Charlie Morgan Jones
Photographer credit: Hywel Jones
Awards
2020 - Best New Opera Production for La bohème at Copenhagen Culture Awards
Nominations
2020 - Best New Opera Production for La bohème at the Reumert Awards.
2014 and 2016 Broadway World Award
2016 - WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design
Originally from Wales, Charlie is a freelance Lighting Designer who's work spans the full theatrical spectrum, from multiple musical productions to the West End, immersive theatre and opera on the national and international stage.
“Passion - Hope Mill Theatre
Elin Steele’s minimalist set is ingeniously shrouded in lighting designer Charlie Morgan Jones’s contrasting washes of colour, reflecting the abrupt changes in emotional temperature. ”
“REDD - Barbican Centre
Squares and shafts of light (fabulously designed by Charlie Morgan Jones) pinion him in place as waves of dancers throw themselves around him”
“Gobsmacked - USA Tour
... brilliantly lit by Charlie Morgan-Jones, this two-act confection will amaze and delight audiences of all ages.”
“The Snow Queen - Rose Theatre Kingston
Charlie Morgan Jones’ impressive lighting design helps to firmly locate each scene, filling the magical land of elves with a warm fireside glow, while the world of humans begins in a bleached-out grey that’s suddenly illuminated by the rippling spectrum of some gorgeously realised northern lights.”
Gallery
2024
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Faust | Canadian Opera Company, Dir. Amy Lane, Des. Emma Ryott |
| Festival Stage | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Artistic Dir. Amy Lane |
| Gotterdammerung | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane |
| Seigfried | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane |
| Die Walkure | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane |
| Das Rheingold | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane |
| Musical Theatre Showcase | Royal Academy of Music, Dir. Christine Cartwright, Des. Charlie Morgan Jones |
2023
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Cinderella | English Touring Opera, Dir. Jenny Ogilvie Des. Basia Binkowska | Poppea | English Touring Opera, Dir. Robin Norton Des. Basia Binkowska | The Yellow Wallpaper | The Opera Story, Dir. Amy Lane Des. Emma Ryott | Suor Angelica | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Dir. Noa Naamat Des. Noa Naamat & Charlie Morgan Jones | Lighting Consultant | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Dir. Amy Lane | Upstart | Edinburgh Festival dir. Alexandra Specer Jones |
| La Boheme | Opera Holland Park Dir. Natascha Metherell |
| Romeo et Juliette (Revival) | Savonlinna Opera Festival, Dir. Amy Lane, Des. Emma Ryott |
| Gotterdammerung | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane, Costume Des. Emma Ryott |
2022
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Siegfried | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane, Costume Des. Emma Ryott |
| Passion | Hope Mill Theatre, Dir. Michael Strassen |
| Roméo et Juliette | Malmö Opera, Dir. Amy Lane, Des. Emma Ryott, Lighting Des. Charlie Morgan Jones |
| Derren Brown: Showman | UK Tour, Dir. Andrew O'Connor |
| NOS at Cadogan Hall with ENO Orchestra | National Opera Studio/ENO, Dir. Amy Lane |
| 71 Coltman Street | Hull Truck Theatre, Dir. Mark Babych |
| Mixtape – Celebrating 20 years of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company | Sadler’s Wells, Co-directed by Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe & Bradley Charles |
| The Light in the Piazza | Royal Academy of Music, Dir. Hannah Chissick |
| Merrily We Roll Along | Royal Academy of Music, Dir. Bruce Guthrie |
| Secret Life of Humans | English Theatre Frankfurt, Dir. David Byrne |
| Il Tabarro | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Dir. Daisy Evans |
| Lisbon Floor | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Dir. Natascha Metherell |
2021
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Gianni Schicchi | Canadian Opera Company, Dir. Amy Lane, Set & Costume Des. Antony McDonald |
| Die Walküre | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane |
| La bohème | Den Norske Opera & Ballett, Dir. Amy Lane |
| Derren Brown: Showman | UK Tour, Dir. Andrew O'Connor |
| Pagliacci | Søholm Opera, Dir. Natascha Metherell |
| Copenhagen Opera Festival (Light Consultant) | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Artistic dir. Amy Lane |
| Gianni Schicchi | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Dir. Jack Furness |
| Not So Strictly | English National Ballet School, Chor. Didy Veldman |
| Memorias del Dorado | English National Ballet School, Chor. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa |
| Les Rendezvous | English National Ballet School, Original Chor. Frederick Ashton |
2020
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act | The Playground Theatre, Dir. Christian Holder |
| Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Show | London |
2019
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| The Lady Vanishes | UK Tour, Dir. Roy Marsden |
| The Shy Manifesto | UK Tour, Dir. Cat Robey |
| The Magic Flute | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Avenue Q | UK & International Tour, Dir. Cressida Carré |
| Shaw Goes Wilde | Pegasus Opera, Dir. Louise Bakker |
| Das Rheingold | Longborough Festival Opera, Dir. Amy Lane, Costume Des. Emma Ryott |
| Mansfield Park | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Posh | UK Tour, Dir. Lucy Hughes |
| REDD | Barbican/Lincoln Centre, Chor. Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy |
| La bohème | Copenhagen Opera Festival, Dir. Amy Lane, Des. Emma Ryott, Movement Dir. Jo Meredith |
| Snow Queen | Rose Theatre, Kingston, Dir. Ciaran McConville |
2018
