Robbie Butler
Robbie trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is an honorary life member of the Association of Lighting designers, has twice been nominated for an Off West End Award for Best Lighting Design and was the winner of the 2015 ETC Award. Recent credits include projects with Complicité, The Unicorn Theatre, Seabright Productions, Stage Traffic, Rifco Theatre Company, Theatre by The Lake, as well as operas with Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Opera Holland Park and as an associate designer, Teatro Real in Madrid and The Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen. More at www.robbiebutler.com
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children | Theatre | Theatre By the Lake | Lighting Designer |
Director: Stefan Escreet Set designer: Elizabeth Wright |
Jun 2019 |
| My Mother Said I Never Should | Theatre |
Theatre By the Lake Theatre By The Lake |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Katie Posner Set designer: Elizabeth Wright |
May 2019 |
| ORAL | Theatre |
Guildhall Theatre, then touring Strike a Light |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tom Roden Set designer: Rebecca Wood |
Apr 2019 |
| The Crown Dual | Theatre |
King's Head Theatre, then touring James Seabright Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Owen Lewis Set designer: Lee Newby |
Feb 2019 |
| The Happy Tragedy of Being Woke | Theatre | Complicite | Lighting Designer |
Director: Simon McBurney and Clint Dyer |
Feb 2019 |
| Cinderella | Theatre |
Tower Theatre The MTA |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Omar F Okai Set designer: Stewart J Charlesworth |
Dec 2018 |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Theatre |
Macron Stadium Bolton Octagon |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ben Occhipinti Set designer: Liz Cooke |
Dec 2018 |
| The Selfish Giant | Theatre |
Clapham Omnibus, then touring Soap Soup Theatre and Tessa Bide |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Fuller Set designer: Tomasin Cuthbert |
Nov 2018 |
| Lady Macwata | Theatre | Ghostlight Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Clint Dyer |
Nov 2018 |
| Down and Out: LIVE | Theatre | La Generale, Paris | Lighting & Projection / Video Designer |
Director: Hannah Price |
Sep 2018 |
| Abandoman: Pirate Radio | Concert |
Underbelly Festival Underbelly Productions |
Lighting Designer | Jul 2018 | |
| Isabeau | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2018 |
| For King and Country | Theatre |
Southwark Playhouse - Large Dilated Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Paul Tomlinson Set designer: Jacqui Gunn |
Jun 2018 |
| Down and Out: LIVE | Theatre |
Stone Nest Libby Brodie Productions |
Lighting & Projection / Video Designer |
Director: Hannah Price |
Jun 2018 |
| Tensile Strength | Theatre |
ARC Stockton Arc Stockton |
Lighting Designer |
Director: David Ralfe Set designer: Robbie Butler |
Mar 2018 |
| Dialogues des Carmelites | Opera |
Silk Street Theatre, London Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans Set designer: Takis |
Feb 2018 |
| There or Here | Theatre | The Park Theatre | Lighting & Projection / Video Designer |
Director: Vik Sivalingam Set designer: Vicky Sweatman |
Jan 2018 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Theatre |
The Core, Corby The Wardrobe Ensemble |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jesse Jones Set designer: Kate Bunce |
Dec 2017 |
| The Passing of the Third Floor Back | Theatre |
Finborough Theatre, London NorthSEE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jonny Kelly Set designer: Jasmine Swan |
Nov 2017 |
| The Enchanted Pig | Opera |
Jackson's Lane Theatre Hampstead Garden Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Laura Attridge Set designer: Isa Shaw Abulafia |
Nov 2017 |
| Mother Courage And Her Children | Theatre | Southwark Playhouse - Large | Lighting Designer |
Director: Hannah Chissick Set designer: Barney George |
Nov 2017 |
| Education Education Education | Theatre | The Wardrobe Ensemble | Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Katherine Williams Director: Jesse Jones and Helena Middleton Set designer: Lucy Sierra |
Sep 2017 |
| Curtain'd Sleep | Theatre | St Mary's University | Lighting Designer |
Director: Jamie Woods & Katharine Hardman Set designer: William Aubrey-Jones |
Sep 2017 |
| Windows | Theatre | Finborough Theatre, London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Geoffrey Beavers Set designer: Alex Marker |
Aug 2017 |
| Boom | Theatre | Theatre 503 | Lighting Designer |
Director: Katherine Nesbitt Set designer: Nicky Blackwell |
Aug 2017 |
| Just To Get Married | Theatre | Finborough Theatre, London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Melissa Dunne Set designer: Katherine Davies Herbst |
Jul 2017 |
| Mumburger | Theatre | The Old Red Lion Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Tommo Fowler Set designer: Charlotte Henery |
Jun 2017 |
| Incident At Vichy | Theatre |
