Guy Hoare

Lighting Designer

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Rose Cobbe
Assistant: Anna Campbell

Film, TV & Theatre

Guy has been designing lighting for dance, theatre and opera for over 20 years; he has been based in London since 1998 as a freelance designer but creates work throughout the UK and internationally.

His designs for dance include Arthur Pita’s The Metamorphosis and Mark Bruce’s Dracula which won the South Bank Award for Dance in 2012 and 2014 respectively. He has created work with companies in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Cuba, Lebanon and Australia; In the UK he has designed work many choreographers including Christopher Bruce, Shobana Jeyasingh, Akram Khan and Alexander Whitley. Since 2015 he has been collaborating with Gandini Juggling on several cross-artform pieces.

In London, his theatre designs include work for the National Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Royal Court, Young Vic, Old Vic, Almeida, and Kiln as well as several pieces in the West End. In 2019 he designed Sea Wall / A Life at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway.

Opera credits include the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Bregenz Festival and National Theatre, Brno; he has also designed multiple productions for English Touring Opera, including the 2014 Olivier award-winning season of King Priam and Paul Bunyan.

In 2010, he was nominated for Best Lighting Designer at the TMA Awards (for A Christmas Carol); He has been nominated three times at the Knight of Illumination Awards - in 2009, 2012 and 2013 (in Opera for The Magic Flute; in Dance for The Metamorphosis; and in TV for the filming of The Metamorphosis).

Guy is currently an Associate Artist at Wilton’s Music Hall in London.

Theatre

ProductionCompanyNotes

SELECTED THEATRE CREDITS

The Wife of Willesden

2021

Kiln Theatre

By Zadie Smith. Directed by Indhu Rubasingham

The Global Playground

2021

MIF / Theatre Rites

Directed by Sue Buckmaster

Reasons You Should(n't) Love Me

2021

Kiln Theatre

Directed by Charlotte Bennett

Sea Wall / A Life

2019

Hudson Theatre, Broadway, New York

Directed by Carrie Cracknell

Wife

2019

Kiln Theatre

Directed by Indhu Rubasingham

The Deep Blue Sea

2016

Lyttelton Theatre, National

Directed by Carrie Cracknell

Jesus Hopped the A Train

2019

Young Vic, Main House

Directed by Kate Hewitt

Cock

2018

Minerva Theatre, Chichester

Directed by Kate Hewitt

One For Sorrow

2018

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs

Directed by James Macdonald

Julie

2018

Lyttelton Theatre, National

Directed by Carrie Cracknell

Winter

2018

Young Vic, Clare Studio

Directed by John R. Wilkinson

Wings

2017

Young Vic, Main House

Directed by Natalie Abrahami

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2016 - 2017

National Youth Theatre; The Yard Theatre, Hackney; Finborough Theatre

Directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah

Here We Go

2015

Lyttelton Theatre, National

Directed by Dominic Cooke

King Lear

2015

Northern Broadsides, UK Tour

Directed by Jonathan Miller

Far Away

2014

Young Vic, Clare Studio

Directed by Kate Hewitt

The Father

2014 - 2016

Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath; Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn; Duke of York’s; Wyndhams Theatre; UK Tour

Directed by James Macdonald

Little Revolution

2014

Almeida Theatre

Directed By Joe-Hill Gibbons

Clarence Darrow

2014 - 2015

Old Vic Theatre

Directed by Thea Sharrock

All My Sons

2014

Regent’s Park Theatre

Directed by Timothy Sheader

Roots

2013

Donmar Warehouse

Directed by James Macdonald

Strange Interlude

2013

Lyttelton Theatre, National

Directed by Simon Godwin

The Seagull

2013

Headlong; Nuffield Theatre Southampton & UK Tour

Directed by Blanche McIntyre

Rutherford & Son

2013

Northern Broadsides; St James Theatre, London; UK Tour

Directed by Jonathan Miller

Sleeping Beauty

2012

Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow

Directed By Dominic Hill

NSFW

2012

Royal Court Theatre

Directed by Simon Godwin

Wild Oats

2012

Bristol Old Vic

Directed by Mark Rosenblatt

In Basildon

2012

Royal Court Theatre

Directed by Dominic Cooke

And No More Shall We Part

2012

Hampstead Theatre / Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Directed by James Macdonald

