Jane Lalljee
Jul-Aug 15Theatr Iolo (Adventures in the Skintrade) Lighting Designer Sydney Opera House/Melbourne AC
Feb-Mar 15Mai Oh Mai (Harri Parris) Lighting Designer/Prod Man Welsh tour
Feb 15 Torch Theatre (Grav) Lighting Designer Torch and Welsh tour
Jan–Feb 15 Gagglebabble (Forsyth Sisters) Lighting Designer Norwegian Church
Dec 14 Mess up the Mess (Puss in Cahoots)Production Manager Youth panto
Nov-Dec 14 Theatr Iolo/Unicorn Theatre (Scrunch) Lighting Designer Unicorn Theatre
Sept–Oct 14 Theatr Iolo (Adventures in the Skintrade) Lighting Designer Tour
Sept 14 Waking Exploits (Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco) Lighting Designer Chapter and tour
Jul-Aug 14 Theatr Iolo (Grimm Tales) Lighting Designer Commonwealth Games
May-July 14 Theatr Iolo (Poenus Pete) Lighting Designer Tour
May 14 Company of Sirens (Mercury Fur)Lighting Designer Chapter Arts Centre
April 14 Company of Sirens (Tender Napalm)Lighting Designer Chapter Arts Centre
Mar 14-present Theatr Iolo Production Manager Various
March 14 Mess up the Mess (Heritage) Lighting Designer Tour
Feb-Mar 14 Run Ragged (First Time Machine)Touring tech Tour
Nov-Dec 13 Theatr Iolo (Out of the Blue) Lighting designer Chapter Arts Centre
Nov 13 Trinity College (Nia Ben Aur) Lighting Designer Tour
Oct-Nov 13 Gagglebabble (Bloody Ballad) Lighting Designer/Prod Man Norwegian Church (site specific)
Oct 13 Company of Sirens (Troyanne) Lighting Designer Chapter Arts Centre
Sept- Oct 14 Theatr Iolo/Hullaballo (Luna)Lighting Designer/Prod Man Tour
June-Aug 13 Theatr Iolo (Here Be Monsters) Lighting Designer/Prod Man Tour
April –May 13 Theatr Iolo/Hullaballo (Luna)Lighting Designer/Prod Man Tour
Mar-Aug 13 Gagglebabble (Bloody Ballad) Lighting Designer/Prod Man Tour/Edinburgh Festival
Feb-Mar 13 Theatr Iolo (Grimm Tales) Lighting Designer Sherman/Polka Theatre (3 week run)
Dec 2012 Theatr Iolo (Out of the Blue) Lighting designer Chapter Arts Centre
Dec-Jan 13 Phantom of the Opera Crew WMC
Nov-Dec 12 Kitsch N Sync Collective Technical Manager/Relights Tour
Jul-present Wales Millennium Centre Casual Stage Technician Various
Aug-Jan 12 Mess up the Mess Teching it Live tutor/mentor Accredited course in lighting design
September 12 Gagglebabble (Bloody Ballad) Associate lighting designer Sherman Cymru
Sept-Nov 12 Theatr Iolo (Grimms Tales) Lighting Designer/Consultant National tour
Jul-Aug 12 Sherman Cymru Stage Manager National Eisteddfod
Jul 12 Company of Sirens (Stitching) Lighting Designer Chapter Arts Centre
May-Jul 12 Mzansi Cymru (Torchnearers) Company Stage Manager WMC, Donald Gordon Theatre
May 2012 Notional Theatre (Fragments) Lighting Designer Tour
April 2012 Citrus Arts (Heist) Production Manager/LX designer Tour
Sept 11-Apr 12 RWCMD Production Supervisor Various productions
Jul-Aug 11 Venue 13/RWCMD Lighting Designer RWCMD/Edinburgh Festival
Apr 2011 National Theatre of Wales SM/venue manager Port Talbot
Apr 11 Unknown Theatre Company Lighting Designer Howardian Centre
Mar 11 Escena Mobile Festival, Stage Manager/LX designer Festival in Seville
Feb/Mar 11 Bespoken Theatre Comapny Lighting Designer Tactile Bosch/Soar Centre
Mar 11 Notional Theatre Company Lighting Designer Savoy Theatre, Monmouth
Dec 08 Theatr Ffynnon Lighting Designer Wales Millennium Centre
July 08 Faction Collective Lighting Designer Chapter Arts Centre
Apr 07-Jul 11 Hijinx Theatre CSM/PM/LX designer Full time
Sept 06-Mar 07 Diversions Dance Company Technical Manager Full time
Aug 06-Sept 06 Sgript Cymru Company Stage Manager In house run
Apr 06-10 Riverfront Theatre, Newport Casual Technician Various shows
Apr 06-Jul 06 Hijinx Theatre Company PM/Lighting Designer National tour
Jan 06-Mar 06 Proper Pantomime Co Company Stage Manager Schools tour
Oct 05-Dec 05 Sgript Cymru Technical SM/Relights National tour
Sept 05-Oct 05 Proper Pantomime Co Company Stage Manager Schools tour
July 05-Oct 05 Cardiff-Wales Mardi Gras Co-Chair (voluntary) Outdoor event
Apr 05-July 05 Hijinx Theatre Company CSM/Lighting designer National tour
Jan 05-Mar 05 ShermanTheatre Company Company Stage Manager Mid scale tour
Sept 04-Jan 05 Sherman Theatre/Theatre CenCSM/Relights National tour
Apr 04-July 04 Hijinx Theatre Company CSM/Lighting Designer National tour
Dec 03-Feb 04 Clwyd Theatr Cymru CSM (on the book) Mid scale tour
Apr 03-Dec 03 Hijinx Theatre Company CSM/Relights National tour
Jan 03-Apr 03 Theatr Iolo CSM/Lighting Designer Schools/venues tour
Aug 02-Dec 02 Theatre Centre, London ASM/CSM Nat schools tour
Forthcoming productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team | Opens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Man, Two Guvnors | Theatre |
Octogon Theatre, Bolton Octogon Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lotte Wakeham Set designer: Colin Falconer |
17 Jun 2021 |
Current credits
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giraffes Can’t Dance | Theatre |
The Rose, Kingston, then touring Curve, The Rose, Kingston, Simon Friend Entertainment |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Simon Kenny |
30 Aug 2020 |
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Spider | Opera |
Barry Memorial Hall Welsh National Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Rhian Hutchings Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
Apr 2020 |
| Dr Korczak’s Example | Theatre |
Leeds Playhouse Leeds Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Brining |
Jan 2020 |
| Giraffes Can’t Dance | Theatre |
Curve Theatre, Leicester, Studio Curve, Rose Theatre Kingston, Simon Friend |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Simon Kenny |
Dec 2019 |
| Scrunch | Theatre |
