Johanna is one of the UK’s leading Lighting Designers. She has worked across theatre, opera and events designing. She has worked extensively in the West End as well as all over the UK and internationally including on Broadway. In addition to her design work, she contributes to numerous publications both internationally and at home. Johanna is the Chair of the Association for Lighting Production and Design and a Fellow of Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Theatre & Opera
Awards
Credits
PREVIOUS THEATRE
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS | Director: Jonathan Lloyd | Polka Theatre
STRAIGHT | Director: Richard Wilson | Sheffield Studio / Bush Theatre
BLUE SKY | Director: Elizabeth Freestone | Pentabus
MEDEA | Director: Mike Bartlett | Headlong / UK Tour
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW | Director: Sean Foley | West End / MJE Productions
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS | Director: Philip Wilson | Liverpool Playhouse
MOON ON A RAINBOW SHAWL | Director: Michael Buffong | National Theatre
BLUE HEART AFTERNOON | Director: Tamara Harvey | Hampstead Studio
MISS JULIE | Director: Sarah Frankcom | Manchester Royal Exchange
ROMEO AND JULIET | Director: Robert Icke | Headlong Theatre Tour
LAY DOWN YOUR CROSS | Director: Clare Lizzimore | Hampstead Studio
MAN IN THE MIDDLE | Director: Lucy Skilbeck | Theatre503
BEAUTIFUL THING | Director: Sarah Frankcom | Manchester Royal Exchange
THINK ONLY THIS OF ME | Director: Christian Burgess | Guildhall School of Music & Drama
BETRAYAL | Director: Ian Rickson | Comedy Theatre, West End
THE PRIDE | Director: Richard Wilson | Sheffield Crucible Studio
LLWYTH | Director: Arwel Gruffydd | Theatr Cymru Tour / Edinburgh Festival
DEEP BLUE SEA / NIJINSKY | Director: Philip Franks | Chichester Festival Theatre
BANG BANG BANG | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | Out of Joint Tour
HAUNTED | Director: Braham Murray | Sydney Opera House / previously Manchester Royal Exchange, UK Tour and Brits Off Broadway New York, US
THE GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE | Director: Philip Wilson | Salisbury Playhouse
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE | Director: Sarah Frankcom | Manchester Royal Exchange
PRIVATE LIVES | Director: Michael Buffong | Manchester Royal Exchange
RE-CHARGED | Director: Tessa Walker, Caroline Steinbeis, Lucy Morrison | Clean Break at Soho Theatre
FATHERLAND | Director: Caroline Steinbeis | Gate Theatre / Munich Festival
THE CRUCIBLE | Director: Toby Frow | RADA
THE PRIDE | Director: Richard Wilson | Sheffield Crucible Studio
ROMEO AND JULIET / THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Director: Tony Cownie, Mark Thomson | Edinburgh Lyceum
CARMEN | Director: Ashley Dean | Scottish Opera
CHARGED | Director: Clare Lizzimore, Lucy Morrison | Clean Break at Soho Theatre
BADENHEIM 1939 | Director: Christian Burgess | Guildhall School of Music & Drama
PIRATES | Director: Jonathan Lloyd | Polka Theatre
THAT FACE | Director: Richard Wilson | Sheffield Crucible Studio
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | Director: Toby Frow | Theatre Royal Bath Tour
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES | Director: Toby Frow | Salisbury Playhouse
A RAISIN IN THE SUN | Director: Michael Buffong | Manchester Royal Exchange
SPEAKING IN TONGUES | Director: Toby Frow | Duke of York’s Theatre
PREVIOUS OPERA AND DANCE
ALBERT HERRING | Director: Will Kerley | Guildhall School of Music & Drama
WAR AND PEACE | Director: Irina Brown | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
KÁTYA KABANOVÁ | Director: Kally Lloyd-Jones | Scottish Opera
GIUSTINO | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Trinity College of Music at the Old Royal Naval College Chapel
THEATRE
TIPPING THE VELVET | Director: Kath Rogers | Guildhall School of Music & Drama
THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE | Director: Mick Gordon | Polka Theatre
MAD FOREST | Director: Caroline Steinbeis | Battersea Arts Centre / Strike Ensemble
DREAMS OF VIOLENCE | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | Out of Joint / Soho Theatre / UK Tour
DAMN YANKEES | Director: Martin Connor | Guildhall School of Music & Drama
FOR KING AND COUNTRY | Director: Tristram Powell | Act Productions Tour
THE HOUNDING OF DAVID OLUWALE | Director: Dawn Walton | West Yorkshire Playhouse / Eclipse Theatre Tour
