Jacob Gowler
Lighting Designer for Musical Theatre, Plays, Dance & Opera. Jacob Gowler trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and specialised in Lighting Design. Jacob has primarily lit musicals including Chicago, Into The Woods, Little Women, Saturday Night Fever, Bugsy Malone, The Wizard Of Oz, The Sound Of Music and Return To The Forbidden Planet. Plays include Don Juan Comes Back From The War, The Railway Children and Intimate Apparel. Additional credits include Assistant Lighting Designer for the 2018 British Youth Opera Season. Other credits include multiple roles as lighting programmer including Godspell, Romeo & Juliet, The Pirates Of Penzance and Opera Holland Park's 2019 Double Bill: Il Segreto di Susanna /Iolanta.
In repertoire
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'amico Fritz | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Rory Beaton Director: Julia Burbach Set designer: Alyson Cummins |
| lolanta | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Olivia Fuchs Set designer: Takis |
| Il segreto di Susanna | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: John Wilkie Set designer: Takis |
| Un Ballo in Maschera | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simon Corder Director: Rodula Gaitanou Set designer: Takis |
| The Rakes Progress | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stephen Unwin Set designer: James Cotterill |
| The Enchanted Island | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stuart Barker Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Friedman & Friends LEGACY | Concert | Menier Chocolate Factory | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Pyant Director: David Babani |
Mar 2022 |
| Bloody Difficult Women | Theatre |
Studio 3,Riverside Studios, Hammersmith Cahoots Theatre Company |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: David Howe Director: Stephen Unwin Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Mar 2022 |
| Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat | Musical |
The Great Hall at The Leys Cambridge Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Cuming |
Dec 2021 |
| Cinderella | Theatre |
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall The Production Exchange |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Colin Blumenau Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Dec 2021 |
| Pippin | Musical | Italia Conti Academy | Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Rankcom Set designer: Davy Stringer |
Nov 2021 |
| Urinetown: The Musical | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Simon Greiff Set designer: Davy Stringer |
Nov 2021 |
| The Wedding Singer | Musical | The Avondale Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Waldron Set designer: Davy Stringer |
Nov 2021 |
| Our House | Musical |
The Great Hall at The Leys Cambridge Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Cuming Set designer: Concept By CTC |
Oct 2021 |
| SHREK The Musical | Musical |
The Angles Theatre Wisbech Right Angles Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Shippey Set designer: Billy Garner |
Oct 2021 |
| Shining City | Theatre | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Howard Harrison Director: Nadia Fall Set designer: Peter McKintosh |
Sep 2021 |
| The Pirates of Penzance | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Charles Court Opera |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Wiltshire Director: John Savournin Set designer: Rachel Szmukler |
Aug 2021 |
| L'amico Fritz | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Rory Beaton Director: Julia Burbach Set designer: Alyson Cummins |
Jul 2021 |
| Made In Dagenham | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy |
Lighting Designer |
Director: David Willoboughy Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
May 2021 |
| Legally Blonde | Musical | Italia Conti Arts Centre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Waldron Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
May 2021 |
| Guys and Dolls | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Guy Unsworth Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
May 2021 |
| Future Conditional | Theatre |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Patrick Toomey Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Feb 2020 |
| Love and Information | Theatre |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lawerence Evans Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Feb 2020 |
| Aladdin | Theatre |
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall The Production Exchange / Sutton Coldfield Townhall |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Colin Blumenau Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Dec 2019 |
| Little Women | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Arts Centre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tom O'Brien Set designer: Sangju Lee / Yueyi Zhang |
Nov 2019 |
| Saturday Night Fever | Musical |
The Avondale Theatre Italia Conti Academy |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Michael Strassen Set designer: Lois Cornish / Maria Kuncheva |
Nov 2019 |
| Chicago The Musical | Musical |
The Great Hall at The Leys Cambridge Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Cuming Set designer: Frankie Gerrard |
Oct 2019 |
| Il segreto di Susanna | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: John Wilkie Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2019 |
| lolanta | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Olivia Fuchs Set designer: Takis |
Jul 2019 |
| Un Ballo in Maschera | Opera |
Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Simon Corder Director: Rodula Gaitanou Set designer: Takis |
Jun 2019 |
