Will Evans

Biography

Image from Monster Hits
Photo: Toby Mittchel
Lighting by Will Evans
Monster Hits, Tall Stories, August 2007

Will trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Lighting design credits include 'Tales from the Harrow Road' (Soho Theatre), 'Mr Happiness and the Water Engine' (Theate 6/Old Vic Tunnels), 'The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber' (Showbiz Pops Orchestra), 'Thark' (Hidden Pearl, Upstairs at the Gatehouse), 'Russian National Mail (Sputnik Theatre Moscow and Ekaterineburg) 'The Tempest' (Theatre Royal Winchester), 'The Night Before Christmas' (Big Wooden Horse/Brighton Dome, touring) 'Twinkle Twonkle', 'How the Giraffe Got Its Neck', 'Monster Hits', Does a Monster Live Next Door?' and 'Cat and No Mouse' (Tall Stories), Lady Chatterly's Lover' (Buxton Opera House and Touring), 'Honeymoon in Flames' (Greenhorn, Pauper's Pit Theatre, Buxton), 'Serenading Louie' (Aorta, GBS theatre, London) 'The Way Back Home', 'The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus', ‘Legend of Perseus’, 'Don't let the Pigeon Stay up Late!' and 'Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!' (Big Wooden Horse, national and international tours), ‘Spend Spend Spend’ and ‘7 Lears’ (Birmingham School of Acting).

Re-lights include national tours of 'The Harder They Come' (Nottingham Playhouse and UK Arts), 'An Inspector Calls' (PW Productions),'Brontë', 'The Glass Menagerie', 'Mine', 'War & Peace', 'Kindertransport', 'Orestes' and 'Jane Eyre' (Shared Experience), 'Casanova' (West Yorkshire Playhouse/Told by an Idiot), 'The House of Bilquis Bibi' and 'A Fine Balance' (Tamasha), ‘HMS Pinafore’ (Carl Rosa Opera), ‘Street Trilogy’ (Theatre Absolute), ‘Golden Boy’ (Broadway Productions), ‘Something Else’ and ‘Snow White’ (Tall Stories).

Associate lighting design work includes 'The Gruffalo' (Arts Theatre, London) for James Whiteside.