Graham J McLusky
Biography
Hon. GRAHAM J. McLUSKY
Lighting Designer
Graham J. McLusky is a freelance Lighting Designer, working primarily in Theatre. He also provides lighting design services for corporate events and architectural projects. He has been actively working as a Lighting Designer for over thirty five years.
BEGINNINGS
He began his career at the Northampton Repertory Theatre, having completed the Stage Management & Technical Theatre course at LAMDA. He joined the Lincoln Theatre Royal in 1976, then the Harrogate Theatre as Lighting Designer about two years later. From there he began establishing his freelance career.
SCOPE
His theatre work encompasses a wide variety of productions; Dance, Musicals, Plays, Ballet & Pantomime. He has lost count of the number of productions but over 400 to date would be a fair estimate! Graham has worked throughout the UK, London's West End, the USA, Canada and Broadway.
EXAMPLE OF PAST PRODUCTIONS
Graham lit over 400 productions, so... far too many to mention! He lit the original production of “Buddy” The Buddy Holly Story in London’s West End and subsequent productions; Broadway, Canadian and USA tour versions. “Fame” The Musical is another of Graham’s long running shows playing in various London Theatres and many UK tours. He was associated for many years with “CMC”, staging musicals and shows on the P&O fleet. (Being dragged away on Caribbean cruises is such an inconvenience!) Some other productions to his credit: “Annie” The Musical - UK Tours & Kuala Lumpur, “Scooby Doo – Live Onstage” UK Tour , “Crazy For You” – UK Tour, “The Cemetery Club” – UK Tour, Ken Hill’s “Phantom Of The Opera” – UK Tours, Summer Seasons in Blackpool, Cromer, Southend, “Stones In His Pockets” – various London versions and Tours, the UK tour of “Magic of the Dance”.
PANTOS
Every year for the past 30 years Graham has lit major Pantomime productions in the UK and Johannesburg. Graham has lit probably over 80 Pantomimes over 35 years in the business!
(See: http://www.treeble.demon.co.uk/recent_shows.htm )
ARCHITECTURAL
Graham’s Architectural work has meant consulting with Middle East Architectural Practices, working on major lighting schemes in Jeddah and Riyadh. He has worked on several prestigious auditoria & corporate buildings, inside and out, one of which is the largest celebration / wedding / hotel complex in that part of the world. Thousands of square metres of fabulous ornate interiors, massive chandeliers, hundreds of light fixtures, stage lighting installations and one of the biggest dimming installations to be found in Saudi. Probably over £10 million in lighting fixtures alone!
OTHER INTERESTS
He owns a Multimedia Firm providing Web design & conference presentations, He is a member of the 'Association of Lighting Designers'. (ALD)
Graham is a Lecturer at the University of Lincoln and is Technical Manager at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre.
WHERE TO FIND GRAHAM
http://www.treeblelighting.co.uk - http://www.graham-mclusky.co.uk
mailto:mail@graham-mclusky.co.uk