Prema Mehta
Biography
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Drama designs include THE GREAT EXTENSION (Theatre Royal Stratford East), SNOW QUEEN (Derby Theatre), THE MASSACRE (Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds), KNOCK AGAINST MY HEART (Unicorn Theatre and UK tour), THE ELECTRIC HILLS (Liverpool Everyman).
Dance designs include PENGUIN CAFE (Cochrane Theatre), RING CYCLE (Derby Dance) FLAT FEET (Purcell Room, South Bank Centre), TRAIL (National tour), SPILL (The Place), PARALLELS (Lilian Baylis).
Musical and opera designs include THE PUPPINI SISTERS (Bloomsbury Theatre), SWINGIN' IN MID-DREAM (Albany Theatre), SEMELE, THE RAKE'S PROGRESS, ALBERT HERRING, COSI FAN TUTTE (Guildhall Studio).
Assistant work includes VARESE CONCERTS (Queen Elizabeth Hall), DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Lyric Theatre, West End).
REVIEWS (More press quotes online at www.premamehta.com)
'It is stunningly lit by Prema Mehta and worth seeing for that alone.'
Ring Cycle, The British Theatre Guide
"'Tricksy lighting and scattergun bursts of movement lead us to feel as if we're sharing the characters' living room, and that a night-drenched countryside really does lie outside the windows.'
Cariad, The Times
"Rien n’est de trop, chaque lumiere, chaque musique, chaque personage a sa place. Il y a une sincérité dans ce theatre. "
‘Year 10, Strasbourg Journal Premières
'Lighting designer Prema Mehta's breathtaking lighting schemes, simple, subtle, and feeling at all times exactly right are a major ingredient of the show's success. There's a fine combination of candles and subtly-raised stage lights that exactly evoke the abandoned flat; and her sunrises and night-lighting sequences are a creative delight.'
I Live in Tribeca, The Fringe Report