A Doll’s House

2012

Young Vic / Duke of York’s, West End; Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York

Directed by Carrie Cracknell

Going Dark

2011

Sound & Fury

Young Vic, Science Museum & UK Tour

Future Proof

2011

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh & Dundee Rep (Winner: Fringe First 2011)

Directed by Dominic Hill

Electra

2011

The Gate Theatre, London; Young Vic

Directed by Carrie Cracknell

A Delicate Balance

2011

Almeida Theatre

Directed by James Macdonald

Faith Healer

2011 - 2012

Bristol Old Vic / Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong International Festival

Directed by Simon Godwin

As You Like It

2010

West Yorkshire Playhouse

Directed by Ian Brown

Peter Pan

2010

NTS, Barbican & UK Tour

Directed by John Tiffany

Serenading Louie

2010

Donmar Warehouse & UK Tour

Directed by Simon Louis

A Christmas Carol

2009 - 2010

West Yorkshire Playhouse; Birmingham Rep Theatre

Directed by Ian Brown

Kes

2009

Liverpool Playhouse

Directed by Nikolai Foster

Othello

2009

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Trafalgar Studios & UK Tour

Directed by Barrie Rutter

Be Near Me

2009

National Theatre of Scotland & Donmar Warehouse

Directed by John Tiffany

Waste

2008

Almeida Theatre

Directed by Samuel West

The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe

2008

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Directed by Ian Brown

Amadeus

2007

Sheffield Crucible

Directed by Nikolai Foster

Accidental Heroes

2007

Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

Directed by Mark Murphy

Absolute Beginners

2007

Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

Directed by Liam Steel

Bollywood Jane

2007

West Yorkshire Playhouse

Directed by Nikolai Foster

Macbeth

2007

West Yorkshire Playhouse

Directed by Ian Brown

How Many Miles to Basra?

2006

West Yorkshire Playhouse

Directed by Ian Brown

Season’s Greetings

2005

Liverpool Playhouse

Directed by Nikolai Foster

Of Mice and Men

2005

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Directed by Nikolai Foster

DANCE, BALLET, PERFORMANCE

The Butterfly

2020

Alexander Whitley Dance Company, Darmstadt Staatstheatr

Choreographed by Alexander Whiteley

Return to Heaven

2020

Mark Bruce Dance Company, Wilton’s Music Hall & UK Tour

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Overflow

2019

Alexander Whitley Dance Company / European Tour

Choreographed by Alexander Whitley

Here And Now

2019

Dance Umbrella, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon

Choreographed by Mythili Prakash

#minaret

2019

Maqamat / International Tour

Choreographed by Omar Rajeh

Mass

2018

The Cartridge Factory, Woolwich Arsenal

Choreographed by Robert Clark

Macbeth

2018

Mark Bruce Company / Wilton’s Music Hall & UK

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Spring

2018

Gandini Juggling, International Tour

Choreographed by Alexander Whitley / Directed by Sean Gandini

Noumena

2017

Royal Ballet / ROH Clore Studio

Choreographed by Alexander Whitley

Vamos Cuba!

