Mark Jonathan
Biography
Glyndebourne Opera 1978-1992; Head of Lighting at the National Theatre 1993-2003; Freelance lighting designer since 2003; 2007 Drama Desk Nomination for Most outstanding Lighting Design for Prometheus Bound (Classic Stage, New York).
Languages English (MT), French (Fluent), German, Italian (Working knowledge)
Drama/Musicals
Nicholas Nickleby, Office Suite, Hobson's Choice (Chichester Festival and touring) The Lady's not for Burning, Babes in Arms (Chichester); Uncle Vanya, The Life of Galileo, Wizard of OZ, The Witches, The Norman Conquests, Neville's Island, The Crucible, Jumpers (Birmingham Rep). Wizard of OZ (West Yorkshire); Shadowmouth, The Clean House (Crucible Studio, Sheffield); Tejas Verdes (The Gate); Free Outgoing, Clubland, Breathing Corpses, In the Blood, Class Enemy, (Royal Court). Paradise Lost (Oxford Stage Co); Hamlet (Royal Theatre,Northampton); Prometheus Bound (Sound, London, & Classic Stage, New York); Marlene, (Touring, West End, Paris and Broadway);London/ West End: Nicholas Nickleby (Gielgud); The Witches (Wyndhams) Skylight (NT Cottesloe, Wyndhams/Vaudeville/touring), The Adventures of the Stoneheads (NT Lyttelton) Titus Andronicus (NT Cottesloe/WYP) Peggy Sue got Married (Shaftesbury,); Sweet Charity (Victoria Palace); Honk! (NT Olivier); The Waiting Room (NT Cottesloe).
Dance/Ballet
The Tales of Beatrix Potter*, The Sleeping Beauty*, Sylvia*, La Sylphide, Napoli Divertissements, Cinderella* ( The Royal Ballet, ROH/*BBC); Cyrano, Beauty & the Beast, Protecting Veil, The Seasons, Far from the Madding Crowd, Powder, Dante Sonata, Enigma Variations, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, The Two Pigeons, Scenes de Ballet, The Prospect before Us, (Birmingham Royal Ballet); The Nutcracker (NBT); The Two Pigeons (Scottish Ballet); Landschaft und Erinnerung, Exilium (Stuttgart) Sylvia (American Ballet Theatre, the Met) Sylvia (StaatsBallett Berlin) A Little Princess (London Children's Ballet); Up from the Waste (Antonia Franchesci); Ashton Festival at the Met- Cinderella (ROH) Enigma Variations, Dante Sonata, Two Pigeons (BRB).
Opera
2008: Il Trittico (Los Angeles Opera- directors Woody Allen/ William Friedkin) Der Freischutz (Finnish National Opera). Current: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Scottish Opera - Director Sir Thomas Allen, des Simon Higlett);
Salome, Das Gehege (Bayerischer Staats Oper, Munich- Director William Friedkin, Stage Designer Hans Schavernoch); Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Gianni Schicci (Washington National Opera- Director William Friedkin); Hansel and Gretel, (dir: Doug Fitch), Araidne auf Naxos (Dir: William Friedkin), Don Pasquale, Falstaff, (Dir: Stephen Lawless), Peter Grimes (Dir: John Schlesinger) for Los Angeles Opera;; Samson et Deliah (Dir: William Friedkin), Carmen, (dir: Stephen Lawless) (Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv); Venus & Adonis, Dido and Aenaes (Dir Stephen Lawless, Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp/Ghent); Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Strasbourg & Caen); La Finta Semplice (Potsdam Sansoucci); Cosi Fan Tutte, Rigoletto, Betley, Il Pagliacci, Gianni Schicci, Cavaleria Rusticana, Barber of Seville (Holland Park, London) Cosi Fan Tutte, Idomeneo, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, The Rake's Progress, Albert Herring (Glyndbourne Touring opera).
Exibited work at Collaborators, Time & Space, 2D3D, Prague Quadrennial (99) British Entry, World Stage Design 2005.
Other
Full member of Society of British Theatre Designers, ABTT, British Equity and United Scenic Artists.
Has Lectured for: Rose Bruford, (BA lighting and BA Stage Design) Central School of Speech and Drama, (Post Grad Lighting), LAMDA, The National Theatre Studio Directors' Course, for the NT Studio residencies in South Africa, Belfast and Edinburgh Festival. Chaired Platforms with Richard Pilbrow (NT Lyttelton), David Hersey (NT Oliver) Nichola McAulliffe (NT Cottesloe) and various events for the ALD, PLASA, The Linbury Prize, the National Theatre, the SBTD and the V&A. Published articles in FOCUS, Foreword to Nigel Morgan's book 'Lighting for Designers'. Talking about lighting 'The Crucible' on www.stagework.org.uk