Elliot Griggs

Lighting Designer

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Elliot trained at RADA. He is a Professional Designer member of the Association of Lighting Designers and the recipient of the Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer, the ALD's Francis Reid Award and the NSDF Student Drama Festival's ShowLight Award.

Lighting (Elliot Griggs) darts between rust, slate and pitch-black
The Guardian on King Troll (The Fawn) (New Diorama)

lit with cool restraint by Elliot Griggs
The Guardian on The Sound Inside (Traverse Theatre)

Lighting by Elliot Griggs turns interior into exterior and back again, snapping from neon-grey winter’s afternoon to bomb-blast bright
The Observer on On Bear Ridge (Royal Court/National Theatre of Wales)

even in the bleakest moments, Elliot Griggs’ lighting insists on a little magic, glowing with peach and raspberry
The Guardian on Beautiful Thing (Theatre Royal Stratford East)

In Development

Production	Company	Notes
HUMBUG: THE IMMERSIVE CHRISTMAS DIVE BAR 2024	Humbug Experience Ltd	Lighting design for Christmas bar experience
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 2024	Buxton Opera House	Dir. Paul Kerryson
THE LONELY LONDONERS 2025	Kiln Theatre	Dir. Ebenezer Bamgboye
FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN 2025	Francesca Moody Productions/Australian Tour	Dir. Matthew Xia
ROMEO AND JULIET 2025	Theatre Royal Stratford East	Dir. Emily Ling Williams and Malik Nashad Sharpe

