James Thomas
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2020 |
LX 1 / Re-lighter
Theatre |
Some Mothers Do Ave Em Spencer & Hen Ltd |
UK Tour |
2019 |
LX 1 / Re-lighter
Theatre |
On Your Feet Jamie Wilson Productions |
Cardiff & Manchester |
2019 |
Lighting Designer
Music & Singing |
Cosi Fan Tutti Brendan Wheatley / Swansea City Opera |
UK Tour |
2018 |
Lighting Designer
Music & Singing |
The Barber of Seville Brendan Wheatley / Swansea City Opera |
UK Tour |
2017 |
Lighting Designer
Music & Singing |
Lakme Brendan Wheatley / Swansea City Opera |
UK Tour |
2016 |
Lighting Designer
Music & Singing |
La Boheme Brendan Wheatley / Swansea City Opera |
UK Tour |
2014 |
Technical Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Grumpy Old Women N/A / Emma Brunjes Productions |
UK Tour |
2014 |
Venues Technician
Event |
Venue N/A / The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
2012 |
Senior Technician
Theatre |
Venue N/A / Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council |
Coliseum Theatre - Aberdare |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2021 | Level 2 Electrical Installations | Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach Campus |
2019 | Level 1 Electrical Installations | Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach Campus |
2003 | Higher Education | Aberdare Boys Comprehensive School |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
I can use: ETC Ion, ETC EOS, ETC GIO, GrandMA 2, ETC Expression, Avolites Titan Mobile, Avolites Quartz, Avolites Tiger Touch 1 & 2, Etc Ion Xe
About me
From the young age I have always had an interest in theatre and the Entertainments industry, at the age of 12 I started volunteering at The Coliseum Theatre in Aberdare. My career began 4 years later, becoming a casual technician I then become a full time permanent Senior Technician. The Coliseum is a receiving local government theatre with the capacity of 590 seats. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Brough Council had another two venues dotted around the county, The Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd and The Park & Dare Theatre in Treochy where I worked both to cover other senior technicians when needed. Spending 10 years employed within Rhondda Cynon Taf County Brough Council I eventually moved on to The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff as a Venues Technician. Later that year I made the decision to become self employed and started applying for UK Tours. I landed my first major UK tour with Emma Brunjes Productions The Grumpy Old Women as Technical Stage Manager. Still having connections in my local town, I returned as a Lighting Designer for local semi professional companies lighting all kinds of musicals.2014 I relocated to London as an Electrical Swing Showman for Made In Dagenham at The Adelphi Theatre. Sadly after achieving my career goal, 1 year later my dream job came to an end which saw me returning home.
2015 I became a father to our daughter and took a career break to spend time with my new family. 2016 I become Lighting Designer for Swansea City Opera, credits include La Boheme, Lakme and The Barber of Seville. Swansea City Opera toured the UK from February to May each year, while rehearsing at Epsom Playhouse.
Now that our daughter is older I am looking to tour again.
Additional skills:
Level 1 in Electrical Installations. Completed May 2019
Various Lighting Design Skills
Organisational Skills
Hemp and Counter Weight Flying
Pc and Mac Literate
Qlab - Audio & Video
Referees:
Mr Brendan Wheatley
Swansea City Opera - Director
Rhyduberi Cottages,
Merthyr Cynon, Powys,
Brecon,
LD3 9SA
Landline: removed
Mobile: removed
Email: removed
Additional information:
I am bases in Mountain Ash, South Wales. 22 miles North of Cardiff. I live with my partner and our 4 year old daughter :-)
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Technical Stage Manager |
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Job Titles | Production Assistant (PA), Stage Manager, Production Support, Lighting Tech / Operator, Lighting Designer, Theatre Technician, Automation / Flying |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK), PLASA (UK) |