Jack Knowles Lighting Designer
Jack was awarded the ADB Award for Plays at the 2018 Knight of Illumination Awards for his design of Barber Shop Chronicles.
A closing slow-motion sequence … looks like a Baroque painting made manifest – lighting designer Jack Knowles mixes chiaroscuro and carnage WhatsOnStage on The Duchess of Malfi (Almeida)
a teeming, eclectic visual vocabulary reflected in [...] the pregnant campfire spookiness of Jack Knowles’s lighting New York Times on Shipwreck (Almeida)
Agents
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Credits
In Development
Production Company Notes CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Studio 54/Roundabout Broadway transfer 2021 Theatre Company Dir. Michael Longhurst Des. Fly Davis
THE LION, THE WITCH AND Elliott and Harper Dir. Michael Fentiman, based on the THE WARDROBE Productions/UK Tour original production by Sally Cookson 2021 Des. Tom Paris
SPRING AWAKENING Almeida Theatre Dir. Rupert Goold 2021 Des. Miriam Buether
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes FATAL ATTRACTION ATG/UK Tour Dir. Loveday Ingram 2022 Des. Morgan Large
Theatre
Production Company Notes BEGINNING Queens Theatre Hornchurch/UK Tour Revival of 2018 production 2021 Dir. Polly Findlay with Joe Lichtenstein Des. Fly Davis
THE WINDSORS: ENDGAME Prince of Wales Theatre Dir. Michael Fentiman 2021 Des. Madeleine Girling
GIN CRAZE! Royal and Derngate/ETT Dir. Michael Oakley 2021 Des. Hayley Grindle
PIAF Nottingham Playhouse/Leeds Playhouse Dir. Adam Penford 2021 Des. Frankie Bradshaw
THE BEACON Schauspiel Stuttgart Dir. Sophia Bodamer 2021 Des. Oliver Helf
NINE LESSONS AND Almeida Theatre Dir. Rebeca Frecknall CAROLS Des. Tom Scutt 2020
LA BOHÈME Gothenburg Opera Dir. Max Webster 2020 Des. Fly Davis
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI Almeida Theatre Dir. Rebecca Frecknall 2019 Des. Chloe Lamford
LIGHT FALLS Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Sarah Frankcom 2019 Des. Naomi Dawson
GLASS. KILL. BLUEBEARD. Royal Court Downstairs Dir. James Macdonald IMP. Des. Miriam Buether 2019 Nominated for Evening Standard Award for Best Play
THE END OF HISTORY Royal Court Downstairs Dir. John Tiffany 2019 Des. Grace Smart
VENICE PRESERVED Royal Shakespeare Company (Swan Dir. Prasanna Puwanarajah 2019 Theatre) Des. James Cotterill
THREE SISTERS Almeida Theatre Dir. Rebecca Frecknall 2019 Des. Hildegard Bechtler
TOP GIRLS National Theatre (Lyttelton) Dir. Lyndsey Turner 2019 Des. Ian MacNeil
SHIPWRECK Almeida Theatre Dir. Rupert Goold 2019 Des. Miriam Buether
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes WONDERLAND Nottingham Playhouse/Northern Stage Revival of 2018 production 2019 Dir. Adam Penford Des. Morgan Large
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Chichester Festival Theatre/Hampstead Dir. Michael Longhurst 2018 Theatre/Playhouse Theatre Des. Fly Davis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Times, Evening Standard, WhatsOnStage Nominated for Best Musical Production, 2017 UK Theatre Awards
THE PRODUCERS Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Raz Shaw 2018 Des. Ben Stones
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Sarah Frankcom 2018 Des. Leslie Travers
STEEL Sheffield Crucible Dir. Rebecca Frecknall 2018 Des. Madeleine Girling
GOOD VIBRATIONS Lyric Theatre Belfast Dir. Des Kennedy 2018 Des. Grace Smart
THE GREATEST PLAY IN Traverse 2/Royal Exchange Studio Dir. Raz Shaw THE HISTORY OF THE Des. Naomi Kuyck-Cohen WORLD 2018
THE IMPORTANCE OF Vaudeville Theatre/Classic Spring Dir. Michael Fentiman BEING EARNEST Des. Madeleine Girling 2018
CAVE London Sinfonietta Dir. Lucy Bailey 2018 Des. Mike Britton
MACHINAL Almeida Theatre Dir. Natalie Abrahami 2018 Des. Miriam Buether
HAPPY DAYS Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Sarah Frankcom 2018 Des. Naomi Dawson
DAN AND PHIL: World Tour Dir. George Perrin INTERACTIVE INTROVERTS Des. James Turner 2018
INSTRUCTIONS FOR Royal Court Downstairs Dir. Hamish Pirie CORRECT ASSEMBLY Des. Cai Dyfan 2018
