George Johnson-Leigh
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Production Manager
Theatre |
Opera North |
|
| 2021 |
Assistant Production Manager
Theatre |
Opera North |
|
| 2017 |
Associate Designer
Theatre |
Pagliacci Charles Edwards / Opera North |
Leeds Grand Theatre |
| 2017 |
Associate Designer
Theatre |
L'enfant et les sortilèges Annabel Arden / Opera North |
Leeds Grand Theatre |
| 2017 |
Associate Designer
Theatre |
Cavalleria rusticana Karolina Sofulak / Opera North |
Leeds Grand Theatre |
| 2017 |
Associate Designer
Theatre |
Trial By Jury John Savournin / Opera North |
Leeds Grand Theatre |
| 2017 |
Associate Designer
Theatre |
Osud Annabel Arden / Opera North |
Leeds Grand Theatre |
| 2017 |
Associate Designer
Theatre |
Trouble in Tahiti Matthew Eberhardt / Opera North |
Leeds Grand Theatre |
| 2017 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Recreation Gillie Kleiman / Haus Projects |
ARC Stockton |
| 2017 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
S/HE Hannah Buckley |
The Place Kings Cross |
| 2016 |
Associate Designer
Theatre |
Story of Our Youth Paul Roseby / National Youth Theatre |
Shaftesbury Theatre |
| 2016 |
Set Designer
Theatre |
Who Cares? LUNG |
The Lowry |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MA Performance Design | University of Leeds |
| 2016 | Theatre and Performance Design | The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
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About me
I'm currently Production Manager at Opera North (Leeds, UK).Previously, I worked as a Set, Costume and Lighting designer in Opera, Theatre and Dance. Studying at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, achieving a First Class BA(hons) in Theatre & Performance Design and then going on to study an MA in Performance Design, achieving a Merit, from The University of Leeds.
I was a recipient of the 10th European Opera-directing Prize (with director Karolina Sofulak) in June 2018 and designed the set and costumes for Manon Lescaut, the opening production of Opera Holland Park’s 2019 season, as the prize.
Design Credits include: As Set, Lighting and Costume Designer: Dido and Aeneas & Trouble in Tahiti (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Beyond Shame (Derby Theatre), The Original Chinese Conjuror (Northern Opera Group), Pirates Revisited! (Opera North Youth Company). As Set & Costume Designer: Influence (Derby Theatre), Manon Lescaut (Opera Holland Park), Who Cares? (The Lowry). As Lighting Designer: The Mountain and Other Tales of She Transformed (Leeds International Festival), Plurality of Abhinaya (Lakeside Arts), Recreation (ARC Stockton), S/HE (The Place Kings Cross). As Associate Designer: Pagliacci, L’Enfant et les sortilèges, Cavalleria rusticana, Trial by Jury, Osud, Trouble in Tahiti (Opera North), Story of Our Youth (National Youth Theatre).
As Assistant Designer: I masnadieri (Teatro alla Scala), Faust (Teatr Wielki Poznań), Jenufa (Santa Fe Opera).
License & Passport
| Passport: | Yes |
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Set Designer |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Production Manager |
| Years in industry | 6+ years |
| Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |
| Work Permits | EU |