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RICK FISHER - Lighting Design

Originally from Pennsylvania, Rick has been working in British theatre for over twenty years. He is currently Chairman of Association of Lighting Designers.

Recent theatre: Old Times (Donmar,); Jerry Springer The Opera (Cambridge Theatre and National Theatre); A Woman Of No Importance (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); Hamlet (Edinburgh International Festival, Barcelona, Birmingham); Honour (National Theatre), Red Demon and Peribanez (Young Vic).

Other theatre: Far Away (New York), and A Number (Royal Court); Lobby Heroes (Donmar); Mother Clap’s Molly House (National Theatre), A Boston Marriage (Donmar) and Blue / Orange (National Theatre and West End); as well as Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Berlin; and Via Dolarosa (Royal Court and Broadway).

Winner of a 1998 Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design for Lady In The Dark and Chips With Everything, both for the National Theatre. Previously won an Olivier Award for Moonlight (Almeida and Comedy), Machinal (National Theatre), and Hysteria (Royal Court); and a Tony Award for An Inspector Calls on Broadway.

Recent opera: Fiery Angel (Bolshoi, Moscow); Capuleti Ed I; A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Fenice, Venice); Intermezzo and Madame Mao (Santa Fe); The Little Prince (Houston Grand Opera); Wozzek (Royal Opera House); Turandot (Bolshoi, Moscow); Gloriana and La Boheme (Opera North).

Dance: The award-winning Swan Lake (London, Los Angeles and Broadway); and Cinderella (London and Los Angeles) both for Matthew Bourne’s Adventures in Motion Pictures.

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