theatre, Opera & Dance
Awards
The Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland Nomination
2026
One Day
Edinburgh Lyceum
Lighting Design
Set Design: Rae Smith
WhatsOnStage Award nomination
2024
Waiting For Godot
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Lighting Design
Green Room Award nomination
2022
Miss Saigon
Australia
WhatsOnStage Award nomination
2022
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella
Best Lighting Design
Tony Award nomination
2020
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Opera Award nomination
2020
Akhnaten: Hymn to the Sun
Live Design Achievement Award
Drama Desk nomination
2020
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
Olivier Award nomination
2020
Uncle Vanya
Harold Pinter Theatre, West End
Knight of Illumination USA Award
2019
Björk's Cornucopia
Festival/One off lighting
with Richard White
Knight of Illumination Award nomination
2018
Sigur Rós
World Tour
Concert Lighting Design
Whatsonstage Award nomination
2014
Miss Saigon
Best Lighting Design
Knight of Illumination Award
2013
Sigur Rós
World Tour
Concert Lighting Design
Olivier Award
2012
Frankenstein
National Theatre
Best Lighting Design
Whatsonstage Award nomination
2012
Frankenstein
National Theatre
Best Lighting Design
Knight of Illumination Award
2011
Frankenstein
National Theatre
Knight of Illumination Award nomination
2012
Coram Boy
Green Room Award
2007
Rusalka
Sydney Opera House
by Opera Australia
Helpmann Award nomination
2007
Rusalka
Sydney Opera House
by Opera Australia
Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland Best Design Award
2006
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dundee Rep
with designer Naomi Wilkinson
Credits
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
2026
Harold Pinter Theatre, West End
Director: Ian Rickson
THE STANDARD OF LIVING
2026
Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End
Director: Nicholas Hytner
SINATRA
2026
Aldwych Theatre, West End
Director: Kathleen Marshall
IL TROVATORE
2026
Monte Carlo Opera, Monaco
Director: Francisco Negrin
AKHNATEN
2026
Los Angeles Opera, US
Director: Phelim McDermott
ONE DAY: THE MUSICAL
2026
Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Director: Max Webster
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
2025
São Paulo
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
MISS SAIGON
2025
UK Tour
Director: Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy
AKHNATEN
2025
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Spain
Director: Phelim McDermott
SMALL ACTS OF LOVE
2025
The Citizens Theatre
Director: Dominic Hill
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
2025
The Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
LONDON ROAD
2025
National Theatre
Director: Rufus Norris
42 BALLOONS
2025
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Director: Ellie Coote
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
2025
UK Tour
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
GUYS AND DOLLS
2025
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Australia
Director: Shaun Rennie
THE SEAGULL
2025
Barbican Theatre
Director: Thomas Ostermeier
RICHARD II
2025
The Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
2024
Dominion Theatre, West End
Director: Jerry Mitchell
MACBETH
2024
Harold Pinter, West End
Director: Max Webster
WAITING FOR GODOT
2024
Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End
Director: James Macdonald
OTHELLO
2024
Seoul Arts Center
Director: Keith Warner
DON GIOVANNI
2024
Houston Grand Opera, US/ Canadian Opera Company
Director: Kasper Holten
CLUELESS THE MUSICAL
2024
