Ben Cracknell
Alex designs lighting for theatre, opera and dance and has lit productions of all sizes across the UK. Notably Fiver at the Southwark Playhouse, London, An evening with Sophia Loren, An evening with Kelsey Grammer and Shalamar at Aldwych Theatre, London, and Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens at the Union Theatre, London. Other venues include: The King’s Theatre, Portsmouth; Ferneham Hall, Fareham; The Square Tower, Portsmouth; The Egg, Bath; The Minack Theatre, Cornwall; Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis; The Other Place Studio, London; The Blue Elephant Theatre, London. Alex was the 2019 recipient of the Association of Lighting Designers Lumiere Scheme. The Scheme is a professional development programme with the goal of training the recipient to an industry standard. Over the course of six months, Alex assisted: David Howe on The Magic Goes Wrong at The Lowry, Salford and West Side Story at The Birmingham Hippodrome. Alex also worked with Katharine Williams on Oor Wullie at Dundee Rep, Johanna Town on Two Ladies at The Bridge Theatre, London and Peter Mumford on The Mask or Orpheus at English National Opera and Far Away at the Donmar Warehouse. Alex Studied Technical Theatre at Bath Spa University and has worked within the London’s West End as a lighting technician for the last 10 years. He was the Chargehand electrician at the Aldwych Theatre, working on Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Follow-spot operator for Legally Blonde the Musical at Savoy Theatre, Desk operator for Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre and Lighting technician for the London production of Wicked the Musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Macbeth – Greenwich Theatre – London Jack and the Beanstalk – Kings Theatre – Portsmouth Home – Minerva Theatre – Chichester Festival Theatre Fiver The Musical – Southwark Playhouse – London Link Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook-f HIGHLIGHTS Jack and the Beanstalk Lighting Designer – Kings Theatre, Portsmouth. Dir: Will Kenning Home Lighting Designer – Chichester Festival Theatre. Dir: Josh Roche Katzenmusik Lighting Designer – ArtsED. Dir: Sean Linnen Fear and Misery of The Third Reich Lighting Designer – ArtsEd. Dir: Lucy Sheen The Light Burns Blue Lighting Designer – Guildford School of Acting. Dir: Phyllida Crowley-Smith A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lighting Designer – Guildford School of Acting. Dir: Jaq Bessell Marriage A La Mode Lighting Designer – Chichester University. Dir: Emma Kilbey You Are Here Lighting Designer – Southwark Playhouse, London. Dir: Matthew Rankcom Fiddler On The Roof Lighting Designer – Chichester University. Dir: Alex Howarth Babe – The Sheep Pig Lighting Designer – Guildford School of Acting. Dir: Chloe France Dick Whittington Lighting Designer – Kings Theatre, Portsmouth. Dir: Paul Hendy Our Time: Freshers Showcase Lighting Designer – Chichester University. Macbeth Lighting Designer – Greenwich Theatre. Dir: Ricky Dukes Far Away Assistant Lighting Designer – Donmar Warehouse, London. LD: Peter Mumford. Dir: Lyndsey Turner Magic goes Wrong Assistant Lighting Designer – The Vaudeville Theatre, London LD: David Howe. Dir: Adam Meggido