The Unicorn Theatre The Unicorn Theatre in association with Sarah Argent |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Nov 2019 |
| Feathers | Dance |
Dance House, National Dance Company Wales National Dance Company Wales with National Arts Wales |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Laila Diallo |
Nov 2019 |
| Cotton Fingers | Theatre |
Sherman Theatre Cardiff, then touring National Theatre Wales |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Thomas Set designer: Carl Davies |
May 2019 |
| jem and Ella | Dance |
Muni Pontpridd, then touring Run Ragged Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Jem Treays and Ella Treays Set designer: Saz Moir |
Mar 2016 |
| Touch Blue, Touch Yellow | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Winterlight |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Georgina Miles |
Dec 2015 |
| Adventures in the Skintrade | Theatre |
Sydney Opera House, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis |
Jul 2015 |
| Transitions | Dance |
Chapter Arts Centre National Theatre Wales/Run Ragged/Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Saz Moire | Apr 2015 |
| Out of the Blue | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Apr 2015 |
| Boxy and Sticky | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Mar 2015 |
| The Harri Parris The Big Day | Theatre |
Torch Theatre, then touring Mai Oh Mai Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Owen Lewis Set designer: Jenny Lee |
Feb 2015 |
| Grav | Theatre |
Torch Theatre, then touring Torch Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Peter Doran |
Feb 2015 |
| Scrunch | Theatre |
Unicorn Theatre, London Theatr Iolo/Unicorn Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Dec 2014 |
| Adventures in the Skintrade | Theatre |
Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevn Lewis |
Oct 2014 |
| Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, then touring Waking Exploits |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matt Ball Set designer: Allison Neighbour |
Sep 2014 |
| Grimm Tales | Theatre |
Various and Tron Theatre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis |
Jul 2014 |
| Poenus Pete | Theatre |
Riverfront Theatre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis Set designer: Saz Moir |
Jun 2014 |
| Mercury Fur | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chirs Durnall Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
May 2014 |
| Tender Napalm | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
Apr 2014 |
| Luna | Theatre |
Blackwood Miners, then touring Theatr Iolo/Hullabaloo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent Set designer: Becks Palmer |
Mar 2014 |
| Heritage | Theatre |
Ammanford Miners Theatre, then touring Mess up the Mess |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Jones |
Feb 2014 |
| Out of the Blue | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Sarah Argent/Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent |
Dec 2013 |
| Nia Ben Aur | Musical |
Halliwell Theatre, then touring Trinity College |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Llinos Mai |
Nov 2013 |
| The Forsyth Sisters | Theatre |
Norwegian Church, Cardiff Gagglebabble |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adele Thomas |
Oct 2013 |
| Troyanne | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Bethany Seddon |
Oct 2013 |
| Here Be Monsters | Theatre |
Parc and Dare, Treorchi, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis Set designer: Charlotte Neville |
Jul 2013 |
| Luna | Theatre |
Parc and Dare, Treorchi, then touring Theatr Iolo/Theatre Hullaballo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent Set designer: Bek Palmer |
May 2013 |
| Bloody Ballad | Theatre |
Soho Theatre, then touring Gagglebabble/Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Adele Thomas Set designer: Lisa Leighton |
Mar 2013 |
| Out of the Blue | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Theatre Iolo/Sarah Argent |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Argent Set designer: Charlotte Neville |
Dec 2012 |
| Grimm Tales | Theatre |
Various and Polka Theatre, then touring Theatr Iolo |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kevin Lewis |
Oct 2012 |
| Stitching | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre Company of Sirens |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Durnall Set designer: Jo Durnall |
Jul 2012 |
| Fragments of Ash | Theatre |
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, then touring Notional Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Terry Victor |
May 2012 |
| Heist | Theatre |
Pontardawe Arts Centre, then touring Citrus Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Bridie Doyle-Roberts Set designer: Colleen Lynch |
Apr 2012 |
| Various | Theatre |
Venue 13, Edinburgh Festival Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
Lighting Designer | Jul 2011 | |
| Old Hands | Theatre |
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, then touring Hijinx Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Williams Set designer: Mary Drummond |
Jun 2011 |
| Escena Mobile Festival | Theatre |
Seville Hijinx Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ben Petitt Wade |
Mar 2011 |
| Fresh Apples | Theatre |
Tactile Bosch/Soar Centre Bespoken Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julie Barclay/Richard Tunley Set designer: Steve Denton |
Feb 2011 |
Scrunch
Adventures in the Skintrade
All the cast were strong, as were the lighting (Jane Lalljee) and sound (John Norton) designers who were able to completely change the setting and even portray Bennett’s perception of the world with just a few sound and light cues.