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Director: Sarna Lapine
MISS SAIGON
2023
Australian Tour
Director: Laurence Connor
MACBETH
2023
Donmar Warehouse
Director: Max Webster
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
2023
Australian Tour
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
LA BOHEME
2023
Washington National Opera
Director: Philippe Auguin
ROALD DAHL'S THE WITCHES
2023
National Theatre
Director: Lyndsey Turner
DON GIOVANNI
2023
Israeli Opera
Director: Kasper Holten
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S BAD CINDERELLA
2023
Imperial Theatre, Broadway
Director: Laurence Connor
AMADEUS
2023
Royal Danish Opera
Director: Kasper Holten
SALOME
2023
Houston Grand Opera, US
Director: Francisco Negrin
MISS SAIGON
2022
Japan Tour
Director: Laurence Connor
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
2022
US Tour
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
ALCINA
2022
Glyndebourne Opera
Director: Francesco Micheli
THE HOURS
2022
Metropolitan Opera, New York, US
Director: Phelim McDermott
NABUCCO
2022
Steinbruch Festival, Germany
Director: Francisco Negrin
A DIFFERENT STAGE
2022
West End & Tour
Director: Gary Barlow & Seimi Campbell
SAVING GRACE
2022
Riverside Studios
Director: Laurence Connor
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
2021
Madrid, Spain
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
MISS SAIGON
2021
Raimund Theatre, Austria
Director: Laurence Connor
LYSSA
2021
Royal Ballet
Director: Lynne Page
HOLIDAY ON ICE: A NEW DAY
2021
Arena Tour
IL TROVATORE
2021
LA Opera, US
Director: Francisco Negrin
CINDERELLA
2021
West End/ RUG
Director: Laurence Connor
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
2020
Stage Entertainment, The Netherlands
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
CARMEN
2020
English National Opera
Director: Calixto Bieito
UNCLE VANYA
2020
Harold Pinter Theatre, West End
Director: Ian Rickson
AIDA
2020
Houston Grand Opera, US
Director: Phelim McDermott
TINA: THE MUSICAL
2019
Broadway
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
2019
The Bridge Theatre
Director: Sally Cookson
THE SNOW QUEEN
2019
Royal Danish Theatre
Director: Francisco Negrin
Co-Design with Matt Daw
IL TROVATORE
2019
Teatro Real Madrid, Spain
Director: Francisco Negrin
APOLLO 11
2019
US Tour
Director: Scott Faris
BJÖRK: CORNUCOPIA
2019
The Shed, New York / US Tour
Director: Lucrecia Martel
TINA: THE MUSICAL
2019
Stage Entertainment, Hamburg, Germany
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
2019
The Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
AIDA
2019
Grand Theatre of Geneva, Switzerland
Director: Phelim McDermott
AKHNATEN
2019
Metropolitan Opera, New York, US
Director: Phelim McDermott
THE MERRY WIDOW
2019
English National Opera
Director: Max Webster
DON GIOVANNI
2019
Houston Grand Opera, US
Director: Kasper Holten
AMADEUS
2019
Royal Danish Theatre
Director: Kasper Holten
THE CONVERT
2018
Young Vic
Director: Ola Ince
MISS SAIGON
2018
Networks US Tour
Director: Laurence Connor
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
2018
ROH, Royal Ballet
Choreographer: Alastair Marriott
STORIES
2018
National Theatre, Dorfman
Director: Nina Raine
TINA: THE MUSICAL
2018
West End, Aldwych Theatre
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
DUSTY
2018
Eleanor Lloyd Productions
Director: Maria Friedman
THE MERRY WIDOW
2018
English National Opera
Director: Max Webster
IL TROVATORE
2018
Fondazione Teatro Regio Torino, Italy
Director: Paul Curran
IL TROVATORE
2018
Royal Danish Opera
Director: Francisco Negrin
DON GIOVANNI
2018
The Shlomo Lahat Opera House, Israel
Director: Kasper Holten
OKLAHOMA!