CIRCLE MIRROR Home MCR Dir. Bijan Sheibani TRANSFORMATION Des. Samal Blak 2018
WONDERLAND Nottingham Playhouse Dir. Adam Penford 2018 Des. Morgan Large
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes BEGINNING Ambassadors Theatre/National Theatre Dir. Polly Findlay 2018 (Dorfman) Des. Fly Davis West End transfer
HUSH-A-BYE Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb 2017 Des. Claire de Loon
PARLIAMENT SQUARE Bush Theatre/Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Jude Christian 2017 Des. Fly Davis
THE GREATEST PLAY IN Royal Exchange Studio Dir. Raz Shaw THE HISTORY OF THE Des. Naomi Kuyck-Cohen WORLD ... 2017
OUR TOWN Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Sarah Frankcom 2017 Des. Fly Davis
COMMITTEE Donmar Warehouse Dir. Adam Penford 2017 Des. Robert Jones
TWELFTH NIGHT Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Jo Davies 2017 Des. Leslie Travers
4.48 PSYCHOSIS Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg Dir. Katie Mitchell 2017 Des. Alex Eales
BARBER SHOP National Theatre (Dorfman)/West Dir. Bijan Sheibani CHRONICLES Yorkshire Playhouse/Australian Tour/US Des. Rae Smith 2017 - 2019 Tour/UK Tour/Roundhouse/Fuel Winner, ADB Award for Plays at the 2018 Knight of Illumination Awards
JUNKYARD Headlong Dir. Jeremy Herrin 2017 Des. Chiara Stephenson
PYGMALION Headlong Dir. Sam Pritchard 2017 Des. Alex Lowde
WINTER SOLSTICE ATC/Orange Tree Dir. Ramin Gray 2017 Des. Lizzie Clachan
BABE. THE SHEEP-PIG Polka Theatre/UK Tour Dir. Michael Fentiman 2016 - 2017 Des. Madeleine Girling
DAN AND PHIL: THE European, Australian, American and UK Dir. Edward Stambollouian AMAZING TOUR IS NOT Tours Des. James Turner ON FIRE Recorded as a YouTube 2015 - 2016 Red Original Movie
MUCH ADO ABOUT Mercury Theatre Colchester Dir. Pia Furtado NOTHING Des. Camilla Clarke 2016
A STREETCAR NAMED Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Sarah Frankcom DESIRE Des. Fly Davis 2016
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes THEY DRINK IT IN THE Almeida Theatre Dir. Michael Longhurst CONGO Des. Jon Bauser 2016
SWEENEY TODD Theatre Royal Stratford East/Royal Dir. Michael Fentiman 2016 Academy of Music Des. Adrian Gee
WATERSHIP DOWN Watermill Theatre Dir. Adam Penford 2016 Des. Richard Kent
THE FORBIDDEN ZONE Salzburger Festspiele/Schaubühne Dir. Katie Mitchell 2014 - 2016 Berlin/Barbican Theatre Des. Lizzie Clachan
KENNY MORGAN Arcola Theatre Dir. Lucy Bailey 2016 Des. Robert Innes Hopkins
BOY Almeida Theatre Dir. Sacha Wares 2016 Des. Miriam Buether
CLEANSED National Theatre (Dorfman) Dir. Katie Mitchell 2016 Des. Alex Eales
THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY Liverpool Everyman/Peepolykus/UK Tour Dir. Gemma Bodinetz OF MADAME BOVARY! Des. Conor Murphy 2016
WIT Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Raz Shaw 2016 Des. Hannah Clarke Nominated for Best Production, Manchester Theatre Awards 2016
THE HAUNTING OF HILL Liverpool Playhouse/Sonia Friedman Dir. Melly Still HOUSE Productions/Hammer Des. Miriam Buether 2015
LAND OF LIGHTS Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb 2015 Des. Claire de Loon Shortlisted for 2015 Off- West End Award for Best Production for Young People (Ages 0-7)
GROUNDED Deafinitely Theatre/Park Theatre Dir. Paula Garfield 2015 Des. Paul Burgess
REISENDE AUF EINEM Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg Dir. Katie Mitchell BEIN (TRAVELLING ON Des. Alex Eales ONE LEG) 2015
LIGHT SHOW Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb 2015 Des. Claire de Loon
PHAEDRA International Beckett Festival Dir. Sophie Hunter 2015 Des. Kirstie McLeod
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes THE SKRIKER Royal Exchange Theatre Dir. Sarah Frankcom 2015 Des. Lizzie Clachan
A DECLARATION FROM National Theatre (Dorfman) Dir. Emily Lim THE PEOPLE Des. Emma Morris 2015
SUNSPOTS Hampstead Theatre Downstairs Dir. Charlotte Gwinner 2015 Des. Signe Beckmann
AGES Old Vic Community Company Dir. Alexander Ferris 2015 Des. Sean Turner
CARMEN DISRUPTION Almeida Theatre Dir. Michael Longhurst 2015 Des. Lizzie Clachan