Heather Arnold, Buzz Magazine
Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco
its intimate surroundings are perfectly suited to the in-your-face style of the production. Lighting is also used to good effect and the set design, while being minimal, puts audience right with the cast in a gritty, shitty town.
Gareth Llywellyn, The Good Review
The plot was slowly and delicately revealed, and the stage/sound/lighting (Alison Neighbour , Jane Lalljee and Chris Young respectively) had all be thought through to support this.
Heather Arnold, Buzz Magazine
Mercury Fur
with the aid of Dan Lawrence’s spare, doomy soundtrack, and lighting effects—from Jane Lalljee—which summon up a variety of apocalyptic scenarios.
Tender Napalm
The final sequence, beautifully lit and rooted in memory, is both painfully tender and crushing.
Bethany Seddon’s set design is perfectly minimalistic and coupled with Jane Lalljee’s subtle lighting, the actors are given the blank canvas they need to beautifully blur the lines between fantasy and reality
Jacqui Onions, The Public Reviews
Troyanne
Jane Lalljee’s lighting effects are also highly effective, especially at a crucial, climactic point.
Othniel Smith, British Theatre Guide 03/10/2013
Here Be Monsters
The lighting by Jane Lalljee is amazing, and in some scenes (like the shadows attack) is close to being a flesh and blood character.
Sian Hughes, Pobl Caerdydd 13/08/2013
The lighting design by Jane Lalljee complements the atmosphere created by the cast well and really comes into its own when the shadow monsters attack; eerie and effective.
Jacqui Onions, The Public Reviews 08/08/2013
John Norton’s creepily ambient sound design and Jane Lalljee’s lighting effects combining to create a doomy atmosphere.
Othniel Smith, British Theatre Guide 06/08/2013
Luna
Just in case you don’t read the rest of this review, you need to know now: this is children’s theatre at its very, very best. Every element – the music, the set, the lighting, the direction, the story, the acting – has been so carefully considered, and the result is, like Luna herself, out of this world.
Flossie Waite, Children's Theatre Reviews 31/10/2013
However, every part of the production has been used to its greatest effect – the lighting, for instance, is a joy, though that is all that will be said about it, as any more will spoil some heart-warming moments
Flossie Waite, Children's Theatre Reviews 31/10/2013
Bloody Ballad
the lighting created the right mood as required showing that yet again that sometimes less is actually more.
The Quotidian Times 04/08/2013
The lighting and set design suited the show in the sense that it aided in the creation of the atmosphere, with the shadow-effect backdrop, reminiscent of the style of Britain’s Got Talent 2013 winners ‘Attraction’, being an effective addition.
George Ward, The Edinburgh Reporter 03/08/2013
Jane Lalljee lights the back screen in Lisa Leighton's design with the red flames of hell
Adam Somerset, Theattre in Wales website
Location and atmosphere (and there is plenty of it) communicate through acid lighting (Jane Lalljee) and searing sound (Dan Lawrence).
Clare Brennan, The Observer online
Grimm Tales
Jane Lalljee's lighting casts the set in autumn russets and evening blues.
Adam Somerset, Theattre in Wales website
some excellent atmospheric lighting helps to set the mood, being used to particularly successful effect in Hansel and Gretel
Emma Watkins, Wahtsonstage.com
Stitching
Jane Laljee's lighting design adds to the nightmarish ambience.
Othniel Smith, British Theatre Guide
Theatre:
- Regional (Studio)
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Touring relights
Dance:
- Medium Scale
- Touring relights
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