2017

Sadler’s Wells / International Tour

Choreographed by Nilda Guerra

Sigma

2017

Gandini Juggling / International Tour

Choreographed by Seeta Patel / Directed by Sean Gandini

Something About Wilderness

2017

Skånes Dansteater, Malmö

Choreographed by Laïla Diallo & Mélanie Demers

This Bright Field

2017

Theo Clinkard Company / UK Tour

Choreographed by Theo Clinkard

Spectrum

2017

Skånes Dansteater, Malmö

Choreography by Ben Wright

The Magic Fish

2017

ATMA Dance / UK Tour

Director & Choreographer Mayuri Boonham

To See The World While The Light Lasts

2016

Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera

Choreographed by Ben Wright

The Odyssey

2016

Mark Bruce Company / Wilton’s Music Hall & UK Tour

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Rikud

2015

Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera

Choreograped by Liat Dror & Nir Ben Gal

Meta

2015

Gandini Juggling

Directed by Sean Gandini

This Moment Is Your Life

2015

Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera

Choreographed by Ben Wright

Chotto Desh

2015

Akram Khan Company / International Tour

Choreographed by Akram Khan

Beast

2015

Dan Daw Creative Projects / Swedish Biennale, Malmö

Choreographed by Martin Forsberg

4x4 Ephemeral Architectures

2015

Gandini Juggling / International Tour

Choreographed by Ludovic Ondiviela / Directed by Sean Gandini

Something Then, Something Now

2014

Sadler's Wells Wild Card / Seeta Patel

Curator & Choreographer - Seeta Patel

Without Stars

2014

James Cousins Company / UK Tour

Choreographed by James Cousins

The Point At Which It Last Made Sense

2014

Robin Dingemans and Nick Bryson

Directed by Robin Dingemans & Nick Bryson

Chalk / Of Land And Tongue

2014

Theo Clinkard Company / European Tour

Choreographed by Theo Clinkard

Ex Nihilo / The Human Edge

2014

Royal Ballet & ATMA Dance / ROH & UK Tour

Choreographed by Mayuri Boonham

Strange Blooms

2013

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company / QEH & UK Tour

Choreographed by Shobana Jeyasingh

Dracula

2013

Mark Bruce Company / Wilton’s Music Hall & UK Tour

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Varmints

2013

Sadler’s Wells / Lilian Baylis & UK Tour

Choreographed by Wilkie Branson

Just As We Are

2013

bgroup / UK Tour

Choreographed by Ben Wright

Execute Now

2012

The Place Prize 2012

Choreographed by Ben Ash

A short lived alteration of an existing situation

2012

The Place Prize 2012

Choreographed by Ben Wright

Made In Heaven

2012

Mark Bruce Company / UK Tour

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Hold Everything Dear

2012

ROH Linbury Theatre & UK Tour

Choreographed by Laila Diallo

Pavlova’s Dogs

2012

Scottish Dance Theatre / UK Tour

Choreographed by Rachel Lopez de la Nieta

The Metamorphosis

2011

ROH2 / Linbury Theatre

Choreographed by Arthur Pita

The Land Of Yes / The Land Of No

2011

Sydney Dance Company / Australian Tour

Choreographed by Rafael Bonachela

Front Line

2010

Aterbaletto, Reggio Emilia

Choreographed by Henri Oguike

Crow In Eden

2010

The Place Prize 2010

Choreographed by Conor Doyle

About Around

2009

bgroup, UK Tour

Choreographed by Ben Wright

Bruise Blood

2009

QEH, London; India, Europe & UK Tours

Choreographed by Shobana Jeyasingh

Me+You=5

2008

Diversions Dance House, Cardiff & The Place Theatre, London

Choreographed by Robin Dingemans

4m2

2008

Choreographed by Claire Cunningham & Jose Agudo

This Moment Is Your Life

2008

bgroup, The Place Prize 2008; Deloitte Ignite '09, Linbury Theatre, ROH

Choreographed by Ben Wright

No More Ghosts

2008

The Place Theatre, London

Choreographed by Darren Ellis

Front Line

2008

Companhia Nacional de Bailado, Lisbon

Choreographed by Henri Oguike

Havana Rakatan On Tour

2008

Sadler's Wells, The Peacock Theatre, London; European, Japanese & Australian Tours