2018
Grange Park Opera
Director: Jo Davies
JULIUS CAESAR
2018
Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
MARCO POLO
2018
Guangzhou Opera House, China
Director: Kasper Holten
BIG FISH
2017
ATG/ The Other Palace
Director: Nigel Harmon
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
2017
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Director: Sally Cookson
MISS SAIGON
2017
UK Tour
Director: Laurence Connor
ELSA CANASTA
2017
Charlotte Ballet
Choreographer: Javier De Frutos
ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON
2017
National Theatre, Olivier
Director: Lyndsey Turner
OTELLO
2017
Royal Opera House
Director: Keith Warner
DAS LIEBESVERBOT
2017
Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
Director: Kasper Holten
IL TROVATORE
2017
Opera Monte Carlo, Monaco
Director: Daniel Harding
QUARTETT
2017
Spoleto Festival, USA
Director: John Fulljames
QUARTETT
2017
Opéra de Rouen, France /European Tour
Director: John Fulljames
AIDA
2017
English National Opera
Director: Phelim McDermott
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
2017
Royal Opera House
Director: Javier De Frutos
DON GIOVANNI
2017
Opera Barcelona, Spain
Director: Kasper Holten
MISS SAIGON
2017
The Broadway Theatre
Director: Laurence Connor
CARMEN
2017
Bregenzer Festspiele, Germany
Director: Kasper Holten
CARMEN
2016
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Brazil
Director: Calixto Bieito
THE BALLAD OF MACK AND GINNY
2016
Fall for Dance Festival, New York, US
Choreographer: Arthur Pita
CHAPLIN
2016
Music Hall, Belgium
Director: Mariano Detry
OTHER STORIES
2016
New York City Centre, US
Director: Various
THE TEMPEST
2016
Birmingham Royal Ballet/ Houston Ballet co-production
Director: David Bintley
MISS SAIGON
2016
Toho Theatre Japan/ Cameron Mackintosh
Director: Laurence Connor
IL TROVATORE
2016
Macerata Festival, Italy
Director: Francisco Negrin
FAITH HEALER
2016
Donmar Warehouse
Director: Lyndsey Turner
COSI FAN TUTTE
2016
National Opera of Bucharest
Director: John Fulljames
AKHNATEN
2016
English National Opera & LA Opera
Director: Phelim McDermott
DAS LIEBESVERBOT
2016
Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
Director: Kasper Holten
DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER
2016
Theatre an der Wien, Austria
Director: Keith Warner
INTIMISSI ON ICE
2015
Balich Worldwide Shows
Director: Francisco Negrin
IL TROVATORE (revival)
2015
Auditorio de Tenerife, Spain
Director: Paul Curran
DER FREISCHUTZ
2015
Royal Danish Opera
Director: Kasper Holten
MATERIAL MEN
2015
Southbank Centre/ UK Tour
Choreographer: Shobana Jeyasingh
ZEITGEIST
2015
London Coliseum
Choreographer: Alastair Marriott
OLIVER!
2015
Leicester Curve
Director: Paul Kerryson
ELSA CANASTA
2015
Scottish Ballet
Choreographer: Javier de Frutos
DON GIOVANNI (Revival)
2015
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Director: Kasper Holten
LA BOHEME
2015
Washington National Opera
Music Director: Philippe Auguin
PETER PAN
2015
Welsh National Opera/ Komische Opera Berlin, Germany
Director: Keith Warner
LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
2015
National Theatre/Lyttelton
Director: Lyndsey Turner
OTHER STORIES
2015
Royal Opera House
Choreography: Various
CARMEN
2015
Den Norske Opera, Norway
Director: Calixto Bieito
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY
2015
Royal Opera House
Director: John Fulljames
CAROUSEL
2015
Opera North
Director: Jo Davies
COSI FAN TUTTE/INTERMEZZO/DEATH IN VENICE
2015
Garsington Opera
Director: John Fulljames/Bruno Ravella/Paul Curran
I DUE FOSCARI
2014
Royal Opera House
Director: Thaddeus Strassberger
INTIMISSI ON ICE
2014
Balich Worldwide Shows
Director: Francisco Negrin
MITRIDATE RE DI PONTO
2014
Drottningholms Slottsteater, Sweden
Director: Francisco Negrin
QUARTETT
2014
Royal Opera House/Opera De Rouen, France / London Sinfonietta
Director: John Fulljames
TREASURE ISLAND
2014
Olivier Theatre, NT
Director: Polly Findlay
MISS SAIGON
2014
Prince Edward Theatre, West End/ Japan
Director: Laurence Connor
CONNECTOME
2014
Royal Opera House
Director: Alastair Marriott
DON GIOVANNI
2014