THE GLASS MENAGERIE | Director: Braham Murray | Manchester Royal Exchange / Theatre Royal Bath Tour
FAT PIG | Director: Neil LaBute | Trafalgar Studios / Comedy Theatre
THE TRAGEDY OF THOMAS HOBBES | Director: Elizabeth Freestone | Royal Shakespeare Company at Wilton’s Music Hall
PHILIP PULLMAN’S THE SCARECROW AND HIS SERVANT | Director: Simon Reade | Southwark Playhouse / Poonamelle Productions
SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS | Director: Bill Bryden | Arcola Theatre
CITY OF ANGELS | Director: Martin Connor | Guildhall School of Music & Drama
HELLO AND GOODBYE | Director: Paul Robinson | Trafalgar Studios
FOR THE ROYAL COURT
FACES IN THE CROWD | Director: Clare Lizzimore | Royal Court Upstairs
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE | Director: Alan Rickman | New York, US / West End / Galway Arts Festival
RHINOCEROS | Director: Dominic Cooke
THE ARSONISTS | Director: Ramin Gray
WAY TO HEAVEN | Director: Ramin Gray
MY CHILD | Director: Sacha Wares
RAINBOW KISS | Director: Richard Wilson
THE WOMAN BEFORE | Director: Richard Wilson
BACK OF BEYOND | Director: Annie Castledine
A GIRL IN A CAR WITH A MAN | Director: Joe Hill-Gibbons
THE WINTERLING | Director: Ian Rickson
LIVE LIKE PIGS | Director: Christian Burgess | Guildhall School of Music & Drama / Royal Court 50th Anniversary
O GO MY MAN | Out of Joint / Royal Court
TALKING TO TERRORISTS | Out of Joint / Royal Court
FOOD CHAIN | Director: Anna Mackmin
FOR OUT OF JOINT
SHOPPING & FUCKING | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | West End / World Tour
OUR LADY OF SLIGO | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | National Theatre
KING OF HEARTS | Director: Max Stafford-Clark & Ramin Gray | Hampstead Theatre
THE PERMANENT WAY | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | National Theatre / UK & Australia Tours
THE OVERWHELMING | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | National Theatre / UK Tour
MACBETH | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | World Tour
THE STEWARD OF CHRISTENDOM | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | BAM / Sydney Festival / Royal Court
GUANTANAMO | Director: Nicolas Kent & Sacha Wares | Broadway / West End / Tricycle
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE | Director: Braham Murray | Manchester Royal Exchange
ALL THE ORDINARY ANGELS | Director: Michael Buffong | Manchester Royal Exchange
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION | Director: Michael Buffong | Manchester Royal Exchange
THE FINAL SHOT | Director: Tim Roseman | Theatre503
SHIP OF FOOLS | Director: Toby Frow | Theatre503
LAKEBOAT and PRAIRIE DU CHIEN | Director: Lindsay Posner | Mamet double bill at RADA
THE GLASS ROOM | Director: Anthony Clark | Hampstead Theatre
THE HERBAL BED | Director: Caroline Leslie | Salisbury Playhouse
TREASURE ISLAND | Director: Karen Hebden | Derby Playhouse
LONDON CUCKOLDS | Director: Christian Burgess | Guildhall School of Music & Drama
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | Director: Michael Buffong | Birmingham Rep and No 1 Tour
IN PRAISE OF LOVE | Director: Philip Wilson | Minerva, Chichester Festival
DEAD FUNNY | Director: Matthew Lloyd | West Yorkshire Playhouse
VIA DOLOROSA | Director: Stephen Daldry | Duchess Theatre
TOP GIRLS | Director: Thea Sharrock | Aldwych & Oxford Touring Theatre
FEELGOOD | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | Garrick & Hampstead
LITTLE MALCOLM & HIS STRUGGLE AGAINST THE EUNUCHS | Director: Denis Lawson | West End / Hampstead Theatre
BEAUTIFUL THING | Director: Hettie Macdonald | Duke of York’s / Donmar Warehouse / Bush Theatre
ARABIAN NIGHTS | Director: Dominic Cooke | New Victory Theatre, New York, US
ROSE | Director: Nancy Meckler | Lyceum New York, US / National Theatre
OTHER WORK FOR THE ROYAL COURT
UNDER THE WHALEBACK | Director: Richard Wilson
WHERE DO WE LIVE | Director: Richard Wilson
NIGHTINGALE & CHASE | Director: Richard Wilson
I JUST STOPPED BY TO SEE THE MAN | Director: Richard Wilson
MR KOLPERT | Director: Richard Wilson
WOMEN LAUGHING | Director: Richard Wilson
TOAST | Director: Richard Wilson
TERRORISM | Director: Ramin Gray
CARYL CHURCHILL SHORTS | Director: Ian Rickson
PALE HORSE | Director: Ian Rickson
ASHES AND SAND | Director: Ian Rickson
PLASTICINE | Director: Dominic Cooke
FUCKING GAMES | Director: Dominic Cooke
SPINNING INTO BUTTER | Director: Dominic Cooke
OTHER PEOPLE | Director: Dominic Cooke
UNDER THE BLUE SKY | Director: Rufus Norris
OUR LATE NIGHT | Director: Caryl Churchill
NEVERLAND | Director: Stephen Pimlott
THE 1 U LOVE | Director: Tim Luscombe
PEACHES | Director: James Macdonald
HARRY AND ME | Director: James Macdonald
THE EDITING PROCESS | Director: Stephen Daldry
THE KITCHEN | Director: Stephen Daldry
SEARCH AND DESTROY | Director: Stephen Daldry
WAITING ROOM GERMANY | Director: Mary Peate
BABIES | Director: Polly Teale
HUSH | Director: Max Stafford-Clark
FAITH HEALER | Director: Joe Dowling
OTHER WORK FOR OUT OF JOINT
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER | A LAUGHING MATTER | HINTERLAND | All National Theatre
DUCK | SLIDING WITH SUZANNE | Both Royal Court Upstairs
RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO / A STATE AFFAIR | Soho Theatre
DRUMMERS | SOME EXPLICIT POLAROIDS | Both Ambassadors / Royal Court Upstairs
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD | Young Vic
BLUE HEART | Traverse & Royal Court
THE POSITIVE HOUR | Hampstead
THREE SISTERS | Lyric Hammersmith / Royal Court
ROAD | Royal Court
OTHER WORK FOR THE MANCHESTER ROYAL EXCHANGE
GHOSTS | Director: Greg Hersov
THE MISFITS | Director: Greg Hersov
RICHARD II | Director: James Macdonald
THE LODGER | Director: Richard Wilson
FOR LIVERPOOL PLAYHOUSE
BRASSED OFF | Director: Neil Birche | And Birmingham Rep
POPCORN | Director: Robert Delamere
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES | Director: Robert Delamere
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD | Director: Robert Delamere
SHADOW OF A GUNMAN | Director: Eric Standridge
CRIMES OF THE HEART | Director: Kate Rowland
MACBETH | Director: Ian Kellgren
A TASTE OF HONEY | Director: Ian Kellgren
MADAME MAO | Director: Peter Oyston
THE BEAUX STRATAGEM | Director: Tal Rubins
OTHER THEATRE
HOW LOVE IS SPELT | Director: Julie Anne Robinson | Bush Theatre
HELEN OF TROY | Director: Gordon Anderson | ATC
EAST COAST CHICKEN SUPPER | Director: Richard Wilson | Traverse Festival
SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME | Director: Toby Frow | Northampton
THE DUMB WAITER | Director: Douglas Hodge | Oxford Playhouse
BADNUFF | Director: Jonathan Lloyd | Soho
MR NOBODY | Director: Jonathan Lloyd | Soho
ID | Director: Nancy Meckler | Almeida & BBC 3
A DOLL’S HOUSE | Director: Thea Sharrock | Southwark Playhouse
JUSTIFYING WAR | Director: Nicolas Kent | Tricycle
A MODERN DANCE FOR BEGINNERS | Director: Jonathan Lloyd | Soho
AFORE NIGHT COMES | Director: Dominic Cooke | Theatr Clwyd
SOLDIERS | Director: Eric Standridge | The Co-Producers
CHARLEY’S AUNT | Director: Tim Luscombe | Watford Palace
DISAPPEARED | Director: Phyllis Nagy | Leicester Haymarket
CELESTINA | Director: Nick Philippou | ATC
SALVATION | Director: Tim Luscombe | London Gay Theatre Co
THE SNOW ORCHID | Director: Tim Luscombe | London Gay Theatre Co
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER | Director: Hettie Macdonald | Kent Opera
THE CHEESE SHOP | Director: Maggie Norris | Pleasance Edinburgh
THE KNOCKY | Director: Robert Delamere | Liverpool Everyman
OTHER OPERA AND DANCE
PHAEDRA & ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Director: Ashley Dean | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
THE SECRET MARRIAGE | Director: Harry Fehr | Scottish Opera
CINDERELLA | Director: Harry Fehr | Scottish Opera Go Round and Scottish Opera on Tour
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Director: Jo Davies | Classical Opera Company
TOBIAS AND THE ANGEL | Director: Kate Brown | Almeida Opera Festival
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Director: William Relton | Nice Opera House
OTELLO | Director: William Relton | Nice Opera House
DIE FLEDERMAUS | Director: Tony Britten | Music Theatre London
LA BOHÈME | Director: Tony Britten | Music Theatre London / Amsterdam
LA TRAVIATA | Director: Nick Broadhurst | Music Theatre London
THE POISONED CHALICE | Director: Nick Broadhurst | Music Theatre London
THE MAGIC FLUTE | Director: Nick Broadhurst | Music Theatre London
THE MERRY WIDOW | Director: Wilfred Judd | Opera 80
EUGENE ONEGIN | Director: Wilfred Judd | Opera 80
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Director: Stephen Unwin | Opera 80
THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO | Director: Michael McCarthy | Opera 80