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Zakk Hein

Video Designer

Zakk is a Video Designer working Internationally, specialising in Live Performance, Fashion, Exhibition and Immersive experiences.  He has collaborated with some of the most revered artists and directors, across many of the world’s highly admired venues and institutions. Zakk is a long standing collaborator at Luke Halls Studio, where he is Associate Creative Director.

Theatre, Opera & Live Events

Awards

WhatsOnStage Award Nomination
2026
The Maids
Donmar Warehouse
Best Video Design
WhatsOnStage Award Nomination
2023
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
Bridge Theatre
Best Video Design
OFFIE Award Nomination
2021
The Incident Room
New Diorama Theatre
Best Video Design
Theatre and Technology Award Nomination
2018
The Secret Life of Humans
New Diorama Theatre
Creative Innovation in Video and Projection
OFFIE Award Nomination
2018
The Secret Life of Humans
New Diorama Theatre
Best Video Design

Credits

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2026
Musical Dome Cologne, Germany
Director: Laurence Connor
THE MAIDS
2026
St Ann's Warehouse, New York
Director: Kip Williams
NATIONAL THEATRE, THE NEXT CHAPTER
2026
National Theatre
Director: Indhu Rubasingham
LA TRAVIATA
2026
Paris National Opera, France
Director: Simon Stone
THE MAIDS
2025
Donmar Warehouse
Director: Kip Williams
SHOSTAKOVICH
2025
Royal Albert Hall / BBC Proms
Director: Jane Mitchell, James Bonas & Scott Graham
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
2025
Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Emily Burns
AFTER THE ACT
2024
Royal Court Theatre
Director: Billy Barrett
EAST IS SOUTH
2025
Hampstead Theatre
Director: Ellen McDougall
SECOND BEST
2025
Riverside Studios
Director: Michael Longhurst
AFTER THE ACT
2024
UK Tour
Director: Billy Barrett
THE LIGHTEST ELEMENT
2024
Hampstead Theatre
Director: Alice Hamilton
LA TRAVIATA
2024
Paris National Opera, France
Director: Simon Stone
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2024
Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, Austria
Director: Laurence Connor
UNCANNY: I KNOW WHAT I SAW
2024
UK Tour
Director: Sam Hodges
THE BOOK OF DUST: LA BELLE SAUVAGE
2023
Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
THE VANISHING ROOM
2023
English Theatre Frankfurt, Germany
Director: David Byrne
AFTER THE ACT
2023
New Diorama Theatre
Director: Billy Barrett
THE SECRET LIFE OF HUMANS
2022
English Theatre Frankfurt, Germany
Director: David Byrne
MISS SAIGON
2022
Australian Tour
Director: Laurence Connor
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
2022
Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Co-Design with Luke Halls
30TH BIRTHDAY EVENT
2022
Donmar Warehouse
Director: Michael Longhurst
THE BAND'S VISIT
2022
Donmar Warehouse
Director: Michael Longhurst
TWO PALESTINIANS GO DOGGING
2022
Royal Court Theatre
Director: Omar Elerian
UP NEXT GALA
2022
National Theatre
Director: Rufus Norris
LA TRAVIATA
2021
Wiener Staatsoper, Austria
Director: Simon Stone
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
2020
Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Co-Design with Luke Halls
LA TRAVIATA
2020
Paris National Opera, France
Director: Simon Stone
THE INCIDENT ROOM
2020
New Diorama Theatre
Director: David Byrne
SILENT CITY
2019
Matera Capital of Culture, Italy
Director: James Bonas
CRACKED
2019
The Old Vic Theatre
Director: Annabel Bolton
THE INCIDENT ROOM
2019
New Diorama Theatre
Director: David Byrne
LA TRAVIATA
2019
Paris National Opera, France
Director: Simon Stone
THE SECRET LIFE OF HUMANS
2018
New Diorama Theatre / Greenwich Theatre / 59e59, New York
Director: David Byrne
THE EFFECT
2018
The Other Room Cardiff / Grand Theatre Swansea
Director: Dan Jones
THE WRITER
2018
Almeida Theatre
Director: Blanche McIntyre
THE SECRET LIFE OF HUMANS
2017
New Diorama Theatre / Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Director: David Byrne & Kate Stanley
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
2017
Hampstead Theatre
Director: Simon Godwin
LOOKING THROUGH GLASS
2016
The Other Room Cardiff
Director: Matthew Blake
THE MOUNTAINTOP
2016
The Other Room Cardiff
Director: Abdul Shayek
A GOOD CLEAN HEART
2016
The Other Room Cardiff / Edinburgh Fringe Festival / UK Tour
Director: Mared Swain
SATURDAY NIGHT FOREVER
2016
Chapter Arts Cardiff
Director: Kate Wasserberg
ARIODANTE
2016
Royal College of Music
Director: James Bonas
SWANSEA THREE NIGHT BLITZ
2016
Grand Theatre Swansea
Director: Sara Lloyd
SATURDAY NIGHT FOREVER
2015
Aberystwyth Arts Centre / UK Tour
Director: Kate Wasserberg
THE TALES OF HOFFMAN
2015
Royal College of Music / UK Tour
Director: James Bonas
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE
2015
Royal College of Music / UK Tour
Director: James Bonas
ASSOCIATE WORK

SING STREET | Director: Rebecca Taichman | Lyric Hammersmith

BOB MARLEY HOPE ROAD | Five Currents | Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN AW25 | Seán McGirr x La Mode En Images x Tom Scutt | Paris

VALENTINO HAUTE COUTURE SS25 | Alessandro Michele x Bureau Betak | Paris

WOMEN’S PAVILION EXPO 2025 | Es Devlin in collaboration with Cartier | Osaka

THE NEW REAL | Director: Holly Race-Roughan | RSC

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY | Director: Felix Barrett | Leeds Playhouse

AN ATLAS OF ES DEVLIN EXHIBITION | Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York

NAOMI IN FASHION | V&A Museum, London

GABRIELLE CHANEL. FASHION MANIFESTO | V&A Museum, London

FRAMELESS ART GALLERY | Five Currents | London

THE MERRY WIDOW | Director: Kasper Holten | Bergen National Opera, Norway

MARY POPPINS | Director: Richard Eyre | UK & International Tour

THE POEM PAVILION | Director: Es Devlin | World Expo, Dubai

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY | Director: Sam Mendes | National Theatre

STORYSCAPE | Es Devlin x Instagram | Cannes Lions, France

GIRLS AND BOYS | Director: Lyndsey Turner | Royal Court Theatre / Minetta Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway

MASK | Es Devlin x Photo London | Somerset House

THE GREAT WAVE | Director: Indhu Rubasingham | National Theatre

FROZEN | Director: Jonathan Munby | Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End

ROOM 2022 | Es Devlin x Art Basel | The Miami Edition Hotel, USA

THE SINGING TREE | Es Devlin x V&A | V&A Museum

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE | Director: Jonathan Butterell | Apollo Theatre, West End

DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS | Director: Sam Yates | Sheffield Crucible Theatre

THE BAND | Director: Kim Gavin & Jack Ryder | National Tour

UGLY LIES THE BONE | Director: Indhu Rubasingham | National Theatre

DISNEY’S AIDA | Director: Schele Williams | Circustheater, Netherlands

Zakk Hein

Video Designer