Neil Austin is a lighting designer working internationally on plays, musicals, opera and dance.
You can currently see his work on:
She Stoops to Conquer at the National Theatre Olivier
Other recent shows include:
Company at Sheffield Crucible
The Veil at the National Theatre
The Faith Machine at the Royal Court
Cinderella Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures International Tour
The Cherry Orchard at the National Theatre
King Lear International Tour from the Donmar Warehouse
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Donmar Warehouse
Red at the Golden Theatre, Broadway
Hamlet at the Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
Passion at the Donmar Warehouse
The White Guard at the National Theatre
London Assurance at the National Theatre
Women Beware Women at the National Theatre
Welcome to Thebes at the National Theatre
As One for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse
The Prince of Homburg at the Donmar Warehouse
Parade at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
Judgment Day at the Almeida Theatre
Piaf at the Teatro Alcala, Madrid & Teatro Liceo, Buenos Aires
Madame Butterfly at Houston Grand Opera
Awards:
He was named as one of the 25 Pacesetters on the London Arts Scene by Variety in 2007
He is a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Nominations:
Tony Awards
Best Lighting Design of a Play- 2010 - Hamlet, Broadway
Best Lighting Design of a Play - 2010 - Red, Broadway
Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Lighting Design - 2010 - Hamlet, Broadway
Outstanding Lighting Design - 2010 - Red, Broadway
Laurence Olivier Awards
Best Lighting Design - 2011 - The White Guard
Best Lighting Design - 2009 - Piaf
Best Lighting Design - 2009 - No Man’s Land
Best Lighting Design - 2007 - Therese Raquin
Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Lighting Design - 2007 - Frost Nixon, Broadway
Knight of Illumination Awards
Best Lighting Design: Musical - 2011 - Passion
Best Lighting Design: Play - 2010 - Judgement Day
Best Lighting Design: Play - 2009 - Twelfth Night
Best Lighting Design: Musical - 2009 - Piaf
Best Lighting Design: Musical - 2008 - Parade
Whatsonstage.com Awards
Best Lighting Designer - 2012 - Betty Blue Eyes
Best Lighting Designer - 2011 - The Prince of Homburg & Women Beware Women
Best Lighting Designer - 2010 - Madame de Sade & Life is a Dream
Best Lighting Designer - 2009 - Oedipus, Piaf & No Mans Land
Irish Times Theatre Awards
Best Designer: Lighting - 2009 - No Mans Land
LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards
Lighting Design (Large Theatre) - 2010 - Parade