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Andrew Llyod Webber | Unmasked - A Public Workshop | The Other Palace, Dir. Laurence Connor |
| Be Prepared | The Vaults, Dir. Rob Watt |
| La Vie Parisienne | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Street Scene | Royal Scottish Conservatoire, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| Derren Brown: Underground Tour | UK Tour, Dir. Andy Nyman |
| Gobsmacked | USA Tour, Dir. Alexandrea Spencer-Jones |
| Bayside | The Other Palace, Dir. Michael Neri |
| A Generous Lover | Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| Batboy | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
2017
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| The Fabulous Fund Fair | The Roundhouse, London, Des. Helen Wright & Judith Pearson |
| The Marriage Of Figaro | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Derren Brown: Underground | Charing Cross Theatre, Dir. Andrew O'Connor & Andy Nyman |
| Macbeth | Theatre Severn, Dir. Loveday Ingram |
| Stormy: The Life Of Lena Horne | Norwich Playhouse, Dir. Maxwell Golden |
| Surviving a Post Truth Apocalypse | UK Tour, Dir. Rob Watt |
| Dubai - Rostov - New York | National Opera Studio, Dir. David Pountney |
| The Beggar's Opera | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Matthew Sharp |
| Outings | Lyric Theatre London, Dir. David Grindley |
| The Blues Brothers | Hippodrome Casino, Dir. Josh Mumby |
| An Alien Encounter | Eden Project, Dir. Dean Rodgers |
| Derren Brown: Underground Tour | UK Tour, Dir. Andy Nyman |
| The Tempest | UK Tour, Dir. Kate Stafford |
| Guess How Much I Love You | International Tour, Dir. Anna Fox |
| Gobsmacked | USA Tour, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| The Producers | International Tour, Dir. Tara Wilkinson |
| Inside Pussy Riot | Les Enfants Terribles, Dir. Christa Harris |
2016
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Avenue Q | UK Tour, Dir. Cressida Carré |
| Dracula | Arts Theatre London, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| Savitri | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| L'enfant et les Sortilèges | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Riders To The Sea | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Goosebumps | The Vaults, London, Dir. Tom Salmon |
| James And The Giant Peach | UK & International Tour, Dir. Bronagh Lagan |
| Goosebumps Kids | The Vaults, London, Dir. Rob Watt |
| Julian Clary - The Joy Of Mincing | Vaudeville Theatre London |
| Tristan I Izolda | Polish National Opera, Dir. Mariusz Treliński |
| Songs of Farewell and New Beginnings | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Rent | Old Rep Birmingham, Dir. Michael Neri |
| Gobsmacked | Udderbelly, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| The Time Portal | Les Enfants Terribles, Dir. Joe Hufton |
| Little Shop Of Horrors | UK Tour, Dir. Tara Wilkinson |
| The Burnt Part Boys | Park Theatre, Dir. Matthew Iliffe |
| Cinderella | Belgrade Coventry, Dir. Felicity Green |
| The Golden Needle | Joyce Hong Kong, Dir. Joe Hufton |
| The Wind In The Willows | Old Rep Birmingham, Dir. Robert Marsden |
2015
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Jekyll and Hyde | UK Tour, Dir. David Hutchinson |
| Ava's Wedding | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Avenue Q | UK Tour, Dir. Cressida Carré |
| Why Does The Queen Die | Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Dir. Iain Burnside |
| Venus and Adonis | Birmingham Conservatoire , Dir. Michael Barry |
| Actéon | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael |
| Dracula | Latitude Festival, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| Sam Shepard Shorts | ArtsEd, Dir. Kelly Hunter |
| There Is A War | ArtsEd, Dir. Kate Budgen |
| Loveplay | ArtsEd, Dir. Benet Catty |
| Vampire Cabaret | Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| Sam Bailey Live | Lyric Theatre London, Dir. Katie Pesskin |
| Seussical | UK & International Tour, Dir. Racky Plews |
| Earthquakes in London | ArtsEd, Dir. Anna Jordan |
| The Drunken City | Tabard Theatre, Dir. Vik Sivalingam |
| Blues Brothers | Arts Theatre London, Dir. Josh Mumby |
2014
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Kidnapped | UK Tour, Dir. Anna Fox |
| Dialogues des Carmelites | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| Cool Rider | Duchess Theatre (London), Dir. Guy Unsworth |
| Avenue Q | Dir. Cressida Carré , UK & International Tour |
| Alice in Wonderland | Greenwich Theatre, Dir. David Hutchinson |
| A Little Night Music | Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. Michael Barry |
| The Elixir Of Love | Winterbourne Opera, Dir. Ben Occhipinti |
| Aida | Dorset Opera, Dir. Paul Carr |
| I Pagliacci | Opéra de Baugé (France), Dir. Bernadette Grimmett |
| Fidelio | Dorset Opera, Dir. Laurence Dale |
| Madama Butterfly | Opéra de Baugé (France), Dir. Bernadette Grimmett |
| Le Nozze di Figaro | Opéra de Baugé (France), Dir. Bernadette Grimmett |
| Dracula | Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Dir. Alexandra Spencer-Jones |
| Seussical | Lyric Theatre Hong Kong, Dir. Racky Plews |
2013
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Love on Trail | Bilimankhwe Arts, Dir. Amy Bonsall |
| Evita | YATI, Dir. Andrew Harries |
| When The Rain Stops Falling | Unity Liverpool, Dir. Gillian Lemon |
| Carmen | Winterbourne Opera, Dir. Ben Occhipinti |
| L'Elisir d'Amore | Opéra de Baugé (France), Dir. Bernadette Grimmett |
| Die Fledermaus | Opéra de Baugé (France), Dir. Bernadette Grimmett |
| Aida | Opéra de Baugé (France), Dir. Bernadette Grimmett |
| On A Clear Day You Can See Forever | Union Theatre, Dir. Kirk Jameson |
| Ghosts | UK Tour, Dir. Phillip Rowntree |
| The Boys From Syracuse | Union Theatre, Dir. Ben De Wynter |