Theatre

Production	Company	Notes
GUARDS AT THE TAJ 2024	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Adam Karim
KING TROLL (THE FAWN) 2024	Kali Theatre/New Diorama	Dir. Milli Bhatia Nominated for Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW 2024	Sheffield Theatres	Dir. Tess Seddon
THE SOUND INSIDE 2024	Traverse 1	Dir. Matthew Wilkinson
ENGLISH 2024	Royal Shakespeare Company (The Other Place)/Kiln Theatre	Dir. Diyan Zora
UNCANNY: I KNOW WHAT I SAW 2024	UK Tour/Tilted Productions	Dir. Sam Hodges
SWEAT 2024	Royal Exchange	Dir. Jade Lewis
THE LONELY LONDONERS 2024	Jermyn Street Theatre	Dir. Ebenezer Bamgboye Nominated for Off West End Award for Lighting Design
THE BIG LIFE 2024	Theatre Royal Stratford East	Dir. Tinuke Craig Nominated for UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production
FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN 2023	Bush Theatre/Francesca Moody Productions	Dir. Matthew Xia
BLUE MIST 2023	Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs)	Dir. Milli Bhatia Nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
BEAUTIFUL THING 2023	Theatre Royal Stratford East/Leeds Playhouse/HOME	Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike
THE SWELL 2023	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Hannah Hauer-King Nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
ALL OF IT 2023	Royal Court/Avignon Festival	Dir. Vicky Featherstone & Sam Pritchard
NO PAY? NO WAY! 2023	Royal Exchange	Dir. Bryony Shanahan
SLEEPOVA 2023	Bush Theatre	Dir. Jade Lewis Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
THE TRIAL OF JOSIE K 2023	Unicorn Theatre	Dir. Leigh Toney
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 2022	Lyric Hammersmith	Dir. Nicholai La Barrie
O, ISLAND! 2022	Royal Shakespeare Company (The Other Place)	Dir. Guy Jones
IVY TILLER: VICAR'S DAUGHTER, SQUIRREL KILLER 2022	Royal Shakespeare Company (The Other Place)	Dir. Caitlin McLeod
THE P WORD 2022	Bush Theatre	Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN 2022	Roundabout @ Summerhall/Francesca Moody Productions	Dir. Matthew Xia Fringe First Award
PSYCHODRAMA 2022	Traverse Theatre	Dir. Matt Wilkinson
DENNIS OF PENGE 2022	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	Dir. Emma Baggott
JITNEY 2022	Old Vic/Leeds Playhouse/Headlong	Dir. Tinuke Craig Nominated for Best Play Revival at the 2022 UK Theatre Awards and Broadway World UK Awards for Best Lighting Design and Best New Regional or Touring Production.
THE MISFORTUNE OF THE ENGLISH 2022	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Oscar Toeman
PURPLE SNOWFLAKES AND TITTY WANKS 2022	Abbey Theatre/Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs)	Dir. Alice Fitzgerald
AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS 2022	Riverside Studios	Dir. Gaby Dellal
A FIGHT AGANST ... 2021	Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs)	Dir. Sam Pritchard
MISSING JULIE 2021	Theatre Clwyd	Dir. Chelsea Walker
LAST EASTER 2021	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Tinuke Craig
PSYCHODRAMA 2021	Never For Ever	Dir. Matt Wilkinson
AMÉLIE 2021	Criterion Theatre	West End transfer
LIVING NEWSPAPER: EDITION 5 2021	Royal Court Theatre
MISSING PEOPLE 2020	Leeds Playhouse/Kani Public Arts Center, Japan	Dir. Mark Rosenblatt and Nobuhiro Nishikawa
THE SUGAR SYNDROME 2020	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Oscar Toeman
AMÉLIE 2019	Watermill Theatre/UK Tour/The Other Palace	Dir. Michael Fentiman Nominated for Olivier Award for Best New Musical
ON BEAR RIDGE 2019	Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs)/National Theatre of Wales	Dir. Vicky Featherstone & Ed Thomas
FLEABAG 2019	Wyndham's Theatre/NT Live	Dir. Vicky Jones Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
IVAN AND THE DOGS 2019	Young Vic	Dir. Caitriona Shoobridge
SOMNIUM 2019	Sadlers Wells	Choreographed by Neil Jones
RICHARD III 2019	Headlong	Dir. John Haidar
BLUE DOOR 2019	Ustinov Studio, Bath	Dir. Eleanor Rhode
TREASURE ISLAND 2018	Leciester Haymarket	Dir. Matt Forbes
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2018	Theatre By The Lake	Dir. Chris Horner
THE WILD DUCK 2018	Almeida Theatre	Dir. Robert Icke
SKETCHING 2018	Wilton's Music Hall	Dir. Thomas Hescott
THE LOVER/THE COLLECTION 2018	Harold Pinter Theatre	Dir. Jamie Lloyd
QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE 2018	Royal Exchange/New Vic Theatre	Dir. Bryony Shanahan
SOMNIUM: A DANCER'S DREAM 2018	Lichfield Cathedral	Directed and Choreographed by Neil Jones
AN OCTOROON 2018	National Theatre (Dorfman)/Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Ned Bennett Shortlisted for 2017 Off West End Award for Best Production
SHIFT 2018	Barely Methodical Troupe	Dir. Melissa Ellberger
WHY IS THE SKY BLUE? 2018	Tackroom Theatre/Southwark Playhouse	Dir. Abbey Wright
TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE 2018	Sage Gateshead	Dir. Bijan Sheibani
ACCEPTANCE 2018	Hampstead Theatre (Downstairs)	Dir. Anna Ledwich
BROMANCE 2018	Barely Methodical Troupe/New Victory, New York	Dir. Eddie Kay
DRY POWDER 2018	Hampstead Theatre	Dir. Anna Ledwich Olivier Award nomination for Best New Comedy
FLEABAG 2014 - 2018	Soho Theatre/UK tours/Australian tour	Dir. Vicky Jones Olivier Award nomination for Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
DISCO PIGS 2018	Irish Rep, New York	Dir. Jon Haidar Transfer of London production to Main Stage
ALADDIN 2017	Beck Theatre, Hayes	Dir. Michael Fentiman
PETER PAN 2017	Harlow Playhouse
COOKIES 2017	Theatre Royal Haymarket	Dir. Anna Ledwich
ANYTHING THAT FLIES 2017	Jermyn Street Theatre	Dir. Alice Hamilton
HEROINE 2017	HighTide Festival	Dir. Steven Atkinson
LOOT 2017	Park200/Watermill Theatre	Dir. Michael Fentiman
DISCO PIGS 2017	Trafalgar Studios 2	Dir. John Haidar
HIR 2017	Bush Theatre	Dir. Nadia Fall