GAME Almeida Theatre Dir. Sacha Wares 2015 Des. Miriam Buether
GLÜCKLICHE TAGE Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg Dir. Katie Mitchell (HAPPY DAYS) Des. Alex Eales 2015
THERE WAS AN OLD Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb WOMAN Des. Claire de Loon 2014
ONE SNOWY NIGHT Discover Story Centre Dir. Sally Goldsworthy 2014 Des. Cathy Wren
2071 Royal Court Downstairs/Deutsches Dir. Katie Mitchell 2014 Schauspielhaus Hamburg Des. Chloe Lamford
HARVEST Arts Ed Dir. Dan Bird 2014 Des. Louie Whitemore
THE RUSSIAN DOCTOR Shepdaws Ltd/Wellcome Trust Dir. Andrew Dawson 2014 Des. Vicki Mortimer
THE BOUNCE Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb 2014 Des. Clair de Loon
DEBRIS Southwark Playhouse Dir. Abigail Graham 2014 Des. Signe Beckmann
THE WARDROBE/THE Tricycle Theatre Dir. Emily Lim KILBURN PASSION Des. Chris Gylee 2014
HOPELESSLY DEVOTED Paines Plough/Tricycle/UK Tour Dir. Stef O'Driscoll 2014 Des. Joanna Scotcher
WUNSCHLOSES UNGLUCK Burgtheater, Vienna Dir. Katie Mitchell (A SORROW BEYOND Des. Lizzie Clachan DREAMS) 2014
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes BLINK Soho Theatre/59E59, New York/India/UK Revival 2013 Tour Dir. Joe Murphy Des. Hannah Clark
MR & MRS MOON Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb 2013 Des. Clair de Loon
ATMEN (LUNGS) Schaubühne Berlin German language premiere 2013 Dir. Katie Mitchell Des. Chloe Lamford
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Jordan Cultural Festival Dir. Jeff Moss 2013
THERE HAS POSSIBLY Edinburgh/Manchester Royal Dir. Sam Pritchard BEEN AN INCIDENT Exchange/Theatertreffen Festival, Berlin Des. Signe Beckmann 2013
MOTH HighTide/Bush Theatre Dir. Prasanna Puwanarajah 2013 Des. James Cotterill
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Hampstead Theatre Dir. Katie Mitchell 2013 Des. Alex Eales
DIE GELBE TAPETE (THE Schaubühne Berlin Dir. Katie Mitchell YELLOW WALLPAPER) Des. Giles Cadle 2013
THE CHANGELING Young Vic Dir. Joe Hill-Gibbons 2012 Des. Ultz with James Farncombe
TOMMY Prince Edward Theatre Dir. Raz Shaw 2012 Des. Fran Reidy
REISE DURCH DIE NACHT Schauspiel Köln Dir. Katie Mitchell (THE NIGHT TRAIN) Des. Alex Eales 2012 Nestroy Award for Best German Language Production
BLINK Soho Theatre/Traverse Theatre Dir. Joe Murphy 2012 Des. Hannah Clark
MARK THOMAS: BRAVO Traverse Theatre/UK Tour Dir. Hamish Pirie FIGARO 2012
IN A PICKLE RSC & Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb 2012 Des. Claire de Loon
THIN ICE UK Tour Dir. Jonathan Young 2012 Des. Dorothee Ruge
SOMETHING IN THE AIR Arts Depot Dir. Tim Webb 2012 Revival Lighting Designer
RING-A-DING-DING Unicorn & Oily Cart/UK Tour Dir. Tim Webb 2011 Des. Clair de Loon
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes THE RIOTS Tricycle Theatre/Bernie Grant Arts Dir. Nicolas Kent 2011 Centre Des. Polly Sullivan
YOUNG PRETENDER Watford Palace Theatre/UK Tour Dir. Joe Murphy 2011 Des. Jo Scotcher
VICTORIA Arts Ed Dir. Richard Cant 2011 Des. Naomi Dawson
A WOMAN ALONE Tabard Theatre Dir. Phyllis Nagy 2011 Des. Moi Tran
THE BOY ON THE SWING Arcola Theatre Dir. Joe Murphy 2011 Des. Hannah Clarke
DIE WELLEN Schauspielhaus Cologne Dir. Katie Mitchell 2011 Revival Lighting Designer
IF THAT'S ALL THERE IS Inspector Sands/UK and International Dir. Lu Kemp 2010 Tour
MY NAME IS SUE Soho Theatre/UK Tour Dir. Ben Lewis 2010
ROOM Tron Theatre Dir. Lu Kemp 2010
RED SEA FISH 59E59 New York Dir. Matt Wilkinson 2009 Des. Jess Weisner
HANGING BY A THREAD Traverse/UK Tour The Ding Foundation 2009
IF THAT'S ALL THERE IS Traverse Theatre Dir. Lu Kemp 2009 Des. Yuki Tsukumoto
MEET ME HALFWAY CPT/Little Wonder/UK Tour Des. Anna Bruder 2009
DORIAN GRAY Leciester Square Theatre Dir. Linnie Reedman 2008
STRIPPERS & GENTLEMEN Edinburgh (Found Space) Dir/Des. Dan Marsden 2008
LOVE'S LABYRINTH Georgian Theatre Royal Dir. Jack Edwards 2008
A GUEST FOR DINNER Arts Depot Studio Dir. Maxine Doyle 2008 Des. Livi Vaughan
ROMEO AND JULIET Greenwich Playhouse Dir. Linnie Reedman 2008
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected]