Simon Mills
Lighting Designer
Simon MillsLighting Designer |
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| 2012 | |
| Lohengrin (revival) |
San Francisco Opera Dir. Daniel Slater |
| Tristan and Isolde | Den Norske Opera and Ballet Dir Daniel Slater |
| 2011 | |
| Britannicus | Wilton's Music Hall Dir. Irina Brown Des. Chloe Lamford |
| Luisa Miller | Opera de Lyon Dir. David Alden |
| Rigoletto | Grange Park Opera Dir. Daniel Slater |
| 2010 | |
| L'Elisir D'Amore | Opera De Oviedo Dir. Daniel Slater |
| The Bartered Bride | Palau de les Arts, Valencia Dir. Daniel Slater |
| 2009 | |
| Entertaining Mr Sloane | Trafalgar Studios and National Tour Dir. Nick Bagnall |
| Much Ado About Nothing Hello Dolly |
New Shakespeare Company, Regents Park Open Air Theatre Dir.Timothy Sheader |
| 'There should also be applause for....Peter McKintosh whose handsome rotunda staging helps make every member of the audience feel that they are at the centre of things, the whole enhanced by superb lighting by Simon Mills.' John Thaxter, British Theatre Guide. | |
| Rigoletto | Grange Park Opera Dir. Daniel Slater |
Lohengrin
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Houston Grand Opera Dir. Daniel Slater |
| 2008 | |
Romeo & Juliet |
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Dir. Tim Sheader |
| The Merry Widow | Scottish Opera Go Round Dir. Clare Whistler |
| 'Locations...are stunningly evoked by the use of swishy transluscent curtains and wonderfully atmospheric lighting.' Michael Tumelty, The Herald | |
| Lohengrin | Le Grand Theatre de Geneve Dir. Daniel Slater |
| 2007 | |
| Cinderella | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Dir. Colin Blumeneau |
| Black Eyed Susan | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds |
| Don Giovanni | Operosa Ltd Bulgaria Dir. John la Bouchardiere; Designer: Jamie Vartan |
| The Dumb Waiter | The Trafalgar Studios Sonia Friedman Productions Dir. Harry Burton |
| 'This is the real McCoy.' Michael Billington, The Guardian 'What a vintage theatrical hour it is!' Nicholas de Jongh, Evening Standard | |
Macbeth |
Malmo Opera Dir. Matthew Richardson Designer: Gideon Davey |
| "The all British artistic team are responsible for an impressive and unforgettable production... flawless" Kristianstadbladet Newspaper Sweden "...striking lighting design." Borsen Newspaper Sweden |
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L'Elisir d'Amore
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Opera North Dir. Danny Slater |
| '...the glitzy dolce vita world of 1950's Italy... flooded with light.' Richard Morrison, The Times | |
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2006 |
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| Manon Lescaut | Opera Oviedo |
| Il Riturno d'Ulisse in Patria | Welsh National Opera Dir. David Alden |
| Carmen | Companions Opera, Hamburg Dir. Gemma van Zeventer |
| Faust 1 & 2 | The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh |
'...magically spontaneous lighting design...' Thom Dibdin, The Stage, 10 March 06 |
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2005 |
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| Bottle Universe | The Bush Theatre Dir. Sue Dunderdale |
| The Cunning Little Vixen | Geneva Dir. Daniel Slater |
| Il Riturno d'Ulisse in Patria | Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen Dir. David Alden |
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Manon Lescaut |
Royal Opera of Norway |
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Rigoletto Revival |
Welsh National Opera |
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2004 |
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Carmen |
Companions Opera - Shanghai |
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Manon Lescaut |
Opera North |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Dir Phyllida Lloyd |
| The Cunning Little Vixen | San Francisco Opera Dir. Danny Slater |
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La Cenerentola |
Frankfurt Opera |
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Das Rheingold |
part of English National Opera's Ring Cycle |
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The Bartered Bride |
Opera North
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2003 |
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Carmen |
Companions Opera - Gelsenkirchen Arena Aufschalke |
| The Handmaid's Tale | English National Opera Dir Phyllida Lloyd |
| The Cunning Little Vixen | Bregenz Festival (Indoor Production) Dir. Daniel Slater |