THE ORACLES 2017	Punchdrunk at Fallow Cross	Dir. Felix Barrett
MY EYES WENT DARK 2015 - 2017	59E59, New York/Traverse Theatre/Finborough Theatre	Dir. Matthew Wilkinson
HOME TRUTHS 2017	Cardboard Citizens/Bunker Theatre	Dir. Adrian Jackson & Caitlin McLeod Shortlisted for Best Ensemble, 2017 Off West End Awards
DIMINISHED 2017	Hampstead Theatre Downstairs	Dir. Tom Attenborough
TWELFTH NIGHT 2017	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Alex Thorpe
FAUST X2 2017	Watermill Theatre	Dir. Lisa Blair
LOW LEVEL PANIC 2017	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Chelsea Walker
RAISING MARTHA 2017	Park Theatre	Dir. Michael Fentiman Park 200
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE 2016	Southwark Playhouse	Dir. Kate Hewitt
SHEPPEY 2016	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Paul Miller
FOOL FOR LOVE 2016	Found 111	Dir. Simon Evans Nominated for Off West End Award for Best Lighting Designer
THE FRONTLINE 2016	Arts Ed	Dir. Rikki Henry
PIGEON ENGLISH 2016	NYT at the Ambassadors	Dir. Anna Niland
ROMEO AND JULIET 2016	NYT at the Ambassadors	Dir. Kate Hewitt
DON'T WAKE THE DAMP 2016	Kill The Beast/Pleasance, Edinburgh/UK Tour	Dir. Clem Garrity
BE PREPARED 2016	Underbelly, Edinburgh	Dir. Rob Watt
EDUCATING RITA 2016	Hull Truck	Dir. Mark Babych
THE NIGHT WATCH 2016	Royal Exchange	Dir. Rebecca Gatward
THE BOX OF PHOTOGRAPHS 2016	Polka Theatre	Dir. Sarah Punshon
THE SUGAR-COATED BULLETS OF THE BOURGEOISIE 2016	Arcola Theatre/HighTide Festival	Dir. Steven Atkinson
THE ARGUMENT 2016	Hampstead Theatre Downstairs	Dir. Anna Ledwich
MARTHA, JOSIE AND THE CHINESE ELVIS 2016	Hull Truck/Bolton Octagon	Dir. Mark Babych
YEN 2016	Royal Court Upstairs/Royal Exchange	Dir. Ned Bennett
FORGET ME NOT 2015	Bush Theatre	Dir. Steven Atkinson
POMONA 2015	National Theatre/Royal Exchange/Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Ned Bennett Best Lighting Designer and Best Production, 2014 Off West End Awards
LAMPEDUSA 2015	Soho Theatre Main House/Soho Theatre Upstairs/HighTide Festival/Unity Theatre, Liverpool	Dir. Steven Atkinson
MUCH FURTHER OUT THAN YOU THOUGHT 2015	Underbelly (Cowgate), Edinburgh Festival/The Molino Group	Dir. Bethany Pitts
TETHER 2015	Underbelly (Cowgate), Edinburgh Festival	Dir. Bethany Pitts
CHICKEN 2015	Eastern Angles/Edinburgh Festival	Dir. Steven Atkinson
DEFECT 2015	Arts Ed/Perfect Pitch	Dir. Ned Bennett
BUCKETS 2015	Orange Tree Theatre	Dir. Rania Jumaily
HANSEL AND GRETEL 2015	Belgrade Theatre Coventry	Dir. Felicity Green
DELUGE 2015	Hampstead Theatre Downstairs	Dir. Anna Ledwich
CONTACT 2015	Bravo 22	Dir. Stephen Rayne
BENEFIT 2015	Cardboard Citizens	Dir. Adrian Jackson
ABLUTIONS 2015	Soho Theatre/Bikeshed Theatre, Exeter/Edinburgh Festival	Dir. Bertrand Lesca
MARCHING ON TOGETHER 2015	Old Red Lion	Dir. Joshua McTaggart
HENRY IV 2014	Donmar Warehouse/Mulberry School for Girls	Associate Lighting Designer Dir. Phyllida Lloyd, Lighting Des. Neil Austin
TREASURE ISLAND AND THE CURSE OF THE PEARL NECKLACE 2014	Above The Stag	Dir. Andrew Beckett
THE BUS 2014	Above The Stag	Dir. Rob McWhir
RACHEL 2014	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Ola Ince
DREAM OF PERFECT SLEEP 2014	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Max Pappenheim
SPOKESONG 2014	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Guy Jones
HE HAD HAIRY HANDS 2014	Kill The Beast/New Diorama Theatre/Edinburgh Festival/UK Tour	Dir. Clem Garrity Best Studio Production, Manchester Theatre Awards 2015
JOHN FERGUSON 2014	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Emma Faulkner
A HARD RAIN 2014	Above The Stag	Dir. Tricia Thorns
JACK OFF THE BEANSTALK 2013	Above The Stag	Dir. Andrew Beckett
INFANTICIDE 2013	Camden People's Theatre	Dir. Patrick Steinwidder
COMMONWEALTH 2013	Almeida Theatre	Dir. Caitlin McLeod
THE LOVE PROJECT 2013	Underbelly, Edinburgh	Dir. Ellie Browning
OVER THE BRIDGE 2013	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Emma Faulkner
LOVE RE:IMAGINED 2013	Only Connect	Dir. Ellie Browning
FACTS 2013	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Caitlin McLeod
BLUES IN THE NIGHT 2013	The Last Refuge	Dir. Rania Jumaily
SOMERSAULTS 2013	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Russell Bolam
JOE/BOY 2012	The Last Refuge	Dir. Natalie Ibu
THE SOFT OF HER PALM 2012	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Ola Ince
BIG SEAN, MIKEY AND ME 2012	Tristan Bates Theatre	Dir. Ruaraidh Murray
I KNOW ALL THE SECRETS 2012	ArtsOne, QMU	Dir. Natalie Ibu
THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS 2012	Kill The Beast/Lowry Theatre/UK tour	Dir. Clem Garrity
BITTER PLEASURES FOR A SOUR GENERATION 2012	Soho Theatre	Dir. Vicky Jones
MEAT 2012	Theatre503	Dir. David Aula
FOLK CONTRAPTION 2012	Spiegel Tent, Southbank Centre	Dir. Oliver Rose
THE CUSTARD BOYS 2012	Tabard Theatre	Dir. Glenn Chandler
BELLEVILLE RENDEZVOUS 2012	Greenwich Theatre	Dir. Fiona Mikel
BRIGHTEST AND BEST 2012	Half Moon Theatre	Dir. Natalie Ibu
CRUSH 2011	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Laura Casey
DEALING WITH CLAIR 2011	GBS Theatre, RADA	Dir. Philip Wilson
LAGAN 2011	Ovalhouse	Dir. Jane Fallowfield
ONE MINUTE 2011	Gielgud Theatre, RADA	Dir. Hanna Berrigan
PERCHANCE TO DREAM 2011	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Max Pappenheim
PORTRAITS 2011	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Alex Marker
DIRTY BUTTERFLY 2011	Gielgud Theatre, RADA	Dir. Tara Robinson
NOCTURNAL 2011	Gielgud Theatre, RADA	Dir. Jacopo Gassman
OUR TOWN 2011	GBS Theatre, RADA	Dir. Geraldine Alexander
AND I AND SILENCE 2011	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Caitlin McLeod
THE YOUNG IDEA 2011	Vanbrugh Theatre, RADA	Assistant Lighting Designer Dir. Edward Kemp
NORTHERN STAR 2011	Finborough Theatre	Dir. Caitlin McLeod
GUTTED: THE MUSICAL 2011	Riverside Studios	Associate Lighting Designer Dir. Chris George

