Guy Hoare
Lighting Designer
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
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SELECTED THEATRE CREDITS | ||
The Grapes of Wrath 2024 | The National Theatre, Lyttleton | Dir. Carrie Cracknell |
Mr Fair Lady 2024 | Leeds Playhouse | Directed by James Brining |
Portia Coughlan 2023 | Almeida Theatre | Directed by Carrie Cracknell |
Oliver! 2023 | Leeds Playhouse | Directed by James Briner |
The Wife of Willesden 2021 - 2022 | Kiln Theatre, BAM New York | 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
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Carmen 2024 | The Met Opera, New York | Directed by Carrie Cracknell |
Rigoletto 2024 | Welsh National Opera | Directed by Adele Thomas |
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 |
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
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Blackout Zones 2003 | Mark Bruce Dance Company |