Elanor is a freelance Lighting Designer lighting shows for Theatre, Opera, Dance, Musicals, Children’s Theatre, Transmedia Productions and Light Trails.
Her work has taken her throughout the U.K. and Internationally; including Ireland, Spain and the Sydney Opera House.
She has lit productions in a wide variety of venues, from Main Stage Theatre’s through to Studio Spaces, Found Spaces, Site Specific spaces, including mountains, lakes, barns and even the sea.
She is a Creative Associate with Theatr na nOg
Before embarking on a freelance career, she worked as a full time Lighting Technician for Welsh National Opera, The Royal National Theatre and Leicester Haymarket.
She is a graduate of The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where she returns as a guest educator in Lighting and technical theatre and as a Mentor in Lighting Design.
She is a second language Welsh speaker and has dual nationality, holding both a U.K. and Irish (E.U. )passport.
Recent Lighting Designs include:-
Welsh National Opera:
‘Blaze of Glory!’ – directed by Caroline Clegg – Nominated in the International Opera Awards 2023 in the World Premier category and U.K. Theatre Awards in the Outstanding Contribution to Opera category. ‘Top pick’ for George Halls best of Opera 2023 in The Stage
‘Madam Butterfly’ – directed by Lindy Hume -‘Piercingly emotional modern-day interpretation’ The Times
‘Rhondda Rips It Up!’ – directed by Caroline Clegg – Nominated at The International Opera Awards 2019 in the World Premier category and the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2019
Mid Wales Opera:
‘Macbeth’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘La Boheme’ – directed by Richard Studer
Theatr na nÓg
‘The Fight’, directed by Kev McCurdy.
Award winning ‘Eye of the Storm’, directed by Geinor Styles, Wales Theatre Awards 2018.
‘The Ghost of Morfa Colliery’ directed by Geinor Styles,
‘Arandora Star’, ‘The White Feather’ directed by Daniel Lloyd,
‘Halt who goes there’, ‘We need Bees’, ‘ Ysbryd y Pwll’ directed by Phyl Harries.
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru (The Welsh Language National Theatre of Wales)
‘Fy Enw I Yw Rachel Corrie’, directed by Steffan Donnelly
‘Swyn’, directed by Rhian Blythe, bilingual show in Welsh and BSL for young children.
‘Pryd Mae’r Haf?’, directed by Sion Pritchard, joint production with Criw Brwd – Live Theatre production and also filmed for streaming during the global pandemic.
‘Merched Caerdydd’ directed by Mared Swain and ‘Nos Sadwrn o Hyd’ directed by Aled Pedrick,
‘Hollti’ directed by Sarah Bickerton,
‘Chwalfa, ‘Sgint’, directed by Arwel Gruffydd,
‘Y Negesydd’ directed by Ffion Dafis,
‘Pridd, directed by Sara Lloyd,
‘Dyled Eileen’, directed by Elen Bowman
From the fields – Christmas at Bute Park Light trail -Entrance and castle wall section.
Freckle Productions ‘StickMan live on Stage’, ‘Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales’ directed by Sally Cookson
Live Under The Stars – In a Spiegel Tent, ‘The Fortuna’, Cardiff 2023 and 2022 – ‘Santa’s Wish’ directed by Matthew and Laura Brind (2022) Associate director Michael Woodward (2023)
Castellana – Cabaret, Burlesque, Circus, Drag, Aerialists and more! 2022 and 2023
Sherman Theatre/Pleasance Courtyard –‘Polly and Esther’ Edinburgh Fringe 2024, directed by Nerida Bradley
Krystal S Lowe – Remarkable Rhythms
National Theatre Wales/Collective Cymru/Unboxed –‘GALWAD’ – Transmedia Production – director Gethin Evans, nominated for a Rose d’Or 2023 award in the Multiplatform category and a 2023 SXSW Innovation Award nominee for immersive story telling.
The Other Room – ‘Huno’ directed by Dan Jones,
‘Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again’ directed by Nerida Bradley
Adverse Camber – ‘The Gods are all Here’ Phil Okwedy, directed by Michael Harvey
Aberystwyth Arts Centre -‘Brassed Off’ directed by Richard Cheshire
Gracefool Collective ‘This is Not a Wedding’
Omidaze ‘Richard The Third’, ‘Henry VI’, all female productions directed by Yvonne Murphy
We Made This– ‘The Girl with the Incredibly Long Hair’ directed by Matt Ball
Sherman Theatre-‘The Magic Porridge Pot’ Directed by Elgan Rhys
Scamp Theatre – ‘The Scarecrows Wedding’ directed by Eva Sampson
‘Private Peaceful’ directed by Simon Reade
Lotty’s War directed by Bruce Guthrie
Invisible Ink and Theatr Iolo ‘The Magic Toyshop’ directed by Sita Calvert- Ennals
Cwmni Bara Caws –‘Difa’ directed by Betsan Llwyd
Cwmni Fran Wen– ‘ Drych ‘, ‘Saer Y Ser’ directed by Ffion Haf
Drama Schools –BSA –‘Blood’, directed by Russell Bolam – WAVDA-‘Jekyll and Hyde’, directed by Kev McCurdy – ‘Assassins’, ‘Crazy for You’ directed by James Williams,- ‘Penelopiod’ directed by Elen Bowman,- ‘Miss Littlewood’, directed by Angharad Lee,- ‘Xanadu’, directed by Luke Hereford- UWTSD –‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ ,‘Love and Information’, ‘ Llanast’ directed by Elen Bowman,- ‘Godspell’, ‘The World Goes Around’, directed by Angharad Lee-‘100’ directed by Aled Pedrick- ‘ Far from the Madding Crowd’ directed by Geinor Styles,; Mountview Drama School ‘ From Morning to Midnight’ directed by Rebecca Frecknall , ‘ The Good Person of Szechwan ‘ directed by Katie Henry; GSA ‘ The Children’s Hour’ directed by John Gillett, -‘ A Matter of Life and Death’, directed by Katarzyna Deszcz – RWCMD ‘ The Rape of Lucretia’ directed by Donald Maxwell, ‘The Magic Flute’ , directed by Harry Fehr, ‘MA Music Theatre Showcase’ – 2010-2022 directed by James Williams