Opera

Production	Company	Notes
DIDO AND AENEAS 2018	Blackheath Halls	Dir. Polly Graham

Other

Production	Company	Notes
ANNUAL MEETING OPENING CONCERT 2024 2024	World Economic Forum, Davos	Dir: Joseph Fowler Video Design: Refik Anadol
THE BOX ROCKET 2023	Discover Story Centre	Lighting design for immersive play world
I SEA YOU 2023	World Economic Forum	Opening concert in Davos
THE 100 STORY HOTEL 2022	Discovery Children's Story Centre	Lighting design for immersive play world
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS OPENING NIGHT PARTY 2017	TheCornerShopPR	Creative Lighting Design for opening night party at Hilton Waldorf, Aldwych
HEIGHT OF WINTER 2015	Bompas and Parr	Seasonal Installation at the top of The Shard
THE SINGLE-OPTICON 2015	Bompas and Parr	Single Malt Whisky Launch in Taiwan
ALCOHOLIC ARCHITECTURE 2015	Bompas and Parr	Lighting design for walk in cloud bar, opened July 2015
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY SECOND ANNIVERSARY PARTY 2015	Playful Productions/TheCornerShopPR	Creative Lighting Design for second anniversary party at Sway Bar
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY FIRST ANNIVERSARY PARTY 2014	Playful Productions/TheCornerShopPR	Creative Lighting Design for first anniversary party at Hilton Waldorf, Aldwych
HOUSE OF CARDS EXHIBITION 2011	Coney/Historic Royal Palaces	Assistant Lighting Designer to Natasha Chivers Supported creation of two distinct exhibitions across 1600 square metres at Kensington Palace