Chris Swain
- Lighting Designer
- Production Manager
Bristol
Links
- Personal Website
- website
Reviews
| Year | Review | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Much of this comes from Chris Swain's gorgeous lighting design, working together with Ruth Shepherd's set. Lilith Wozniak | exeuntmagazine.com |
| 2020 | Frey Kwa Hawking | exeuntmagazine.com |
| 2020 | It's a predictably classy show, Rhys Jarman's industrial design moodily lit by Chris Swain.... Fergus Morgan | thestage.co.uk |
| 2020 | Chris Swain's ravishing lighting creates a lush, cosmic atmosphere full of shafts of smoky light.... Andrew Latimer | exeuntmagazine.com |
| 2020 | Chris Swain’s versatile lighting, from eerie grey-green washes to moveable lightboxes, serves as an additional character, driving the narrative forward. Catherine Love | theguardian.com |
| 2017 | The tension resides in Chris Swain’s interrogatory lighting. Rosemary Waugh | thestage.co.uk |
Credits
| Year | Role / Type | Name of Production / Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf David Mercantali |
| 2019 - 2020 | Lighting designer Theatre | a little space Rich Rusk, Dan Watson, Charli Ward & Karen Bartholomew |
| 2014 - 2020 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Institute |
| 2019 | Technical Manager Theatre | In House & Touring |
| 2019 | Re-lighter Theatre | Spring Sean Gandini & Alex Whitley |
| 2019 | Lighting Designer Opera | The Barber of Seville Richard Studer |
| 2019 | Chief Lx Theatre | Malory Towers Emma Rice |
| 2019 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Caucasian Chalk Circle Jessie Jones |
| 2019 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Our Country's Good Anna Girvan |
| 2019 | Lighting Designer Theatre | A Midsummer Night's Dream Mike Tweddle |
| 2018 - 2019 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Missing Amit Lahav |
| 2018 - 2019 | Lighting Designer Theatre | We Can Time Travel Rich Rusk |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Scarlet Pimpernel Emme Earle and Joe Hufton |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Beautiful Thing Mike Tweddle |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Flies Emma Earle and Hannah Drake |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Smoke Screens Renaud Wiser and Patricia Okenwa |
| 2018 | Re-lighter Theatre | The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Emma Rice |
| 2018 | Re-lighter Theatre | The Wedding Amit Lahav |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Other | 5 Days of Falling Sam Amos |
| 2016 - 2018 | Re-lighter Theatre | Smashed Sean Gandini |
| 2015 - 2018 | Relighter Theatre | 4x4: Ephemeral Architectures |
| 2017 | Production Manager Theatre | Circus City Fesitval |
| 2017 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Dreamer Rich Rusk |
| 2017 | Re-lighter Theatre | Othello Richard Twyman |
| 2016 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Blue Heart David Mercantali |
| 2016 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Dreamer Rich Rusk |
| 2016 | Re-lighter Tour | World Factory |
| 2016 | Production Manager Theatre | Dark Land Light House Sleepdogs |
| 2015 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Light Princess John Nicholson |
| 2015 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Time of Your Life (BBC4 performance) Amit Lahav |
| 2015 | Lighting Designer Theatre | We Sort of Disappear |
| 2015 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Who Killed Bambi? |
| 2014 | Relighter (own design) Theatre | Missing |
| 2014 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Institute |
| 2013 - 2014 | Production Manager Theatre | Institute |
| 2013 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Super Sam and Mega Max Save Christmas |
| 2013 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Metropolis |
| 2013 | Re-lighter Theatre | Ours Was The Fen Country |
| 2013 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Casting Traces |
| 2013 | Production Manager Theatre | Dracula |
| 2013 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Missing |
| 2013 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Paper Architect |
| 2013 | Production Manager Theatre | Mayfest Theatre Festival |
| 2013 | Re-Lighter Theatre | The Seagull |
| 2013 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Queen's Knickers |
| 2012 | Production Manager Theatre | Hansel & Gretel |
| 2012 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Lost Present |
| 2012 | Relighter Theatre | Sensual Africa |
| 2012 | Lighting Designer (with Matt Graham) Theatre | Eugene Onegin |
| 2012 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Something Like an Elephant |
| 2012 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Peter Pan - Storm on the Lawn |
| 2012 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Wilde Tales |
| 2012 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Casting Traces |
| 2012 | Production Manager Theatre | Made In Heaven |
| 2012 | Production Manager Theatre | Mayfest Theatre Festival |
| 2012 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Missing |
| 2011 | Production Manager Theatre | (I Think) I Love You |
| 2011 | Programmer / Production LX Theatre | Surprise of Love |
| 2011 | Re-lighter Theatre | The Overcoat |
| 2011 | Programmer / Production Lx Theatre | Iphigenia |
| 2011 | Programmer / Production Lx Theatre | Pheonix of Madrid |
| 2011 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Bugsy Malone |
| 2011 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Grapes of Wrath |
| 2011 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Devils Music |
| 2011 | Relights Theatre | Children of Killers |
| 2011 | Production Manager Theatre | Mayfest Festival |
| 2011 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Missing |
| 2011 | Production Manager Theatre | Book Labyrinth |
| 2010 - 2011 | Casual Lx Crew Theatre | Various shows |
| 2010 - 2011 | Casual LX Theatre | Various |
| 2010 | Relighter Theatre | The Overcoat |
| 2010 | Production Manager Theatre | Love and War |
| 2009 - 2010 | Production Manager Tour | The Land of Yes and The Land of No |
| 2007 - 2009 | Casual LX Theatre | Turnarounds and show crew |
| 2009 | Production Manager Theatre | Is That All There Is? |
| 2008 - 2009 | Technical Manager Theatre | Dear Body |
| 2007 - 2009 | Casual LX Theatre | Various |
| 2008 | Production Manager Theatre | Me + You = Five |
| 2008 | Production Manager Theatre | Square Map of Q4 |
| 2006 - 2007 | Lighting Technician Theatre | Touring Rep |
| 2006 | Lighting Designer Theatre | The Tylwyth Teg |
| 2004 - 2006 | Casual Lx Theatre | Various |
| 2004 - 2006 | Casual Lx Theatre | Various |
Education
Year Qualification Where 2006 2 yr. Stage Management Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Equipment
- I own (and can operate):
- Vectorworks 2018, ETC Nomad 1 universe with 2 DMX input DMX king Ethernet to DMX converter
- I can operate:
- ETC EOS/ION control desk
Additional Skills
Good competency with ETC EOS/ION, Vectorworks and Drafty CAD packages . A little Q-lab knowledge, and some basic networking, some basic video. I have IPAF and PASMA certification. Full clean UK driving licence.
Referees
Guy Hoare
Lighting Designer
**contact removed**
Rosalind Wynn,
Producer for Gecko Theatre Company
About me
I'm a freelance lighting designer, re-lighter and production manager. I have lots of experience with dance and physical theatre, including international touring experience. I have worked in China, Colombia, Mexico, Russia, the USA, and extensively throughout Europe.
Skills
- Organisation Memberships
- BECTU (UK)
- Years in industry
- 6+ years
- Company Experience
- International Touring Theatre
- National Theatre
- Regional Theatre
- UK Touring Theatre
- Experienced In
- Ballet
- Circus
- Community
- Dance
- Devised
- Drama
- Experimental
- Festival
- Fringe
- Work Permits
- EU
- Interested in
- European Tour
- Live Events
- UK Tour
- World Tour
- DBS checked
- No
- Driving Licences
- Standard