| Into The Woods | Musical |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Bonas Set designer: Tom Paris |
May 2019 |
| Salt (RADA & RAMBERT Dance Project) | Dance |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) undefined |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Kennedy Muntanga |
May 2019 |
| Henry Marshall Prize Fights 2019 | Theatre |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lucy Skilbeck |
Mar 2019 |
| The Philosophy Shop | Theatre | John Gielgud Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Designer |
Director: Catherine Kontz Set designer: Anna Cierpial |
Mar 2019 |
| Romeo & Juliet | Theatre |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lucia Sánchez Roldán Director: Edward Kemp Set designer: Natasha Jenkins |
Feb 2019 |
| Beauty & The Beast | Musical |
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall The Production Exchange |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Colin Blumenau Set designer: Sophia Pardon |
Dec 2018 |
| Intimate Apparel | Theatre | John Gielgud Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Designer |
Director: Chipo Chung Set designer: Kimberley Bouland |
Nov 2018 |
| Don Juan Comes Back From The War | Theatre | George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Designer |
Director: Sue Lefton Set designer: Carla Goodman |
Oct 2018 |
| The Enchanted Island | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stuart Barker Set designer: Nicky Shaw |
Sep 2018 |
| The Rakes Progress | Opera |
The Peacock Theatre, London British Youth Opera |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan Director: Stephen Unwin Set designer: James Cotterill |
Sep 2018 |
| Knock Knock | Theatre |
George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) Hot Coals Theatre Ensemble |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hot Coals Company |
Jun 2018 |
| Journey's End | Theatre | George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) | Production Electrician |
Lighting designer: RIC MOUNTJOY Director: Prasanna Puwanarajah Set designer: James Cotterill |
May 2018 |
| Duality (RADA & RAMBERT Dance Project) | Dance |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RAMBERT Students |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Adèlie Lavail |
May 2018 |
| Actors Tree 2018 | Theatre |
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA) RADA |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Matt Leventhall Director: Geoff Bullen |
Apr 2018 |
| Broadway Bound | Theatre | John Gielgud Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Jake Stebbings Director: Geraldine Alexander Set designer: Emily Horvath |
Mar 2018 |
| Broadway Bound | Theatre | John Gielgud Theatre (RADA) | Production Electrician |
Lighting designer: Jake Stebbings Director: Geraldine Alexander Set designer: Emily Horvath |
Mar 2018 |
| Mrs Klein | Theatre | George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) | Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Mark Dymock Director: Lucy Skilbeck Set designer: Janet Bird |
Feb 2018 |
| Beauty & The Beast | Musical |
The Angles Theatre RATZ |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Shippey , Director: Laura - Jayne Shippey , Director: Robert Williams |
Dec 2017 |
| Love & Information | Theatre | George Bernard Shaw Theatre (RADA) | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Euan James Davies Director: Simon Dormandy Set designer: James Turner |
Oct 2017 |
| Godspell | Musical |
The Angles Theatre, Wisbech RATZ |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Matthew Peploe Director: Robert Williams Set designer: Robert Williams |
Sep 2017 |
| The Wizard of Oz | Musical |
The Angles Theatre, Wisbech RATZ |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Marie Cunningham Set designer: Marie Cunningham |
Aug 2017 |
| Return to the Forbidden Planet | Musical |
The Angles Theatre, Wisbech RATZ |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emlyn Moment Set designer: Emlyn Moment |
Aug 2016 |
| Carry On Dancing | Dance |
The Angles Theatre, Wisbech Katy Lilley School Of Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Katy Lilley |
Jul 2016 |
Our House
Made In Dagenham
Guys and Dolls
Future Conditional
Love and Information
Aladdin
Little Women
Saturday Night Fever
Chicago The Musical
Into The Woods
Salt (RADA & RAMBERT Dance Project)
The Philosophy Shop
Intimate Apparel
Don Juan Comes Back From The War
Knock Knock
Duality (RADA & RAMBERT Dance Project)
Beauty & The Beast
Knock Knock
The design is impeccable. The stage is divided in two, a magical forest on one side, full of trees laced with fairy lights, the warmth of Harris’ living room on the other. Jacob Gowler’s lighting design is brilliant, transferring us between spaces with ease. It is used to particularly moving effect towards the end of the piece, when Harris waits interminably through the seasons.
Amelia Brown, The Spy in the Stalls 03/07/2018
Beauty & The Beast
Lighting (design by Jacob Gowler) was completely perfect in every way! A well-considered accessory to everything on stage but never…. ever obtrusive.
Stephen P E Hayter, NODA Review 09/01/2018
Theatre:
- West End
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
Musical:
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
Opera:
- Small scale
- Touring relights
Dance:
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
Concert:
- Club
- Festival
Non-professional:
- Dance
- Musicals
- Opera
- Plays
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Email address | jacobgowler@mail.com |
| @JacobGowlerLD | |
| Agent name | BBA Management |
| Agent phone | +44 (0)20 3077 1400 |
| Agent email | office@bba.management |
| Agent website | https://bba.management/creatives... |
| Website | www.jacobgowler.com |
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