Kings Head Theatre The Phill Wilmott Co. |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Phil Willmott |
Jun 2017 |
| 1984: Live | Theatre |
Senate House Libby Brodie Productions |
Lighting & Projection / Video Designer |
Director: Hannah Price |
Jun 2017 |
| Jekyll and Hyde | Theatre |
The Pleasance London Let Them Call It Mischief |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Danny Wainwright Set designer: Kirstin Rodger |
May 2017 |
| Dracula | Theatre |
The Warren Let Them Call It Mischief |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Danny Wainwright |
May 2017 |
| Caste | Theatre |
Finborough Theatre Project One |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Charlotte Peters Set designer: Georgia De Grey |
Apr 2017 |
| Incident At Vichy | Theatre | Finborough Theatre, London | Lighting Designer |
Director: Phil Willmott Set designer: Georgia De Grey |
Mar 2017 |
| Dubailand | Theatre |
Finborough Theatre, London Flux Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Georgie Straight Set designer: Bex Kemp |
Feb 2017 |
| Run The Beast Down | Theatre |
Finborough Theatre, London Libbie Brodie Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hannah Price Set designer: Anthony Lamble |
Jan 2017 |
| Scapegoat | Theatre |
St Stephen's Church Canonbury Creative Structure |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Abigail Pickard Price Set designer: Charlie Cridlan |
Dec 2016 |
| Pride and Prejudice | Theatre |
Jermyn Street Theatre, London, then touring Two Bit Classics |
Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Simon Wilkinson Director: Abigail Anderson Set designer: Dora Schweitzer |
Dec 2016 |
| Odd Shaped Balls | Theatre |
The Old Red Lion Plane Paper Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Twyman Set designer: Luke W Robson |
May 2016 |
| Poppies - A New Musical | Musical |
The Space, London Music Box Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alanna Stone Set designer: Marco Santarosa |
May 2016 |
| The Social Notwork | Theatre |
The Lion and Unicorn Theatre Narky Knickers |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adam Wollerton |
Apr 2016 |
| Don't Smoke In Bed | Theatre |
Finborough Theatre Plane Paper Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Twyman Set designer: Emily May Sions |
Mar 2016 |
| Let The Right One In | Theatre |
Lost Theatre, London Lost Theatre Co |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jack Bowman Set designer: Mark Magill |
Oct 2015 |
| Intimissimi On Ice 2015 | Opera |
Arena Di Verona Intimissimi |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Bruno Poet Director: Francisco Negrin |
Oct 2015 |
| Princess - A Rock Ballet | Dance |
Lost Theatre, London Stuart Saint Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Stuart Saint |
Sep 2015 |
| West Side Story | Musical |
The New Athenaeum Theatre The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Panton Set designer: Kenneth MacCleod |
Mar 2015 |
| The Country Wife | Theatre |
The Chandler Studio Theatre The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Robert Carson Set designer: Nathalie Page |
Nov 2014 |
| Festen | Theatre |
Changing House, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, then touring The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Maggie Kinloch & John Kazek Set designer: Cara Roxburgh |
Jun 2014 |
| The Merchant Of Venice | Theatre |
Kaohsiung Experimental Theatre The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ali De Souza |
Apr 2014 |
The Children
My Mother Said I Never Should
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Selfish Giant
Isabeau
For King and Country
Dialogues des Carmelites
Mother Courage And Her Children
Mumburger
Run The Beast Down
Odd Shaped Balls
Poppies - A New Musical
Don't Smoke In Bed
Princess - A Rock Ballet
West Side Story
Festen
The Merchant Of Venice
Run The Beast Down
Odd Shaped Balls
"...with one actor and with a static set (albeit a delicately crafted throwback by Luke W. Robson to both the community sports club locker room and the 1950s wooden panelled, heavy-carpeted English pub). Throw in some snappy lighting cues by designer Robbie Butler and the stage is set for an exposing and well-rounded production..."
Daniel Perks, Exeunt Magazine 06/06/2016
"...It’s an intelligently designed production and the sharp lighting cues help to define the shifts in place and time..."
Annabel Mellor, West End WIlma 03/06/2016
Theatre:
- International
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Musical:
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
Opera:
- International
- Large scale
- 'Country House'
Dance:
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
Concert:
- International Event
- Festival
Corporate:
- Fashion Shows
- Award Ceremonies
- Open Air Events
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Website | www.robbiebutler.com |
| Agent name | Clare Vidal-Hall |
| Agent website | www.clarevidalhall.com |
| Agent email | info@clarevidalhall.com |
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