Den Norske Opera, Norway
Director: Thaddeus Strassberger
LA CLÉMENCE DE TITUS
2014
Opéra National de Lorraine, France
Director: John Fulljames
DON GIOVANNI
2014
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Director: Kasper Holten
MACBETH (Revival)
2014
Opera North
Director: Tim Albery
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
2014
Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Simon Godwin
I DUE FOSCARI
2014
Theater an der Wien, Austria
Director: Thaddeus Strassberger
FORTUNE’S FOOL
2013
Old Vic Theatre
Director: Lucy Bailey
FROM MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
2013
Lyttleton Theatre, NT
Director: Melly Still
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
2013
Shaftesbury Theatre, West End
Director: Tamara Harvey
IL TROVATORE
2013
Macerata Opera Festival, Italy
Director: Francisco Negrin
HANSEL UND GRETEL
2013
Garsington
Director: Olivia Fuchs
LA DONNA DEL LAGO
2013
Royal Opera House
Director: John Fulljames
SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH
2013
Old Vic
Director: Marianne Elliott
DELOITTE IGNITE INSTALLATION
2013
Royal Opera House/Covent Garden Piazza
Director: John Fulljames
BEATRICE ET BENEDICT
2013
Theater an der Wien, Austria
Director: Kasper Holten
CAROUSEL
2013
Théâtre du Châtelet/Opera North
Director: Jo Davies
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/I PAGLIACCI
2013
Den Norske Opera, Norway
Director: Kasper Holten, Paul Curran
CLEMENZA DI TITO
2013
Opera North
Director: John Fulljames
I DUE FOSCARI
2013
LA Opera, US
Director: Thaddeus Strassberger
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
2013
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland/ Theatre Royal Glasgow/ King’s Theatre Edinburgh
Director: Olivia Fuchs
A HISTORY OF PAPER
2026
Pitlochry Festival Theatre / Dundee Rep Theatre
Director: Andrew Panton
PREVIOUS THEATRE
TIMON OF ATHENS | Director: Nicholas Hytner | National Theatre
BEING SHAKESPEARE | Director: Tom Cairns | Trafalgar Studios / BAM / Chicago Shakespeare Theater, US
TRAVELLING LIGHT | Director: Nicholas Hytner | National Theatre/ UK Tour
CORAM BOY | Director: Melly Still | Bristol Old Vic at Colston Hall
SOUTH DOWNS/ THE BROWNING VERSION | Director: Angus Jackson/ Jeremy Herrin | Chichester, Minerva Theatre
LONDON ROAD | Nominated for Best New Musical Olivier Award | Director: Rufus Norris | National Theatre
FRANKENSTEIN | Director: Danny Boyle | National Theatre
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE | Director: Thea Sharrock | The Old Vic
SEASON’S GREETINGS | Director: Marianne Elliott | National Theatre
JÓNSI WORLD TOUR | Live Music Concerts
PREVIOUS OPERA AND DANCE
I DUE FOSCARI | Director: Thaddeus Strassberger | LA Opera, US
AL GRAN SOLE CARICO D’AMORE | Director: Katie Mitchell | Staatsoper, Berlin, Germany / Salzburg Festival, Austria
THE MAKROPULOS CASE | Director: Tom Cairns | Opera North
CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | Director: Francisco Negrin | Royal Danish Opera
RINALDO | Director: Francisco Negrin | Lyric Opera, Chicago, US
MACBETH | Director: Francisco Negrin | Opera National du Rhin, France / Opera Monte Carlo, Monaco
THE MAGIC FLUTE | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Fundacion Opera de Oviedo, Spain
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/I PAGLIACCI | Director: Kasper Holten/Paul Curran | Royal Danish Theatre
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
IL TROVATORE | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Den Jyske Opera, Denmark
FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD | Director: John Fulljames | Opera North
IL TURCO IN ITALIA/THE MAGIC FLUTE/LA VERITA IN CIMENTO | Director: Martin Duncan, Olivia Fuchs & David Freeman | Garsington Opera
DAS PORTRAIT | Director: John Fulljames | Bregenzer Festspiele/ Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Germany
MACBETH | Director: Tim Albery | New Zealand Opera/ Opera North
SALOME | Director: Francisco Negrin | Palau de las Arts, Valencia, Spain
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Daniel Slater | Garsington Opera