| L'Elisir D'Amore | Welsh National Opera |
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Scenes |
National Opera Studio |
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2002 |
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Cenerentola |
Opera Zuid |
| Maometto II | Strasbourg Dir. Daniel Slater |
| Don Giovanni | Köln Opera Dir. David Alden |
| Rigoletto | Welsh National Opera Dir. James MacDonald |
| Waiting, Ariadne, L'Altra Euridice |
Almeida Theatre Dir. Matthew Richardson |
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2001 |
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| Dick Barton 1 and 2 | Greenwich and tour of the UK |
| Paradise Moscow Shostakovich |
Opera North Dir. David Pountney |
| Il Riturno d'Ulisse | Bayerische Staatsopera, Munich Dir. David Alden |
| Programme of Handel, Monteverdi, Dove | Battigniano Festival Dir. Matthew Richardson |
| Death in Venice | Opera Zuid Dir Mike Ashman |
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2000 |
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| The Handmaid's Tale | Royal Danish Opera Dir Phyllida Lloyd |
| The Heiress | Royal National Theatre/Sheffield and Tour Dir.Philip Franks |
| L'Elisir d'Amore | Opera North Dir. Daniel Slater |
| Strangers on a Train | Tour Dir. Ian Brown |
| Julius Caesar | Young Vic Dir. David Lan |
| The Magic Flute | English Touring Opera Dir. Daniel Slater |
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1999 |
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| The Tempest | ATC Dir. Nick Philippou |
| The Two Widows | City of Birmingham Touring Opera Dir. Graham Vick |
| Penelope | Guildhall School Dir. Daniel Slater |
| Powder Her Face by Thomas Ades |
Aldeburgh Festival 1999 and Almeida Opera |
| Subsequently filmed for Channel 4 Television | |
| 1001 Nights | Basingstoke, Community Opera |
| Kiss of the Spiderwoman | Nottingham Playhouse Dir. Philip Franks |
| Bartered Bride | Opera du Rhin, Strasbourg |
| 23/99 | Sheffield Crucible Theatre Dir Sarah Frankom |
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1999 SIMON MILLS NOMINATED BEST NEWCOMER AS A LIGHTING DESIGNER BY VARIETY MAGAZINE |
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1998 |
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| Killing Rasputin | Bridewell Theatre Dir. Ian Brown |
| The Snow Queen | Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham |
| Handbag | ATC Dir. Nick Philippou |
| Bartered Bride | Opera North Dir. Daniel Slater |
| Falstaff | Monterverdi Orchestra - Baden Baden, Sardinia
and BBC Prom Dir. Ian Judge |
| Vixen Sharp Ears | BirminghamTouring Opera - Graham Vick. |
| Caravan by Helen Blakeman |
Liverpool Everyman Dir Andy Farrell |
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1997 |
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| La Boheme | Scottish Opera Dir. Daniel Slater |
| A-Ronne | Berio |
| The Knack | ENO Works |
| Lucia | Lexington Films Dir. Don Boyd |
| Eve of Retirement | Gate Theatre Dir. David Fielding |
| Deep Blue Sea | Mercury, Colchester Dir. Michael Grandage |
| Attempts on Her Life | Royal Court, Ambassadors Dir. Tim Albery |
| The Jungle Book | Midland Arts Centre Dir. John Ginman |
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1996 |
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| Marriage of Figaro | Mid Wales Opera Dir. John Ramster |
| Beauty and the Beast | Midland Arts Centre Dir. John Ginman |
| The Weavers | Gate Theatre Dir. Dominic Cook |
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As resident lighting designer at Contact Theatre, Manchester |
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1994 - 1996 |
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| Mill on the Floss, Dir. Naomi Molinari; Ay Carmella, Dir. Ben Twist; Waiting for Godot, Dir. Kim Danbaek; Hansel and Gretel, Dir. Lee Beagley; Romeo and Juliet, Dir. Irena Brown; Generations of the Dead in the Abyss of Coney Island Madness, Dir Ben Twist; Cinderella, the Play, Dir. Ben Twist | |
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1994 - 1995 |
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| Nest of Spices Northern Stage, Dir. Richard Gregory; Song at Twilight, Greenwich Theatre, Dir. Tom Smith; L'Enfant et les Sortileges, Birmingham Conservatoire, Dir. John Ramster; A Doll's House, New End Theatre, Dir. Sue Lefton; Gulliver, English String Orchestra, Dir. John Ginman; Peter Grimes, Cambridge University, Music, Dept. Dir. David Crilley; Marriage of Figaro, Opera Brava, Dir. Olivia Fuchs | |
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