Neil Austin is a lighting designer working internationally on plays, musicals, opera and dance.


You can currently see his work on:


London Assurance at the National Theatre, starring Simon Russell-Beale & Fiona Shaw, directed by Nick Hytner

The White Guard at the National Theatre, directed by Howard Davies

As One for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, a new one-act ballet choreographed by Jonathan Watkins

Red on Broadway at the Golden Theatre, directed by Michael Grandage

Piaf starring Elena Roger, at the Teatro Liceo, Buenos Aires, Argentina


Upcoming:

Women Beware Women at the National Theatre, directed by Marianne Elliot

Piaf at the Teatro Alcala, Madrid, directed by Jamie Lloyd

Welcome to Thebes at the National Theatre, directed by Richard Eyre

Prince of Homburg at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Jonathan Munby


Awards:

Best Lighting Design: Musical Theatre at the 2008 Knight of Illumination Awards for Parade at the Donmar Warehouse

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:

Laurence Olivier Awards

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: Play - 2009 - Twelfth Night

Best Lighting Design: Musical - 2009 - Piaf

Whatsonstage.com Awards

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


Press Articles:

The Guardian

The top 100 most powerful people in theatre? The Stage is behind the times

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/dec/31/top-100-power-theatre-stage


The Guardian

Madame de Sade illuminates the art of lighting in the theatre

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/apr/22/madame-de-sade-art-lighting-theatre


The Telegraph

It will be all Light on the Night

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/charlesspencer/6374451/Billy-Elliot-all-light-on-the-night.html


Variety

Setting the Pace

Variety profiles 25 people or groups in film, music, television, theater and online who are driving the London Arts Scene.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974006.html?categoryid=2730&cs=1&query=neil+austin


The Guardian

Bright spark: the rise of the lighting designer

Lighting is integral to create interesting productions – it is the secret language of theatre

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/feb/16/stage-lighting-design