Choreographed by Nilda Guerra

Small Acts

2008

bgroup, UK Tour & The Place, London

Choreographed by Ben Wright

Abusing Love

2008

Fish In A Bowl, The Place Theatre, London

Choreographed by Anthony Kurt

Mischief

2007

Theatre Rites; New York, Barcelona & UK Tours

Directed by Sue Buckmaster, Choreographed by Arthur Pita

Square Map of Q4

2007

Bonachela Dance Company, UK & European Tours

Choreographed by Rafael Bonachela

Passing Strange And Wonderful

2007

bgroup, UK Tour

Choreographed by Ben Wright

Front Line, Tippett, Tiger Dancing

2006

Henri Oguike Dance Company & Orquestra do Algarve, Portimao & Evora

Choreographed by Henri Oguike

Sea Of Bones

2006

Mark Bruce Dance Company, UK tours

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Green Apples

2006

The Snag Project, ROH Clore Studio

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Bad History

2006

The Place Prize 2006

Choreographed by Mark Bruce

Thought Latching On To Thought And Pulling

2006

The Place Prize 2006

Choreographed by Ben Wright

Odyssey

2005

Greenwich Dance Agency

Choreographed by Rachel Krische & Ben Wright

Flicker

2005

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, UK tour

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, UK tour

Opera

ProductionCompanyNotes

Pia de’ Tolomei

2016

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

Iphigenie en Tauride

2016

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

Don Giovanni

2016

English Touring Opera

Directed by Lloyd Wood

Paul Bunyan

2014

English Touring Opera

Directed by Liam Steel

King Priam

2014

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

The Firework-Maker’s Daughter

2013

The Opera Group / UK Tour & New York

Directed by John Fulljames

American Lulu

2013

The Opera Group / Bregenz, Edinburgh, Young Vic

Directed by John Fulljames

Jakob Lenz

2012

English National Opera / Hampstead Theatre

Directed by Sam Brown

The Barber of Seville

2012

English Touring Opera

Directed by Tom Guthrie

Der Kaiser von Atlantis

2012

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

The Lighthouse

2012

English Touring Opera

Directed by Theodore Huffman

Albert Herring

2012

English Touring Opera

Directed by Chris Rolls

Siegfried

2011

Longborough Festival Opera

Directed by Alan Privett

Cosi Fan Tutte

2011

Longborough Festival Opera

Directed by Jenny Miller

La Clemenza di Tito

2011

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

Il Tabarro

2011

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

Gianni Schicchi

2011

English Touring Opera

Directed by Liam Steel

Fantastic Mr Fox

2011

English Touring Opera

Directed by Tim Yealland

Promised End

2010

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

The Duenna

2010

English Touring Opera

Directed by Michael Barker-Caven

Die Walküre

2010

Longborough Festival Opera

Directed by Alan Privett

The Magic Flute

2009

English Touring Opera

Directed by Liam Steel
Nominated: Best Lighting Design for Opera, Knight of Illumination 2009

Katya Kabanova

2009

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

The Cunning Little Vixen

2008

National Theatre, Brno

Directed by James Conway

Anna Bolena

2008

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

Susannah

2008

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

Don Giovanni

2008

English Touring Opera

Directed by Jonathan Mumby

Das Rheingold

2007

Longborough Festival Opera

Directed by Alan Privett

Seraglio

2007

English Touring Opera

Directed by Gavin Quinn

Eugene Onegin

2012

English Touring Opera

Directed by James Conway

Simon Boccanegra

2006

Opera UK, Bloomsbury Theatre

Directed by Tim Heath

The Merry Widow

2006

Opera UK, Bloomsbury Theatre

Directed by Jane McCulloch

Tosca

2005

Opera UK, Questors Theatre

Directed by Tim Heath

Cosi Fan Tutte

2005

Opera UK, Questors Theatre

Directed by Jane McCulloch

Hansel & Gretel

2005

Longborough Festival Opera

Directed by Alan Privett

Other

ProductionCompanyNotes

We Know Not What We May Be

2018

Metis Arts

Performance Project at The Pit, Barbican. Zoë Svendsen Direction

World Factory

2015 - 2016

Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Young Vic & UK Tour

Directed by Zoë Svendsen, Simon Daw

Composition of Impulses

2003

The Wapping Project

Installation by Alexandra Julyan

Forty White Chairs

2003

The Wapping Project

Installations by Jane Prophet, Susan Collis, Gill Kirk & Tea Mäkipää

Twenty White Chairs

2003

The Wapping Project at the Jerwood Space

Photographic exhibition

Short Films

ProductionCompanyNotes

Blackout Zones

2003

Mark Bruce Dance Company